7de Laan
| Sewende Laan | |
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 Sewende Laan logo | |
| Created by | Danie Odendaal |
| Country of origin | South Africa |
| No. of episodes | 3118 (as of 15 October 2013) |
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| Running time | 30 min (including commercial breaks) |
| Distributor | SABC2 |
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7de Laan is a South African Afrikaans soap opera with some English and Zulu dialogue in between. It features English subtitles. It started in 2000 and is broadcast evenings on SABC 2 from Monday to Friday at 18:27-19:00.
It is set in and around the fictional Sewende Laan ("Seventh Avenue") in the suburb of Hillside, Johannesburg where all the characters live or work. The street and shopfronts which are featured on the opening visuals, are that of Seventh Street in Melville, Johannesburg.
Sewende Laan was originally broadcast from Monday to Thursday, then later broadcast on Fridays as well, as a daily soap. Ratings are generally around the 2 million mark according to tvsa.co.za.
A milestone was reached on 9 May 2013 when episode number 3,000 was broadcast.
List of Characters
Current characters
- Aggie Ngwenya (Mimi Mahlasela)
- Altus de Bruyn (Heino Schmitt)
- Annelie van Dyk (Donnalee Roberts)
- Antoinette Heyneke (Zoe Ras)
- Bernard Jordaan (Werner Coetser)
- Bonita Meintjies (Hildegardt Whites)
- Charmaine Meintjies (Vinette Ebrahim)
- Danelle (Andrea Streso)
- Diederik Greyling (Hennie Jacobs)
- Emma le Roux (Bertha le Roux)
- Errol Pieterse (Christo Davids)
- Felicity Daniels (Melanie Du Bois)
- Gita McGregor (Jo da Silva)
- Henk (Francois Jacobs)
- Herman Croucamp (Deon Coetzee)
- Hilda van Zyl (Annelisa Weiland)
- Kim Conradie (Corné Crous)
- Lindile Hadebe (Musa Ngema)
- Maria Zibula (Themsie Times)
- Marko Greyling (Francois Lensley)
- Matrone Netta Nortjè (Annelize van der Ryst-Hattingh)
- Nadia (Simoné Nortmann)
- Nthabiseng (Salamina Mosese)
- Oubaas Septimus van Zyl (Pierre van Pletzen)
- Paula van der Lecq-de Bruyn (Diaan Lawrenson)
- Pieter van Heerden (Ivan Botha)
- Pulane Masemola (Masego Sehoole)
- Ryno Lategan (Chris Vorster)
- Sifiso Ndlela (Anelisa Phewa)
- Vanessa Meintjies (Ingrid Paulus)
- Vince Meintjies (Jacques Blignaut)
- Ty (Wilhelm van der Walt)
- Xander Meintjies (Theodore Jantjies)
Guest actors
- Andries (Ian Rossouw)
- Belinda (Maritsa)
- Ettiene (David Louw)
- Koot (Francois Stemmet)
- Larry Saayman (Sean Brebnor)
- Monique (Lizca Kruger)
- Wessel Buys (André Schwartz)
Past characters (actors withdrawn from set)
- Alan Fletcher (guest actor) (Duncan Lawson)
- Alyce Morapedi (Vuyelwa Booi)
- Asha Sharma (Kajal Bagwandeen)
- Ava Jordaan (Emily McLaren)
- Bart Kruger (Neil Sandilands)
- Brandt van der Bergh (Steve Hofmeyr)
- Brionay (Verona Gosslet)
- Carlos Perestrelo (Pedro Camara)
- Cas van Graan (Andre Roothman)
- Christelle Terreblanche (Anna-Mart van der Merwe)
- Clara (Angelique Gerber)
- Connie van der Lecq (Quinne Brown)
- Daleen Meintjies (Denise Newman)
- Dawid Greef (Stian Bam)
- Dewald (Kaz McFadden)
- Dezi Terreblanche (Elma Postma)
- Dorothy Daniels (Shaleen Surtie-Richards)
- Dr SP de Wet Malan (Gys de Villiers)
- Dwayne (David Johnson)
- Dylan (Charl Timotheus)
- Elna Bredenkamp (Mandy Baard)
- Elsa Winterbach (Isadora Verwey)
- Esther, Matrone's sister (Late Trudie Taljaard)
- "Flooze van Witbank" (Sorina Erasmus)
- Francois Rossouw (Chris Van Niekerk)
- George Kyriakis (Nico Panagio)
- Hannes (Izak Taljaard)
- Helena Moolman (Jana Strydom)
- Inge van Schalkwyk (Antoinette Louw)
- Isabelle Moolman (Illse Roos)
- Jacomien van Niekerk (Susanne Beyers)
- Jan-Hendrik Terreblanche (Waldemar Schultz)
- Jason De Lange (Jaco Snyman)
- Jerome (Terence Bridgett)
- Jocelyn Pieterse (Keziah Jooste)
- Johan (Reynard Slabbert)
- Kabelo Padi (Sekoati Tsubane)
- Karien Momberg (Christi Panagio)
- Kosie van die slaghuis (Kosie)
- Leon de Lange (Dawid Minnaar)
- Liam (Dezi's skelmpie) (Chris Chameleon)
- Liezl (Anel Alexander)
- Linda Jordaan (Elsabé Daneel)
- Lukas Mulder (Hendrik Cronje)
- Madel Terreblanche (Wilna Snyman)
- Mandla Khumalo (Freedom Hadebe)
- Marcel van Niekerk (Zetske van Pletzen)
- Monique van Huyssteen (Minette Grové)
- Neef Gert (Ben Kruger)
- Neville Meintjies [† 25 Okt 2012] (Zane Meas) Only the character died, not the actor
- Nila (Gulashafa Sayed)
- Nurse at the Hillside Clinic (Zelda Roelofse)
- Ockert (Anrich Herbst)
- Pierre (Brian Robson)
- Quentin [† 18 Okt 2012] (Danny Ross) Only the character died, not the actor
- Rick Daly (Darren Kelfkens)
- Riaan van Dyk (Luan Jacobs)
- Sandra Theron-Stutterheim (Heléne Lombard)
- Sanjay Ramdin (Strini Pillai)
- San-Mari van Graan (Amalia Uys)
- Sheldon (Denver Vraagom)
- Steyn (Ivan Zimmerman)
- Tante Dolores
- Tannie Rademan (Late Miems De Bruyn)
- Tannie Schoeman (Late Milla Louw)
- Tessa Krige (Vicky Davis)
- Tiaan Terreblanche (Frank Rautenbach)
- Tim Jordaan (Marius Weyers)
- Tokkie le Roux, Emma's father (Richard van der Westhuizen)
- Trishan (Jai'prakash Sewran)
- Tshepo (Sam Mbuyane)
- Willem Rautenbach (Ray Randall)
- Wilmien de Lange (Nina Swart)
- Wynand (Marcel van Heerden)
- Zinzi Kheswa (Caroline Jacobs)
Past guest actors
- Allen (Duncan Lawson)
- Baba Samantha (Mia van Wyk)
- Benji (Rowan Cloete)
- Dr Moolman (Anriette van Rooyen)
- Dwelmsmous (Gert Steyn)
- Dumisani (Sandile Makhoba)
- Fekile (Benni Langa)
- Janet (Ingeborg Riedmaier)
- Joshi (Zane Gillion)
- Lana (Natalie van der Walt)
- Lilian Bala (Vicky Kente)
- Luke (Jonathan Pienaar)
- Lynn-Mari (Vanessa Smith)
- Nurse (Zelda Roelofse)
- Rochelle (Lindy Joubert)
- Sonia (Tessa Holloway)
- Tinus le Roux (Juandré van Zyl)
- Tom (Craig Hawks)
- Vanessa's GP (Natasha du Plooy)
Shops, businesses and residences
7de Laan is set in Hillside which is a fictional suburb in Johannesburg. Within the suburb, there are many businesses and shops where the characters work, live and hang around in. These are the current locations that are used:
- Hillside Heights
The Hillside Heights is the centre of Hillside. It is an old residential building that has small apartments where most of the characters live. The Hillside Heights building is owned by Gita McGregor and Oubaas van Zyl is the keeper of the building. Many a spookstorie made its appearance in the building's alleys, and so often somebody gets locked-up in the store room by accident.
- Oppikoffie
Charmaine Meintjies owns and runs Oppikoffie alongside with her waiters: Pulani and Danelle. Oppikoffie is a coffee shop located on the ground floor of the Heights and directly opposite Eclectic E. Charmaine and the waiters are not coping under the busy workload at present and they soon will have to hire another waiter. Many of the young characters worked there as waiters in the past: Annelie, Bernard, Clara, Connie, Diederik, Kabelo, Kim, Lucas, Monique, Pieter, Tessa and Zinzi.
- Eclectic E (Up-Market Boutique)
Eclectic E is the local boutique located opposite Oppikoffie. It is owned and ran by Felicity Daniels (who is a famed and successful fashion designer with her own designer clothing label called "Felicity Fashions") and her husband, Herman, who is also the owner of T&T, as general manager. Annelie is the assistant and fashion co-designer. Past assistants were Clara, Monique and Tessa. It is a popular meeting place for many of the female characters.
- The Hillside Deli
The Deli is owned and managed by Vince Meintjies (one of Neville Meintjies' sons), with Hilda de Kock as the assistant chef and Pieter as PA. Jerome, Bart, Vanessa, Matrone and Lukas used to work here at different times.
- The Hillside Bookshop
The bookshop is owned by Ryno Lategan with the assistance of Matrone Netta Nortjè (who is also the matron of the Hillside Old Home) and Marcel (Ryno's partner). The bookshop has featured many real life book-releases on the show with the author guest-starring in the particular episode to sign autographs and to answer questions.
- Hillside Travel
Hillside Travel is a travel agency owned and run by Gita McGregor. Zinzi Kheswa and Asha used to work there as PA's.
- Hillside Times
Hillside Times, the local community newspaper, was owned by Neville Meintjies (until the character died) and Lilian Bala. The Times now has Ryno Lategan as editor-in-chief, his journalists are Nthabiseng, Bernard Jordaan and Paula van der Lecq as the fashion, social, literature and financial journalist and Aggie Ngwena as their PA. Errol Pieterse (adopted son of Charmaine and Neville Meintjies) was the delivery boy during his scholar years. After being taught the basics of reporting by former journalist "Mandla Khumalo", Errol had done a couple of freelance articles for the newspaper and now works for the paper as trainee-journalist.
The staff of the newspaper had started a new sister publication "The Balmoral Gazette" in a neighboring suburb, but Neville had to sell this paper off to recoup his losses due to the Hillside Times reporting a bogus tip-off which led to legal action taken against them.
- Bruynwaves
Bruynwaves is an events organising company which is owned by Altus de Bruyn (hence "Bruyn"-waves). Vanessa Meintjies and Diederik are Altus's co-organisers, with Sifiso as their assistant.
- Theron & Terreblanche (T&T)
T&T is the local sporting equipment shop, owned by Herman Croukamp. The Hillside Gym is located on the first floor of the building and is run by Lindile (he also gives personal training classes there) and Kim. Previously, Tiaan, Kabelo, San Mari, Lukas and Willem worked in T&T as shop assistants. After San Mari had left, Lindile Hadebe was the only employee left at T&T till Kim was hired.
- O'Malley's
O'Malley's is the pub where the young crowd likes to hang out. Lucas and Pieter used to take turns with Bernard.
- Stasie Ses
The new after-work recreation and relaxation venue in Hillside. Owned and run by Marko Greyling.
- Ryno's House
This is a real, old time mansion, owned by author Ryno Lategan. It turns out to be a popular venue for house parties, fashion shows, book launches as well as wedding receptions. A fictional character (never seen on screen) is Evelina, the residence's cook and famous for her dish Evelina se niertjies. She started working there when it was still Madel's house in early episodes.
- Hillside Clinic
Whenever there is a medical emergency, this scene comes into play. "Patients" are kept in bed for a short while, visited by the other characters, and then discharged home.
Other places (seldom seen on screen):
- Restaurant "Le Petit Paris"
- The Cherry On Top (Restaurant)
- Mostly Matise (Restaurant)
- Laura Lee Beauty Salon
- Felicity Fashions' factory
- Die slaghuis (butchery)
- Die apteek (pharmacy)
- Police station and magistrate's court
- The Church (mostly for weddings)
Anniversary
In April 2010, Sewende Laan celebrated ten years on television. During this month, viewers got to see pictures of the show through its ten years during the end credits of each episode.
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