Plot
The Nile's source was the last great mystery for European explorers in the 19th century. The story of its discovery is one of heroism in the service of faith, greed, and obsession.
Cast
André van Gyseghem
as Sir Roderick Murchison
Kenneth Haigh
as Sir Richard F. Burton
Barbara Leigh-Hunt
as Isabelle Arundell
John Quentin
as John Hanning Speke
Michael Gough
as David Livingstone
James Mason
as Narrator
Ian McCulloch
as James Grant
Catherine Schell
as Florence Baker
Oliver Litondo
as King Mutesa
Norman Rossington
as Samuel Baker
Network
Status
Ended
First Aired Date
September 22, 1971
Last Aired Date
October 27, 1971
Production Companies
BBC
Time-Life Television Productions
Type
Scripted
Number of Season
1
Number of Episodes
6
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