Arende


Arende, also known as Cape Rebel, was television mini-series and historical drama about the Second Anglo-Boer War as experienced by two fictional characters. Sloet Steenkamp, a rebellious Boer farmer, and James Kerwin, a Captain with the British Army.

TV mini-series

The first season comprising 10 episodes was first aired on 27 April 1989 on the SABC. The second season titled "Arende II: MoordenaarsKaroo " comprising 10 episodes was first aired on 13 February 1992 and the third and final season titled Arende III: Dorsland was first air on 28 October 1993 and comprised 13 episodes. The show was run on SABC 1 in South Africa and syndicated abroad under the name Cape Rebel.

Movie

A film version of Arende also starring Ian Roberts as Sloet Steenkamp and Gavin van den Berg as Captain James Kerwin was released in 1994. The movie follows Sloet Steenkamp as he fights the British invasion and is subsequent capture and imprisonment on Saint Helena Island.