Ekhaya: A Family Chronicle

Apartheid tore their country apart... their family held them together

1997•1h 0m

Drama

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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Production

Inner City Films, Circle Blue Films, Kurira Films International, South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC)

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Status

Ended

First Aired

January 23, 1997

Last Aired

April 10, 1997

Networks

CBC Television, SABC 1

Created By

Clarence Hamilton

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Seasons & Episodes

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Season

State of Mind

Air date: 1997-01-23

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

Beauties at the Patmore Deluxe

Air date: 1997-01-30

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.

The Visitors and the Wedding

Air date: 1997-02-06

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

Them Charges

Air date: 1997-02-13

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

A Black and White Christmas

Air date: 1997-02-20

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.

Who Was Jan Van Riebeeck?

Air date: 1997-02-27

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

Blacks and Play-Whites in the Suburbs

Air date: 1997-03-06

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.

Dead Mothers and Garden Boys

Air date: 1997-03-13

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.

Liberals, Radicals and Death

Air date: 1997-03-20

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.

E10

The Fountain of Pain

Air date: 1997-03-27

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.

E11

First Love, Then War

Air date: 1997-04-03

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

E12

First Love, Then War

Air date: 1997-04-10

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

E13

To Die For

Air date: 1997-04-10

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