African Skies

A gentle, outdoorsy adventure-drama with a warm family core, where teenage friends navigate mild scrapes under wide African skies.

Created by

Larry Mollin, Phil Savath

Genres

Drama

Starring

Catherine Bach, Robert Mitchum, Raimund Harmstorf

Overview

Catherine Bach plays Margo Wells Dutton, 37, a graduate of McGill University in Montreal and now a widowed businesswoman. Trained as a structural engineer, she takes the reins of a multinational corporation, Canoco, for her father-in-law, Marcus Dutton (Robert Mitchum). When she is in Africa, they communicate through satellite-linked computers. Her 16-year-old son, Rory (Simon James), attends class via computer, works on the ranch and is caretaker for the household, Victoria Lodge.

How it feels

Warm, earnest, tense and light. Measured and easy to follow.

About

Friendship, family, coming-of-age, survival

Content

Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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