Frank Wei
Director
Rhodes (1996)
Miniseries
Martin Shaw stars as Cecil Rhodes, the man whose controversial career included the creation of de Beers, the addition of nearly one million square miles to the Britain's African Empire, and had given his name to a country (Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe) larger than most of Europe. Martin Shaw's son plays the younger Rhodes and other cast members include Neil Pearson, Frances Barber and Ken Stott.
Released Sept. 15, 1996
Episode 45 min
None+
Genres: Drama
Keywords: mdblist.imdb-tv-mini-series, imdb.colonist, imdb.homosexual, imdb.tv-mini-series, imdb.africa, imdb.empire, imdb.diamond + 3 more, imdb.zimbabwe, imdb.gay, imdb.19th-century
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - All the World's Diamonds
Seventeen years old Cecil Rhodes joins his brother in the rush for diamonds in southern Africa, where he outwits his fellow prospectors, reorganizes the workforce and forms a breath-taking vision to extend the British Empire from the Cape to Cairo.
Sept. 15, 1996, midnight
S1E2 - All the World's Gold
Rhodes invites a young clerk to oversee his business interests while he takes his seat in the Cape parliament.
Sept. 22, 1996, midnight
S1E3 - The Place of the Killing
Rhodes outwits his greatest rival, Barney Barnato, with a brilliant scheme.
Sept. 29, 1996, midnight
S1E4 - The Price of My Blood
Has Rhodes's scheme to outwit Lobengula backfired?
Oct. 6, 1996, midnight
S1E5 - The Chameleon and the Fly
Determined to expand north in search of gold, Rhodes orders his pioneer column, a private army, to enter Mashonaland.
Oct. 13, 1996, midnight
S1E6 - Land, Gold and Loot
Provoked beyond endurance by Dr. Jameson, Lobengula finally wages war on Rhodes's private army.
Oct. 20, 1996, midnight
S1E7 - Upsetting the Apple Cart
Rhodes conspires against Kruger and the Boers. Meanwhile, trouble is brewing in Rhodesia and Princess Radziwill continues to gather proof of Rhodes's past crimes.
Oct. 27, 1996, midnight
S1E8 - The Reckoning
Rhodes has to battle against his two greatest enemies - his health, which is failing fast, and Princess Radziwill, who is determined to hound him to the last.
Nov. 3, 1996, midnight
Network: BBC One
Episode Runtime: 45 min.
Season Runtime: 45 min.
Released: Sept. 15, 1996
Last Air Date: Nov. 3, 1996, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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