TV series
Barney Barnato
1990 · 1 season
A slow-burning historical drama that immerses you in the gritty world of diamond mining and ruthless ambition, with a measured pace and a growing sense of tension.
- Created by
- David Lister
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Sean Taylor, Graham Hopkins, Vinette Ebrahim
- Overview
- 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.
- How it feels
- Earnest, tense, melancholic and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Ambition, power, greed, betrayal
- Content
- Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Created by
- David Lister
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Sean Taylor, Graham Hopkins, Vinette Ebrahim
