‘DAYS LIKE DESE’ a new sitcom aired on local television channels NCN 11, NTN 69, Cable 26 (Berbice) and MTV 69 was initially launched with a ‘pilot’ episode in May 2017. Episodes one to six in Season One were aired from June to November 2017.
A red carpet event on Friday June 29 at the National Cultural Centre preceeded the airing of Episode one.
Season 2 consists of 6 episodes and started airing yesterday [Friday September 7] and continues until end of November. Two episodes will be aired per month on eight channels. Each episode will enjoy two airings on each channel.
The new airtimes will be Fridays @8.00p.m on ATLANTIC CABLE, Fresh Channel 1; Saturdays @ 8.00p.m on NTN69 & 8.30p.m.on TVG28; Sundays @ 7.00p.m. on HBTV9 and 8.30p.m on HGPTV67 /NCN11 and Mondays @ 6.30p.m. on Cable26/Ch.77 (Berbice) & @7.00p.m.on MTV 69. Because of cricket NCN 11 will air the programme on Saturday 15th at 8.05p.m (20.05hrs) instead of 16th as per schedule.
‘DAYS LIKE DESE’ is produced by GEMS Theatre Productions, written by Randolph Critchlow and directed by Randolph Critchlow and Gem Madhoo-Nascimento.
Season 2 is made possible with the sponsorship of Institute of Private Enterprise Development (IPED), Environment Protection Agency (EPA), Ansa McAl, Sankars Auto Works, Hand in Hand Fire & Life Insurance Co., Nand Persaud & Co. Rice Millers and Ministry of Social Protection.
The actors in episode 1 are Nuriyyih Gerrard, Mark Kazim, Simone Dowding, Kirk Jardine, Rajan Tiwari, and Simone Persaud. Joining them in subsequent episodes will be Ron Robinson, Lavonne George, Makayah Smith, Safira Abrahim-William, Mark Luke-edwards, Brian Goodman, Olivia Rodrigues, Paul Budnah and Joel Ghansham
‘Days Like Dese’ is a 30 minute sitcom that delves deep into the daily lives of a diverse ‘socially responsible’ middle class Guyanese family, the Rupauls. The sitcom inspects and highlights the intricacies of family and community interactions through blurred racial and social lens. The sitcom through its intentionally diverse and mixed casting intends to remind us of how connected we really are as Guyanese. The Rupaul family exists not only in a racial blender but a social and generational one; as we get to see how the youth and the older folks try and sometimes struggle to bridge the generational and social gaps.
Viewers will feel connected with this family as they journey with them, traversing terrains that may sometimes be considered controversial but always palatably
It is family oriented with a lot of educational information mixed with the comedy.