Jozi-H
Jozi-H is a Canadian-South African television drama series, which aired in 2006 and 2007. 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.
| Jozi-H | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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.
The series premiered on 13 October 2006 on CBC Television in Canada, and ran 13 episodes until concluding on 2 February 2007. Canadian television critics generally compared the show to ER, the dominant American medical drama series of its era.
The series was not renewed for a second season. Producer Alfons Adetuyi criticized the CBC for doing far too little in his estimation to actively promote the series.
In South Africa, the series premiered on SABC 3 in April 2007. It was subsequently rebroadcast by SABC 1 in 2010.