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The Search for the Nile is a 6-part BBC miniseries filmed in Africa and released in 1971. It was narrated by James Mason and won the 1972 primetime Emmy in the docu-drama special achievement category.
Original Release
09/22/1971 on BBC
US Release
01/25/1972
Cast
Name | Character |
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James Mason | Narrator |
Kenneth Haigh | Sir Richard F. Burton |
John Quentin | John Hanning Speke |
Barbara Leigh-Hunt | Isabel Arundell / Isabel Burton |
Michael Gough | David Livingstone |
Andre Van Gyseghem | Sir Roderick Murchison |
Ian McCulloch | Capt. James Grant / James Grant |
Seth Adagala | Bombay |
Norman Rossington | Samuel Baker |
Salim Mohamed | Sheik Snay / Salim |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | The Dream of the Wanderer | Wednesday, 22 September 1971 |
2 | Discovery and Betrayal | Wednesday, 29 September 1971 |
3 | The Secret Fountains | Wednesday, 06 October 1971 |
4 | The Great Debate | Wednesday, 13 October 1971 |
5 | Find Livingstone | Wednesday, 20 October 1971 |
6 | Conquest and Death | Wednesday, 27 October 1971 |
Directors
Christopher Ralling, Richard Marquand, Fred Burnley
Writers
Derek Marlowe, Michael Hastings
Cast
Name | Character |
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James Mason | Narrator |
Kenneth Haigh | Sir Richard F. Burton |
John Quentin | John Hanning Speke |
Barbara Leigh-Hunt | Isabel Arundell / Isabel Burton |
Michael Gough | David Livingstone |
Andre Van Gyseghem | Sir Roderick Murchison |
Ian McCulloch | Capt. James Grant / James Grant |
Seth Adagala | Bombay |
Norman Rossington | Samuel Baker |
Salim Mohamed | Sheik Snay / Salim |
Keith Buckley | Henry Morton Stanley |
Oliver Litondo | King Mutesa |
Martin Echitemi | Kalulu |
Catherine Schell | Florence Baker |
Elizabeth Proud | Blanche Arundell |
David Firth | Lawrence Oliphant |
Kenneth Benda | Sir Henry Rawlinson |
Lenny Juma | Safeni |
John DeVaut | Reporter |
James Warwick | Reporter |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Christopher Ralling | Producer |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1973 | Golden Globe | Best TV Special | Nominated |
1972 | Emmy | Special Classification of Outstanding Program and Individual Achievement - Docu-Drama | Won |
1972 | Emmy | Special Classification of Outstanding Program and Individual Achievement - Individuals | Nominated |