Plot
South Africa, 1823. The Zulu Empire, headed by King Shaka, a brilliant but ruthless military strategist, begin to encroach on the British colony of Cape Town. A volunteer cadre of explorers, mercenaries and professional soldiers are sent to Zululand to try to make contact with Shaka and assess the real threat of his army.
Cast
as Shaka
as Nandi
as Lt. Francis Farewell
as Dr. Henry Fynn
as Lord Charles Somerset
as Elizabeth Farewell
as Lord Bathurst
as George IV
as Prof. Bramston
as Zacharias Abrahams
Creator
Network
Status
Ended
First Aired Date
October 24, 1986
Last Aired Date
December 19, 1986
Production Companies
Harmony Gold
Tele München
Type
Miniseries
Number of Season
1
Number of Episodes
10
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1986|10 Episodes
South Africa, 1823. The Zulu Empire, headed by King Shaka, a brilliant but ruthless military strategist, begin to encroach on the British colony of Cape Town. A volunteer cadre of explorers, mercenaries and professional soldiers are sent to Zululand to try to make contact with Shaka and assess the real threat of his army.
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