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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.

1971 • 1 Season
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.
S01 E06 • Wednesday, Oct 27, 1971 • Oct 27

James Mason
as Narrator
6 episodes

Kenneth Haigh
as Sir Richard Francis Burton
6 episodes

John Quentin
as John Hanning Speke
5 episodes

Barbara Leigh-Hunt
as Isabel Burton
(+1 more)
4 episodes

Michael Gough
as David Livingstone
4 episodes

André van Gyseghem
as Sir Roderick Murchison
4 episodes

Ian McCulloch
as Captain James Grant
4 episodes