Shaka Zulu 37 years old

Shaka Zulu

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.

Credits

Christopher Lee
Christopher Lee

Lord Bathurst

Edward Fox
Edward Fox

Lt. Francis Farewell

Trevor Howard
Trevor Howard

Lord Charles Somerset

Roy Dotrice
Roy Dotrice

George IV

Gordon Jackson
Gordon Jackson

Prof. Bramston

Robert Powell
Robert Powell

Dr. Henry Fynn

Cast

Name Character
Christopher Lee He was 64 , 93 years old when he died as Lord Bathurst
Edward Fox He was 49 , now 86 years old as Lt. Francis Farewell
Trevor Howard He was 73 , 74 years old when he died as Lord Charles Somerset
Roy Dotrice He was 63 , 94 years old when he died as George IV
Gordon Jackson He was 62 , 66 years old when he died as Prof. Bramston
Robert Powell He was 42 , now 79 years old as Dr. Henry Fynn
Henry Cele He was 37 , 58 years old when he died as Shaka
Fiona Fullerton She was 30 , now 67 years old as Elizabeth Farewell
Dudu Mkhize She was 13 , now 24 years old as Nandi
Kenneth Griffith He was 65 , 84 years old when he died as Zacharias Abrahams
Glen Gabela as Shaka (15-19)
Khumbulani Cele as Shaka (6-11)

Crew

Name Job title
Alec Mills Camera He was 54 , now 91 years old Director of Photography
Derrick Bosch Costume & Make-Up Makeup Designer
Frank Agrama Production He was 56 , now 94 years old Associate Producer
Shaka Zulu poster
Shaka Zulu (37 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 1986-10-24
  • Runtime: [55] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 10