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Rhodes is an eight part British television drama series about the life of Cecil Rhodes, a 19th century British adventurer, empire-builder and politician. It starred Martin Shaw as Rhodes, and was written by Antony Thomas. Rhodes received its British television debut on 15 September 1996, and concluded on 3 November. It was produced by Scott Meek and Charles Salmon, and directed by David Drury.
Original Release
09/15/1996 on BBC
US Release
01/04/1998
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Martin Shaw | Cecil John Rhodes |
| Frances Barber | Princess Catherine Radziwill |
| Neil Pearson | Dr. Leander Starr Jameson |
| Frantz Dobrowsky | Alfred Beit |
| Philip Godawa | John X. Merriman |
| Ken Stott | Barney Barnato |
| Andre Odendaal | Gordon Le Sueur |
| David Dennis | Tony de la Cruz |
| Jeremy Crutchley | Philip Jourdan / Philip 'Flippy' Jourdan |
| Alex Ferns | John Grimmer |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | All the World's Diamonds | Sunday, 15 September 1996 |
| 2 | All the World's Gold | Sunday, 22 September 1996 |
| 3 | The Place of the Killing | Sunday, 29 September 1996 |
| 4 | The Price of My Blood | Sunday, 06 October 1996 |
| 5 | The Chameleon and the Fly | Sunday, 13 October 1996 |
| 6 | Land, Gold and Loot | Sunday, 20 October 1996 |
| 7 | Upsetting the Applecart | Sunday, 27 October 1996 |
| 8 | The Reckoning | Sunday, 03 November 1996 |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Martin Shaw | Cecil John Rhodes |
| Frances Barber | Princess Catherine Radziwill |
| Neil Pearson | Dr. Leander Starr Jameson |
| Frantz Dobrowsky | Alfred Beit |
| Philip Godawa | John X. Merriman |
| Ken Stott | Barney Barnato |
| Andre Odendaal | Gordon Le Sueur |
| David Dennis | Tony de la Cruz |
| Jeremy Crutchley | Philip Jourdan / Philip 'Flippy' Jourdan |
| Alex Ferns | John Grimmer |
| Dominic Tyawa | Somabulane |
| Guy De Lancey | Dr. Rutherfoord Harris / Dr. Rutherford Harris |
| David Butler | Charles Rudd |
| Sello Dlamini | Peter Lobengula |
| John Carson | Sir Hercules Robinson |
| Washington Xisolo | Lobengula |
| Ian Roberts | Johann Colenbrander |
| Ramolao Makhene | Babayane |
| Ken Gampu | Mshete |
| Nicky Rebelo | Solly Joel |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Rebecca Eaton | Executive Producer |
| Michael Wearing | Executive Producer |
| Antony Thomas | Executive Producer |
| Scott Meek | Producer |
| Charles Salmon | Producer |
