Miniseries · Ended
The Search for the Nile
The Search for the Nile is a 1971 BBC One docudrama miniseries about the 19th-century European quest to find the source of the Nile River, focusing on explorers like Richard Burton, John Hanning Speke, and David Livingstone. The acclaimed six-part series, starring Kenneth Haigh as Burton, is known for its detailed portrayal of the explorers' hardships, rivalries, and discoveries, winning a Primetime Emmy and a Peabody Award.
Created by Derek Marlowe, Michael Hastings
Seasons
Cast
James MasonNarrator · 6 ep.
Kenneth HaighSir Richard Francis Burton · 6 ep.
John QuentinJohn Hanning Speke · 5 ep.
Barbara Leigh-HuntIsabel Arundell · 4 ep.
Michael GoughDavid Livingstone · 4 ep.
André van GyseghemSir Roderick Murchison · 4 ep.
Ian McCullochCaptain James Grant · 4 ep.
Norman RossingtonSamuel Baker · 3 ep.SSeth AdagalaBombay · 3 ep.SSalim MohamedSheik Snay · 3 ep.
David FirthLawrence Oliphant · 2 ep.
Keith BuckleyHenry Morton Stanley · 2 ep.OOliver LitondoKing Mutesa · 2 ep.MMartin EchitemiKalulu · 2 ep.
Catherine SchellFlorence Baker · 2 ep.EElizabeth ProudBlanche Arundell · 2 ep.DDorothy BlackMrs Arundell · 1 ep.
Doran GodwinLouisa Segrave · 1 ep.
Edward BurnhamColonel Sykes · 1 ep.RRobin Logan-ReedSaunders · 1 ep.DDouglas MitchellHerne · 1 ep.NNeil BrierleyStroyan · 1 ep.CClaire BenjaminPersian Girl · 1 ep.
James WarwickReporter · 1 ep.JJohn DeVautReporter · 1 ep.JJohn GatrellMonckton-Milnes · 1 ep.
Hedger WallaceFuller · 1 ep.AAndrew RobertsonSwinburne · 1 ep.
John WentworthDoctor · 1 ep.
Kenneth BendaSir Henry Rawlinson · 1 ep.RRichard SutcliffeWilliam Henn · 1 ep.DDavid AstonJohn Kirk · 1 ep.
Bob SessionsGordon Bennett · 1 ep.AAli SalimSheik Ben Ali · 1 ep.RRobert KamanChumah · 1 ep.MMohamed SaidSusi · 1 ep.LLenny JumaSafeni · 1 ep.DDavid FieldFrank Pocock · 1 ep.WWill KnightleyDr Baker · 1 ep.BBrian GearPriest · 1 ep.Crew
Production
Christopher Ralling (Producer)
Christopher Ralling (Producer)
Sound
Joseph Horovitz (Original Music Composer)
Joseph Horovitz (Original Music Composer)
Camera
Brian Tufano (Director of Photography)
Brian Tufano (Director of Photography)
Art
Tony Cornell (Production Design)
Tony Cornell (Production Design)
Costume & Make-Up
Dorothea Wallace (Costume Design)
Dorothea Wallace (Costume Design)
Known as
Die Suche nach der Quelle des Nils German · DE
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