Season 1
Koöperasiestories is a South African, Afrikaans-language comedy-drama television series based on a series of short stories by P.G. du Plessis and set in a close-knit small town, where three friends sit gossiping about the people they know walking by the stoep of a co-op.
Mietie (Marie Pentz) owns the co-op and is a bona fide, certified town gossip. Her two confidantes are Veldsman (Emgee Pretorius), who is usually the wisest and most reasonable of the three; and Genis (Jacques Loots), who tends more towards paranoia and a fatalistic approach.
Frequent visitors include the Dominee (André Verster) and his much younger wife Lettie (Marna Gey van Pittius).
The tales the three tell are usually inspired by the people walking past, as they narrate stories about them - some of them tales of woe but others of great hilarity.
Koöperasiestories was produced for the SABC by Pendulum Films. The screenplay was by P.G. du Plessis and the director was Koos Roets. The music was by Danie Botha.
Season 1 Cast
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Starring
Marie Pentz ... Mietie
Emgee Pretorius ... Veldsman
Jacques Loots ... Genis
Recurring / Guests
Willie Esterhuizen ... Vissertjie
Alex Heyns ... Oom Botes
Annalize Bosch ... Myta
André Verster ... Dominee
Sandy Nkomo ... Jan-Jan (as Sandy N'komo)
Wouter Oelofse ... Soontjie
Annalise Bosch ... Myta (as Annalize Bosch)
Sally Campher ... Dingetjie
Elsabé Daneel ... Ans
Zack du Plessis ... Soon
Marna Gey van Pittius ... Lettie
Johan Blignaut ... Bertus
Marie Strauss ... Woman
Pieter van Heerden ... Fanie
Grietjie Jooste ... Pietersetjies
Karel Hulley ... Pietersetjies
Jacobus Myburgh ... Pietersetjies
Frans Weber ... Pietersetjies
Amor Tredoux ... Bertus se Vrou
Marcel van Heerden ... Van Vuurentjie
Toetsie Schoeman ... Air Hostess
Tinus van Niekerk ... Winte Taster
Katinka Heyns ... Ester
Morné Coetzer ... Sias
Pieter Abrie ... Young Man
Christopher Hulley ... Little Boy
Apie Pretorius ... Little Boy
Nico Lovell ... Extra / Stadsraadlid
Jan van Deventer ... Extra / Stadsraadlid
Frantz Dobrowsky ... Isaacs
Tess van Staden ... Woman with Falling Sickness
Hennie Oosthuizen ... Briers
Miems de Bruyn ... Briers se Vrou
Claire Hulley ... Baba
Nicky Prinsloo ... Kitty
Adri Schutte ... Sannie
Herman Pansegrou ... Willem
Joe Strauss ... Jompie
Kelsey Middleton ... Hermientjie
Danie Smuts ... Old Albertus
Kobus Kleynhans ... Kooperasieman
Mike van den Berg ... Teacher
Dirkie Smit ... Himself
George Ballot ... Nerfie
Brümilda van Rensburg ... Flora (as Brümilde van Rensburg)
Paul Lückhoff ... Kobus
Flip Theron ... Stefaans
Dana Niehaus ... Announcer
Nicky Allers ... Langetjie
Wena Loubser ... Stefaans' Wife
Louw du Preez ... Himself
Daleen Otto ... Annatjie
Tromp Terre'Blanche ... Van Deventer
Wilma Loots ... Tannie van Deventer
Tobie Cronjé ... Josef
Elzette Maarschalk ... Lena
Richard van der Westhuizen Jong Dominee
Susan Coetzer ... Pattie
Koos Strauss ... Ou Koos
Tilana Hanekom ... Stefiena
Sandra Ferreira ... Juffrou
Percy Nel ... Stadsraadlid
Broadcast Notes
On SABC2, the first season went on hiatus for two weeks during Christmas 2020, returning with Episode 12 on 5 January, 2021.