Transkaroo TV series, 1984 - Episode 7: Die Leeu van Leeu Gamka *

Light-hearted drama series following the adventures of the refreshment personnel on the long-distance train between Cape Town and Johannesburg. Three of the staff members, Vollie, Boeta and Braam, are university students spending their December holidays on the train. Doep is the boss of the restaurant car, and Kolonie Cloete is the chef who spends his hours crammed into the tiny kitchen with his assistant, Fensham. During their voyages across the Karoo, their lives become entangled with those of the passengers - from beauties and fortune tellers to thieves and diamond smugglers. Premiere date: 13 September 1984 Channel: TV1 Language: Afrikaans Genre: Comedy drama Number of series: 1 Number of episodes: 13 Episode: 7 A diamond smuggler uses biltong to hide the stones. Production company: Clarens Films Cast and Crew: Main actor Character Pierre Knoesen - Vollie Koos Strauss - Kolonie Cloete Zack du Plessis - Doep At Botha - Boeta Wikus van Rensburg - Braam Quintus Loots - Fensham Daan Retief - Director Hennie Human - Writer Nikki Allers - Assistant director Herman Holtzhausen - Theme song: music and lyrics Mary-Ann van Dekken - Production secretary Pieter Bosch - Production organiser Johan Lategan - Editing Christa Lategan - Editing Buster Reynolds - Head: Camera and lighting Emille van Wyk - Make-up; Costumes Mari Hauptfleisch - Costumes Chris Schutte - Production superviser Mario le Granger - Set dressing Hoffie van der Merwe - Set dressing Yvonne Schoeman - Continuity Nico Louw - Sound recordings Les Reynolds - Camera assistant Phineas Ramonare - Assistant Sam Ngobeni - Assistant Maryna May - Administration Dina Delport - Administration Pat Finch - Administration