Barney Barnato
TV series
Barney Barnato
1990, English, on SABC 1. Created by David Lister.
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.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 7
- Episode length
- 48 min
- Status
- Ended in 1990
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Latest episode
S1 E7: Episode 7
Aired 21 May 1990
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
Details
- First aired
- 9 April 1990
- Last aired
- 21 May 1990
- Network
- SABC 1
- Language
- English
- Country
- South Africa
- Type
- Scripted
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Barney Barnato has 1 season and 7 episodes, about 48 minutes each.
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Yes. Barney Barnato ended in 1990, so you can watch the whole story.
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Who created Barney Barnato?
Barney Barnato was created by David Lister and stars Sean Taylor, Graham Hopkins, Vinette Ebrahim.