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| Hard Copy | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Created by |
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| Written by | Darrel Bristow-Bovey (seasons 1–3) |
| Country of origin | South Africa |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| Production | |
| Production location | South Africa |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company | Quizzical Pictures |
| Original release | |
| Network | SABC3 |
| Release | 23 February 2005 (2005-02-23) – 3 October 2016 (2016-10-03) |
Hard Copy is a South African television drama series created by Anton Harber, Malcolm Purkey and Jann Turner which follows the fortunes of the staff of a fictional newspaper which - due to the economic pressures of the times - finds itself on the media cusp between delivering news and sensationalism, before changing identity completely in Season 3 and becoming a tabloid.
Plot
This is the life of the staff and owners of The Bulletin, a South African newspaper that finds itself on the media cusp between delivering news and sensationalism. When editors and their journalists find themselves publishing hard copy the dilemmas, intrigues and moments of hysteria they face are varied, vast and inevitable.
Cast
| Character | Portrayed by | Appearances | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 | Season 4 Netflix Season 1 | |||
| Main characters | ||||||
| Joe Dlamini | James Ngcobo | Main | Does not appear | |||
| Dorothy Wilcox | Fiona Ramsay | Main | Does not appear | |||
| Thabane "Cyril" Mkwane | Lindelani Buthelezi | Main | Does not appear | |||
| Ivan Ferris | Martin Le Maitre | Main | Does not appear | |||
| Benny Jacobs | Jody Abrahams | Main | ||||
| Rocky Coetzee | Neels van Jaarsveld | Main | Does not appear | |||
| Mandy le Roux | Kira Wilkinson | Main | Does not appear | |||
| Dinki Dube | Portia Gumede | Main | Does not appear | |||
| Grant Fletcher | Darren Maule | Main | Does not appear | |||
| Xolani Modise | John Matshikiza | Does not appear | Main | Does not appear | ||
| Kim Smollen | Shannon Esra | Does not appear | Main | Does not appear | ||
| Prince Modise | Buyile Mdladlaas | Does not appear | Main | Does not appear | ||
| Khanya Langa | Masasa Mbangeni | Does not appear | Main | |||
| Jana Brink | Nicola Hanekom | Does not appear | Main | |||
| Leah Gumede | Nokuthula Ledwaba | Does not appear | Main | |||
| Steven Mhlanga | Dini Nondumo | Does not appear | Main | |||
| C.J. Swart | Armand Aucamp | Does not appear | Main | |||
| Trevor "Biggy T" Dlamini | Denzel Edgar | Does not appear | Main | |||
| Tebogo Ramolang | Thabo Rametsi | Does not appear | Main | |||
Episodes
| Series | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | 3 February 2005 (2005-02-03) | ||
| 2 | 13 | 12 October 2005 (2005-10-12) | ||
| 3 | 13 | 20 September 2006 (2006-09-20) | ||
| 4 | 13 | 3 October 2016 (2016-10-03) | ||
Production
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Broadcast
The series was added to SABC3 streaming service Netflix season 1, 24 November 2020.
References
- ^ "Hard Copy: Season 1 Netflix South Africa". What's New on Netflix South Africa. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "Hard Copy, Season 4". tvsa. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- "Hard Copy, Season 1". tvsa. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- "Hard Copy, Season 2". tvsa. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- "Hard Copy, Season 3". tvsa. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- "Local newsroom drama Hard Copy is back on TV!". News24. channel24. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
