List of episodes of the series «Ekhaya: A Family Chronicle»

  • Seasons count: 1
  • Episodes count: 13
  • Total viewing time: 13 h.
State of Mind
Release date: 1/23/1997

State of Mind

  • Episode number: 1
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
  • Episode description:
    Afraid that South African authorities still want him, Darryl begins recalling his politically oppressive childhood in his former home.
Beauties at the Patmore Deluxe
Release date: 1/30/1997

Beauties at the Patmore Deluxe

  • Episode number: 2
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
  • Episode description:
    Darryl's mind is flooded with boyhood memories of fighting at school, his love of a white girl and the arrests of Boytjie and Russell on charges of murder.
The Visitors and the Wedding
Release date: 2/6/1997

The Visitors and the Wedding

  • Episode number: 3
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
  • Episode description:
    After a run-in with David, Darryl recalls his brother's clandestine political activities in Soweto and Boytjie facing formal charges of murder.
Them Charges
Release date: 2/13/1997

Them Charges

  • Episode number: 4
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
  • Episode description:
    Darryl's publisher plans to add text to his book that the author finds unacceptable.
A Black and White Christmas
Release date: 2/20/1997

A Black and White Christmas

  • Episode number: 5
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
  • Episode description:
    When Darryl fears that a man he sees talking to Lerato has been following him, he remembers a man he saw knifed in South Africa and Boytjie's murder trial.
Who Was Jan Van Riebeeck?
Release date: 2/27/1997

Who Was Jan Van Riebeeck?

  • Episode number: 6
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
  • Episode description:
    Despite David's insistence, Darryl is reluctant to join the Canadian anti-apartheid movement; Darryl recalls his days in boarding school.
Blacks and Play-Whites in the Suburbs
Release date: 3/6/1997

Blacks and Play-Whites in the Suburbs

  • Episode number: 7
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
  • Episode description:
    Rosa worries about Darryl's obsession with the man following him; Darryl remembers Veronica's decision to pass as white and live in the suburbs.
Dead Mothers and Garden Boys
Release date: 3/13/1997

Dead Mothers and Garden Boys

  • Episode number: 8
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
  • Episode description:
    Darryl considers speaking at a protest at the South African consulate, which prompts him to remember how easy it is to become an enemy of the state.
Liberals, Radicals and Death
Release date: 3/20/1997

Liberals, Radicals and Death

  • Episode number: 9
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
  • Episode description:
    With suspicions that Sipho is in trouble in South Africa, Darryl remembers the government seizing his grandmother's house and David being wounded in the army.
The Fountain of Pain
Release date: 3/27/1997

The Fountain of Pain

  • Episode number: 10
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
  • Episode description:
    Darryl recalls the effects his political activities had on his late father when he receives a call from his mother still living in his native South Africa.
First Love, Then War
Release date: 4/3/1997

First Love, Then War

  • Episode number: 11
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
  • Episode description:
    Darryl debates whether to return to South Africa when his safety cannot be guaranteed.
First Love, Then War
Release date: 4/10/1997

First Love, Then War

  • Episode number: 12
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
  • Episode description:
    While returning to South Africa for his father's funeral, Darryl remembers how he was smuggled out of the country.
To Die For
Release date: 4/10/1997

To Die For

  • Episode number: 13
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
  • Episode description:
    Special Branch agents confront Darryl when he arrives in South Africa; David admits to his clandestine work for the government.