Checkmate (Nigerian TV series)

Checkmate
Created by Amaka Igwe
Country of origin Nigeria
Original language(s) English
Production company(s) Moving Movies
Release
Original network NTA

Checkmate is a Nigerian television series that ran in the late 1980s through the early 1990s.[1][2][3][4]

It starred Richard Mofe Damijo,[2][5] and Francis Agu,[6] among others.[5][7][8] It was created by Amaka Igwe.[5][9]

Cast

The show featured an illustruous roster, which included:[4]

Legacy

It has been called part of the "Golden age of television in Nigeria", prior to the Nollywood home-video boom of the mid-1990s.[1][5][10][11][12] A show, called Fuji House of Commotion, was later spun off featuring some of the characters such as Chief Fuji.

References

  1. 1 2 Emeagwali, Gloria (Spring 2004). "Editorial: Nigerian Film Industry". Central Connecticut State University. Africa Update Vol. XI, Issue 2. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  2. 1 2 Almost 2 Decades after the end of Checkmate, Nigerian Superstar Richard Mofe Damijo returns to TV on Tinsel, Bella Najia; 24.06.2011 at 8:24 pm.
  3. A Flashback On Nigeria TV Series and Soaps, 11 May 2013. Leadership, (Abuja) Nigeria. Hosted on Allafrica.com (requires subscription or registration).
  4. 1 2 Trends in Nollywood: A Study of Selected Genres. By Ayakoroma, Barclays Foubiri
  5. 1 2 3 4 Nollywood kills Nigeria’s Television Drama. Vanguard Nigeria, June 12, 2011, 12:00 am.
  6. Where Are They Now? 19 January 2001; P.M. News, (Lagos) Nigeria. Hosted on Allafrica.com (requires subscription or registration).
  7. See Adaora Nwandu: Amaka Igwe: THE MATRIARCH OF NOLLYWOOD. April 30, 2014; AdaoraNwandu.com.
  8. Good Old Realiable Actors and Actresses, 9jaNollywoodstars blog.
  9. Amaka Igwe nee Isaac Nene Archived September 3, 2014, at the Wayback Machine., archive retrieved from the original on 28 May 2014.
  10. How Nollywood is Killing Nigerian Television, by Uche Nworah
  11. https://www.modernghana.com/movie/11323/how-nollywood-is-killing-nigerian-television.html
  12. http://connectnigeria.com/articles/2015/08/throwbackthursday-checkmate/

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