Madiba

4h 44min

Drama

A dramatization of Nelson Mandela's struggle to overturn apartheid in South Africa.

Production Companies

Cinema Gypsy Productions

Blue Ice Pictures

Out of Africa Entertainment

Episodes

Cast

Part 1: Troublemaker and Defiance

1. Part 1: Troublemaker and Defiance

1h 20min

1st Feb 2017

After his father's death and backing out of an arranged marriage, Nelson flees his village and heads to Johannesburg, where he continues his work as a underground revolutionary.

Part 2: Spear of the Nation and Total Strategy

2. Part 2: Spear of the Nation and Total Strategy

1h 20min

8th Feb 2017

Despite personal financial hardship, Nelson takes on the grueling task of raising funds for the ANC. Once he ends up at Robben Island serving a life sentence, his friend Oliver keeps the struggle alive on the outside.

Part 3: Brains Not Blood and A New World

3. Part 3: Brains Not Blood and A New World

1h 20min

15th Feb 2017

Mandela is finally released from prison but his liberation does not come without cost as he is unable to reconcile his marriage. With the country in a state of contention, Mandela is the only man who can unify a divided nation.

First air date

1st Feb 2017

Last air date

15th Feb 2017

Status

Ended

Type

Miniseries

Original language

en

Networks