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The Dingleys

The Dingleys is an early South African television family drama from 1977, following the South African Broadcasting Corporation's introduction of television. Set in Pietermaritzburg in Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal), it centred on a fictional middle-class, white South African, English-speaking family, the Dingleys, who own a bookshop.

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Directed by
William C. Faure
Network
SABC TV
No. of episodes
24
Opening theme
"Dingley's Bookshop"
Release
4 January 1977 (1977-01-04)
Starring
John Hussey · Vera Blacke · Sybel Coetzee · Eckard Rabe

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Starring · 4
The Dingleys → Eckard Rabe, John Hussey, Sybel Coetzee, Vera Blacke
Directed by · 1
The Dingleys → William C. Faure
Network · 1
The Dingleys → SABC TV
No. of episodes · 1
The Dingleys → 24
Opening theme · 1
The Dingleys → "Dingley's Bookshop"
Release · 1
The Dingleys → 4 January 1977 (1977-01-04)
Theme music composer · 1
The Dingleys → Rabbitt
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The Dingleys → early South African television family drama from 1977

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dingleys faure bookshop south african family pietermaritzburg dingley's rabbitt set white series although sabc's members john hussey vera sybel coetzee

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The DingleysDirected byWilliam C. Faure1.00infobox
The DingleysNetworkSABC TV1.00infobox
The DingleysNo. of episodes241.00infobox
The DingleysOpening theme"Dingley's Bookshop"1.00infobox
The DingleysRelease4 January 1977 (1977-01-04)1.00infobox
The DingleysStarringJohn Hussey1.00infobox
The DingleysStarringVera Blacke1.00infobox
The DingleysStarringSybel Coetzee1.00infobox
The DingleysStarringEckard Rabe1.00infobox
The DingleysTheme music composerRabbitt1.00infobox
The Dingleysis aearly South African television family drama from 19770.90text

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