Synopsis
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.
Episodes
Season 11E1All the World's DiamondsSeventeen 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.45m2E2All the World's GoldRhodes invites a young clerk to oversee his business interests while he takes his seat in the Cape parliament.45m3E3The Place of the KillingRhodes outwits his greatest rival, Barney Barnato, with a brilliant scheme.45m4E4The Price of My BloodHas Rhodes's scheme to outwit Lobengula backfired?45m5E5The Chameleon and the FlyDetermined to expand north in search of gold, Rhodes orders his pioneer column, a private army, to enter Mashonaland.45m6E6Land, Gold and LootProvoked beyond endurance by Dr. Jameson, Lobengula finally wages war on Rhodes's private army.45m7E7Upsetting the Apple CartRhodes conspires against Kruger and the Boers. Meanwhile, trouble is brewing in Rhodesia and Princess Radziwill continues to gather proof of Rhodes's past crimes.45m8E8The ReckoningRhodes 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.45m
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