The Search for the Nile is a 6-part BBC miniseries filmed in Africa and released in 1971. It won the 1972 primetime Emmy in the docu-drama special achievement category and a 1972 Peabody Award. Kenneth Haigh, who played Richard Burton, was nominated for Best Leading Actor in a 1971 TV-Drama in the 1972 BAFTA Awards. imdb.com