This April, e.tv’s weekday 8pm slot has been refreshed with the introduction of a new daily series, Broken Vows. Filled with mystery, intrigue and drama, the series produced by Clive Morris Productions, is a story about family, love, lust, lies, betrayal and dark secrets. Set against the backdrop of a family-owned wedding planning company Yours Truly Wedding Concepts, Broken Vows follows the lives of Gertrude ‘Mam Gerty’ Moswane, her family and staff.
At the helm of the business are the dynamic duo, Azania and Thandi, who are equally beautiful and ambitious. Yours Truly Wedding Concepts are renowned for turning couples’ romantic dreams of their big day into a spectacular reality. It becomes apparent that while they create ‘happily ever afters’ for their clients, their personal lives are often falling apart.
The concept for Broken Vows was pitched to e.tv by Clive Morris Productions and approved after meeting the strategy and scheduling requirements for e.tv. Soon after the approval process was complete, the real work began. Clive Morris Productions, assembled a creative and writing team, began the scripting process, formed a production crew, finalised casting, and finally, production kicked off in February 2017.
Through the collective efforts of e.tv, Clive Morris Productions, the crew and cast, Broken Vows is now on air, offering viewers a high-quality series that is compelling and exciting, with characters viewers will love or hate.
Clive Morris Productions was tasked with bringing great talent to the screen for this series. After an involved and thorough casting process, which featured numerous chemistry tests with actors to ensure the best on screen ensemble, the cast was chosen. Broken Vows boasts a great balance of industry legends, such as Shaleen Surtie-Richards, Thembi Mtshali-Jones, Sello Sebotsane and Nomsa Nene who made her on screen return after a 16-year hiatus. The show has also bagged gifted and fresh talent with the likes of SAFTA award-winning actors Thapelo Mokoena and Mandla Gaduka, as well as viewer favourites Emmanuel Castis and Lehasa Moloi. The talented and striking women on the cast include Enhle Mbali Maphumulo, Jo-Anne Reyneke, and Nambitha Ben-Mazwi.
The production crew includes a variety of departments which work together to make the series a compelling final product for viewers to enjoy. Each unit plays a valuable and necessary part in bringing the magic to screen.
The Art Department has ensured that the show’s various worlds are brought to life by creating beautiful sets that are true to the story environments and characters. Broken Vows is filmed on location and features the stylish Yours Truly Wedding Concepts office set which is on the Midrand residential property of the owner and family matriarch, Mam Gerty. The series also features the Tembisa based home of Lydia, Thandi’s mother and Mam Gerty’s estranged friend and business partner, as well as the homes of Thandi and Azania.
During the show’s editing process, the task of assembling shots into a coherent and well-paced sequence has been thrust upon a carefully picked post-production team. The team includes data wranglers, offline and online editors, and sound designers to name a few. Once each episode has been approved by the series’ producers and the e.tv executive producer, the episodes are sent to e.tv to be tested for quality control, ingested and finally, ready for broadcast.
Catch Broken Vows, weekdays at 20h00 on e.tv.
By Bobo Radu, executive producer, e.tv
