Jozi-H | |
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Genre | medical drama |
Written by | Alyson Feltes (head writer) Bongi Ndaba (story editor) |
Directed by |
Anne Wheeler Kelly Makin Thabang Moleya Neal Sundström Dumisani Phakatha] Revel Fox Alfons Adetuyi George Mihalka |
Starring |
Sarah Allen Billöah Greene Tumisho Masha Vincent Walsh Louise Barnes Terence Bridgett Lindelani Buthelezi Tinah Mnumzana Moshidi Motshegwa Kekeletso Mphuti Ilanit Shapiro Renate Stuurman Johan Von der Merwe |
Country of origin | Canada South Africa |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 13 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Mfundi Vundla Adeelah Carrim Amos Adetuyi Alfons Adetuyi Tony Dennis Alyson Feltes Marva Olliviere |
Producer | Stephen J. Turnbull |
Cinematography | Milan Podsedly (director of photography) |
Editors | Carl Morgan Michael Pacek |
Original release | |
Network |
CBC SABC 3 |
Release | 13 October 2006 2 February 2007 | –
Jozi-H is a Canadian-South African television drama series, which aired in 2006 and 2007. [1] Coproduced by Morula Pictures of South Africa and Inner City Films from Canada, the series was a medical drama set at an inner city hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa. [2]
The show's cast included Sarah Allen as Jenny Langford, a surgical registrar from Toronto; Vincent Walsh as Russ Monsour, a neurosurgeon from Winnipeg in search of a new start after the failure of his marriage; Neil McCarthy as Dr. Michael Bellman; Billoah Greene as Dr. Greg Nash; Thami Ngubeni as Dr. Ingrid Nyoka; Tumisho Masha as Dr. Zane Jara; Lindelani Buthelezi as Dr. Nthato Moroka; Louise Barnes as nurse Jocelyn Del Rossi; and Moshidi Motshegwa as nurse Nomsa Mangena. [1]
The series premiered on 13 October 2006 on CBC Television in Canada, [1] and ran 13 episodes until concluding on 2 February 2007. [3] Canadian television critics generally compared the show to ER, the dominant American medical drama series of its era. [1] [2]
The series was not renewed for a second season. [4] Producer Alfons Adetuyi criticized the CBC for doing far too little in his estimation to actively promote the series. [5]
In South Africa, the series premiered on SABC 3 in April 2007. [6] It was subsequently rebroadcast by SABC 1 in 2010. [7]
Award | Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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Gemini Awards | 2007 | Best Dramatic Series | Alfons Adetuyi, Amos Adetuyi, Adeelah Carrim, Tony Dennis, Alyson Feltes, Marva Ollivierre, Stephen J. Turnbull, Mfundi Vundla | Nominated | [8] |
Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series | L. Scott Caldwell, "Love in the Time of AIDS" | Nominated | |||
Best Direction in a Drama Series | Kelly Makin, "Fathers" | Nominated | |||
George Mihalka, "Love in the Time of AIDS" | Nominated |