Season 1
Magda Louw is a South African, Afrikaans-language mockumentary comedy series adapted from the kykNET telefilm of the same name which gives a tongue-in-the-cheek look into the life of a middle-aged Afrikaans woman who can only laugh about human fallibility as she secretly sheds a tear into the hourglass of life and toasts the inevitability of growing old.
The show was created and written by Desiré Gardner, who also plays the title role, who initially created it as a one-woman stage production.
The series tells the story of Magda and her husband Erhard, who are participating in a reality series.
A camera crew follows them to document their day-to-day lives - with a few unexpected twists and turns...
Magda's husband Erhard is played by Hannes van Wyk, while Cintaine Schutte and Bennie Fourie play their children, Gertrude and Baltus.
Gershwin Mias is the cameraman Shaun, who follows the Louws around.
Also featured in the series are Shimmy Isaacs, André Weideman, Margit Meyer-Rödenbeck, Wynand Kotze, Elzet Nel and Mandri Sutherland.
Magda Louw is an produced by Jaco Loubser and Paul Venter for Homebrew Films.
The director is Johannes Pieter Nel.
Season 1 Cast
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Starring
Desiré Gardner ... Magda
Gershwin Mias ... Shaun
Hannes van Wyk ... Erhard
Mienke Ehlers ... Lydia
Shimmy Isaacs ... Lynette
Recurring / Guests
Andre Weideman ... Dr Havenga
Dané de Waal ... Patient
Elzet Nel ... Cordelia
Martin Gouws ... Gustav
Ben Heyns ... Hannes
Margit Meyer-Rödenbeck ... Marlene
Wynand Kotze ... Dr Jordaan
Petrus du Preez ... Priest
Bennie Fourie ... Baltus
Cintaine Schutte ... Gertrude
Johannes Pieter Nel ... Sheriff
Mandri Sutherland ... Delere