Empire Warriors
2004 · BBC Two · 60 min · 1 season
S01E04 · The Hunt for Kimathi
Sat, 11 Dec, 8:00 am
Depicts the tactics used by the British to hunt Dedan Kimathi, leader of the Mau Mau who spearheaded a bloody revolt against British colonial rule in Kenya in the 1950's.
About
Series discussing the various 'wars on terror' during the final phase of the British Empire. Featuring first hand testimony from the security forces and guerrillas of the time.
Episodes
- E01
Mad Mitch and His Tribal Law
Sat, 20 Nov· 60 minAden, 1967: Lt Col Colin 'Mad Mitch' Mitchell stirred controversy when his troops regained order after a mutiny.
- E02
The Jewish War
Sat, 27 Nov· 60 minOn 22nd July 1946, in British-administered Palestine, Jewish guerillas bombed the King David Hotel killing 91 people.
- E03
The Intelligence War
Sat, 4 Dec· 60 minMalaya 1948: the Malayan Communist Party shot dead a British plantation manager, the start of a 12-year struggle to end British rule and establish a communist state. Secret intelligence would prove decisive in the conflict.
- E04
The Hunt for Kimathi
Sat, 11 Dec· 60 minDepicts the tactics used by the British to hunt Dedan Kimathi, leader of the Mau Mau who spearheaded a bloody revolt against British colonial rule in Kenya in the 1950's.
Cast
Michael Pennington
Michael Pennington