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Rhodes
Drama
September 15, 1996 – November 3, 1996 (began 30 years ago)
45m / episode
9.0/10
Ended
1 Season
8 Episodes
BBC One

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.

Ken Stott
Ken Stott

Ken Stott

Barney Barnato

Ages 40-41

8 eps
Martin Shaw
Martin Shaw

Martin Shaw

Cecil John Rhodes

Ages 51

8 eps
Joe Shaw
Joe Shaw

Joe Shaw

Young Cecil Rhodes

8 eps
Frances Barber
Frances Barber

Frances Barber

Princess Catherine Radziwill

Ages 38

8 eps
Raymond Coulthard
Raymond Coulthard

Raymond Coulthard

Neville Pickering

Ages 28

1 ep
Peter Guinness
Peter Guinness

Peter Guinness

Colonel Kekewich

Ages 46

1 ep