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A Balasaur Score of 76 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.7/10. The series ran 1 season across 10 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
143 audience votes
Seasons
| 1 | Miniseries | 10 ep1986 |
Key crew
- David PollecuttOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Henry CeleShaka
- Dudu MkhizeNandi
- Edward FoxLt. Francis Farewell
- Robert PowellDr. Henry Fynn
- Trevor HowardLord Charles Somerset
- Fiona FullertonElizabeth Farewell
- Christopher LeeLord Bathurst
- Roy DotriceGeorge IV
- Gordon JacksonProf. Bramston
- Kenneth GriffithZacharias Abrahams
- Conrad MagwazaSenzagakona
- Patrick NdlovuMudli
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Themes
africasouth africabritish empirerise and fallminiseriesracismcolonialismcape town, south africapalace intrigue19th centurymother son relationshipzulu empire