African Skies

African Skies
Genre	Drama
Created by	Phil Savath Larry Mollin
Directed by	Peter Rowe Jeff Woolnough and others
Starring	Catherine Bach Robert Mitchum Raimund Harmstorf
Composer	Eric Allaman
Country of origin	Canada United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	52 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Franklin/Waterman Entertainment The Family Channel Atlantis Films
Original release
Network	Family
Release	October 11, 1992 (1992-10-11) – April 24, 1994 (1994-04-24)

African Skies is an adventure drama series that aired from October 11, 1992, until April 24, 1994, on The Family Channel. It starred Catherine Bach and Robert Mitchum.^[1] It was shot in Kenya, Zimbabwe and then in South Africa.^[1]

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Plot summary

An adventure-drama series about two male teenagers, one black and one white, living in post-Apartheid South Africa. Rory lives with his mother on a large range out in the countryside, while Jam lives with his mother while his father runs a medical clinic far away. Together, the two friends get into different adventures, often having to rely on each other to get out of trouble.

Cast

Catherine Bach as Margo Dutton
Simon James as Rory Dutton
Rouxnet Brown as Jam Mathiba
Robert Mitchum as Sam Dutton
Nakedi Ribane as Nyasa Mathiba
Raimund Harmstorf as Raimund

Episodes

Season 1 (1992–93)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"The Rainmaker"	Neill Fearnley	Phil Savath & Jack Corso	October 11, 1992 (1992-10-11)
2	2	"Romeo and Jambele"	Peter Rowe	Phil Savath & Jack Corso	October 18, 1992 (1992-10-18)
3	3	"Cruel to Be Kind"	Peter Rowe	Larry Mollin & Phil Savath	October 25, 1992 (1992-10-25)
4	4	"The Flies"	Peter Rowe	Dennis Foon	November 1, 1992 (1992-11-01)
5	5	"Red Winds"	Peter Rowe	Phil Savath & Jack Corso	November 8, 1992 (1992-11-08)
6	6	"Rites of Passage"	Neill Fearnley	Phil Savath & Jack Corso	November 15, 1992 (1992-11-15)
7	7	"Mountain Man"	Peter Rowe	Larry Mollin & Phil Savath	November 22, 1992 (1992-11-22)
8	8	"Take Your Best Shot"	Neill Fearnley	Larry Mollin & Phil Savath	November 29, 1992 (1992-11-29)
9	9	"The Gift"	Peter Rowe	Larry Mollin & Phil Savath	December 6, 1992 (1992-12-06)
10	10	"Children of the Dust"	Peter Rowe	Unknown	December 13, 1992 (1992-12-13)
11	11	"Wildfire"	Unknown	Unknown	December 20, 1992 (1992-12-20)
12	12	"Architect"	Unknown	Unknown	December 27, 1992 (1992-12-27)
13	13	"The Hunted"	Unknown	Unknown	January 3, 1993 (1993-01-03)
14	14	"The Lost Crown"	Unknown	Unknown	January 10, 1993 (1993-01-10)
15	15	"Pay the Piper"	Unknown	Unknown	January 17, 1993 (1993-01-17)
16	16	"So... Where to Now?"	Unknown	Unknown	January 24, 1993 (1993-01-24)
17	17	"Safety Last"	Unknown	Unknown	January 31, 1993 (1993-01-31)
18	18	"The Foul"	Unknown	Unknown	February 7, 1993 (1993-02-07)
19	19	"Inside Moves"	Unknown	Unknown	February 14, 1993 (1993-02-14)
20	20	"Smoke"	Unknown	Unknown	February 21, 1993 (1993-02-21)
21	21	"Crocodile Tears"	Unknown	Unknown	February 28, 1993 (1993-02-28)
22	22	"Aid and Comfort"	Unknown	Unknown	March 7, 1993 (1993-03-07)
23	23	"Quarantine"	Unknown	Unknown	March 14, 1993 (1993-03-14)
24	24	"The Goat"	Unknown	Unknown	March 21, 1993 (1993-03-21)
25	25	"Waste Not"	Unknown	Unknown	March 28, 1993 (1993-03-28)
26	26	"Wild Child"	Unknown	Unknown	April 4, 1993 (1993-04-04)

Season 2 (1993–94)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
27	1	"The Bottom Line"	Bill Corcoran	Unknown	October 9, 1993 (1993-10-09)
28	2	"The One That Got Away"	Peter Rowe	Leila Basen	October 16, 1993 (1993-10-16)
29	3	"Children in Chains"	Unknown	Unknown	October 23, 1993 (1993-10-23)
30	4	"Swing Vote"	Unknown	Unknown	October 30, 1993 (1993-10-30)
31	5	"Extinct is Forever"	Unknown	Unknown	November 6, 1993 (1993-11-06)
32	6	"Market Day"	Peter Rowe	Phil Savath & Larry Molin	November 13, 1993 (1993-11-13)
33	7	"Woman Alone"	Unknown	Unknown	November 20, 1993 (1993-11-20)
34	8	"Ancient History"	Unknown	Unknown	December 4, 1993 (1993-12-04)
35	9	"Question of the Heart"	Unknown	Unknown	December 11, 1993 (1993-12-11)
36	10	"A Bone to Pick"	Unknown	Unknown	December 18, 1993 (1993-12-18)
37	11	"Ties That Bind"	Unknown	Unknown	January 1, 1994 (1994-01-01)
38	12	"Diamonds Aren't Forever"	Bill Corcoran	Unknown	January 8, 1994 (1994-01-08)
39	13	"Baby Talk"	Otta Hanus	Dennis Foon	January 15, 1994 (1994-01-15)
40	14	"The Writing on the Wall"	Unknown	Unknown	January 22, 1994 (1994-01-22)
41	15	"Payback"	Unknown	Unknown	January 29, 1994 (1994-01-29)
42	16	"Pet Shop Boys"	Unknown	Unknown	February 5, 1994 (1994-02-05)
43	17	"The Lion Sleeps Tonight"	Unknown	Unknown	February 12, 1994 (1994-02-12)
44	18	"Samson and Charley"	Unknown	Unknown	February 26, 1994 (1994-02-26)
45	19	"Fear of Wages"	Unknown	Unknown	March 5, 1994 (1994-03-05)
46	20	"Under Pressure"	Unknown	Unknown	March 12, 1994 (1994-03-12)
47	21	"Road to Nowhere"	Unknown	Unknown	March 19, 1994 (1994-03-19)
48	22	"Head in the Sand"	Unknown	Unknown	March 26, 1994 (1994-03-26)
49	23	"Noah and the Arc"	Unknown	Unknown	April 2, 1994 (1994-04-02)
50	24	"Natural Beauty"	Unknown	Unknown	April 9, 1994 (1994-04-09)
51	25	"Star Turn"	Unknown	Unknown	April 16, 1994 (1994-04-16)
52	26	"Poker Face"	Unknown	Unknown	April 23, 1994 (1994-04-23)

References

^ ^a ^b Brennan, Patricia (October 11, 1992). "Catherine Bach. Out of Hazzard County". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 18, 2024.

External links

African Skies at IMDb

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