Inspector Bediako is a Ghanaian TV series which was aired in the 1990s. It portrayed the character of a young intelligent detective who catches criminals using various investigative methods of which he succeeds no matter the situation.
The TV series was loved by
Stephanie S. Sullivan
Stephanie Sanders Sullivan (; born September 27, 1958) is an American diplomat and the previous ambassador to Ghana. She served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Central African Affairs and Security Affairs for the Bureau of African Affairs from ...
. At the time it was on air, it was the only locally produced law enforcement series on
television in Ghana.
TV series
Inspector Bediako was launched on 24 March 1993 in Accra by Kojo Yankah who also created the series. He was the director of the
Ghana Institute of Journalism The Ghana Institute of Journalism is a public university in Ghana. The institute has accreditation from the National Accreditation Board.
History
The Ghana Institute of Journalism was established on 16 October 1959 by Kwame Nkrumah, the first pre ...
until 1993. He was also Member of Parliament for
Agona West from January 1993. The first episode entitled "Murder of Bontuku" was aired on 3 April 1993 on
GTV.
They were 30 minute episodes. This episode highlighted the cooperation necessary between the police and the public in solving crime. This programme filled a void left after
Derrick
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, a crime detection series stopped showing in Ghana.
There has been speculation that the series was due to return in Ghana in 2017.
Auditions were done for people interested in playing some of the characters in Accra in March 2017.
Cast
*
Oscar Provencal
Oscar Provencal is a Ghanaian actor, director, philanthropist and producer .
Provencal is best known for his role as Inspector Bediako in the TV series '' Inspector Bediako''.
Career
In the early 1990s, Provencal played Inspector Bediako. He al ...
He was the lead actor, Inspector Bediako.
* Ray Bediako is reported as playing the part of Inspector Bediako in the first episode.
* Akosua Abdallah
* Gloria Nsia Ababio (Dela)
* Martin Owusu (Bentle)
* Teiko
Creator
Kojo Yankah
Kojo Acquah Yankah (born 16 August 1945) is a former Member of Parliament in Ghana. He also served as a Minister of State in the Rawlings government. He is the founder and President of the African University College of Communications and is also ...
created the series
and invited Odie Hawkins to write and direct Inspector Bediako.
Director
The initial writer and director was Odie Hawkins.
Jim Fara Awindor wrote and directed six episodes of Inspector Bediako in 1997.
Music
Some of the music for the series was composed by William Anku.
Awards
Provencal won the best Actor in Comedy (Bigman Wahala) at the Golden Movie Awards Africa.
References
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External links
INSPECTOR BEDIAKO Ninovation
Ghanaian television series
1990s Ghanaian television series
1990s crime television series
Television shows set in Ghana
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation original programming