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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.
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- E1 All the World's DiamondsNext upSep 15, 1996 · 45 min
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Seventeen 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.
Guest stars: Tim Dutton (Herbert Rhodes)
- E2 All the World's GoldSep 22, 1996 · 45 min
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Rhodes invites a young clerk to oversee his business interests while he takes his seat in the Cape parliament.
Guest stars: Raymond Coulthard (Neville Pickering)
- E3 The Place of the KillingSep 29, 1996 · 45 min
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Rhodes outwits his greatest rival, Barney Barnato, with a brilliant scheme.
- E4 The Price of My BloodOct 6, 1996 · 45 min
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Has Rhodes's scheme to outwit Lobengula backfired?
- E5 The Chameleon and the FlyOct 13, 1996 · 45 min
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Determined to expand north in search of gold, Rhodes orders his pioneer column, a private army, to enter Mashonaland.
- E6 Land, Gold and LootOct 20, 1996 · 45 min
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Provoked beyond endurance by Dr. Jameson, Lobengula finally wages war on Rhodes's private army.
- E7 Upsetting the Apple CartOct 27, 1996 · 45 min
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Rhodes conspires against Kruger and the Boers. Meanwhile, trouble is brewing in Rhodesia and Princess Radziwill continues to gather proof of Rhodes's past crimes.
- E8 The ReckoningNov 3, 1996 · 45 min
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Rhodes 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.
Guest stars: Peter Guinness (Colonel Kekewich)
Ken Stott
Martin Shaw
Joe Shaw
Frances Barber
