Rhodes

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.

Première diffusion : 15 septembre 1996

Rhodes invites a young clerk to oversee his business interests while he takes his seat in the Cape parliament.

Première diffusion : 22 septembre 1996

Rhodes outwits his greatest rival, Barney Barnato, with a brilliant scheme.

Première diffusion : 29 septembre 1996

Has Rhodes's scheme to outwit Lobengula backfired?

Première diffusion : 6 octobre 1996

Determined to expand north in search of gold, Rhodes orders his pioneer column, a private army, to enter Mashonaland.

Première diffusion : 13 octobre 1996

Provoked beyond endurance by Dr. Jameson, Lobengula finally wages war on Rhodes's private army.

Première diffusion : 20 octobre 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.

Première diffusion : 27 octobre 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.

Première diffusion : 3 novembre 1996