Miniseries
(1986)
Overview
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
as Senzagakona
as Mudli
as Ngomane
as Mkabayi
as Pampata
as Shaka (6-11)
as Shaka (15-19)
as Queen Ntombazi
Episodes
Part 1 8.0
October 24, 1986
In 1823, warriors from the Zulu Empire, headed by Shaka, a brilliant but ruthless military strategist, begin to encroac…
Part 2 0.0
October 24, 1986
After being shipwrecked off the coast of Zululand, the British are escorted to Shaka's capital, Kwa Bulawayo, where the…
Part 3 0.0
October 31, 1986
Dr. Fynn chronicles Shaka's life and rise to power starting with the meeting and affair between Nandi and Prince Senzan…
Part 4 0.0
November 7, 1986
Nandi's father demands that the Zulu recognize Nandi and the baby Shaka. Senzangakona, now king of the Zulu, takes her …
Part 5 0.0
November 14, 1986
Shaka has grown into a fine young man. Senzangakona invites him to return to Zululand and become his heir. Shaka return…
Part 6 0.0
November 21, 1986
Shaka goes deep into the Nkandla forest and asks a blacksmith to forge a stabbing spear, named “ixwa.” Shaka returns to…
Part 7 0.0
November 26, 1986
Farewell and his men become Shaka's guests. Shaka is severely wounded during an assassination attempt and Dr. Fynn save…
Part 8 0.0
December 5, 1986
Farewell and his men establish Port Natal on the coast. However, the men are restless, and they wish to return home, bu…
Part 9 0.0
December 12, 1986
After burying the dead, Farewell asks for help in building a boat to return to Cape Town. Shaka agrees, but he keeps wi…
Part 10 0.0
December 19, 1986
A long-ago foretold prophecy comes to pass when a proposal to negotiate a peaceful alliance between the Zulu Empire and…