Binnelanders

Binnelanders
Genre	Soap opera, drama
Developed by	20th Century Fox Africa
Written by	Mitzi Booysen
Directed by	Danie Joubert
Starring	Hykie Berg Reynard Hugo Hans Strydom Je-ani Swiegelaar Germandt Geldenhuys Odelle de Wet Marlee van der Merwe Gerald Steyn Melinda Viljoen Roberto Kyle Megan Vorster
Theme music composer	Jak de Priester
Opening theme	Binneland by Jak de Priester
Country of origin	South Africa
Original language	Afrikaans
No. of seasons	15
No. of episodes	4250+
Production
Producer	Elsje & Human Stark
Production location	Pretoria
Running time	30 minutes (approx.)
Production company	Stark Films
Original release
Network	M-Net, kykNet
Release	15 October 2005 (2005-10-15)

Binnelanders (previously Binneland and Binneland Sub Judice) is a South African Afrikaans soap opera. It is set in and around the fictional private hospital, Binneland Kliniek, in Pretoria, and the storyline follows the trials, trauma and tribulations of the staff and patients of the hospital. The series is produced by Friedrich and Elsje Stark of Stark Productions.Hans Strydom is the only cast member to be present in every season.

Production history

Binnelanders began as a weekly one-hour drama, the first episode of which was broadcast only in Afrikaans on 13 October 2005 on both M-Net and kykNET. Halfway through the show's second season, it became a daily half-hour soap opera, and English subtitles were introduced. It was broadcast directly after Egoli on M-Net in the 18:30 time slot. Programming shifted to the 18:00 timeslot in preparation for the conclusion of Egoli, after which Binnelanders would extend over a one-hour period, consuming both time slots. The title of the show was changed to Binneland Sub Judice, and a new legal firm, Rossouw, Paulse and Knight Incorporated (RPK), was added to the storyline, along with new characters. For the seventh season, the show was again renamed, this time to simply Binneland. The legal angle of the series was dropped, and the show was reverted to a half-hour time slot. Binneland was removed from M-Net in early 2011, the name was changed back to Binnelanders and the show is now broadcast exclusively on kykNET.

Opening sequence

The theme song used in Binnelanders was written and performed by Afrikaans artist Jak de Priester. The title sequence was changed for Sub Judice, but later reverted to the original, with a few modifications.

Main cast

• Hans Strydom as Dr. At Koster is the Former CEO of Binneland Kliniek,majority shareholder and father of Dr.Conrad Bester.

• Hykie Berg as Dr. Conrad Bester is the Co-CEO of Binneland Kliniek,he also holds major shareholding in Binneland,he is the father of Leah Bester.
• Reynard Hugo as Dr. Tertius Jonker is the Head of Ongevalle and he is married to Tracy Jonker.
• Je-ani Swiegelaar as Naomi Koster is a former nurse,she is currently the head of relations at Binneland and is married to At's half brother Louis Koster.
• Germandt Geldenhuys as Louis Koster is the head of IT at Binneland,he also owns a restaurant Mimi's and Bar Doepa,he is married to Naomi and is the Brother of At.
• Kate Roothman as Dr. Nicolette Nortje is a young surgeon,working under Dr. Bester and is also the former 2IC of Ongevalle.
• Gerard Steyn as Dr. Uys Wagener is a doctor
• Melinda Viljoen as Tracy Jonker
• Marlee van der Merwe as Dr. Ella Swart
• Odelle de Wet as Delia Richter
• Roberto Kyle as Dr. Joe Olivier