We told you about e.tv's new local Afrikaans telenovela Kelders van Geheime
here, now scooch in to see who's who, and the actors bringing them to life...
But first, a quick recap of the headline details:
The series is based on the wheelings and dealings of a community that lives on Soebatskloof (a wine farm in the Western Cape) and it focuses on three families: the Abrahams, the Syster and the Marais households.
It follows them as they stand together, agree (or agree to disagree), and work together to earn their livelihoods.
It premieres on Monday 6 May, with new episodes Mondays to Fridays at 18h00.
260 episodes have been ordered for Season 1.
Introducing...
The Abrahams Family
Edmund Abrahams (Duane Williams) is the wine maker on Soebatskloof, and Nenna Abrahams (Vinette Ebrahim) is the retired housekeeper and hospitality manager whom Edmund calls ‘mother’.
The Syster Family
Joey Syster (Cedwyn Joel) is the patriarch of the Syster family, and has lived and worked on Soebatskloof his entire life.
Sandy (Riana Alfreds) is Joey’s daughter, and has taken over Nenna’s responsibilities. Sandy’s eldest daughter Debbie-Lee (Veronique Jephtas) works with her, while her youngest, Shireen (Vashti Prins) is establishing herself as a general practitioner in the Winelands.
Phillip Smith (Dean Balie) is the man in Debbie-Lee’s life.
The Marais Family
The Marais family has lived on Soebatskloof for decades. Charl Marais Senior (Nic de Jager) is the owner of the wine farm, while his second wife Hermien Marais (Sandra Prinsloo) keeps herself busy as a sculptor.
Tjoppie Marais (Geon Nel) is Hermien’s son from her first marriage. Veronique (Rushney Ferguson), Tjoppie’s wife, is the manager of the restaurant on the farm.
CJ (Angelo Johnson), the couple’s eldest child, is a matriculant at Simonsvallei Gymnasium, where Marco (Angelo Bergh), the couple’s youngest, is now in Grade 11.
Tjoppie grew up with Charl Senior’s children from his first marriage...
Charl Marais Junior (David Chevers) lives in London, and Annette Fourie (Angela de Lange) lives in Australia with her rugby player husband Du Toit Fourie (Zak Hendrikz).
Lynn Fourie (Illse Roos) is Du Toit’s “Social Butterfly of the Winelands” mommy.
The Help
Rijk Nel (Marcel van Heerden) is the Marais family’s accountant, while Dewald Piedt (Abduragman Adams) is their trusty lawyer.
Mercy (Tyral-Lee Miggels), Gabby (Karli Heine), Jason (Ben Albertyn) and Armand (Robert Hindley) are the waiters that keep clients happy.
Stil Piet (Jurgen Mcewan), Bismarck (Lorenzo Syster), Napoleon (Ivan Abrahams) and Nicodemus (Jason van Wyk) are some of the workers on the industrious farm.
In one of many surprising turn of events Brümilda van Rensburg also pays the farm a visit.