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The Search for the Nile (1971– )
TV Mini-series | 60 min | Adventure, Drama

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The Search for the Nile (1971– )

TV Mini-series | 60 min | Adventure, Drama

The Nile's source was the last great mystery for European explorers in the 19th century. The story of its discovery is one of heroism in the service of faith, greed, and obsession.

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Directors

Christopher Ralling | Fred Burnley | Richard Marquand

Writers

Michael Hastings | Derek Marlowe

Producer

Christopher Ralling

Composer

Joseph Horovitz

Cinematographers

Brian Tufano | John Baker

Editors

Howard Billingham | Mark Anderson | Peter Coulson | Don Fairservice | Tony Woollard

Production Designer

Tony Cornell

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Edit Released

Updated Sep 22, 1971

Release date (First episode)

Jan 25, 1972 (United States)

Awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 4 nominations

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42 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
James Mason Narrator Narrator See fewer	6	Lolita (1962)
Kenneth Haigh Sir Richard F. Burton Sir Richard F. Burton See fewer	6	Cleopatra (1963)
John Quentin John Hanning Speke John Hanning Speke See fewer	5	Wittgenstein (1993)
Barbara Leigh-Hunt Isabel Arundell / Isabel Burton Isabel Arundell / Isabel Burton See fewer	4	Frenzy (1972)
Michael Gough David Livingstone David Livingstone See fewer	4	Batman & Robin (1997)
Andre Van Gyseghem Sir Roderick Murchison Sir Roderick Murchison See fewer	4	The March of the Peasants (1952)
Ian McCulloch Capt. James Grant / James Grant Capt. James Grant / James Grant See fewer	4	Zombie (1979)
Seth Adagala Bombay Bombay See fewer	3	Eyes of a Witness (1991)
Norman Rossington Samuel Baker Samuel Baker See fewer	3	A Hard Day's Night (1964)
Salim Mohamed Sheik Snay / Salim Sheik Snay / Salim See fewer	3	The Search for the Nile (1971)
Keith Buckley Henry Morton Stanley Henry Morton Stanley See fewer	2	Excalibur (1981)
Oliver Litondo King Mutesa King Mutesa See fewer	2	The First Grader (2010)
Martin Echitemi Kalulu Kalulu See fewer	2	The Search for the Nile (1971)
Catherine Schell Florence Baker Florence Baker See fewer	2	On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
Elizabeth Proud Blanche Arundell Blanche Arundell See fewer	2	Freelance (1970)
David Firth Lawrence Oliphant Lawrence Oliphant See fewer	2	Sorry I'm a Stranger Here Myself (1981)
Kenneth Benda Sir Henry Rawlinson Sir Henry Rawlinson See fewer	1	Scream and Scream Again (1970)
Lenny Juma Safeni Safeni See fewer	1	Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (2003)
John DeVaut Reporter Reporter See fewer	1	The Monsters (1962)
James Warwick Reporter Reporter See fewer	1	Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Doran Godwin Louisa Segrave Louisa Segrave See fewer	1	Emma (1972)
Dorothy Black Mrs. Arundell Mrs. Arundell See fewer	1	Jane Eyre (1956)
Mohamed Said Susi Susi See fewer	1	The Search for the Nile (1971)
David Field Frank Pocock Frank Pocock See fewer	1	The Search for the Nile (1971)
Edward Burnham Colonel Sykes Colonel Sykes See fewer	1	To Sir, with Love (1967)
Robert Kaman Chumah Chumah See fewer	1	Born Free (1974)
Bob Sessions Gordon Bennett Gordon Bennett See fewer	1	Nightbreed (1990)
John Wentworth Doctor Doctor See fewer	1	The Main Chance (1969)
Claire Benjamin Perisan Girl Perisan Girl See fewer	1	BBC Show of the Week (1965)
John Gatrell Monckton-Milnes Monckton-Milnes See fewer	1	The Avengers (1961)
Neil Brierley Stroyan Stroyan See fewer	1	The Search for the Nile (1971)
Ali Salim Sheik Ben Ali Sheik Ben Ali See fewer	1	The Search for the Nile (1971)
Andrew Robertson Swinburne Swinburne See fewer	1	Oil Strike North (1975)
Douglas Mitchell Herne Herne See fewer	1	A Challenge for Robin Hood (1967)
David Aston John Kirk John Kirk See fewer	1	The Search for the Nile (1971)
Will Knightley Dr. Baker Dr. Baker See fewer	1	Cracker (1993)
Hedger Wallace Fuller Fuller See fewer	1	The Creeping Flesh (1973)
Dick Sutcliffe William Henn William Henn See fewer	1	Davey and Goliath (1960)
Robin Logan-Reed Saunders Saunders See fewer	1	The Search for the Nile (1971)
Brian Gear Priest Priest See fewer	1	The World About Us (1967)
Dennis Thorne Actor Actor See fewer	1	Softly Softly (1966)
Bernard Padfield Actor Actor See fewer	1	Days of Hope (1975)