List of Gidi Up episodes

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Gidi Up is a Nigerian drama television and Web series created by Jadesola Osiberu and executively produced by Lola Odedina. It is produced by Ndani TV and sponsored by GTBank. [1] [2] Episodes are first aired online through Ndani.tv, and first aired on television via DStv's Africa Magic Showcase. [3] Online broadcast of Gidi Up's first episode was on 20 February 2013 [4] [5] [6] [7] and the first television broadcast was on 13 July 2014. [8]

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The series which is mainly set in Lagos, follows the lives of four young adults (Obi, Tokunbo, Eki and Yvonne) who are pursuing success and independence in the city of Lagos, and the challenges they are faced with at every step of the way in their quest to achieve their dreams. [9] The word "Gidi", from the title "Gidi Up", is culled from the popular term "Las Gidi" (often shortened as "Gidi") which can be translated as "Real Lagos", and is used in referring to the city of Lagos. [10]

The first season of the series was an eight-part web miniseries, with a length of four to eight minutes per episode and used to be broadcast only online, [11] [12] but the second Season was converted into a 30-minute episodial television and webseries, with the first season combined together and aired on television as the pilot episode for season 2. [13] There was also a change in the actors playing the lead characters for the second season; OC Ukeje replaced Karibi Fubura for the Obi character, Titilope Sonuga replaced Oreka Godis for Eki, while Adesua Etomi replaced KC Ejelonu for the character of Sharon. [14] [15] [16]

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
Season premiere Season finale
1 820 February 201316 April 2013
2 1223 June 2014TBA

Episodes

Season 1 (2013)

No. in
series		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateLength
11"New Beginnings"Jadesola OsiberuJadesola Osiberu20 February 2013 (2013-02-20)8 minutes
22"Lights, Camera, Cougars!"Jadesola OsiberuJadesola Osiberu20 February 2013 (2013-02-20)7 minutes
33"Keeping Up Appearances"Jadesola OsuberuJadesola Osiberu6 March 2013 (2013-03-06)8 minutes
44"Frenemies"Jadesola OsiberuJadesola Osiberu20 March 2013 (2013-03-20)8 minutes
55"Beautiful Sweetness"Jadesola OsiberuJadesola Osiberu21 March 2013 (2013-03-21)7 minutes
66"Snakes and Ladders"Jadesola OsiberuJadesola Osiberu4 April 2013 (2013-04-04)6 minutes
77"Breaking Point"Jadesola OsiberuJadesola Osiberu16 April 2013 (2013-04-16)4 minutes
88"Dark as Knight"Jadesola OsiberuJadesola Osiberu16 April 2013 (2013-04-16)5 minutes

Season 2 (2014)

No. in
series		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProduction
code
91"To Techserve!"Jadesola OsiberuBodunrin Sasore, Jadesola Osiberu23 June 2014 (2014-06-23)S1/E2-1/2
102"Bad Decisions"Jadesola OsiberuBodunrin Sasore, Jadesola Osiberu23 June 2014 (2014-06-23)S1/E3-1/3
113"It's Folarin again!"Jadesola OsiberuBodunrin Sasore, Jadesola Osiberu23 June 2014 (2014-06-23)S1/E4-1/4
124"She's Not You"Jadesola OsiberuBodunrin Sasore, Jadesola Osiberu23 June 2014 (2014-06-23)S1/E5-1/5
135"Catch and Release"Jadesola OsiberuBodunrin Sasore, Jadesola Osiberu23 June 2013 (2013-06-23)S1/E6-1/6
146"These Babes Aint Loyal"Jadesola OsiberuBodunrin Sasore, Jadesola Osiberu11 August 2014 (2014-08-11)S1/E7-1/7
157"What's Best for the Business"Jadesola OsiberuBodunrin Sasore, Jadesola Osiberu11 August 2014 (2014-08-11)S1/E8-1/8
168"The End of the Road"Jadesola OsiberuBodunrin Sasore, Jadesola Osiberu12 August 2014 (2014-08-12)S1/E9-1/9
179"Shameless"Jadesola OsiberuJadesola Osiberu15 September 2014 (2014-09-15)S1/E10-1/10
1810"Olympus has Fallen"Jadesola OsiberuJadesola Osiberu15 September 2014 (2014-09-15)S1/E11-1/11
1911"Shots Fired"Jadesola OsiberuJadesola Osiberu15 September 2014 (2014-09-15)S1/E12-1/12
2012"Rock Bottom"Jadesola OsiberuJadesola Osiberu29 September 2014 (2014-09-29)S1/E13-1/13

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