Die Uwe Pottie Potgieter (translated as Yours Truly, Pottie Potgieter) is a South African, Afrikaans-language television sitcom written by Dana Snyman and based on his one-man play of the same name, about the life of Pottie Potgieter - a middle aged Afrikaans man who is stuck at home while his wife is working as a nurse in Saudi Arabia to support the family.
The series follows the misadventures of Pottie (Frank Opperman) as he tries to find a job. His mother-in-law, Baby (Elize Cawood), has moved in with him trying to help his son, 17-year-old Sebastiaan (Kaz McFadden) through matric.
Pottie's friend Tiny (Ben Kruger) also lost his job and has not told his wife four months after being fired. He goes to Pottie's house everyday to prevent his wife from being suspicious.
Sebastiaan is very bad at maths and his association with a new girlfriend he met at extra maths classes, 18-year-old Tascha (Cherie van der Merwe), only makes matters worse.
Pottie and mother-in-law don't get along at all. She resents the fact that he is jobless and blames him that her daughter is in Saudi Arabia.
The series is about all the ordinary Afrikaans family trying to cope with ordinary issues.
Guests Stars
The following actors appeared as guest stars:
Episode 01: Andre Stoltz
Episode 02: Meme Ditshego
Episode 03: Sandra Ferreira
Episode 04: Louis Minnaar
Episode 05: Gretha Brazelle
Episode 06: Shaleen Surtie-Richards
Episode 07: Franci Swanepoel
Episode 08: Cobus Visser
Episode 09: Francois Stemmet
Episode 10: Albert Maritz
Episode 11: Pierre Breytenbach
Episode 12: Gys de Villiers
Episode 13: Jan Ellis
Die Uwe Pottie Potgieter was written by Dana Snyman, produced by André Scholtz, co-produced by Frank Opperman and directed by André Odendaal. The series was produced for SABC2 by Krisan Produksies. The music was by Francois Breytenbach Blom, with additional music by Jonathan Crossley.