MiniseriesEnded

Rhodes (1996)

1 season8 episodes45 min per episode★ 7.9 · 187 votes

• Drama

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.

First aired

September 15, 1996

Last episode

November 3, 1996

Network

BBC One

Country of origin

United Kingdom