Egoli: Place of Gold

International Guest stars: • Joan Collins as Catherine Sinclair (Season 1) • Jackie Collins • Richard Steinmetz as Jeff Hartman (Season 2) • James Horan • Perry Stevens • Samantha Fox • Jerry Springer • Helmut Lotti ==Seasons==

The TV series was broadcast outside of South Africa, in neighbouring countries in the original bilingual Afrikaans-English version, and, beginning in May 1997, in an English-only international version. In creating the international version, all Afrikaans-language scenes were filmed twice, first in Afrikaans, then in English. In 1994 a local Hebrew adaptation was produced in Israel. The series was adapted for Israeli television to reflect local reality. The original storylines from the first season of Egoli served as the basis for the Israeli version. The series was titled "Zahav Shel Shotim" which translates to "Fool's Gold" in english. ==Parodies==

Egoli: Place of Gold was one of the South African soaps to be parodied by comedian Casper de Vries in his soap parody Haak en Steek. ==Demise==

The final episode of the series aired on 31 March 2010. The final episode included surprises and special guests and ended at the memorial. ==Movie==

It was announced in August 2009 that a movie entitled Egoli – The Movie would conclude the longest-running soap opera in South African history. The movie was directed by Bromley Cawood and produced by series creator and writer Franz Marx, in cooperation with Burgert Muller, a co-producer of the TV series, and Pieter Venter of Brigadiers-Franz Marx Films. Some sources list the title of the movie as Egoli: Afrikaners is Plesierig. ==Other media and products==

A book entitled ''Franz Marx's Egoli 2000 by Reinet Louw was published by Human & Rousseau in 1999. The English-language edition was a translation of the Afrikaans-language edition, Franz Marx se Egoli 2000,'' also published in 1999. The book related how the show was developed, recounted storylines from the first 8 years of the show, provided biographical sketches of characters, and included photographs of cast members. A cookbook featuring recipes by characters in the series (including Nenna, Elsa, Donna, and Mrs. Naidoo) was published during the program's run and ranked number 1 on the South African top ten best-seller list for several weeks. The recipes featured in the cookbook were collected by South African restaurateurs Eduan Naudé and Brian Shalkoff. During the early years of its run, the TV show marketed a sticker book and stickers featuring pictures of the actors from the series. After the series concluded in 2010, a double-disc DVD entitled Egoli 18 was released. The DVD featured highlights from each year of the series' 18-year-run, repackaged into new 24-minute episodes by the show's creator, Franz Marx. Episodes were introduced by actors, writers, and other notable personalities who were affiliated with or fans of the show. The show also marketed its own fragrance. The perfume, named "Essence of Gold." Clothes featured in the TV series, designed by fictional character Freddie Vermeulen of Louwna Fashions, were also sold in South African shops at one time. ==References==