''The Legend of the Hidden City'' was a South African action adventure series, directed by David Lister, which was broadcast by SABC and

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between 1996 and 1998 as two series with a total of 39 episodes. It was also shown by

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Plot

The series followed the lives of archaeology students who discover an ancient city in the wilderness unknown to civilisation. As the series progresses, the youngsters Dean and Thabo who survived the helicopter crash (as does Dean's girlfriend Nina but they believe she's dead for much of the series), endure tests and riches, made friends with the inhabitants of the city.

Production

The series was produced by Dandelion Distribution Ltd, Wehmeyer Productions, SABC (Series 1 only) and Six Street Studios. It was filmed on location and at

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Knysna Knysna () is a town with 76,150 inhabitants (2019 mid-year estimates) in the Western Cape province of South Africa. and is one of the destinations on the loosely defined Garden Route tourist route. It lies at 34° 2' 6.3168'' S and 23° 2' 47. ...

. A compilation of episodes from the first series was later released on DVD as a film called ''The Lost City''.

Series 1

26 half hour episodes.

Cast

Brendan Pollecutt Brendan may refer to: People * Saint Brendan the Navigator (c. 484 – c. 577) was an Irish monastic saint. * Saint Brendan of Birr (died 573), Abbot of Birr in Co. Offaly, contemporaneous with the above * Brendan (given name), a masculine given ...

as Dean *

Fezile Mpela Fezile Mpela (born 16 November 1973), is a South African actor, singer, voice artist, presenter and MC. He is best known for the roles in the television serials such as; ''Mzansi'', ''7de Laan'', ''Erfsondes'' and ''Getroud met Rugby''. Persona ...

as Thabo (All episodes except episode 23) *

Robert Finlayson The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

as Lord Ram (later King Ram in episodes 14-26) *

Gina Borthwick Gina or GINA or ''variation'' may refer to: Gina Gina may refer to: * Gina (given name), multiple individuals * Gina (Canaan), a town in ancient Canaan * Arihant (Jainism), also called gina, a term for a human who has conquered his or her inner p ...

as Princess Kama *

Danielle Crouse Danielle is a modern French female variant of the male name Daniel, meaning "God is my judge" in the Hebrew language. Variants *Dana – Czech, German, Romanian Polish *Danette – English *Daniela – Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, English, German, I ...

as Nina (Episodes 1-2/6-26) *

Nkhensani Manganyi Nkhensani Manganyi (also known as Nkhensani Nkosi) is a South African born actress and fashion designer. Career As fashion designer In 2000 Manganyi started the fashion house Stoned Cherrie. The company developed a high profile in South Africa f ...

as Briah *

Wilson Dunster Wilson may refer to: People *Wilson (name) ** List of people with given name Wilson ** List of people with surname Wilson * Wilson (footballer, 1927–1998), Brazilian manager and defender *Wilson (footballer, born 1984), full name Wilson Rodr ...

as Ammon *

Adrienne Pearce Adrienne Pearce (sometimes credited as Pierce or Pearse) is a South African actress, dancer, and voiceover artist. Her films include ''Proteus'', '' The Bone Snatcher'', ''Van der Merwe'', ''Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell'', and ''Glasshouse (film ...

as Kabeth * Andre Jacobs as Morgan * Clive Scott as King Nerada * Victor Melleney as Supreme Counsellor Kuth *

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as Inquisitor Balik *

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as Professor Saunders * Nicky Rebelo as Colonel Senek * David Dukas as Commander Julak (Episodes 4-5/12-13/24-26) *

Peter Krummeck ''Peter Alan Krummeck'' (4 March 1947 - 9 November 2013) was a South African actor, theatre designer, director, writer, teacher, and activist, who won renown beyond South Africa in his one-man play ''Bonhoeffer''. Pioneering the use of drama as a ...

Sello Sebotsane Sello Sebotsane (born 23 October 1970), is a South African actor and producer. He is best known for the roles in the television serials such as ''Stokvel'', ''Those Who Can't'', ''Rockville'' and ''90 Plein Street''. Personal life Sebotsane was ...

as Oteth * Michael Richard * Bill Flynn *

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* Anthony Bishop as Monek *

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* Leila Henriques as Commander Nefret * Michael Swinton * Charles Kinsman *

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as Counsellor Murhat * Iain Winter * Peter Piccolo * Brigid Erin Jones as Princess Kama’s Aunt * Di Appleby * Robert Fridjohn *

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* Wandile Mthetwa as the Bolinga Warrior * Frank Opperman *

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* Liz Staughton * Cathy Minaar *Peter Gordon * Sam Williams * Stephanie Kronson * Hennie Oosthuizen as the Doctor *

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* Gillian Garlick * Sechaba Morojele as King Ram's Guard (Episode 15) *

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* Ulrich Chateris *

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* Roley Jansen * Peter Grobler * Org Smal * Jan Tooley *

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* Peter Guy *Thomas Hall * Julian Munro * Zane Hannan * Len Sparrow Hawk *

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* David Sherwood as Stall Trader (Episode 15) * Macair Cox *

Grant Sutherland Grant Robert Sutherland (born 2 June 1945) is a retired Australian human geneticist and celebrated cytogeneticist. He was the Director, Department of Cytogenetics and Molecular Genetics, Adelaide Women's and Children's Hospital for 27 years ( ...

Lillian Dube Lillian Dube (born 30 September 1945) is a South African actress. She is perhaps best known for portraying Masebobe in the soap opera ''Generations''. Personal life In 2007, Dube was diagnosed with breast cancer and has been in remission as of ...

* Zukile Quobose * Samantha Bembridge * Nick Borain * Flip Theron * Kim Van Schoor * Cait Pocock *Robin Smith * Gil Oved *Ashley Taylor * Debi Brown * Shelley Heskin

Production crew

*Co-Executive Producer: Awie Bosman *Executive Producer: Noel Cronin *Line Producer: Peter Clausing *Production/Costume Designer: Hans Nel *Director of Photography: Johan Scheepers *Film Editor: Johan Lategan *Music Composed by: Toby Langton-Gilks *Written by: Lindsay Du Plessis, Sheila Keen, Niall Johnson and Stephanie Pickover *Produced by: Tokkie Wehmeyer *Directed by: David Lister

Series 2

13 half hour episodes

Cast

as Dean *

as Thabo *

as King Ram *

as Queen Kama * Danny Keogh as Darlock (Episodes 1-12) * David Dukas as Commander Julak (later Prince Julak in episodes 8-13) *

as Briah * Robert Whitehead as Marek (Episodes 1-8/11-13) *

as Ammon *

as Kabeth * Andre Jacobs as Morgan * Michael McCabe * Carrie Glyn * David Sherwood as Kari's Father *

as Counsellor Murhat * Sechaba Morojele as Inquisitor Larek *

Candice Hillebrand Candice is a given name and a variant spelling of the name Candace. People Notable people with the name include: *Candice Accola, American actress (''The Vampire Diaries'') *Candice Carty-Williams, British writer *Candice Bergen, American actre ...

as Kari (Episodes 6/8-13) * Cait Pocock * Wandile Mthetwa as Bolinga Warrior * Donald Woodburn * Anne Power * Shelly Meskin * Alexandra Bowles *

Jonathan Pienaar Jonathan Pienaar (born 16 September 1962) is a South African writer, actor, voice-over artist and comedian who has been active for over 20 years. He has appeared in both South African and international films and television shows including ''Ski ...

* Peter Perry * Joseph Morapedi * Sam Williams * Pats Bookholane * Greg Melvill-Smith as the Prison Warden * Neville Thomas as Kanek *

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*Peter Fenwick * Leonard Mkhizi * Timothy Christie * Sityhilelo Bontsi *James Edwards * Simon Dowdeswell * Vanessa Pike *Robert McCarthy * Matthew Roberts * Hennie Oosthuizen as the Doctor * Eric Nobbs * Roland Visser * Bismillah Nduka * Richard Nwamba * Nicholas Ashby * Iain Winter-Smith * Candice Herman *

Chris Chameleon Chris Chameleon (born 28 July 1971) is a South African musician. He is the lead singer and bass guitarist for the band Boo!, and a solo artist. Chris has experience as an actor, making his debut in Franz Marx's Sonkring in the early 1990s, pe ...

* Roderick Jaftha *

as Nina Saunders (Episodes 1-2)

Production crew

*Executive Producer: Noel Cronin *Line Producer: Johann Schoeman *Production/Costume Designer: Hans Nel *Director of Photography: Vincent C. Cox *Film Editor: Johan Lategan *Music Composed by: Toby Langton-Gilks *Written by: Lindsay Du Plessis *Produced by: Tokkie Wehmeyer *Directed by: David Lister *Script Editor: Awie Bosman

References

External links

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at the

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