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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Rebecca Eaton | Executive Producer |
Michael Wearing | Executive Producer |
Antony Thomas | Executive Producer |
Scott Meek | Producer |
Charles Salmon | Producer |