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.
1971-09-22
1971-09-29
1971-10-06
1971-10-13
1971-10-20
1971-10-27
as John Hanning Speke
as Isabel Burton
as David Livingstone
as Sir Roderick Murchison
as Captain James Grant
as Samuel Baker
as Salim
as Lawrence Oliphant
as Florence Baker
as Monckton-Milnes
as Fuller
as Swinburne
as Doctor
