Soutmansland

Synopsis

The story begins when Leendra van Hellberg (Deirdre Wolhuter) is released from prison after spending seven years incarcerated having being found guilty of murdering her lover. She returns home to her family in the small West Coast village of Soutmanspan, where her parents once owned a quarry before being killed in an explosion. Leendra believes the explosion was not an accident and is determined to find out who killed her parents. She believes that Gilbert Redelinghuys (André Odendaal), whose filthy rich father owns many properties in the town, had something to do with the murders. The Redelinghuys's also own a piece of land called Vlaktevlei which they used to lease to the municipality. That lease has now expired and the family wants the Coloured community living there to move out to make way for the development of a holiday resort.

First Air Date: 2000-08-08

Last Air Date: 2000-08-08

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 1

Created By: Esta Steyn

Networks: SABC 2

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Top Cast

Deirdre Wolhuter as N/A
Dawid Minaar as N/A
Neil Sandilands as N/A
Dorette Potgieter as N/A
Margot Luyt as N/A
Dawn Matthews as N/A
Andre Odendaal as N/A

Seasons

Season 1 (2000)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Soutmansland (2000-08-08)

Soutmansland is a South African television drama series created by Esta Steyn which tells the story of a Coloured community, Vlaktevlei, who are ordered to evacuate their land in order to make way for the development of a new holiday resort. The story begins when Leendra van Hellberg (Deirdre Wolhuter) is released from prison after spending seven years incarcerated having being found guilty of murdering her lover. She returns home to her family in the small West Coast village of Soutmanspan, where her parents once owned a quarry before being killed in an explosion. Leendra believes the explosion was not an accident and is determined to find out who killed her parents.