Binnelanders

Binnelanders
Genre Soap opera, drama
Developed by M-Net, kykNET
Written by Helene Truter
Directed by Danie Joubert
Theme music composer Jak de Priester
Country of origin South Africa
Original language(s) Afrikaans (English subtitles)
No. of seasons 9
No. of episodes 1 675 (March 2013)
Production
Producer(s) Magda Verster
Running time 30 minutes (approx.)
Production company(s) Stark Productions
Release
Original network kykNET, M-Net Terrestrial [1]

Binnelanders (previously Binneland and Binneland Sub Judice) is a South African Afrikaans soap opera. It is set in and around the fictional private hospital, Binneland Kliniek, in Pretoria, and the storyline follows the trials, trauma and tribulations of the staff and patients of the hospital. The series is produced by Friedrich and Elsje Stark of Stark Productions. Binneland is currently in its ninth season.[2]

Production history

Binnelanders began as a weekly one-hour drama, the first episode of which was broadcast only in Afrikaans on 13 October 2005 on both M-Net and kykNET. Halfway through the show's second season, it became a daily half-hour soap opera, and English subtitles were introduced. It was broadcast directly after Egoli on M-Net in the 18:30 time slot. Programming shifted to the 18:00 timeslot in preparation for the conclusion of Egoli, after which Binnelanders would extend over a one-hour period, consuming both time slots. The title of the show was changed to Binneland Sub Judice, and a new legal firm, Rossouw, Paulse and Knight Incorporated (RPK), was added to the storyline, along with new characters. For the seventh season, the show was again renamed, this time to simply Binneland. The legal angle of the series was dropped, and the show was reverted to a half-hour time slot. Binneland was removed from M-Net in early 2011 and is now broadcast exclusively on kykNET.[2]

Opening sequence

The theme song used in Binnelanders was written and performed by Afrikaans artist Jak de Priester. The title sequence was changed for Sub Judice, but later reverted to the original, with a few modifications.[2]

Main cast

The main cast as of 6 July 2016 is as follows:

References

  1. ↑ http://www.tvsa.co.za/default.asp?blogname=binnelandteasers
  2. 1 2 3 http://www.tvsa.co.za/showinfo.asp?showid=93
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