Seventeen years old Cecil Rhodes joins his brother in the rush for diamonds in southern Africa, where he outwits his fellow prospectors, reorganizes the workforce and forms a breath-taking vision to extend the British Empire from the Cape to Cairo.
Guest Stars:
Tim Dutton
Rhodes invites a young clerk to oversee his business interests while he takes his seat in the Cape parliament.
Guest Stars:
Raymond Coulthard
Rhodes outwits his greatest rival, Barney Barnato, with a brilliant scheme.
Determined to expand north in search of gold, Rhodes orders his pioneer column, a private army, to enter Mashonaland.
Provoked beyond endurance by Dr. Jameson, Lobengula finally wages war on Rhodes's private army.
Rhodes conspires against Kruger and the Boers. Meanwhile, trouble is brewing in Rhodesia and Princess Radziwill continues to gather proof of Rhodes's past crimes.