Handprint release comedic Beauty series
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Set in the late 80s, the series explores the life of Beauty, Elsie Ntshonono, who is a goal-getter who wishes to be rich without sweating much. In her neighbourhood, the scheming young woman is famous for her naughty escapades that always backfire to the amusement of her housemate, Basadi (Boipelo Seleke). Beauty is forever pursued by her landlord, Rex (Booza Lefutswe) who wants his rentals while the former is busy chasing after fame and fortune.
Other notable characters in the series are Mary (Ditsietsi Motswasele) and Banki (Samuel Gape), the irresponsible and sometimes downright foolish pair who work for Sir Bernard (Bhupendrakamar Sharma).As mentioned earlier, the series is set in the late 80s and the producers did their best to make sure that the wardrobe corresponds with the era.
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