Desperate Housewives Africa
Desperate Housewives Africa | |
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Genre | |
Based on | Desperate Housewives by Marc Cherry |
Written by |
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Screenplay by | Debo Oluwatunmi |
Directed by | Quinty Pillay |
Starring |
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Narrated by | Marcy Dolapo Oni |
Theme music composer | Michael Ogunlade |
Country of origin | Nigeria |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 23 (list of episodes) |
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Executive producer | Mo Abudu |
Producer | Quinty Pillay |
Production locations | Lekki, Lagos State[1] |
Editors | Yemi Jolaoso Abimbola Taiwo |
Camera setup | multi-cam |
Running time | ~45 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | Ebony Life TV[2] |
Release | 30 April 29 October 2015 | –
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Desperate Housewives |
Desperate Housewives Africa, also known as Desperate HWA, is a Nigerian comedy-drama-mystery television series that premiered on Ebony Life TV on 30 April 2015.[2] The show features an ensemble cast, which includes: Joseph Benjamin, Kehinde Bankole, Omotu Bissong, Nini Wacera, Michelle Dede, Marcy Dolapo Oni and Linda Osifo.
The show was shot in Lekki. It is a Pan-African adaptation of the American series, Desperate Housewives, that aired from 2004 to 2012; the show has been minimally adapted to African themes; from character names to the main plot but the main characters play the same roles as the characters in the original version.[1]
Plot
A look at the seemingly normal suburban lives of African women as they seek to live out their aspirations through their families, career and relationships, set in the middle-class development on Hibiscus Lane on the Lekki Peninsula in Lagos. It begins with the shocking suicide of Rume Bello (Mary Alice Young); a beautiful housewife, known for her warmth and generosity. In death, Rume delves into the lives of the friends she left behind – commenting from her now elevated perspective. Her intimate circle of friends who are confused by her death, are introduced. Tari Gambadia (Susan Mayer) who is divorced, single-mother looking for love; Funke Lawal (Lynette Scavo) a corporate high-achiever turned stay-at-home mum of four children who create a huge scene at Rume Bello’s wake seriously embarrassing her; Ese De Souza (Bree Van de Kamp), a devout and perfectly groomed housewife and mother of two teenagers, who is dealing with the outcome of her family’s rejection of her façade and standards; Kiki Obi (Gabrielle Solis), ex Nollywood actress and trophy wife whose marriage to a rising movie financier Chuka Obi (Carlos Solis) fails to satisfy her deepest needs, and she turns to her personal trainer, Tai Etim (John Rowland) to alleviate her boredom. We are also introduced to the neighbours on the Lane including Rhetta Moore (Edie Britt) a twice-divorced real estate broker with a voracious sexual appetite, who aggressively competes with Tari for the affections of handsome newcomer, Larry Izama (Mike Delfino) who we later discover came to Hibiscus Lane with a hidden agenda. Tensions rise as Kay De Souza (Rex Van de Kamp) asks his wife Ese for a divorce; Chuka Obi treats his wife Kiki like she is on his payroll; Shina Lawal (Tom Scavo) is oblivious to his wife’s frustration and growing desperation; Deji Bello (Paul Young), Rume’s now widowed husband, seems to express his grief by suspiciously digging up his garden. Rume narrates the series from her vantage point, giving an insight into the lives, mysteries and conflicts of these four intriguing women.
Cast
The main cast for the first season of the show had 13 cast members.
Actor | Character | Season |
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S1 [3] | ||
Michelle Dede[4] | Tari Gam | Main |
Omotu Bissong[5] | Funke Lawal | Main |
Nini Wacera[6] | Ese De Souza | Main |
Kehinde Bankole[4] | Kiki Obi | Main |
Linda Osifo[4] | Rhetta Moore | Main |
Mercy Dolapo Oni[4] | Rume Bello | Main |
Nonso Odogwu | Kayonde De Souza | Main |
Femi Branch | Deji Bello[7] | Main |
Joseph Benjamin [7] | Chuka Obi | Main |
Jason Dwoga | Larry Izama[7] | Main |
Samuel Robinson | Akin Bello[7] | Main |
Susan Pwajok | Aisha Gambandia | Main |
Ben Touitou[7] | Tai Etim | Main |
Ifeanyi Dike, Jr | Leo De Souza | Main |
Ozzy Agu | Shina Lawal | Supporting |
Omolara Akinsola | Esther Benson | Supporting |
Moyosore Okisola | Tobi Lawal | Supporting |
Emmanuel Osawaru | Tope Lawal | Supporting |
Imolejesu Noah | Tola Lawal | Supporting |
Esther Ubong-Abasi | Katherine De Souza | Supporting |
Shaffy Bello-Akinrimisi | Agnes Bassey | Supporting |
Blossom Chukwujekwu | Lekan Phillips | Supporting |
Carol King | Abike Haastrup | Supporting |
Lemmi Ilemona Adejo | Solomon Haastrup | Supporting |
Katung Musa Aduwak | Dunlandi Gambadia | Supporting |
Tina Mba | Furo George | Supporting |
Amaka Anioji | Nnena Okafor | Recurring |
Ayo Liyado | Father Ajayi | Recurring |
Nicole Vervelde Keza | Amanda | Recurring |
Faith Emmanuel | Bose | Recurring |
Gregory Ojefua | Private Investigator | Guest |
Victor Edogun | Dr. Ajala | Guest |
Production
Auditions for various roles were announced in December 2013. Mo Abudu the CEO and executive producer led the production.[8] Directed by Quinty Pillay, the cast members were mainly from Nigeria.[9] The names of the cast were changed from names in the original show, in order to have African names. Michelle Dede plays Susan Mayer while Nini Wacera a Kenyan actress plays the adapted version of Bree Van de Kamp, as Kehinde Bankole plays Gabrielle Solis.Omotu Bissong plays Lynette Scavo, Mercy Dolapo Oni plays of Mary Alice Young and Linda Osifo plays Edie Britt.
The supposed 'husbands' that depicted the original version were, Joseph Benjamin playing African version of Carlos Solis, Larry Izama plays Mike Delphino, Femi Branch plays Paul Young,Ben Touitou plays African version John Rawland,Ozzy Agu plays Tom Scavo and Samuel Robinson plays Zach Young .[10]
On July 30, 2015, the show went for a production break in order to replenish the remaining nine episode.It took over from September 3, 2015 from the fifteenth episode of the first season.[citation needed]
Broadcast
Desperate Housewives Africa premiered across the African continent and beyond on Ebony Life Television that is available on Multichoice dish, DSTV Channel 165 on 30 April 2015.[11][12][13]
Series overview
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 23 | April 30, 2015[14] | October 29, 2015 |
Episodes
No. in Series |
No. in Season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Quinty Pillay | Tari Ekiyor | April 30, 2015 |
2 | 2 | "Ah, But Underneath" | Quinty Pillay | Debo Oluwatuminu | May 7, 2015 |
3 | 3 | "Pretty Little Picture" | Quinty Pillay | Tosin Otudeko | May 14, 2015 |
4 | 4 | "Who is that Woman" | Quinty Pillay | Tari Ekiyor | May 21, 2015 |
5 | 5 | "Come In, Stranger" | Quinty Pillay | Tari Ekiyor | May 28, 2015 |
6 | 6 | "Running to Stand Still" | Quinty Pillay | Debo Oluwatuminu | June 4, 2015 |
7 | 7 | "Anything You Can Do" | Quinty Pillay | Tosin Otudeko | June 11, 2015 |
8 | 8 | "Guilty" | Quinty Pillay | Tari Ekiyor | June 18, 2015 |
9 | 9 | "Suspicious Minds" | Quinty Pillay | Debo Oluwatuminu | June 25, 2015 |
10 | 10 | "Come Back To Me" | Quinty Pillay | Tosin Otudeko | July 2, 2015 |
11 | 11 | "Move on" | Quinty Pillay | Tari Ekitor | July 9, 2015 |
12 | 12 | "Everyday and a Little Death" | Quinty Pillay | Debo Oluwatuminu | July 16, 2015 |
13 | 13 | "Your Fault" | Quinty Pillay | Tosin Otudeko | July 23, 2015 |
14 | 14 | "Love is in the Air" | Quinty Pillay | Tari Ekiyor | July 30, 2015 |
15 | 15 | "Impossible" | Quinty Pillay | Debo Oluwatuminu | September 3, 2015 |
16 | 16 | "The Ladies Who Lunch" | Quinty Pillay | Tosin Otudeko | September 10, 2015 |
17 | 17 | "There Won't Be Trumpets" | Quinty Pillay | Tari Ekiyor | September 17, 2015 |
18 | 18 | "Children Will Listen" | Quinty Pillay | Debo Oluwatuminu | September 24, 2015 |
19 | 19 | "Live Alone and Like It" | Quinty Pillay | Tosin Otudeko | October 1, 2015 |
20 | 20 | "Fear No More"[15] | Quinty Pillay | Debo Oluwatuminu | October 8, 2015 |
21 | 21 | "Sunday in The Park with George[16]" | Quinty Pillay | Tosin Otudeko | October 15, 2015 |
22 | 22 | "Goodbye For Now" | Quinty Pillay | Debo Oluwatuminu | October 22, 2015 |
23 | 23 | "One Wonderful Day" | Quinty Pillay | Tosin Otudeko | October 29, 2015 |
See Also
References
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- ^ "DHWA premiered with private screening". ebonylifetv.com. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
- ^ "DHWA fear no more". ebonylifetv.com. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
- ^ "Desperate HWA Sunday in the Park with george". ebonylifetv.com. Retrieved October 16, 2015.