Miniseries · Channel 4
Oti and Richard’s South African Odyssey
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Oti and Richard’s South African Odyssey actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Oti and Richard’s South African Odyssey reads strongest on Serialized, Cliffhanger Intensity and Tension.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
The story
What it's about
South African-born broadcaster, author and dancer Oti Mabuse will return home with her companion, Reverend Richard Coles. Oti will take Richard on a trip around her homeland in a beautiful homecoming journey, supported by South African Tourism.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- David NottageExecutive Producer
- Chris WilliamsProducer
- Neil EdwardsExecutive Producer
- Charlotte DavisExecutive Producer
Direction
- Chris WilliamsDirector
Where to watch
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