# African Skies

African Skies is an adventure drama series that aired from October 11, 1992, until April 24, 1994, on The Family Channel. It starred Catherine Bach and Robert Mitchum. It was shot in Kenya, Zimbabwe and then in South Africa.

## Plot summary

An adventure-drama series about two male teenagers, one black and one white, living in post-Apartheid South Africa. Rory lives with his mother on a large range out in the countryside, while Jam lives with his mother while his father runs a medical clinic far away. Together, the two friends get into different adventures, often having to rely on each other to get out of trouble.

## Cast

* Catherine Bach as Margo Dutton
* Simon James as Rory Dutton
* Rouxnet Brown as Jam Mathiba
* Robert Mitchum as Sam Dutton
* Nakedi Ribane as Nyasa Mathiba
* Raimund Harmstorf as Raimund

## Episodes
### Season 1 (1992–93)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 1 | 1 | "The Rainmaker" | Neill Fearnley | Phil Savath & Jack Corso | October 11, 1992 (1992-10-11) |
| 2 | 2 | "Romeo and Jambele" | Peter Rowe | Phil Savath & Jack Corso | October 18, 1992 (1992-10-18) |
| 3 | 3 | "Cruel to Be Kind" | Peter Rowe | Larry Mollin & Phil Savath | October 25, 1992 (1992-10-25) |
| 4 | 4 | "The Flies" | Peter Rowe | Dennis Foon | November 1, 1992 (1992-11-01) |
| 5 | 5 | "Red Winds" | Peter Rowe | Phil Savath & Jack Corso | November 8, 1992 (1992-11-08) |
| 6 | 6 | "Rites of Passage" | Neill Fearnley | Phil Savath & Jack Corso | November 15, 1992 (1992-11-15) |
| 7 | 7 | "Mountain Man" | Peter Rowe | Larry Mollin & Phil Savath | November 22, 1992 (1992-11-22) |
| 8 | 8 | "Take Your Best Shot" | Neill Fearnley | Larry Mollin & Phil Savath | November 29, 1992 (1992-11-29) |
| 9 | 9 | "The Gift" | Peter Rowe | Larry Mollin & Phil Savath | December 6, 1992 (1992-12-06) |
| 10 | 10 | "Children of the Dust" | Peter Rowe | Unknown | December 13, 1992 (1992-12-13) |
| 11 | 11 | "Wildfire" | Jeff Woolnough | Unknown | December 20, 1992 (1992-12-20) |
| 12 | 12 | "Architect" | Neill Fearnley | Unknown | December 27, 1992 (1992-12-27) |
| 13 | 13 | "The Hunted" | Peter Rowe | Unknown | January 3, 1993 (1993-01-03) |
| 14 | 14 | "The Lost Crown" | Peter Rowe | Unknown | January 10, 1993 (1993-01-10) |
| 15 | 15 | "Pay the Piper" | Peter Rowe | Unknown | January 17, 1993 (1993-01-17) |
| 16 | 16 | "So... Where to Now?" | Peter Rowe | Unknown | January 24, 1993 (1993-01-24) |
| 17 | 17 | "Safety Last" | Jeff Woolnough | Unknown | January 31, 1993 (1993-01-31) |
| 18 | 18 | "The Foul" | Jeff Woolnough | Unknown | February 7, 1993 (1993-02-07) |
| 19 | 19 | "Inside Moves" | Dug Rotstein | Unknown | February 14, 1993 (1993-02-14) |
| 20 | 20 | "Smoke" | Jeff Woolnough | Unknown | February 21, 1993 (1993-02-21) |
| 21 | 21 | "Crocodile Tears" | Dug Rotstein | Unknown | February 28, 1993 (1993-02-28) |
| 22 | 22 | "Aid and Comfort" | Jeff Woolnough | Unknown | March 7, 1993 (1993-03-07) |
| 23 | 23 | "Quarantine" | Clark Johnson | Unknown | March 14, 1993 (1993-03-14) |
| 24 | 24 | "The Goat" | Peter Rowe | Unknown | March 21, 1993 (1993-03-21) |
| 25 | 25 | "Waste Not" | Neill Fearnley | Unknown | March 28, 1993 (1993-03-28) |
| 26 | 26 | "Wild Child" | Peter Rowe | Unknown | April 4, 1993 (1993-04-04) |

### Season 2 (1993–94)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 27 | 1 | "The Bottom Line" | Bill Corcoran | Unknown | October 9, 1993 (1993-10-09) |
| 28 | 2 | "The One That Got Away" | Peter Rowe | Leila Basen | October 16, 1993 (1993-10-16) |
| 29 | 3 | "Children in Chains" | Unknown | Unknown | October 23, 1993 (1993-10-23) |
| 30 | 4 | "Swing Vote" | Unknown | Unknown | October 30, 1993 (1993-10-30) |
| 31 | 5 | "Extinct is Forever" | Unknown | Unknown | November 6, 1993 (1993-11-06) |
| 32 | 6 | "Market Day" | Peter Rowe | Phil Savath & Larry Molin | November 13, 1993 (1993-11-13) |
| 33 | 7 | "Woman Alone" | Unknown | Unknown | November 20, 1993 (1993-11-20) |
| 34 | 8 | "Ancient History" | Unknown | Unknown | December 4, 1993 (1993-12-04) |
| 35 | 9 | "Question of the Heart" | Unknown | Unknown | December 11, 1993 (1993-12-11) |
| 36 | 10 | "A Bone to Pick" | Unknown | Unknown | December 18, 1993 (1993-12-18) |
| 37 | 11 | "Ties That Bind" | Unknown | Unknown | January 1, 1994 (1994-01-01) |
| 38 | 12 | "Diamonds Aren't Forever" | Bill Corcoran | Unknown | January 8, 1994 (1994-01-08) |
| 39 | 13 | "Baby Talk" | Otta Hanus | Dennis Foon | January 15, 1994 (1994-01-15) |
| 40 | 14 | "The Writing on the Wall" | Unknown | Unknown | January 22, 1994 (1994-01-22) |
| 41 | 15 | "Payback" | Unknown | Unknown | January 29, 1994 (1994-01-29) |
| 42 | 16 | "Pet Shop Boys" | Unknown | Unknown | February 5, 1994 (1994-02-05) |
| 43 | 17 | "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" | Unknown | Unknown | February 12, 1994 (1994-02-12) |
| 44 | 18 | "Samson and Charley" | Unknown | Unknown | February 26, 1994 (1994-02-26) |
| 45 | 19 | "Fear of Wages" | Unknown | Unknown | March 5, 1994 (1994-03-05) |
| 46 | 20 | "Under Pressure" | Unknown | Unknown | March 12, 1994 (1994-03-12) |
| 47 | 21 | "Road to Nowhere" | Unknown | Unknown | March 19, 1994 (1994-03-19) |
| 48 | 22 | "Head in the Sand" | Unknown | Unknown | March 26, 1994 (1994-03-26) |
| 49 | 23 | "Noah and the Arc" | Unknown | Unknown | April 2, 1994 (1994-04-02) |
| 50 | 24 | "Natural Beauty" | Unknown | Unknown | April 9, 1994 (1994-04-09) |
| 51 | 25 | "Star Turn" | Unknown | Unknown | April 16, 1994 (1994-04-16) |
| 52 | 26 | "Poker Face" | Unknown | Unknown | April 23, 1994 (1994-04-23) |