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A white family camps on sacred land and wakes up transformed into black Africans, forcing them to confront identity, culture and empathy.
20061 season
18+
13 episodes
  • 1. Transformation

    1. Transformation

    The Greene's go on holiday to Zulotholand but get a little lost and end up with a puncture in an old burial ground.
    The Greene's go on holiday to Zulotholand but get a little lost and end up with a puncture in an old burial ground.
    13+
    25min
    Dec 30, 2006
  • 2. Return Of The Exiles

    2. Return Of The Exiles

    Tombo is frantic about an imminent business meeting with two Afrikaans farmers who were his clients when he was white and who want him to design an Afrikaans history themed park.
    Tombo is frantic about an imminent business meeting with two Afrikaans farmers who were his clients when he was white and who want him to design an Afrikaans history themed park.
    7+
    25min
    Dec 30, 2006
  • 3. There's a Zulu In My Bed

    3. There's a Zulu In My Bed

    The Coconuts is a high concept sitcom hinging on a fantastical premise but dealing with day-to-day South African characters.
    The Coconuts is a high concept sitcom hinging on a fantastical premise but dealing with day-to-day South African characters.
    16+
    25min
    Dec 30, 2006
  • 4. The Goat

    4. The Goat

    Amandla Mbuli (formerly Isabel Greene) invites the Mlambo's over for dinner so the Mbuli family can learn more about black culture.
    Amandla Mbuli (formerly Isabel Greene) invites the Mlambo's over for dinner so the Mbuli family can learn more about black culture.
    13+
    25min
    Nov 29, 2007
  • 5. The Sleepover

    5. The Sleepover

    Beyoncé (formerly Tamzin Greene) invites her snobby, white, former best friends, Melanie and Debbie, for a sleepover.
    Beyoncé (formerly Tamzin Greene) invites her snobby, white, former best friends, Melanie and Debbie, for a sleepover.
    13+
    24min
    Dec 30, 2006
  • 6. The Chicken

    6. The Chicken

    After Percy Mlambo tells TK about the custom of lobola, TK secretly in love with Mlambos' daughter Khensiwe decides to accumulate livestock to offer them for Khensiwe one day.
    After Percy Mlambo tells TK about the custom of lobola, TK secretly in love with Mlambos' daughter Khensiwe decides to accumulate livestock to offer them for Khensiwe one day.
    7+
    24min
    Dec 30, 2006
  • 7. The Pageant

    7. The Pageant

    Beyoncé Mbuli and Khensiwe Mlambo are competing in the school beauty pageant, and both go to extraordinary lengths to outdo each other.
    Beyoncé Mbuli and Khensiwe Mlambo are competing in the school beauty pageant, and both go to extraordinary lengths to outdo each other.
    13+
    24min
    Dec 30, 2006
  • 8. Crime Watch

    8. Crime Watch

    The Mlambos are robbed, and Percy accuses Tombo (formerly Tom Greene) of "borrowing" too much of his stuff.
    The Mlambos are robbed, and Percy accuses Tombo (formerly Tom Greene) of "borrowing" too much of his stuff.
    13+
    24min
    Dec 30, 2006
  • 9. Black Christmas

    9. Black Christmas

    Patience's uncle in KwaZulu-Natal dies and she is expected to pay for the funeral because she's the "rich one from Jo'burg".
    Patience's uncle in KwaZulu-Natal dies and she is expected to pay for the funeral because she's the "rich one from Jo'burg".
    13+
    25min
    Dec 30, 2006
  • 10. High Society

    10. High Society

    The Mbulis' social climbing neighbor, Joyce Mlambo, decides to have a stokvel, mainly to show off their new house and pool to her township friends.
    The Mbulis' social climbing neighbor, Joyce Mlambo, decides to have a stokvel, mainly to show off their new house and pool to her township friends.
    13+
    24min
    Dec 30, 2006
  • 11. The Blackout

    11. The Blackout

    The TV aerial blows over and Patience is sent onto the roof to fix it so they can watch the end of the show.
    The TV aerial blows over and Patience is sent onto the roof to fix it so they can watch the end of the show.
    16+
    25min
    Dec 30, 2006
  • 12. The Big Snip

    12. The Big Snip

    TK's sixteenth birthday is approaching, and he wants to get a tattoo. He tries to convince his dad by saying that it's the 'African' thing to do.
    TK's sixteenth birthday is approaching, and he wants to get a tattoo. He tries to convince his dad by saying that it's the 'African' thing to do.
    13+
    25min
    Dec 30, 2006
  • 13. To BEE or not to BEE

    13. To BEE or not to BEE

    The new gardener tells Patience about a well-paying job opportunity at an Indian restaurant and insists that she's a good candidate because she has catering experience.
    The new gardener tells Patience about a well-paying job opportunity at an Indian restaurant and insists that she's a good candidate because she has catering experience.
    13+
    25min
    Dec 30, 2006
  • The Coconuts
    20061 season
    A white family camps on sacred land and wakes up transformed into black Africans, forcing them to confront identity, culture and empathy.
    Creators and Cast
    Directors
    Andrew Timm
    Cast
    Meme DitshegoLuthuli DlaminiSamson KhumaloDionne Malan
    Studio
    Multichoice Studios
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    Content advisory
    18+
    flashing lightsviolencesubstance usealcohol usesmokingfoul languagesexual content
    Audio languages
    English
    Subtitles
    English [CC]
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