Liewe Heksie

Liewe Heksie
Created by	Verna Vels
Based on	Radio stories by Verna Vels
Directed by	Louise Smit Dalene Kotzé
Opening theme	"Hulle noem haar Liewe Heksie"
Country of origin	South Africa
Original language	Afrikaans
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	52
Production
Production company	SABC
Original release
Network	SABC
Release	September 5, 1978 (1978-09-05) – May 11, 1982 (1982-05-11)

Liewe Heksie (Beloved Little Witch) is an Afrikaans work of fiction developed by children's book author Verna Vels in 1961. It tells the stories of Liewe Heksie who stays with gnomes in Blommeland. Their saga started off as radio stories, followed by books and stories on vinyl record. It then debuted on television in 1978 as an Afrikaans language children's television programme directed by Louise Smit. The second series of Liewe Heksie began in 1981 for a total of 52 episodes.

Characters

Main Characters

• Liewe Heksie (The Little Witch): A clumsy, forgetful, and incompetent witch named Lavinia who lives in Blommeland.
• Blommie Kabouter (Blommie the Gnome): Heksie's best friend and a helpful companion.
• Karel Kat (Karel the Cat): An anthropomorphic, sophisticated cat from the city who owns a helicopter and drives a car.
• Griet: A horse, whose name was chosen by Heksie because she couldn't think of other names.

Antagonists

• Geel Heks (Yellow Witch): An evil witch who tries to take over Blommeland.
• Kerrie and Borrie: The Yellow Witch's menacing, yellow and orange-clad elf minions.

Other Characters

• Koning Rosekrans: The king who rules Blommeland and is often frustrated by Liewe Heksie but remains fond of her.
• Kwaaitjie Kabouter and Kwaai Babatjie: A bad-tempered gnome and his baby brother.
• Matewis: Heksie's beloved pet kitten.

Stories

Published books

The first two books were illustrated by Dorothy Hill, the third by Nikki Jones and the last two by Piet Grobler.

• Die Groot Liewe Heksie-storieboek, 1983 (The Big Liewe Heksie Storybook)
• Lekker Liewe Heksie Stories, 1983 (Nice Liewe Heksie Stories)
• Liewe Heksie en die Rugbywedstryd, 1988 (Liewe Heksie and the Rugby Tournament)
• Liewe Heksie en die Rekenaar, 1999 (Liewe Heksie and the Computer)
• Die Liewe Heksie Omnibus, 2002 (The Liewe Heksie Omnibus)