Known for Acting
Henk and Sofia fell in love too soon, got married too soon, and now - getting divorced too soon. He fell madly in love with her free spirit and then stole it from her. She fell in love with his security and then stole it from him.
"Toorbos" explores the uprooting of a young forest woman and her community during the time of the last forest inhabitants of South Africa's Knysna forest of the 1930's.
An anthology series inspired by Daddy Longlegs, a book by South African author Vernon Baumann.
Wim and Kevin work at a laundromat. By day, things are boring, but when the sun sets they party in their clients’ clothes. During a party, they discover a chopped-off finger in a client’s suit’s jacket. The underhanded owner of the finger, his sons, and a ruthless traitor are hot on Wim and Kevin’s heels and have no regard for their safety.
The series follows the story of Phillip Coetzee (Bennie Fourie), an idealistic, but socially awkward young professor who is thrown in at the deep end when he is appointed as Head of the Philosophy department.
Ben (Stiaan Smith), a complacent mechanic meets Linda (Amalia Uys), a beautiful auditor who isn’t afraid to speak her mind, in a bar. As they start talking, the chemistry between them is instantly visible, but when Linda asks Ben what he does for a living he lies, by telling her he is a lead singer in a band. Not only does Ben believe Linda is out of his league, her dad is his boss. Linda likes this charming ‘muso’, they fall in love and Ben has to start a band to cover up his lie and to win the girl of his dreams’ heart.
Ben, a mechanic at a Johannesburg car dealership, and Linda, a beautiful, smart redhead, cross paths one night. He immediately recognises her as his boss’s daughter, although she has no idea who he is. They’re immediately attracted to each other, and, in a frantic and uncertain effort to disguise his identity, Ben lies to Linda and claims to be in a band. When their love blossoms unexpectedly and he decides that he wants to live up to his lie, he starts a band with a few fellow employees, and they enroll for a battle-of-the-bands competition.
The unit specializes in the investigation of serial murders and is led by Van der Bijl, a former murder and robbery detective who gained fame for his handling of several high-profile cases. Each episode focuses on a serial killer. The main character, Colonel Piet van der Bijl, also known as Die Byl, is loosely modeled on the famous ex-detective Piet Byleveld.
Fictionally in the heart of Mpumalanga, in the small town of Fransenburg, stands the Fransen Hotel. Once the town's pride. Once a beacon. Once. Now barely a one out of five star on Trip Advisor. Ferdie Kruger, the middle-aged hotel manager and his small-town staff, struggle to keep the substandard hotel's doors open.
Childhood friends, Nina and Hugo chose different paths in life. Years later, Hugo returns to his hometown unbeknownst to him, the day before Nina's wedding. Events on the wedding day throw them back together and they embark on a new adventure.
Lize has never asked for too much of life. She's mostly happy with her marriage, but Lize has always dreamed of being a mother, and she and her husband, Willem, just do not want it to be happy. With family pressure slowly getting worse and the ticking of the biological clock getting louder, the news of Willem's sterility overturned her identity as a woman. When the dream is shattered, Lize and Willem forget about society's conventions and plan to make it a reality. Can they carry out the plan without losing themselves in the process?
