Mistakes Girls Do | |
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Genre | Drama series |
Created by | Richard Mulindwa |
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Country of origin | Uganda |
Original languages | English Luganda |
No. of seasons | 10 |
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Producer | Richard Mulindwa |
Production locations | Kampala, Uganda |
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Editor | Richard Mulindwa |
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Network | Pearl Magic |
Release | 15 June 2017 |
Mistakes Girls Do, also stylized as Mistakes Gals Do, is a Ugandan drama television series created and produced by Richard Mulindwa under the Limit Productions banner. [1] The series which had been running as a web series since its release in 2017 was picked up by Pearl Magic network when it started operating in 2018. [2] The series is about the lives of young women, the mistakes they make in their lives, the consequences they face and the lessons they learn. [3] [4] [5]
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Year | Award | Category | Received by | Result | Ref |
2019 | Uganda Film Festival Awards | Best TV Drama | Nominated | [6] | |
Best actress in TV Drama | Juliet Nantambi | Nominated | |||
2018 | Best TV Drama | Won | [7] | ||
Best Actress in TV Drama | Juliet Nantambi | Won | |||
Diana Nabatanzi | Nominated | [8] | |||
Best Actor in a TV Drama | Jay (Play Boy) | Nominated | |||
2017 | Best TV Drama | Nominated | |||
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