Betoch
Betoch ([bé to chə]; Amharic: ቤቶች, lit. 'Houses') is an Ethiopian family sitcom starring Tilahun Gugsa airs on EBC (formerly ETV) since 2013. The series airs every Saturday and focuses on a middle class family living in Addis Ababa.[1]
Betoch | |
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Genre | Sitcom |
Created by | Tilahun Gugsa |
Starring |
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Theme music composer | Tilahun Gugsa Productions |
Opening theme | "Betoch" voiced by Tilahun Gugsa |
Country of origin | Ethiopia |
Original language | Amharic |
No. of episodes | 409 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Tilahun Gugsa |
Production locations | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Camera setup | |
Running time | 20–30 minutes |
Production company | Tilahun Gugsa Productions |
Release | |
Original network | EBC |
Original release | 12 January 2013 – present |
It gained wide popularity among the broader Ethiopian public as it was the first sitcom ever aired in the country.[2]
Premise
Character Zeru (Tilahun Gugsa), is a patriarch who manages his whole family from financial problems and crisis, trying to make his family in the appropriate situation that is necessary to their life. His wife Azalu (Makda Haile) have knowledge about law, treating her children in a fair way. They live with their four children Meraf (Gelila Raesom), Bezabe (Fikadu Fasil), Erestae (Melat Tesfaye), and Yebekal (Ashenafi Mehalet). Although the series contains comedic in nature, it does touch on serious subjects from time to time, such as corruption.[3]
Casts and characters
Actor | Character | Seasons | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
Tilahun Gugsa | Zeru (ዘሩ) | Main | |||||||
Makda Haile | Azalech (አዛለች) | Main | |||||||
Gelila Raesom | Marfee (ማፊ) | Main | |||||||
Ashenafi Mehalet | Yebekal (ይበቃል) | Main | |||||||
Fikadu Fasil | Bezabeh (በዛብህ) | Main | |||||||
Melat Tesfaye | Erestae (እርስቴ) | Main | |||||||
Nitsu Haile | Shashe (ሻሼ) | Main | |||||||
Nibret Gelaw | Eke (እከ) | Main | |||||||
Seble Tefera* | Tirfe (ትርፌ)* Deceased | Main | No Appearance | ||||||
Assefa Tegegn | Basha (ባሻ) | Recurring | |||||||
Bisrat Gebretsadek | Na (ና) | No Appearance | Main |
Death of Seble Tefera
Seble Tefera was known for playing the role of "Terfe" killed by car crash while she was travelling to Bahir Dar with her husband in the Ethiopian New Year. According to her husband, the car accident was caused by his distraction from increasing radio volume while driving and collapsed into stationed truck in area commonly called Saris.[4] Seble was dead on arrival at a hospital hours later, and her burial took place at the Holy Trinity Cathedral with notable people and her relatives presented. Betoch suspended its broadcasting for months, the cast expressed its condolences, and commemorated her by rewinding previous episodes.
References
- Kassa, Lucy (Sep 21, 2015). "The Highest Price of Life on the Road". Addis Fortune.
- Mulat, Addisalem (6 March 2016). "Ethiopia: 'The Ethiopian Film Industry Is Still Crawling,' Artist Tilahun Gugsa". All Africa. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016.
- Mulat, Addisalem (August 1, 2017). "Actress Stepping Up the Ladder of Success". All Africa. Archived from the original on July 31, 2017.
- "Artist Seble Tefera Laid to Rest". www.durame.com. Retrieved 2018-09-02.