Shaka Zulu

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.

Seasons

Miniseries

10 episodes

Cast

Henry Cele

Shaka

Dudu Mkhize

Nandi

Edward Fox

Lt. Francis Farewell

Robert Powell

Dr. Henry Fynn

Trevor Howard

Lord Charles Somerset

Fiona Fullerton

Elizabeth Farewell

Christopher Lee

Lord Bathurst

Roy Dotrice

George IV

Gordon Jackson

Prof. Bramston

Kenneth Griffith

Zacharias Abrahams