Barney Barnato

1990•48m

Drama

A young and impoverished Barney Barnato emigrated from England to South Africa in 1870. There he first works at a circus and falls in love with and later marries Fanny. The ambitious Barnato uses his business acumen to establish himself within the rough business world of diamond mining and trading in Kimberly. Often crossing paths with the equally ambitious Cecil Rhodes.

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Language

Status

Ended

First Aired

April 9, 1990

Last Aired

May 21, 1990

Networks

SABC 1

Created By

David Lister

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

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Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

Episode 1

Air date: 1990-04-09

The first episode of Barney Barnato.

Episode 2

Air date: 1990-04-16

Episode 3

Air date: 1990-04-23

Episode 4

Air date: 1990-04-30

Episode 5

Air date: 1990-05-07

Episode 6

Air date: 1990-05-14

Episode 7

Air date: 1990-05-21

Cast

Sean Taylor

Barney Barnato (1989)

Graham Hopkins

Cecil John Rhodes

Vinette Ebrahim

Fanny Bees

Richard Cox

Harry Barnato (1989)

Amadeus August

Schneider

Manfred Seipold

Mr. Sonnenberg

Claudia Demarmels

Mrs. Schneider

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