Coming up on Isidingo in March, 2007:
Thurs 1 March
Episode 2025
Vusi is wavering over Siyanda and the weekend conference, but then, perhaps through guilt, succumbs to Letti. Lolly tries to explain Sandi’s history to Len, but Mr. Cooper is unforgiving. Lee berates Cherel about her show’s AR’s and Cherel is shocked when Rajesh doesn’t defend her.
Friday 2 MarchEpisode 2026
Anton Bornman, son of the killer that Cherel de Villiers killed, arrives at the house where his father died. When Vusi confesses how bad he feels about leaving Letti at home, Stella gives him the obvious advice: take her with you.
Monday 5 March
Episode 2027
Lee makes a comment that baffles Letti who retreats in confusion. Letti asks Vusi about it and Vusi is left wondering if Siyanda has confided too much in Lee. Anton Bornman cannot pay his bill at The Rec.
Tuesday 6 MarchEpisode 2028
Zebedee Matabane makes a deal with the enemy of his wife. Lolly is intrigued when Maggie mentions that Anton is the son of Slang Bornman, who was killed by Cherel. Cherel blames Natasha for her show’s dwindling audience ratings, as she feels that Natasha is not booking the right type of talent
Wednesday 7 March Episode 2029
Siyanda gets Vusi to accompany her home under false pretences and then makes her move on him. Cherel wants to thank Rajesh for his support with a sexy little show but Rajesh’s insistence on addressing Lee’s objections destroy the moment. Rajesh is unable to accompany Natasha to London.
Thursday 8 March
Episode 2030
Despite her best efforts Cherel is unable to stop the Anton Bornman interview from airing on ON!TV. Frank gets a surprise visit from his estranged son, who insists his mother sent him up for the holidays. Tim arrives back from Cape Town completely disillusioned and decides to hang up his guitar and give up his dreams.
Friday 9 March
Episode 2031
Rajesh has been deeply unsettled by the Anton Bornman interview and Cherel has to work hard to keep his sympathy. Frank, desperate, searches for his missing son. Len Cooper buys a SOMPH t-shirt and is most impressed by both the quality of the cloth and the style of the garment.
Monday 12 March
Episode 2032
Anton Bornman visits Papa G’s with an interesting request, and, after deliberation, George and Slu conclude that every kid has every right to avenge his father. Frank decides that he has to take responsibility for his son. A new music phenomenon, “Sons of Ma”, is born.
Tuesday 13 MarchEpisode 2033
Anton meets with Slu, who introduces him to an underworld figure who promises to conceal a gun in ON!TV’s set storage area upon payment of R2000. Frank works hard on getting communication going with his son, Calvin, and begins to learn about the art of DJ-ing. Len and Tim have fun imagining how to launch the Sons of Ma.
Wednesday 14 March Episode 2034
In Papa G’s, Mamba and Slu split the money and discuss at how surprised Anton will be when he realizes the gun wasn’t smuggled in. Frank admits that he thinks that his ex-wife was exaggerating about how out of control Calvin is. Tim sends off his concept for “Sons of Ma’s Punk Hamster” to the music producer in Cape Town.
Thursday 15 March
Episode 2035
Anton Bornman attacks Cherel and by the time the security guards have detached him from her throat, her vital signs have ceased - but she's not dead. Calvin’s principal phones and tells Frank his son was caught carrying a knife. Tim gets a call from the Cape Town producer, who wants to cut the, ‘Son’s of Ma’, single and shoot a music video
Friday 16 March Episode 2036
Cherel notices that the conspirators tend to wear red. Barker believes the time has come to destroy his ex wife forever. Calvin and Frank discuss the value of knives as a protective device. Maggie is intrigued by the idea of writing a column for the Golden Herald.
Monday 19 March Episode 2037
A bruised Cherel returns to ON!TV and makes it clear she is back on the horse and determined to do her next show. Calvin adopts a gangster, streetwise attitude when he approaches Butch about testing for Total Fight Club. Maggie shows Fumi her trial piece for the Golden Herald Gossip column.
Tuesday 20 March Episode 2038
Cherel is confronted by a small group of women she thinks are fans. The women proceed to revile her. Calvin Xavier is delighted to learn that he is to be allowed to test for the Total Fight Club show. Maggie Webster, motivated by an insult from Nomusa, rises to the challenge.
Wednesday 21 March
Episode 2039
Vusi meets with Cherel and explains that the evil Cherel has done has left a festering wound in her soul. Butch and Len, in a bid to up the audience ratings, discuss the possibility of throwing Calvin to the wolves. Maggie’s column appears, and Nomusa is accused of leaking information to the press.
Thursday 22 March Episode 2040
Lolly determines to interrogate Cherel as brutally as she can, but is astonished, in the course of the interview, to find Cherel willing to admit culpability. Butch tells Calvin he needs to sign an indemnity form before achieving his moment of immortality on Total Fight Club.
Friday 23 March Episode 2041
Lee is convinced that Cherel is on the brink of a disastrous collapse. Len, without mentioning names, tells Frank about the hot new fighter they’ve found for the next episode of Total Fight Club. Letti realizes that Maggie overheard her telling her mother about her encounter with the police.
Monday 26 March Episode 2042
Cherel sees Anton at Papa G’s, and threatens him with dire consequences if he comes anywhere near her again. By the time Frank realizes what Calvin is doing, the boy has already been beaten bloody by Lightening Lennox. Maggie Webster decides to do a column about Maggie Webster.
Tuesday 27 March Episode 2043 Cherel feels an insect in her hair and loses her composure during a Straight Talk recording. Frank learns that Calvin used a false ID document to get his Total Fight Club screen test. Maggie lets Fumi in on the cunning plan to conceal her identity as the gossip columnist.
Wednesday 28 March Episode 2044
The Golden Herald gossip column concerns Maggie Webster and her red-hot affairs with butchers and television producers. Cherel de Villiers-Haines, eager to release the restless dead, sneaks into the make-up room and finds a blade. Len understands what Calvin is going through with his alpha-male father.
Thursday 29 March Episode 2045
Cherel is rushed to hospital, where a doctor pumps her full of tranquilizers and tells Rajesh that he’s keeping her for 72 hours of observation. Calvin learns that Len is looking for a part-time Man Friday, and nominates himself as a candidate. Maggie gets news of a new George Zamdela business project.
Friday 30 March
Episode 2046
Cherel is moved, against her wishes, to an asylum for the mentally ill which, it appears, might be her residence for a very long time. Calvin’s first day at work is marred by the worst kind of dishonesty and deceit. Maggie Webster is questioned by Mr. George Zamdela’s personal assistant.
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