Drama

The Best Episodes of Ekhaya: A Family Chronicle

Every episode of Ekhaya: A Family Chronicle ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Ekhaya: A Family Chronicle!

A Black South African lives in Toronto with his Canadian wife in 1989. His fears of being stalked by South African secret police, force him to reflect back on his life growing up under apartheid.

Seasons1

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Click to reveal
    Ekhaya: A Family Chronicle Season 1 Episode 1 - State of Mind
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #1 - State of Mind

    S1:E1

    Afraid that South African authorities still want him, Darryl begins recalling his politically oppressive childhood in his former home.

    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  2. Ekhaya: A Family Chronicle Season 1 Episode 2 - Beauties at the Patmore Deluxe
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #2 - Beauties at the Patmore Deluxe

    S1:E2

    Darryl's mind is flooded with boyhood memories of fighting at school, his love of a white girl and the arrests of Boytjie and Russell on charges of murder.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  3. Ekhaya: A Family Chronicle Season 1 Episode 3 - The Visitors and the Wedding
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #3 - The Visitors and the Wedding

    S1:E3

    After a run-in with David, Darryl recalls his brother's clandestine political activities in Soweto and Boytjie facing formal charges of murder.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  4. Ekhaya: A Family Chronicle Season 1 Episode 4 - Them Charges
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #4 - Them Charges

    S1:E4

    Darryl's publisher plans to add text to his book that the author finds unacceptable.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  5. Ekhaya: A Family Chronicle Season 1 Episode 5 - A Black and White Christmas
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #5 - A Black and White Christmas

    S1:E5

    When Darryl fears that a man he sees talking to Lerato has been following him, he remembers a man he saw knifed in South Africa and Boytjie's murder trial.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  6. Ekhaya: A Family Chronicle Season 1 Episode 6 - Who Was Jan Van Riebeeck?
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #6 - Who Was Jan Van Riebeeck?

    S1:E6

    Despite David's insistence, Darryl is reluctant to join the Canadian anti-apartheid movement; Darryl recalls his days in boarding school.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  7. Trending NowTRENDING NOW

    The 20 WORST Episodes of Ekhaya: A Family Chronicle

    READ
  8. Ekhaya: A Family Chronicle Season 1 Episode 7 - Blacks and Play-Whites in the Suburbs
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #7 - Blacks and Play-Whites in the Suburbs

    S1:E7

    Rosa worries about Darryl's obsession with the man following him; Darryl remembers Veronica's decision to pass as white and live in the suburbs.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  9. Ekhaya: A Family Chronicle Season 1 Episode 8 - Dead Mothers and Garden Boys
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #8 - Dead Mothers and Garden Boys

    S1:E8

    Darryl considers speaking at a protest at the South African consulate, which prompts him to remember how easy it is to become an enemy of the state.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  10. Ekhaya: A Family Chronicle Season 1 Episode 9 - Liberals, Radicals and Death
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #9 - Liberals, Radicals and Death

    S1:E9

    With suspicions that Sipho is in trouble in South Africa, Darryl remembers the government seizing his grandmother's house and David being wounded in the army.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  11. Ekhaya: A Family Chronicle Season 1 Episode 10 - The Fountain of Pain
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #10 - The Fountain of Pain

    S1:E10

    Darryl recalls the effects his political activities had on his late father when he receives a call from his mother still living in his native South Africa.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  12. Ekhaya: A Family Chronicle Season 1 Episode 11 - First Love, Then War
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - First Love, Then War

    S1:E11

    Darryl debates whether to return to South Africa when his safety cannot be guaranteed.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  13. Ekhaya: A Family Chronicle Season 1 Episode 12 - First Love, Then War
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - First Love, Then War

    S1:E12

    While returning to South Africa for his father's funeral, Darryl remembers how he was smuggled out of the country.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  14. Ekhaya: A Family Chronicle Season 1 Episode 13 - To Die For
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #13 - To Die For

    S1:E13

    Special Branch agents confront Darryl when he arrives in South Africa; David admits to his clandestine work for the government.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

Best Episodes Summary

"State of Mind" is the best rated episode of "Ekhaya: A Family Chronicle". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Clarence Hamilton and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/23/1997. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Beauties at the Patmore Deluxe".