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 Burton
as David Livingstone
as Captain James Grant
as Samuel Baker
as Henry Morton Stanley
as King Mutesa
as Kalulu
as Safeni
as Frank Pocock
as Dr Baker
as Priest
