End of Empire

198551m

End of Empire chronicles the last days of British rule around the globe, through the remarkably candid reminiscences of both colonisers and the colonised. The series, a Granada Television production, uses old newsreel film and interviews with former British and colonial officials. Narrated by Robin Ellis.

Production

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Seasons

14 Episodes • Premiered 1985

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1. The Beginning of the End

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2. India: Engine of War

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3. India: The Muslim Card

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4. India: Divide and Quit

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5. Malaya

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6. Palestine

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7. Iran

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8. Egypt

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9. Aden

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10. Cyprus

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11. The Gold Coast

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12. Kenya

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13. The Rider and the Horse

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14. Rhodesia

Cast

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Robin Ellis

Narrator

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