Season 1
Critical But Stable is a South African television drama series based on Angela Makholwa's novel of the same name that follows the life of a struggling businessman, Duke, who ropes his friends into an insurance scam to save both his ailing wife and his failing business.
Duke and his childhood friends are members of a jazz-themed stokvel called Khula.
It's a social club and a way to promote brotherhood and support one another in protecting their marriages and families.
The founders of the club are Duke; Soli, who can never earn enough to please his demanding wife; Mzi, who needs money to pay his son's university fees and hides the secret that he can't sexually satisfy his wife; and Thabo, who's broke, unemployed and has been ousted from his own home by his estranged wife.
They concoct a daring Plan to be salvation for all of them.
The series stars Fortune Thobejane as Duke, Lawrence Maleka as Mzi, Batsile Ramasodi as Solomzi, Thabo Malema as Thabo, Mmarona Motshegoa as Noma, Motsoaledi Setumo as Lerato, Seipati Mahamu as Moshidi, Mapaseka Koetle as Lovey, Eve Rasimeni as Mantwa and Nunu Khumalo as Angela.
Critical But Stable is produced by BriteSpark Films and Barkers Media. The executive producers are Angela Makholwa, Mpho Lengane and Reneilwe Sema and the series producer is Gavin Joubert.
The directors are Mengameli Nhlabathi and Sandile Mdluli.
The head writer is Julie Hall.
The music composer is Ngwato Mapalakanye.