On Tuesday, 2 March at 6pm, the final episode of pay-TV channel M-Net’s 18-year old soapie, Egoli, will be broadcast, thus heralding the end of an era.
While there is much speculation around how the soap will end, what is certain is that the final episode will be followed by 18 commemorative episodes, running from Wednesday, 3 March until Friday, 26 March. Egoli was South Africa’s first ever daily soap.
Keeping the ending of Egoli top secret was of paramount importance. Only the show’s creator Franz Marx knew exactly where the plotline was going. Franz Marx Films even deliberately filmed some additional scenes and the editors who worked on the final episode were only roped in at the last minute. In addition, two different versions of the ending were made.
“We knew that the guessing-game would be on and had to go to all this effort to ensure that nothing – or nobody – spoils the story for all our loyal fans,’ explains executive producer Burgert Muller.
An Egoli feature film is due for distribution in cinemas from 16 June.
