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.
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as John Hanning Speke
as Isabel Arundell
as Sir Roderick Murchison
as Captain James Grant
as Samuel Baker
as Bombay
as Lawrence Oliphant
as King Mutesa
as Florence Baker
as Blanche Arundell
