The Dingleys
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The Dingleys was South Africa's first television soap opera, when the South African Broadcasting Corporation introduced television in 1976. Set in Pietermaritzburg in Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal), its cast was primarily white, and was known for its amateurish acting.
South African audiences were unimpressed by the country's soapie; one wrote into a newspaper to say: 'Five minutes were enough to leave me stunned,' while another remarked 'if this is supposed to reflect everyday life then we must be a nation of morons'.