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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

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Season 1

  • All the World's Diamonds
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    All the World's Diamonds

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/15/1996

    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.

    Director: David Drury

    Writer: Unknown

  • All the World's Gold
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    All the World's Gold

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/22/1996

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

    Director: David Drury

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Place of the Killing
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    The Place of the Killing

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/29/1996

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

    Director: David Drury

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Price of My Blood
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    The Price of My Blood

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/6/1996

    Has Rhodes's scheme to outwit Lobengula backfired?

    Director: David Drury

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Chameleon and the Fly
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    The Chameleon and the Fly

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/13/1996

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

    Director: David Drury

    Writer: Unknown

  • Land, Gold and Loot
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    Land, Gold and Loot

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/20/1996

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

    Director: David Drury

    Writer: Unknown

  • Upsetting the Apple Cart
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    Upsetting the Apple Cart

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/27/1996

    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.

    Director: David Drury

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Reckoning
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    The Reckoning

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/3/1996

    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.

    Director: David Drury

    Writer: Unknown