African Skies: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

An adventure series about two 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 various adventures, often having to rely on each other to get out of trouble.

Series details

• Title: African Skies
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Adventure
• Premiere date: 1992-10-11
• Final broadcast date listed: 1994-04-23
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Family Channel
• Network country: Canada
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 3528

Cast and credited roles

• Catherine Bach — Margo Dutton
• Robert Mitchum — Sam Dutton
• Raimund Harmstorf — Raimund Mautner
• Rouxnet Brown — Jam Mathiba
• Simon James — Rory Dutton
• Nakedi Ribane — Nyasa Mathiba
• Lilian Rabeobi — N'Doti

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1992-10-11; final listed air date 1993-04-04; episode order: 26.
• Season 2: premiered 1993-10-09; final listed air date 1994-04-23; episode order: 26.

Source and licence

Adapted from African Skies on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.