Season 1
Die Kantoor is a South African, Afrikaans-language adaptation of the BBC series The Office, which is a fly-on-the-wall docureality parody about modern South African office life.
Filmed primarily in Afrikaans with English subtitles, the series depicts the everyday lives of office employees at Deluxe Processed Meats, a company which specialises in polony.
The staff are looked down upon by their head office, who specialise in prime cuts, and no one feels safe in their positions, as a BBBEE business consortium recently bought a large part of the company.
Die Kantoor is shot in a single-camera setup, without a studio audience or a laugh track, and is made in the form of a documentary.
Although fictional and scripted, the presence of the camera is openly acknowledged by the series' characters.
The cast includes Albert Pretorius, Schalk Bezuidenhout, Lida Botha, Carl Beukes, Ilse Oppelt, Daniah de Villiers, Mehboob Bawa, Sipumziwe Lucwaba, and Gert du Plessis.
In the series premiere: After hiring Emma, Flip hears about a client's complaint and makes a promise he can't keep to make her happy.
Die Kantoor is a Showmax Original produced by Rapid Blue with executive producer Erika Klopper. Bennie Fourie is the head writer and director.
The script is by Bennie Fourie and Schalk Bezuidenhout.
The title music is by Wesley West.
Season 1 Cast
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Starring
Albert Pretorius ... Flip
Mehboob Bawa ... Bhai
Sipumziwe Lucwaba ... Nqobani
Ilse Oppelt ... Jo-Anne
Carl Beukes ... Kayle
Lida Botha ... Tannie Miems
Daniah de Villiers ... Emma
Gert du Plessis ... Joubert
Schalk Bezuidenhout ... Tjaart
Recurring / Guests
Ndoni Khanyile ... Ayanda
Zenobia Kloppers ... Veronica
Fanie Schoeman ... Hendrik
Adela Ajouhaar ... Office Staff
Isabel Khowa ... Office Cleaner
Sine Dom ... Store Personnel
Sihle Dumezweni ... Store Personnel
Rodney Cloete ... Store Personnel
Kenneth Damons ... Store Personnel
Christopher Kordom ... Store Personnel
Tyty Kalombo ... Jabu
Charles Huiseman ... Gerrie
Muzzammil Jacobs ... Kabil
Esther von Waltsleben ... Nastashia
James Borthwick ... Oom Sakkie
Joshua Eady ... Andre
Adela Ajouhaar ... Office Staff
Johann Vermaak ... DJ
Anmari Oosthuizen ... Radio Station Receptionist
Vicky Fourie ... Radio Guest
Johannes de Jong ... Radio Program Director
Therese Benade ... Martie (as Therese Bam)
Marcel van Heerden ... Doctor
Lisa-Marie Louw ... Louise
Pierre Nelson ... Karel
Mila de Villiers ... Stella
Waleed Forbes ... Duncan