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The Search for the Nile

6.0
1 season
6 episodes
Ended
Drama
Documentary

Plot Summary

The Nile's source was the last great mystery for European explorers in the 19th century. The story of its discovery is one of heroism in the service of faith, greed, and obsession.

First Aired:September 22, 1971
Last Aired:October 27, 1971
Episode Runtime:Unknown
Networks:
BBC One

Cast & Characters

Cast

André van Gyseghem as Sir Roderick Murchison

André van Gyseghem

Sir Roderick Murchison

Kenneth Haigh as Sir Richard F. Burton

Kenneth Haigh

Sir Richard F. Burton

Barbara Leigh-Hunt as Isabelle Arundell

Barbara Leigh-Hunt

Isabelle Arundell

John Quentin as John Hanning Speke

John Quentin

John Hanning Speke

Michael Gough as David Livingstone

Michael Gough

David Livingstone

James Mason as Narrator

James Mason

Narrator

Ian McCulloch as James Grant

Ian McCulloch

James Grant

Catherine Schell as Florence Baker

Catherine Schell

Florence Baker

Oliver Litondo as King Mutesa

Oliver Litondo

King Mutesa

Norman Rossington as Samuel Baker

Norman Rossington

Samuel Baker

Seth Adagala as Bombay

Seth Adagala

Bombay

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Seasons (1)

Season 1

Season 1

6 episodes

Aired: 1971

Production

BBC

Time-Life Television Productions