Shaka Zulu

Shaka Zulu

1986
★★★★☆ 7.1/10
📺 1 Season
🎬 10 Episodes
📅 Ended
🌐 EN
⏱️ 55 min/episode
DramaAction & AdventureWar & Politics
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

Season 1
1986 • 10 Episodes
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.

Cast

Henry Cele
Henry Cele
Shaka
Dudu Mkhize
Dudu Mkhize
Nandi
Edward Fox
Edward Fox
Lt. Francis Farewell
Robert Powell
Robert Powell
Dr. Henry Fynn
Trevor Howard
Trevor Howard
Lord Charles Somerset
Fiona Fullerton
Fiona Fullerton
Elizabeth Farewell

Crew

Producer
Leon Rautenbach, Ed Harper

Network

SABC 1

Production

Harmony Gold, Tele München

Keywords

africasouth africabritish empirerise and fallminiseriesracismcolonialismcape town, south africapalace intrigue19th century