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.
All the World's Diamonds
Sep 15, 1996
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.
All the World's Gold
Sep 22, 1996
Rhodes invites a young clerk to oversee his business interests while he takes his seat in the Cape parliament.
The Place of the Killing
Sep 29, 1996
Rhodes outwits his greatest rival, Barney Barnato, with a brilliant scheme.
The Price of My Blood
Oct 6, 1996
Has Rhodes's scheme to outwit Lobengula backfired?
The Chameleon and the Fly
Oct 13, 1996
Determined to expand north in search of gold, Rhodes orders his pioneer column, a private army, to enter Mashonaland.
Land, Gold and Loot
Oct 20, 1996
Provoked beyond endurance by Dr. Jameson, Lobengula finally wages war on Rhodes's private army.
Upsetting the Apple Cart
Oct 27, 1996
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.
The Reckoning
Nov 3, 1996
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.
