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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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Derek Marlowe, Michael Hastings
BBC One

Search For The Nile (1971) - Hypnosis Scene

André van Gyseghem
Sir Roderick Murchison

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Captain James Grant

Norman Rossington
Samuel Baker
Seth Adagala
Seth Adagala
Bombay
Salim Mohamed
Salim Mohamed
Sheik Snay

David Firth
Lawrence Oliphant

Keith Buckley
Henry Morton Stanley
Oliver Litondo
Oliver Litondo
King Mutesa
Martin Echitemi
Martin Echitemi
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Catherine Schell
Florence Baker
Elizabeth Proud
Elizabeth Proud
Blanche Arundell
Dorothy Black
Dorothy Black
Mrs Arundell

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Colonel Sykes
Robin Logan-Reed
Robin Logan-Reed
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