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Ou Toppies

Genres: Comedy
Broadcast on: SABC2

Rate:

8.4

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Broadcaster information
South African channels

SABC2 : 08 Feb 2022 - 03 May 2022

About the Show

Ou Toppies is a South African, Afrikaans-language sitcom set in a retirement home and revolving around four retired men from different backgrounds who find themselves living under the same roof, something they'd never do voluntarily.

That's what retirement is all about: accepting the inevitable and each other and finding the fun factor in ageing.

Boetus van der Merwe (played by Tobie Cronje) is an ex-actor who moves into a small retirement home, the only building left on land owned by a conglomerate who would love to bulldoze it and develop an estate.

There he is forced to rub shoulders with the ex-musician slash hustler, Jabu Chili (Amos Ketlele); an ex-army commander, George de Bruin (Ian Roberts); and former food and beverage manager Alvin Adonis (Simon Bruinders).

There is also an insanely gorgeous and retired doctor, Gloria, played by Heidi Mollentze.

The four retirees repeatedly find themselves in tricky situations.

They inevitably compete every chance they get, to the frustration of Gloria, whose affections are at the top of their bucket list.

But ultimately, they must rely on their different strengths and each other to get by.

In the process, they become unlikely friends, sharing the ups and downs of retirement and ageing, proving that it is not the end of the line but the start of a new adventure.

Also in the cast are Nomsa Buthelezi-Shezi as Nhlanhla and Sans Moonsamy as Vikesh, a couple working at the retirement home.

In the series premiere, "Welcome to Huis Wag-'n-Bietjie": The small urn with Sus' ashes is misplaced on the day of her memorial service.

The Ou Toppies all want Sus' old room and decide whoever finds (or fabricates) Sus' ashes can move into her room.

Sus' dead-broke son Boetus arrives for her memorial.

When he "injures" himself he uses it as an excuse to move into his mom's old room... with no intention of ever leaving again, since he has nowhere to go.

Ou Toppies is produced by Darkchild Productions with executive producers Cabby Magongwa and Wayne Pearce.

The producers are Nischette Willemse and Cuba Wills, the head writer is Dorette Nel and the head director is Heather Cooke.

The theme tune is by Adam Lomas.
 


Starring

as
Alvin Adonis

as
Boetus van der Merwe

as
Jabu Chili (as Amos Ketlele-Chalale)

as
George de Bruin


Latest Articles

Ou Toppies Teasers - Season 1

09 Feb 2022 | Written by: TVSA Team | From: SABC2
A companion pack for SABC2's new Tuesday night sitcom.


New on TV today: Tuesday 8 February

08 Feb 2022 | Written by: Shows Editor | From: New Shows and Seasons
Ou Toppies take over SABC2 as the Claws come out for a final season on 1Magic.


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