The Search for the Nile

The Search for the Nile
Genre	Period drama
Written by	Michael Hastings Derek Marlowe
Starring	Kenneth Haigh John Quentin Barbara Leigh-Hunt Michael Gough Ian McCulloch Norman Rossington Keith Buckley Catherine Schell Andre Van Gyseghem
Narrated by	James Mason
Theme music composer	Joseph Horovitz
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Producer	Christopher Ralling
Original release
Network	BBC
Release	25 January (1972-01-25) – 29 February 1972 (1972-02-29)

The Search for the Nile is a six-part BBC One miniseries filmed in Africa and released in 1971. The series tells the story of the expeditions of explorers John Hanning Speke, Richard Francis Burton, Samuel and Florence Baker, as well as David Livingstone and Henry Morton Stanley in their respective searches to find the source of the Nile in the 19th century.

Highly acclaimed, the series won the 1972 primetime Emmy in the docu-drama special achievement category ^[1] and a 1972 Peabody Award. ^[2] Kenneth Haigh, who played Burton, was nominated for Best Leading Actor in a 1971 TV-Drama in the 1972 BAFTA Awards. ^[3]

References

1. "1972 - 24th Emmy Awards | Special Classification of Outstanding Program and Individual Achievement - Docu-Drama - 1972". emmys.com. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
2. "The Search for the Nile; Winner/1972/NBC". Peabody Stories That Matter. Peabody Awards. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
3. Haigh, Kenneth. "Kenneth Haigh". BAFTA. BAFTA. Retrieved 29 July 2024.

External links

• The Search for the Nile at IMDb