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__NOTOC__ The List of South African television series lists TV series that were created and/or shown in
South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
since 1975. It includes both South African originals and foreign imports that were dubbed into local languages.


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}) Haas Das refers to the main character, a stuffed rabbit with a tie as his only clothing. The show is an
Afrikaans Afrikaans (, ) is a West Germanic language that evolved in the Dutch Cape Colony from the Dutch vernacular of Holland proper (i.e., the Hollandic dialect) used by Dutch, French, and German settlers and their enslaved people. Afrikaans gra ...
children's programme aired on TV1 and produced by Louise Smit. Haas Das is the news anchor for Diereland (a country populated with
anthropomorphic Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human traits, emotions, or intentions to non-human entities. It is considered to be an innate tendency of human psychology. Personification is the related attribution of human form and characteristics t ...
animals) and features the voice of real-life news anchor Riaan Cruywagen. , - , ''
Happy Days ''Happy Days'' is an American television sitcom that aired first-run on the ABC network from January 15, 1974, to July 19, 1984, with a total of 255 half-hour episodes spanning 11 seasons. Created by Garry Marshall, it was one of the most succ ...
'' , , 1974–1984 , 11 seasons, 255 episodes ,
Miller-Milkis Productions Miller-Boyett Productions (or simply Miller-Boyett) is an American television production company that mainly developed television sitcoms from the 1970s through the 1990s. It was responsible for family-oriented hit series such as ''Happy Days'', ...
, This American television sitcom presents an idealized vision of life in 1950s and early 1960s America. The show features actors
Ron Howard Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954) is an American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He first came to prominence as a child actor, guest-starring in several television series, including an episode of ''The Twilight Zone''. He ...
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Henry Winkler Henry Franklin Winkler, OBE (born October 30, 1945), is an American actor, comedian, author, executive producer, and director. After rising to fame as Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli on the American television series ''Happy Days'', Winkler has ...
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Hardcastle and McCormick ''Hardcastle and McCormick'' is an American action crime drama television series that aired on ABC from September 18, 1983, through May 5, 1986. The series stars Brian Keith as Judge Milton C. Hardcastle and Daniel Hugh Kelly as ex-con and rac ...
'' , , 1983–1986 , 3 seasons, 67 episodes , Stephen J. Cannell Productions , Hardcastle and McCormick was an action/drama television series featuring Judge Milton C. Hardcastle and an ex-con and race car driver Mark "Skid" McCormick. The show stars actors
Brian Keith Brian Keith (born Robert Alba Keith, November 14, 1921 – June 24, 1997) was an American film, television, and stage actor who in his six-decade career gained recognition for his work in films such as the Disney family film '' The Parent T ...
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Daniel Hugh Kelly Daniel Hugh Kelly (born August 10, 1952) is an American stage, film and television actor. He is best known for his role on the 1980s ABC TV series ''Hardcastle and McCormick'' (1983–86) as the ex-con Mark "Skid" McCormick, co-starring with act ...
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The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries ''The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries'' (re-titled ''The Hardy Boys'' for season three) is an American television mystery series based on the ''Hardy Boys'' and ''Nancy Drew'' juvenile novels. The series, which ran from January 30, 1977, to Janu ...
'' , , 1977–1979 , 3 seasons, 46 episodes , Glen A. Larson Productions
Universal Television Universal Television LLC (abbreviated as UTV) is an American television production company that is a subsidiary of Universal Studio Group, a division of Comcast's NBCUniversal. It serves as the network television production arm of NBC; a predeces ...
, The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (retitled The Hardy Boys Mysteries for season three) was a television series which aired for three seasons, starring
Parker Stevenson Richard Stevenson Parker Jr. (born June 4, 1952), known professionally as Parker Stevenson, is an American actor best known for playing Frank Hardy in the 1970s TV series ''The Hardy Boys'' and Craig Pomeroy on the 1990s TV series '' Baywatch' ...
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Shaun Cassidy Shaun Paul Cassidy (born September 27, 1958) is an American singer, actor, writer, and producer. He has created and/or produced a number of television series including '' American Gothic'', '' Roar'' and ''Invasion''. Cassidy currently serves as ...
as amateur sleuth brothers Frank and Joe Hardy, respectively, and
Pamela Sue Martin Pamela Sue Martin (born January 5, 1953) is an American actress, who is best known for starring as Nancy Drew on the television series ''The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries'' and as socialite Fallon Carrington Colby on the ABC soap opera ''Dyna ...
as girl detective Nancy Drew. The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries was unusual in that it often dealt with the characters individually, in an almost anthological style. That is, some episodes featured only the Hardy Boys and others only Nancy Drew. , - , ''
Hart to Hart ''Hart to Hart'' is an American mystery television series that premiered on August 25, 1979, on ABC. The show stars Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers as Jonathan and Jennifer Hart, respectively, a wealthy couple who lead a glamorous jetset lifes ...
'' , , 1979–1984 , 5 seasons, 110 episodes , Rona II Productions
Spelling-Goldberg Productions Spelling-Goldberg Productions was an American television production company established on May 1, 1972 by Aaron Spelling and Screen Gems' top TV executive Leonard Goldberg. They produced series during the 1970s like ''Family'', '' Starsky & Hutc ...
Columbia Pictures Television Columbia Pictures Television, Inc. (abbreviated as CPT) was launched on May 6, 1974, by Columbia Pictures as an American television production and distribution studio. It is the second name of the Columbia Pictures television division Screen Gem ...
, Hart to Hart was an American television series starring Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers. The series was created by writer
Sidney Sheldon Sidney Sheldon (February 11, 1917 – January 30, 2007) was an American writer. He was prominent in the 1930s, first working on Broadway plays, and then in motion pictures, notably writing the successful comedy ''The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer ...
and produced by
Aaron Spelling Aaron Spelling (April 22, 1923 June 23, 2006) was an American film and television producer and occasional actor. His productions included the TV series ''Family'' (1976–1980), '' Charlie's Angels'' (1976–1981), ''The Love Boat'' (1977–1986 ...
and Leonard Goldberg. Actors of note include
Robert Wagner Robert John Wagner Jr. (born February 10, 1930) is an American actor of stage, screen, and television. He is known for starring in the television shows '' It Takes a Thief'' (1968–1970), ''Switch'' (1975–1978), and ''Hart to Hart'' (1979– ...
and Stefanie Powers. , - , '' He-Man'' , English , 1983–1985 , , , He-Man is a heroic fictional character in the Masters of the Universe franchise by toy company
Mattel Mattel, Inc. ( ) is an American multinational toy manufacturing and entertainment company founded in January 1945 and headquartered in El Segundo, California. The company has presence in 35 countries and territories and sells products in more ...
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Head of the Class ''Head of the Class'' is an American sitcom television series that ran from 1986 to 1991 on the ABC television network. The series follows a group of gifted students in the Individualized Honors Program (IHP) at the fictional Millard Fillmor ...
'' , , 1986–1991 , 5 seasons, 114 episodes , Eustis/Elias Productions
Warner Bros. Television Warner Bros. Television Studios (operating under the name Warner Bros. Television; formerly known as Warner Bros. Television Division) is an American television production and distribution studio of the Warner Bros. Television Group division of ...
, American sitcom following a group of gifted students in the Individualized Honors Program (IHP) at the fictional Monroe High School (later Millard Fillmore High School) in
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, and their history teacher Charlie Moore. The show stars actors Howard Hesseman and
Billy Connolly Sir William Connolly (born 24 November 1942) is a Scottish actor, retired comedian, artist, writer, musician, and presenter. He is sometimes known, especially in his homeland, by the Scots nickname the Big Yin ("the Big One"). Known for his ...
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Heidi ''Heidi'' (; ) is a work of children's fiction published in 1881 by Swiss author Johanna Spyri, originally published in two parts as ''Heidi: Her Years of Wandering and Learning'' (german: Heidis Lehr- und Wanderjahre) and ''Heidi: How She Use ...
'' , Dubbed in Afrikaans , 1980s , 52 seasons , Zuiyo Eizo , Dubbed from the Japanese anime ''Arupusu no Shōjo Haiji'', which in turn was based on the books by
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Johanna Spyri Johanna Louise Spyri (; ; 12 June 1827 – 7 July 1901) was a Swiss author of novels, notably children's stories, and is best known for her book ''Heidi''. Born in Hirzel, a rural area in the canton of Canton of Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland, ...
. It follows the life and of a pre-teen girl who lives with her grandfather in the
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. , - , '' Here We Go Again'' , , 1973 , 1 season, 13 episodes , Bobka Productions
Metromedia Producers Corporation Metromedia (also often MetroMedia) was an American media company that owned radio and television stations in the United States from 1956 to 1986 and controlled Orion Pictures from 1988 to 1997. Metromedia was established in 1956 after the DuM ...
, American Sitcom starring
Larry Hagman Larry Martin Hagman (September 21, 1931 – November 23, 2012) was an American film and television actor, director, and producer, best known for playing ruthless oil baron J. R. Ewing in the 1978–1991 primetime television soap opera, ''Dal ...
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Here's Boomer ''Here's Boomer'' is an American adventure/drama television series produced by Paramount Television that premiered on the NBC network on March 14, 1980. A television film called ''A Christmas for Boomer'' aired on December 6, 1979 and served as ...
'' , , , 2 seasons , A. C. Lyles Productions Daniel Wilson Productions Paramount Television , American children's series about a dog called Boomer. , - , ''Het van Verlangekraal'' , Afrikaans , 1980s , 3 episodes , Scholtz Films , Afrikaans show written by Johann Bekker, with a script by Leon van Nierop. , - , ''
The High Chaparral ''The High Chaparral'' television series, which was broadcast on NBC from 1967 to 1971, is an American Western action adventure drama set in the 1870s. It stars Leif Erickson and Cameron Mitchell. The series was made by Xanadu Productions in ...
'' , , 1967–1971 , 4 seasons, 98 episodes , Xanadu Productions in association with
NBC The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American English-language commercial broadcast television and radio network. The flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast, its headquarters are l ...
, The High Chaparral was a Western-themed television series which aired on
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from 1967 to 1971. The show was created by
David Dortort David Dortort (born David Solomon Katz; October 23, 1916 – September 5, 2010) was a Hollywood screenwriter and producer, widely known for his role as producer in two successful NBC television series: ''Bonanza'' (1959–73) and ''The High Chap ...
, who had previously created the hit
Bonanza ''Bonanza'' is an American Western television series that ran on NBC from September 13, 1959, to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 432 episodes, ''Bonanza'' is NBC's longest-running western, the second-longest-running western series on U ...
for the network. The theme song was also written and conducted by Bonanza scorer David Rose. , - , '' The Highwayman'' , English , 1989 , 10 episodes ,
Twentieth Century Fox Television 20th Television (formerly 20th Century Fox Television, 20th Century-Fox Television, and TCF Television Productions, Inc.) is an American television production company that is a division of Disney Television Studios, part of The Walt Disney Com ...
(pilot) New West Entertainment (series) , An action-adventure themed
television series A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a television set which can be broadcast via over-the-air, satellite television, satellite, or cable television, cable, excluding breaking news, television adverti ...
starring
Sam J. Jones Samuel Gerald Jones (born August 12, 1954), known professionally as Sam J. Jones, is an American actor and former football player. He is known for playing the title character in the 1980 film ''Flash Gordon'' and for starring in the short-lived ...
, set in "the near future". It was created by Glen A. Larson and
Douglas Heyes Douglas Heyes (May 22, 1919 – February 8, 1993) was an American film and television writer, director, producer, actor, composer, and author with a long list of accomplishments. He was sometimes credited under the pseudonym Matthew Howard. Pers ...
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Hill Street Blues ''Hill Street Blues'' is an American serial police procedural television series that aired on NBC in prime-time from January 15, 1981, to May 12, 1987, for 146 episodes. The show chronicles the lives of the staff of a single police station loca ...
'' , , 1981–1987 , 146 episodes ,
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, Hill Street Blues was a serial police drama that ran for 146 episodes. Actors of note include
Andy Romano Andrew Romano (June 15, 1941 – September 14, 2022) was an American actor, known for playing "J.D.", an outlaw motorcyclist and right-hand henchman of the character Eric von Zipper (played by Harvey Lembeck) in the 1960s Beach Party movies (wh ...
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Daniel J. Travanti Daniel J. Travanti (born Danielo Giovanni Travanti; March 7, 1940) is an American actor. He is best known for playing police captain List of Hill Street Blues characters#Main characters, Frank Furillo in the television drama series ''Hill Stree ...
. , - , ''Homeland'' , English, Afrikaans , 1996 , , Fevertree Productions , Starring actor Paul Buckby, this show was shot and filmed in South Africa during the 1990s. , - , '' Holmes & Yo-Yo'' , , , 13 episodes , Heyday Productions
Universal Television Universal Television LLC (abbreviated as UTV) is an American television production company that is a subsidiary of Universal Studio Group, a division of Comcast's NBCUniversal. It serves as the network television production arm of NBC; a predeces ...
SABC , An American comedy television series that aired on SABC for 13 episodes. The series follows Detective Holmes and his new android partner Yoyo on their adventures and misadventures, as Holmes teaches Yoyo what it is like to be human while trying to keep his quirky partner's true nature a secret from criminals and fellow cops. , - , ''
Hunter Hunting is the human activity, human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, or killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to harvest food (i.e. meat) and useful animal products (fur/hide (skin), hide, ...
'' , , 1984–1991 , 7 seasons, 152 episodes , Stephen J. Cannell Productions
Stu Segall Productions Stu Segall Productions is a studio facility located in San Diego, California. Filmings The studio is used primarily for filming television series and movies in the San Diego area. Television shows shot in the studio or on location in San Dieg ...
NBC Studios
20th Century Fox Television 20th Television (formerly 20th Century Fox Television, 20th Century-Fox Television, and TCF Television Productions, Inc.) is an American television production company that is a division of Disney Television Studios, part of The Walt Disney Compa ...
, Hunter was a police drama television series. The titular character, Sgt. Rick Hunter, is a wily, physically imposing, and often rule-breaking homicide detective (badge# 089 in the early seasons, badge# 378 in later seasons) with the Los Angeles Police Department. Stepfanie Kramer co-starred in the first six of the series' seven seasons as Hunter's female partner Sgt. Dee Dee McCall. Actors of note
Fred Dryer John Frederick Dryer (born July 6, 1946) is an American actor, radio host, screenwriter and former professional football player. He was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 years, participating in 176 games starting in ...
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Orkney Orkney (; sco, Orkney; on, Orkneyjar; nrn, Orknøjar), also known as the Orkney Islands, is an archipelago in the Northern Isles of Scotland, situated off the north coast of the island of Great Britain. Orkney is 10 miles (16 km) north ...
is not a boring place). , - , ''Ouboet en Wors'' , Afrikaans , 2017 , 26 episodes , Westel Produksies , Crossover spin-off of ''Orkney Snork Nie, Molly en Wors'' and ''Vetkoekpaleis'' centering around the life of mechanic Ouboet van Tonder and his hairdresser son Hendrik (Orkney Snork Nie), battery salesman and former chef Wors Visagie and beauty specialist and former waitress Boeboe Botha (Vetkoekpaleis). The four of them co-own a house that's been converted into a business property. , - , ''Ouma Kom Help'' , Afrikaans , 1976 , , , , - , ''Oskar in Asblikfontein'' , Afrikaans , 1978, 1982–1983 , , SAUK TV1, IDTV , Locally produced puppet series about the inhabitants of Asblikfontein ("Trashcanville"), where discarded objects come to life. The main characters are Oscar, a cheeky but lovable
rabbit Rabbits, also known as bunnies or bunny rabbits, are small mammals in the family Leporidae (which also contains the hares) of the order Lagomorpha (which also contains the pikas). ''Oryctolagus cuniculus'' includes the European rabbit speci ...
, and Knersus, a prehistoric
pterodactyl Pterosaurs (; from Greek ''pteron'' and ''sauros'', meaning "wing lizard") is an extinct clade of flying reptiles in the order, Pterosauria. They existed during most of the Mesozoic: from the Late Triassic to the end of the Cretaceous (228 to 6 ...
with a taste for rabbit meat. Knersus lives in a cave with his three sets of spare teeth, and it's here that he makes his wicked plans to catch Oscar and to annoy the inhabitants of Asblikfontein. Oscar's friends are
knight A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a head of state (including the Pope) or representative for service to the monarch, the church or the country, especially in a military capacity. Knighthood finds origins in the Gr ...
and inventor Prins Poggenpoel, who went off course during a
dragon A dragon is a reptilian legendary creature that appears in the folklore of many cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but dragons in western cultures since the High Middle Ages have often been depicted as ...
hunt and was never found; Snorkie the little dragon; and Marietjie the pretty rag doll. The second series introduced Wonderwoef, a dog with a love for dancing and many magic tricks up his magician's hat. Oscar was based on a children's book by Norman Dahl, and the TV series was a co-production between SAUK TV1 and IDTV. , - , ''Our Living Planet'' , English , , , , , - , '' The Outer Limits'' , English , 1992–1993 , 7 seasons, 152 episodes ,
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, American sci-fi series. , - , ''Onder die Dekmantel'' , Dubbed in Afrikaans , 1984–1985 , 1 season, 22 episodes ,
20th Century Fox Television 20th Television (formerly 20th Century Fox Television, 20th Century-Fox Television, and TCF Television Productions, Inc.) is an American television production company that is a division of Disney Television Studios, part of The Walt Disney Compa ...
Glen A. Larson Productions , Dubbed from the American series ''
Cover Up A cover-up is an attempt, whether successful or not, to :wikt:conceal, conceal evidence of wrongdoing, error, incompetence, or other embarrassment, embarrassing information. Research has distinguished personal cover-ups (covering up one's own ...
'', where character Dani pretends she is still a photographer and Mac her model, while they are secretly an undercover team. the character Mac was later replaced by Jack after an onset accident. , - , ''Onder draai die duiwel rond'' , Afrikaans , 1997 , 9 episodes , Sonneblom Films , Set in Hartbeespoort, South Africa. , - , ''
Ovide and the Gang ''La Bande à Ovide'', a.k.a. ''Ovide and the Gang'', is a 1980s animated TV show produced by the Canadian animation studio CinéGroupe (who also produced Mega Babies, Sharky and George and The Little Flying Bears) in association with Belgium's ...
'' , , 1987-1988 , 1 season, 65 episodes ,
CinéGroupe CinéGroupe is a Canadian animation studio based in Montreal, Quebec. The company was founded in 1974. Its shows and films have been seen in over 125 countries. Notable franchises from CinéGroupe include: ''What's with Andy?'', ''The Kids from R ...
Odec Kid Cartoons , A 1980s animated TV show produced by the
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animation studio
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-themed fast food restaurant. Co-written by and starring
Willie Esterhuizen Willie Esterhuizen is an Afrikaans actor, writer and director. He is known for his roles in the popular TV series ''Vetkoekpaleis'' and ''Gauteng-aleng-aleng''. Esterhuizen received dance training at the University of Cape Town, after which he ...
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, Liane Hyle, and Alwyn Bruinders. , - , ''Vidoq'' , Dubbed in Afrikaans , 1977 , , , Dubbed from the French series of the same name. Broadcast on Saturday evenings. , - , ''Vicky die Viking'' , Dubbed in Afrikaans , 1984 , 3 seasons, 78 episodes , Zuiyo EizoTaurus Film , Children's cartoon called ''
Vicky the Viking ''Vicky the Viking'', known as ''Wickie und die starken Männer'' () in Germany and Austria and in Japan, is an animated television series which tells the adventures of Vicky, a young Viking boy who uses his wits to help his Viking fellows. It ...
'' dubbed from the German ''Wickie und die starken Männer'' into Afrikaans. , - , ''Villa Rosa'' , Afrikaans , 2004-2016 , 2262 episodes , kykNet , Drama series about a guest house in
Bloemfontein Bloemfontein, ( ; , "fountain of flowers") also known as Bloem, is one of South Africa's three capital cities and the capital of the Free State (province), Free State province. It serves as the country's judicial capital, along with legisla ...
. , - , ''The Villagers'' , English , 1976 , 26 episodes , SABC , Locally produced drama series starring Gordon Macholland as Hilton Macrae, Brian O'Shaugnessy as Buller Wilmot,
Clive Scott Jigsaw was an English pop rock band best known for their 1975 hit "Sky High". The band was fronted by the singer-songwriter duo of Clive Scott and Des Dyer for most of its life. Following Scott's death in 2009, it has been the platform for Dye ...
as Ted Dixon, and Stuart Brown as Cheesa. , - , ''
Viper The Viperidae (vipers) are a family of snakes found in most parts of the world, except for Antarctica, Australia, Hawaii, Madagascar, and various other isolated islands. They are venomous and have long (relative to non-vipers), hinged fangs tha ...
'' , English , , 4 seasons, 78 episodes , Pet Fly Productions
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Paramount Domestic Television Paramount Domestic Television (PDT) was the television distribution arm of American television production company Paramount Television, once the TV arm of Paramount Pictures. It was formed in 1982 originally as Paramount Domestic Television and V ...
, American action TV series about a special team of investigators who have a high tech
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that can transform instantaneously from a red
convertible A convertible or cabriolet () is a passenger car that can be driven with or without a roof in place. The methods of retracting and storing the roof vary among eras and manufacturers. A convertible car's design allows an open-air driving expe ...
boulevard cruiser into a sleek silver crime-busting machine. , - , ''Die Vlakte Duskant Hebron'' , Afrikaans , 1982 , TV film , Philo Pieterse Produksies , Locally produced drama. , - , '' Violetta'' , Dubbed in Afrikaans , , 3 seasons, 240 episodes ,
Pol-ka Producciones Pol-ka Producciones is a television and film production company in Buenos Aires, Argentina, commonly referred to as Pol-ka. The company was launched in 1994 and is owned by Adrián Suar, Fernando Blanco and Artear (Clarín Group). The first te ...
, , - , '' The Visitor'' , English , , 1 season, 13 episodes , Centropolis Television
20th Century Fox Television 20th Television (formerly 20th Century Fox Television, 20th Century-Fox Television, and TCF Television Productions, Inc.) is an American television production company that is a division of Disney Television Studios, part of The Walt Disney Compa ...
, A science fiction television series starring
John Corbett John Joseph Corbett Jr. (born May 9, 1961) is an American actor and country music singer. On television, he is best known for his roles as Chris Stevens on ''Northern Exposure'' (1990–1995), Aidan Shaw on ''Sex and the City'' (2000–2003), ...
as Adam McArthur, a man abducted by
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50 years earlier and who escapes back to Earth to help improve life for humanity. , - , ''Vliende Pierings'' , Dubbed in Afrikaans , 1980s , , , TV series dubbed into Afrikaans about UFOs and aliens. Shown in the very early 1980s. , - , ''Vlug van die Onregverdiges'' , Dubbed in Afrikaans , 1980s , 4 episodes , Hungarofilm
Mafilm Mafilm was established in 1948. It has been the largest and most significant film studio in Hungary and a strategic base for the Hungarian film industry. Mafilm's history has lived days of glory, just as it has survived severe deaths. The roots ...
, RAI,
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, TF1, Technisonor , Russian melodrama based on the novel ''
Michel Strogoff ''Michael Strogoff: The Courier of the Czar'' (french: Michel Strogoff) is a novel written by Jules Verne in 1876. Critic Leonard S. Davidow, considers it one of Verne's best books. Davidow wrote, "Jules Verne has written no better book than thi ...
'' by Jules Verne. Dubbed into Afrikaans from the French series ''Michel Strogoff'' (1975). Remembered for the famous title music by
Vladimir Cosma Vladimir Cosma (born 13 April 1940) is a Romanian composer, conductor and violinist. He was born into a family of musicians. His father, Teodor Cosma, was a pianist and conductor, his mother a writer-composer, his uncle, Edgar Cosma, composer and ...
and scene in which the hero's eyes are seared shut with a red hot sword. The show stars
Raimund Harmstorf Raimund Harmstorf (7 October 1939 – 3 May 1998) was a German actor. He became famous as the protagonist of a German TV mini series based on Jack London's the Sea-Wolf (which was sold into many countries) and starred later on successfully in an ...
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The Voice South Africa ''The Voice South Africa'' is a South African reality singing competition and local version of ''The Voice'' first broadcast as ''The Voice of Holland''. Its first season started on 31 January 2016 and proved to be a hit on M-Net. The second se ...
'' , , 2009- , 4 seasons , M-Net , , - , ''
Voyagers! ''Voyagers!'' is an American science fiction television series about time travel that aired on NBC from October 3, 1982, to July 10, 1983, during the 1982–1983 season. The series starred Jon-Erik Hexum and Meeno Peluce. Opening narration Pl ...
'' , English , 1982–1983 , 1 season, 20 episodes , James D. Parriott Productions
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Universal Television Universal Television LLC (abbreviated as UTV) is an American television production company that is a subsidiary of Universal Studio Group, a division of Comcast's NBCUniversal. It serves as the network television production arm of NBC; a predeces ...
, American science fiction time travel-based television series that aired on NBC during the 1982–1983 season. The series stars
Jon-Erik Hexum Jon-Erik Hexum (; November 5, 1957 – October 18, 1984) was an American actor and model, known for his lead roles in the TV series ''Voyagers!'' and ''Cover Up'', and his supporting role as Pat Trammell in the biopic '' The Bear''. He died by an ...
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Meeno Peluce Miro Fiore "Meeno" Peluce (born February 26, 1970) is a Dutch-born American photographer and actor. Life and career Peluce was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, the son of Sondra Londy, a Jewish-American personal manager and caterer, and Floyd P ...
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). The anime was later dubbed into English and edited by the North American television production and distribution company
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starring George Ballot as Skollie, Patrick Mynhardt as Pappa, and Emgee Pretorius as Priester. The show also starred
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