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Series · 1997–1997Ended

Ekhaya: A Family Chronicle

1 season·13 episodes·60 min avg.·Canada

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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01
State of Mind
State of MindUp next
Jan 23, 1997

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

02
Beauties at the Patmore Deluxe
Beauties at the Patmore Deluxe
Jan 30, 1997

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.

03
The Visitors and the Wedding
The Visitors and the Wedding
Feb 6, 1997

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

04
Them Charges
Them Charges
Feb 13, 1997

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

05
A Black and White Christmas
A Black and White Christmas
Feb 20, 1997

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.

06
Who Was Jan Van Riebeeck?
Who Was Jan Van Riebeeck?
Feb 27, 1997

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

07
Blacks and Play-Whites in the Suburbs
Blacks and Play-Whites in the Suburbs
Mar 6, 1997

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.

08
Dead Mothers and Garden Boys
Dead Mothers and Garden Boys
Mar 13, 1997

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.

09
Liberals, Radicals and Death
Liberals, Radicals and Death
Mar 20, 1997

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.

10
The Fountain of Pain
The Fountain of Pain
Mar 27, 1997

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.

11
First Love, Then War
First Love, Then War
Apr 3, 1997

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

12
First Love, Then War
First Love, Then War
Apr 10, 1997

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

13
To Die For
To Die For
Apr 10, 1997

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

Cast

12 credited
EM
Eric Miyeni
Adult Darryl
Julie Stewart
Rosa
EK
Elizabeth Kate
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DM
David Meyer
Young Darryl
KB
Keryn Brews
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DP
Dale Putini
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CH
Cindy Hendriks
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TC
Tertia Coetzee
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NR
Nakedi Ribane
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Simon Bruinders
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