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The African Movie Channel continues to blaze the
trail as the home of Africa’s top creative talent and most
captivating entertainment. From Friday, 26th June, AMC will make
available on-demand, the epic 11-part tale of Mary
Slessor, the Scottish missionary whose service to the people
of Calabar is remembered and honoured to this day.
With backing from the BBC, the series was produced
and directed by top Nollywood director Jeta Amata, with help from
long-time friend Nick Moran, star of the cool British gangster flick
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.
Mary Slessor features Jeta’s father
Zack Amata and uncle Fred Amata, two of the leading members of Nollywood’s
‘royal’ Amata family. The real star of this production
is British actress Alison Pargeter, who rose to fame in British
BAFTA-winning soap opera, Eastenders. Her portrayal of Mary Slessor
brings the heroine of Calabar to life.
This compelling drama series recounts the colourful and courageous
story of Mary Slessor, who lived and worked among the people of
Calabar in the late 19th Century. By learning their language and
culture, she spread the Christian faith and persuaded those with
long-held traditional beliefs to abandon cruel practices, such as
the killing of twins at birth, and adopt new ones, like modern medicines
for the cure of various tropical diseases. She also crusaded for
women’s rights and social justice in the context of communities
that had been torn apart by the slave trade over many generations.
Mary Slessor of Calabar her story, so
entrenched in the Calabar cultural heritage, is a poignant recount
of a woman’s strong commitment and selfless service to humanity
with rich moral values. Her story is so touching as to bring Queen
Elizabeth II to her gravesite in Calabar in the year 1953 to pay
homage to this great woman.
AMC’s co-director,
Lola Onigbogi said, “Mary Slessor of Calabar is one of the
most significant recent developments in African television production.
With international funding, an international cast and crew and shot
on location where actual events took place, it brings an African
story to life for audiences all over the world. With AMC, we have
created a platform that ensures audiences the world over can share
in this inspiring story".
Watch this gripping series on-demand exclusively
only on the African Movie Channel www.africanmoviechannel.tv.
And for a limited period only, watch the first three episodes for
the price of two!
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