James Mason
Narrator
TV series
The Search for the Nile
19711 season6.3 TMDB
DramaDocumentary
The Search for the Nile is a 1971 BBC One docudrama miniseries about the 19th-century European quest to find the source of the Nile River, focusing on explorers like Richard Burton, John Hanning Speke, and David Livingstone. The acclaimed six-part series, starring Kenneth Haigh as Burton, is known for its detailed portrayal of the explorers' hardships, rivalries, and discoveries, winning a Primetime Emmy and a Peabody Award.
Created by Derek Marlowe, Michael Hastings
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On screen
Cast
Kenneth Haigh
Sir Richard Francis Burton
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