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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The series spans 1 season with 7 episodes in total (avg. 7 per season).
Each episode runs approximately 48 minutes.
Originally aired on SABC 1.
It was a co-production between: Germany, South Africa, United Kingdom.
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Barney Barnato
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English
Germany, South Africa, United Kingdom
4/9/1990
5/21/1990
