Torings

A popular 1994 TV series by Paul C. Venter. A South African period drama television series, written as a sequel to Konings (1991), which continues to tell the story of the fierce and often bloody struggle between the Groenewald and Roodt families for control of the Superspaar company, placed in the context of the larger political post-Apartheid struggle in South Africa.

Production
Directed by Danie Joubert, it was produced for SABC TV1 Drama by Eklips and Leisureco. The executive producers were Mysi Louw and Frederik Botha, with Johan Bernard as producer.

Original music was by Nic Pickard and Ferdie Brendgen with additional music by Neill Solomon, Richard Bornman and Bella Gutnik.

Cast
Dawid Minnaar; Albert Maritz; Anna-Mart van der Merwe; Antoinette Kellerman;  Cobus Rossouw; Marcel van Heerden; Eric Nobbs; Shirley Ellis; Ramolao Makhene; Andrew Wilson; Philip Moolman; Jurgen Hellberg; William Egan; Chante Hinds; David Clatworthy; Dorette Nel, Rina Nienaber; Neil Sandilands; Grethe Fox; Nomsa Xaba; Adrian Galley; Francois Coertze, Wilson Dunster and Dominic Tyawa;Marcel Schoeman; Frik Bezuidenhout, Delia Kruger, Hannes van Wyk, Annelisa Weiland, Nandi Nyembe, Charles Pillai, Sandy Mokwena, Lieb Bester, Elize Cawood, Elzette Maarschalk, and Marcel Maximilian.

Broadcasts
Channel: SABC TV1 | Premiére: 12 May 1994 | Finale: 14 Jul 1994 | Thursdays, 19h10

Channel: SABC2 | Premiére: 20 Aug 2013 | Finale: 22 Oct 2013 | Tuesdays, 19h30

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