African Skies
# African Skies

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

## 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

### 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 | Unknown | December 13, 1992 (1992-12-13) |
| 11 | 11 | "Wildfire" | Unknown | Unknown | December 20, 1992 (1992-12-20) |
| 12 | 12 | "Architect" | Unknown | Unknown | December 27, 1992 (1992-12-27) |
| 13 | 13 | "The Hunted" | Unknown | Unknown | January 3, 1993 (1993-01-03) |
| 14 | 14 | "The Lost Crown" | Unknown | Unknown | January 10, 1993 (1993-01-10) |
| 15 | 15 | "Pay the Piper" | Unknown | Unknown | January 17, 1993 (1993-01-17) |
| 16 | 16 | "So... Where to Now?" | Unknown | Unknown | January 24, 1993 (1993-01-24) |
| 17 | 17 | "Safety Last" | Unknown | Unknown | January 31, 1993 (1993-01-31) |
| 18 | 18 | "The Foul" | Unknown | Unknown | February 7, 1993 (1993-02-07) |
| 19 | 19 | "Inside Moves" | Unknown | Unknown | February 14, 1993 (1993-02-14) |
| 20 | 20 | "Smoke" | Unknown | Unknown | February 21, 1993 (1993-02-21) |
| 21 | 21 | "Crocodile Tears" | Unknown | Unknown | February 28, 1993 (1993-02-28) |
| 22 | 22 | "Aid and Comfort" | Unknown | Unknown | March 7, 1993 (1993-03-07) |
| 23 | 23 | "Quarantine" | Unknown | Unknown | March 14, 1993 (1993-03-14) |
| 24 | 24 | "The Goat" | Unknown | Unknown | March 21, 1993 (1993-03-21) |
| 25 | 25 | "Waste Not" | Unknown | Unknown | March 28, 1993 (1993-03-28) |
| 26 | 26 | "Wild Child" | Unknown | Unknown | 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 | Unknown | 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" | Unknown | Unknown | October 23, 1993 (1993-10-23) |
| 30 | 4 | "Swing Vote" | Unknown | Unknown | October 30, 1993 (1993-10-30) |
| 31 | 5 | "Extinct is Forever" | Unknown | Unknown | 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" | Unknown | Unknown | November 20, 1993 (1993-11-20) |
| 34 | 8 | "Ancient History" | Unknown | Unknown | December 4, 1993 (1993-12-04) |
| 35 | 9 | "Question of the Heart" | Unknown | Unknown | December 11, 1993 (1993-12-11) |
| 36 | 10 | "A Bone to Pick" | Unknown | Unknown | December 18, 1993 (1993-12-18) |
| 37 | 11 | "Ties That Bind" | Unknown | Unknown | January 1, 1994 (1994-01-01) |
| 38 | 12 | "Diamonds Aren't Forever" | Bill Corcoran | Unknown | 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" | Unknown | Unknown | January 22, 1994 (1994-01-22) |
| 41 | 15 | "Payback" | Unknown | Unknown | January 29, 1994 (1994-01-29) |
| 42 | 16 | "Pet Shop Boys" | Unknown | Unknown | February 5, 1994 (1994-02-05) |
| 43 | 17 | "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" | Unknown | Unknown | February 12, 1994 (1994-02-12) |
| 44 | 18 | "Samson and Charley" | Unknown | Unknown | February 26, 1994 (1994-02-26) |
| 45 | 19 | "Fear of Wages" | Unknown | Unknown | March 5, 1994 (1994-03-05) |
| 46 | 20 | "Under Pressure" | Unknown | Unknown | March 12, 1994 (1994-03-12) |
| 47 | 21 | "Road to Nowhere" | Unknown | Unknown | March 19, 1994 (1994-03-19) |
| 48 | 22 | "Head in the Sand" | Unknown | Unknown | March 26, 1994 (1994-03-26) |
| 49 | 23 | "Noah and the Arc" | Unknown | Unknown | April 2, 1994 (1994-04-02) |
| 50 | 24 | "Natural Beauty" | Unknown | Unknown | April 9, 1994 (1994-04-09) |
| 51 | 25 | "Star Turn" | Unknown | Unknown | April 16, 1994 (1994-04-16) |
| 52 | 26 | "Poker Face" | Unknown | Unknown | April 23, 1994 (1994-04-23) |
