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Barney Barnato - Season 1

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.

Top Cast

  • Sean Taylor

    Sean Taylor

    Barney Barnato (1989)

  • Graham Hopkins

    Graham Hopkins

    Cecil John Rhodes

  • Vinette Ebrahim

    Vinette Ebrahim

    Fanny Bees

  • Richard Cox

    Richard Cox

    Harry Barnato (1989)

  • Amadeus August

    Amadeus August

    Schneider

  • Manfred Seipold

    Manfred Seipold

    Mr. Sonnenberg

  • Claudia Demarmels

    Claudia Demarmels

    Mrs. Schneider

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.

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