African Skies

African Skies is a Canadian adventure drama series that aired from October 11, 1992 until April 24, 1994 on The Family Channel. It starred Catherine Bach.

For the space sciences journal, see African Skies (journal).

African Skies
Genre	Drama
Created by	Phil Savath Larry Mollin
Directed by	Peter Rowe Jeff Woolnough and others
Starring	Catherine Bach
Composer(s)	Eric Allaman
Country of origin	Canada
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	52 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Production company(s)	Franklin/Waterman Entertainment The Family Channel Atlantis Films
Release
Original network	Family
Original release	October 11, 1992 – April 24, 1994

Plot summary

An adventure-drama series about two male teenagers, one black and one white, living in post-Apartheid South Africa. Rory lives with his mother on a large range out in the countryside, while Jam lives with his mother while his father runs a medical clinic far away. Together, the two friends get into different adventures, often having to rely on each other to get out of trouble.

Cast

• Catherine Bach as Margo Dutton
• Simon James as Rory Dutton
• Rouxnet Brown as Jam Mathiba
• Robert Mitchum as Sam Dutton
• Nakedi Ribane as Nyasa Mathiba
• Raimund Harmstorf as Raimund

Episodes

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Season 1 (1992–93)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"The Rainmaker"	Neill Fearnley	Phil Savath & Jack Corso	October 11, 1992 (1992-10-11)
2	2	"Romeo and Jambele"	Peter Rowe	Phil Savath & Jack Corso	October 18, 1992 (1992-10-18)
3	3	"Cruel to Be Kind"	Peter Rowe	Larry Mollin & Phil Savath	October 25, 1992 (1992-10-25)
4	4	"The Flies"	Peter Rowe	Dennis Foon	November 1, 1992 (1992-11-01)
5	5	"Red Winds"	Peter Rowe	Phil Savath & Jack Corso	November 8, 1992 (1992-11-08)
6	6	"Rites of Passage"	Neill Fearnley	Phil Savath & Jack Corso	November 15, 1992 (1992-11-15)
7	7	"Mountain Man"	Peter Rowe	Larry Mollin & Phil Savath	November 22, 1992 (1992-11-22)
8	8	"Take Your Best Shot"	Neill Fearnley	Larry Mollin & Phil Savath	November 29, 1992 (1992-11-29)
9	9	"The Gift"	Peter Rowe	Larry Mollin & Phil Savath	December 6, 1992 (1992-12-06)
10	10	"Children of the Dust"	Peter Rowe	TBA	December 13, 1992 (1992-12-13)
11	11	"Wildfire"	TBA	TBA	December 20, 1992 (1992-12-20)
12	12	"Architect"	TBA	TBA	December 27, 1992 (1992-12-27)
13	13	"The Hunted"	TBA	TBA	January 3, 1993 (1993-01-03)
14	14	"The Lost Crown"	TBA	TBA	January 10, 1993 (1993-01-10)
15	15	"Pay the Piper"	TBA	TBA	January 17, 1993 (1993-01-17)
16	16	"So... Where to Now?"	TBA	TBA	January 24, 1993 (1993-01-24)
17	17	"Safety Last"	TBA	TBA	January 31, 1993 (1993-01-31)
18	18	"The Foul"	TBA	TBA	February 7, 1993 (1993-02-07)
19	19	"Inside Moves"	TBA	TBA	February 14, 1993 (1993-02-14)
20	20	"Smoke"	TBA	TBA	February 21, 1993 (1993-02-21)
21	21	"Crocodile Tears"	TBA	TBA	February 28, 1993 (1993-02-28)
22	22	"Aid and Comfort"	TBA	TBA	March 7, 1993 (1993-03-07)
23	23	"Quarantine"	TBA	TBA	March 14, 1993 (1993-03-14)
24	24	"The Goat"	TBA	TBA	March 21, 1993 (1993-03-21)
25	25	"Waste Not"	TBA	TBA	March 28, 1993 (1993-03-28)
26	26	"Wild Child"	TBA	TBA	April 4, 1993 (1993-04-04)

Season 2 (1993–94)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
27	1	"The Bottom Line"	Bill Corcoran	TBA	October 9, 1993 (1993-10-09)
28	2	"The One That Got Away"	Peter Rowe	Leila Basen	October 16, 1993 (1993-10-16)
29	3	"Children in Chains"	TBA	TBA	October 23, 1993 (1993-10-23)
30	4	"Swing Vote"	TBA	TBA	October 30, 1993 (1993-10-30)
31	5	"Extinct is Forever"	TBA	TBA	November 6, 1993 (1993-11-06)
32	6	"Market Day"	Peter Rowe	Phil Savath & Larry Molin	November 13, 1993 (1993-11-13)
33	7	"Woman Alone"	TBA	TBA	November 20, 1993 (1993-11-20)
34	8	"Ancient History"	TBA	TBA	December 4, 1993 (1993-12-04)
35	9	"Question of the Heart"	TBA	TBA	December 11, 1993 (1993-12-11)
36	10	"A Bone to Pick"	TBA	TBA	December 18, 1993 (1993-12-18)
37	11	"Ties That Bind"	TBA	TBA	January 1, 1994 (1994-01-01)
38	12	"Diamonds Aren't Forever"	Bill Corcoran	TBA	January 8, 1994 (1994-01-08)
39	13	"Baby Talk"	Otta Hanus	Dennis Foon	January 15, 1994 (1994-01-15)
40	14	"The Writing on the Wall"	TBA	TBA	January 22, 1994 (1994-01-22)
41	15	"Payback"	TBA	TBA	January 29, 1994 (1994-01-29)
42	16	"Pet Shop Boys"	TBA	TBA	February 5, 1994 (1994-02-05)
43	17	"The Lion Sleeps Tonight"	TBA	TBA	February 12, 1994 (1994-02-12)
44	18	"Samson and Charley"	TBA	TBA	February 26, 1994 (1994-02-26)
45	19	"Fear of Wages"	TBA	TBA	March 5, 1994 (1994-03-05)
46	20	"Under Pressure"	TBA	TBA	March 12, 1994 (1994-03-12)
47	21	"Road to Nowhere"	TBA	TBA	March 19, 1994 (1994-03-19)
48	22	"Head in the Sand"	TBA	TBA	March 26, 1994 (1994-03-26)
49	23	"Noah and the Arc"	TBA	TBA	April 2, 1994 (1994-04-02)
50	24	"Natural Beauty"	TBA	TBA	April 9, 1994 (1994-04-09)
51	25	"Star Turn"	TBA	TBA	April 16, 1994 (1994-04-16)
52	26	"Poker Face"	TBA	TBA	April 23, 1994 (1994-04-23)

External links

• African Skies on IMDb
• African Skies at TV.com