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Ekhaya: A Family Chronicle

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A Black South African lives in Toronto with his Canadian wife in 1989. His fears of being stalked by South African secret police, force him to reflect back on his life growing up under apartheid.

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23rd January 1997 - 10th April 1997
Writer
Clarence Hamilton
Producer
Amos Adetuyi
Top Cast
Eric MiyeniJulie StewartElizabeth Kate
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State of Mind Still
State of Mind
23rd January 1997

Episode 1

Afraid that South African authorities still want him, Darryl begins recalling his politically oppressive childhood in his former home.

Beauties at the Patmore Deluxe Still
Beauties at the Patmore Deluxe
30th January 1997

Episode 2

Darryl's mind is flooded with boyhood memories of fighting at school, his love of a white girl and the arrests of Boytjie and Russell on charges of murder.

The Visitors and the Wedding Still
The Visitors and the Wedding
6th February 1997

Episode 3

After a run-in with David, Darryl recalls his brother's clandestine political activities in Soweto and Boytjie facing formal charges of murder.

Them Charges Still
Them Charges
13th February 1997

Episode 4

Darryl's publisher plans to add text to his book that the author finds unacceptable.

A Black and White Christmas Still
A Black and White Christmas
20th February 1997

Episode 5

When Darryl fears that a man he sees talking to Lerato has been following him, he remembers a man he saw knifed in South Africa and Boytjie's murder trial.

Who Was Jan Van Riebeeck? Still
Who Was Jan Van Riebeeck?
27th February 1997

Episode 6

Despite David's insistence, Darryl is reluctant to join the Canadian anti-apartheid movement; Darryl recalls his days in boarding school.

Blacks and Play-Whites in the Suburbs Still
Blacks and Play-Whites in the Suburbs
6th March 1997

Episode 7

Rosa worries about Darryl's obsession with the man following him; Darryl remembers Veronica's decision to pass as white and live in the suburbs.

Dead Mothers and Garden Boys Still
Dead Mothers and Garden Boys
13th March 1997

Episode 8

Darryl considers speaking at a protest at the South African consulate, which prompts him to remember how easy it is to become an enemy of the state.

Liberals, Radicals and Death Still
Liberals, Radicals and Death
20th March 1997

Episode 9

With suspicions that Sipho is in trouble in South Africa, Darryl remembers the government seizing his grandmother's house and David being wounded in the army.

The Fountain of Pain Still
The Fountain of Pain
27th March 1997

Episode 10

Darryl recalls the effects his political activities had on his late father when he receives a call from his mother still living in his native South Africa.

First Love, Then War Still
First Love, Then War
3rd April 1997

Episode 11

Darryl debates whether to return to South Africa when his safety cannot be guaranteed.

First Love, Then War Still
First Love, Then War
10th April 1997

Episode 12

While returning to South Africa for his father's funeral, Darryl remembers how he was smuggled out of the country.

To Die For Still
To Die For
10th April 1997

Episode 13

Special Branch agents confront Darryl when he arrives in South Africa; David admits to his clandestine work for the government.