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Kingpins, hidden identities and a star-studded cast bring an iconic movie to the smallscreen in drama iNumber Number.
If you can’t beat them, join them. That’s the plan in crime-drama series iNumber Number (2017current), based on the 2014 movie of the same name. In the series, good-guy cop Chilli (Sdumo Mtshali) goes on an undercover mission to bring down a criminal gang. He has to learn the tricks and the trades of their shady dealings before he puts them behind bars, but “he sees the good in everyone and it gets difficult for Chilli drop the mission,” says Sdumo. While the spin-off show is adapted from the original movie, it revisits the brotherly bond that Chilli has with his cop partner Shoes (Presley Chweneyagae), who wants him to drop the mission. “The storylines don’t pick up where they left off in the movie. It’s a different cast and a totally new game,” adds Sdumo.
MEET THE GANG
1 Chilli (Sdumo, Sibusiso in soapie Isibaya, 2013- current; see p28) is undercover and trying to trap “his” gang. He believes in the truth and wants to see justice done.
Shoes (Presley, Detective Moloko in 2
drama Thula’s Vine, 2017-curent) is Chilli’s pal cop. He’s working hard to become a detective and wishes that he didn’t have to mess around in the crime world to make ends meet.
Mkoto Skhakhane (Mncedisi 3
Shabangu, Skhumbuzo in drama The Lab, 2006-current) is the ganglord. He doesn’t believe in getting a nineto-five job and would rather murder to give his family the perfect life .
Philani (Sonia Mbele, Mmamosa 4
in soapie Keeping Score, 2016current; see p27) is Mkoto’s controlling wife. She loves the lavish life that comes with her dodgy hubby.
Stone (Ronnie Nyakale, Cosmo in 5
soapie Generations – The Legacy, 2014-current; see p10) is a corrupt cop that puts his badge aside to get extra cash. He’s doesn’t for the law.
Armstrong (Sayitsheni Mdaki, 6
Speshil in soapie Rhythm City, 2007- current; see p21) is Mkoto’s son-inlaw and is eyeing Mkoto’s empire.