Shaka Zulu (TV series)
Shaka Zulu is a 1986 South African television series directed by William C. Faure and written by Joshua Sinclair for the South African Broadcasting Corporation, based on Sinclair's novel of the same name. It is based on the story of the king of the Zulu, Shaka, and the writings of the British traders with whom he interacted. It aired in U.S. syndication. Harmony Gold USA partly funded and distributed Shaka Zulu in spite of the economic sanctions at the time. The series consists of 10 episodes of approximately 50 minutes each in duration.Cast
- Henry Cele – Shaka
- Edward Fox – Lt. Francis Farewell
- Robert Powell – Dr. Henry Fynn/Narrator
- Trevor Howard – Lord Charles Henry Somerset
- Fiona Fullerton – Elizabeth Farewell
- Christopher Lee – Lord Bathurst
- Dudu Mkhize – Nandi
- Roy Dotrice – King George IV
- Gordon Jackson – Prof. Bramston
- Kenneth Griffith – Zacharias Abrahams
- Conrad Magwaza – Senzangakhona
- Patrick Ndlovu – Mudli
- Roland Mqwebu – Ngomane
- Gugu Nxumalo – Mkabayi
- Tu Nokwe – Pampata
- Washington Sixolo – Bhebhe
- Daphney Hlomuka – Queen Ntombazi
- Simon Sabela – Dingiswayo. Sabela also organised the dance routines in the original 1964 Zulu film, and played Cetshwayo in Zulu Dawn in 1979.
- Nomsa Xaba - The ghost
The theme song of the series, "We Are Growing", was sung by Margaret Singana.
