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| Mpeke Town | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Family Drama |
| Written by | Philip Luswata |
| Directed by | Shani Grewal |
| Starring | Stephen Katusiime Patience Nakamya Frobisher Lwanga Oyenbot Michael Musoke Philip Luswata Hellen Lukoma |
| Country of origin | Uganda |
| Original languages | English Luganda |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 List of Episodes [1] |
| Production | |
| Producer | Patricia Gichinga |
| Editor | Esther Kintu |
| Camera setup | Alternative Two Camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | The Mediae Company |
| Release | |
| Original network | Urban TV Uganda Bukedde TV |
| Original release | June 11, 2018 |
Mpeke Town is a Ugandan-Kenyan television and radio drama series that premiered in Uganda on June 11, 2018. The first season of the series aired on Urban TV Uganda in English, Bukedde TV and Bukedde radio in Luganda. It was produced by Kenyan producer Patricia Gichinga under Kenyan production company The Mediae Company known for Shamba Shape Up and Makutano Junction. [2]
Having failed at success in the big city, Isaiah returns to his little village town Kabulondo Mpeke where his encounter with the determined Isabella thrusts him into a whirlwind of possibility and he discovers the untapped potential in agribusiness. [3]
The series is made up of an ensemble cast of Stephen Katusiime, Patience Nakamya, Frobisher Lwanga, Oyenbot, Michael Musoke, Philip Luswata, Hellen Lukoma. [4]
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 13 | June 11, 2018 | September 12, 2018 | |
| No. in series | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "New Dawn" | Shani Grewal | Philip Luswata | June 11, 2018 | |
| Isaiah struggles to make a living in the city while riding a boda boda. He has to return home to Kabulondo Mpeke when he almost loses his life in a motor cycle robbery and his boda boda is stolen. [6] | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Gone Bananas" | Shani Grewal | Philip Luswata | TBA | |
| 3 | 3 | "Loan Me Not" | Shani Grewal | Philip Luswata | TBA | |
| 4 | 4 | "Love Kick" | Shani Grewal | Philip Luswata | TBA | |
| 5 | 5 | "Machiavellians" | Shani Grewal | Philip Luswata | TBA | |
| 6 | 6 | "Coffee Bail" | Shani Grewal | Philip Luswata | TBA | |
| 7 | 7 | "Togethet As One" | Shani Grewal | Philip Luswata | TBA | |
| 8 | 8 | "New Beginnings" | Shani Grewal | Philip Luswata | TBA | |
| 9 | 9 | "Let's Go Dancing" | Shani Grewal | Philip Luswata | TBA | |
| 10 | 10 | "Every Dog Has His Day" | Shani Grewal | Philip Luswata | TBA | |
| 11 | 12 | "Beyond What We See" | Shani Grewal | Philip Luswata | TBA | |
| 12 | 12 | "Toast To The Future" | Shani Grewal | Philip Luswata | TBA | |
| 13 | 14 | "Love Hurdles" | Shani Grewal | Philip Luswata | TBA | |
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