Good ol’ Uncle Gords
Don’t mistake Gordon Price for someone who’s happy flitting around the edges – he’s more in touch than anyone realises.
There’s something interesting about Gordon Price (Neil McCarthy, one of the original hosts of lifestyle show Top Billing, 1992-2019) but you just can’t put your finger on it. And it’s a mystery for Neil, who portrays him, too, revealing that “we are learning about Gordon together (Neil and the viewers). As Legacy progresses, we discover more of his personality and who he is – not just to the family, but in the boardroom too.”
While we’ve seen that Gordon is an astute businessman in the office, of late he has taken on more of the friendly uncle vibe, especially with Petra (Trix Vivier), who exposed her creepy boss Mike (Russel Savadier) recently for sexually harassing her. “He is like a godfather uncle to his nieces and he gives them advice and that sort of thing. I think he knows when people need help and with Petra, it’s more reassurance,” explains Neil, who is one of Legacy’s directors too.
IN THE KNOW
While Gordon’s murdered brother Sebastian (Deon Lotz) was the brains at Legacy Investments, the flashier Gordon was his equal when it came to making important decisions, says Neil. “We don’t right now know exactly what Gordon’s position is – he isn’t CEO, that’s his sisterin-law Dineo (Kgomotso Christopher). But he’s just beneath her in the pecking order and he has as much clout as her when it comes to business.”
Not for the first time, Gordon is a sounding board for Dineo’s personal life – and he knows what she needs before she knocks on his door. “Gordon listens. He understands people and he understands emotions. He has always had a good relationship with Dineo. He put his arm around her when she married Seb (his brother) and Seb divorced Gordon’s other bestie Angelique (Michelle Botes). He’s always had an opendoor policy with Dineo,” says Neil, whose character is aware of his widow sister-in-law’s affair with their colleague Msizi (Siyabonga Thwala) since her court case at the end of April, which would be an HR problem if anyone else knew.
“Gordon has led this fancy colourful life. We’re learning about his relationships… I’d love it if one of his exes just showed up at his door,” explains Neil. “Right now, I think he’s happy sitting in the shadows, sipping cocktails and enjoying all this entertaining drama.”
PREVIOUSLY
Dineo was confronted by Msizi’s furious wife Thandi, Willem couldn’t get Charmaine out of his mind, and James told his wife Felicity that their orchestrated confrontation between Dineo and Thandi didn’t work.
19 – 20 MAY
SJ demands answers from his mom Dineo and hands her an ultimatum, and Stefan tells his dad Willem that Charmaine was asking about him the night before. Dineo deletes an incriminating voicenote, Felicity gives her half-brother SJ advice on dealing with Msizi, and Petra fears that her dad Willem is falling in love too fast.
24 – 27 MAY
Willem goes to salsa dance night with Charmaine, and Dineo gives Msizi an update on her family situation. Dineo’s mother lectures her on her new romance with Msizi, and for once Lexi is the voice of reason when she tells SJ how to deal with his anger towards Dineo. Willem and his sister Magda discuss his situation with Charmaine, and Msizi doesn’t realise that his relationship with Dineo has seemingly gone back to a platonic, work friends connection. Dineo lashes out at her stepdaughters Lexi and Liz after hearing them talk about her and Msizi, and Petra is furious that her father has ignored her warnings about Charmaine. Msizi ignores Angelique’s demands at Legacy Investments and it sends her into a rage, and Lexi realises that her mom is still grieving
31 MAY – 1 JUNE
Dineo’s messy situation is about to get worse, and Willem is raging when Charmaine tells him that Petra confronted her.
CAST: Angelique Price Michelle Botes •Detective Badenhorst Andrew Buckland •Charlie AJ Cullinan •Charmaine Odelle De Wet •Dineo Price Kgomotso Christopher •Elizabeth Price Reandi Grey •Felicity Price Mary-Anne Barlow •Gordon Price Neil McCarthy •James Robert Hobbs
•John Don Mlangeni Nawa •Jonno Richard Gau •Kedibone Clementine Mosimane •Lexi (Alexandra) Price Jay Anstey •Magda Knowles Rika Sennet •Mike Russel Savadier •Msizi Zulu Siyabonga Thwala •Nirvana Leeanda Reddy •Petra Potgieter Trix Vivier •Sandra Stein Shannon
Esra •Sanele Teboho Tsotetsi •Sebastian (Seb) Price Deon Lotz
•Sefako Zenzo Ngqobe •Sims Lunga Shabalala •SJ (Sebastian Price
Jr) Anton Jeftha •Stefan Potgieter Sean-Marco Vorster •Thandi Zulu Lerato Zah •Willem Potgieter Dawid Minnaar