Suidooster Season 1, Episode 31: Episode 31

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Episode 1

Three families live and work together and consequently share in each other’s joys and sorrows. The Octobers are planning a birthday party, the Samsodiens are considering going on holiday and the Du Plooys are at loggerheads with each other.

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Episode 2

Mrs Jacobs goes out of her way to track down her lost daughter, disturbing Bridgette in the process. The mysterious Bianca hides a secret from the people of Suidooster, while Mymoena wants to start her own business. In the Du Plooy household, the standoff between father Chris and his son Tim reaches crisis point when Chris takes action.

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Episode 3

Bianca starts her job as a waitress at Oos Wes, but should the people of Suidooster trust her? Against his father’s wishes, Tim accepts his new job offer and looks forward to getting to know his boss’s daughter better. Mrs Jacobs’s 70th birthday bash is in full swing when a guest arrives who can derail the whole event.

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Episode 4

Mrs J is desperate to find her lost daughter’s phone number, while Bridgette is convinced Ian summoned her sister back. Stefan feels he’s competing with Mymoena’s samoosas, until AB puts his foot down regarding this matter. Tim is crestfallen when Ian gives him his first job and Bianca is forced to confide in Michelle.

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Episode 5

Mrs J is desperate for her daughters to reconcile but Bridgette doesn’t trust Lee-Ann at all. Mymoena is excited about all the orders for her samoosas, while Nicole starts looking at Tim through new eyes. Meanwhile Stefan is still trying to catch the till thief in Oos Wes.

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Episode 6

Jerome decides to step in when he sees how much the rift between her daughters is upsetting Mrs J. Nicole tries to help Tim at work but things don’t work out the way she intended. Bianca and Mymoena are getting a business plan together when AB walks in on them. Is this the end of Mymoena’s dream to be a little more independent?

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Episode 7

Mrs J wants to know why Bianca lied to them but is unsure whether she can believe her daughter’s explanation. Jerome tells Tim that he’s wasting his time with Nicole, while still trying to outdo Rhafiek when it comes to Bianca. Lee-Ann asks Ian for help and Bianca manages to convince Michelle that Mymoena is indeed her mother.

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Episode 8

Mymoena is becoming suspicious oft Bianca’s motives behind helping her, while Bianca and Rhafiek are getting along like a house on fire. At the office, Tim tries to prove himself to Ian once again and later he surprises Nicole when she sees how much he cares for others. Meanwhile Bridgette asks Chris to do her dirty work and Mrs J gets an unexpected surprise.

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Episode 9

Lee-Ann is living with her mother again after years of absence, but how long will this new-found peace last? Bianca gets cold feet regarding her plan to confront her biological mother. Tim’s new job is proving to be a more difficult challenge than he expected, and not for reasons he could have foreseen.

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Episode 10

Rhafiek and Bianca are getting on extremely well, which makes Stefan and Michelle very uneasy. Mrs J wants Lee-Anne to get involved with Suidooster, while Chris worries that she can put a stop to the plans he and Ian are hatching. Bianca tries to withdraw from the samoosa business, fearing that Mymoena might find out about her secret.

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Episode 11

Lee-Ann finds out that Ian is not very popular among the tenants at the Suidooster Centre. Stefan believes that he has found a perfect way to lure more customers to Oos Wes. Mymoena and Bianca are both in a state after the truth comes out.

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Episode 12

Lee-Ann is making progress; Bridgette seems almost ready to make peace, or is it too early to tell? Tim’s chances with Nicole seem non-existent, while Jerome comes up with a clever plan to guide Fasie through his first date with a lady. Bianca cancels her dinner date with Rhafiek and his whole world crumbles when he learns why.

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Episode 13

Rhafiek is in a state after finding out that Mymoena is Bianca’s biological mother. Lee-Ann firmly puts Ian in his place, while Michelle curries favour with Stefan. Bridgette makes her peace with Mrs J and once again visits her husband at the office...

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Episode 14

In the Samsodien household the tension between Mymoena and her son reaches breaking point. Bridgette becomes suspicious about Ian’s plans for the centre when Mrs J alerts her to the fact that he made her an offer for her shares as well.

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Episode 15

Bridgette confronts Ian about preferring Lee-Ann above her as a business partner. A stressed Rhafiek is rude to Nicole and Tim takes him to task. Maymoena asks Bianca to leave so that she won’t lose her husband and two sons. Bridgette and Lee-Ann have a fight about the past which leads to a shocking revelation.

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Episode 16

Lee-Ann needs to process the shocking revelation that she might not have been responsible for her father’s death all those years ago. Bianca refuses to be chased away and decides to reveal to AB that his wife is her biological mother. Tim takes his battle for Nicole’s favour to the next level.

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Episode 17

Chris is sent to Mrs J’s house under the pretext that he has to fix something, but this is just a ruse of Ian’s. Michelle buys more baby clothes and has to lie about it again. Nicole and Lee-Ann are excited about their plans for Suidooster Centre and Mrs J drops a bomb that catches Ian completely by surprise.

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Episode 18

Lee-Ann plans a Christmas dinner, almost ruining Bridgette’s annual Christmas party for the people of the centre, while Mrs J becomes suspicious of Lee-Ann and Ian’s meetings. Stefan surprises Michelle, but all she really wants is a baby.

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Episode 19

The new-found peace between the October sisters disintegrates when Mrs J appoints a new manager for the Suidooster strip mall. To Tim’s great annoyance Nicole decides to be proactive and get closer to Rhafiek. Michelle admits she desperately wants to start a family, but Stefan feels the opposite.

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Episode 20

AB is shocked when he sees Bianca and Rhafiek together and then finds out that Mymoena knew that they were still in contact. Tim tries to date Nicole again, while a cold war is raging between Stefan and Michelle. Lee-Ann gets hold of Suidooster’s books and is concerned about what she discovers.

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Episode 21

Nicole thinks that Rhafiek chose Bianca above her, and AB is against what he perceives as Rhafiek and Bianca’s relationship. Michelle’s longing for a child puts more pressure on her and Stefan’s marriage.

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Episode 22

Michelle’s advice to Tim begins to pay off as Nicole finally seems to take notice of him. Bridgette discovers that Lee-Ann is getting cosy at Ian’s office and leaves her own mark on Suidooster Properties. Mymoena’s secret reaches its expiry date and AB insists on knowing the truth.

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Episode 23

The Samsodiens find themselves in a lose-lose situation, while Michelle and Stefan’s relationship reaches an all-time low over the baby issue. Ian spins a story to explain what he did with the centre’s money, and Mrs J has problems with her car. Meanwhile Nicole is in two minds about Rhafiek and Tim.

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Episode 24

Mrs J starts to forget small everday things and Bridgette is concerned that this could be the start of Alzheimer’s. Fasie makes a date on the Internet, while Stefan tries to patch up things with Michelle. Bianca and Rhafiek try to dissuade Mymoena from telling AB the truth about her youth but she feels it’s now or never.

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Episode 25

The secret is out, and AB struggles to accept that Bianca is in fact Mymoena’s daughter. Nicole agrees to go on a date with Tim, but he realises he doesn’t have the slightest clue where to take her. Bridgette wants to start working at Suidooster Properties again so that she can assist Jerome but he is wrestling with his own secret.

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Episode 26

Ian shares some good news about their plans for the centre with Chris. Bridgette is suddenly unsure whether she should go and work at Suidooster Properties again. Rhafiek tries to convince his father to support Mymoena, but AB wants nothing to do with her.

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Episode 27

Bridgette decides against Ian’s wishes to help Jerome with his work at Suidooster Properties. AB can’t forgive Mymoena and insists that Rhafiek contacts his brother in London to inform him of the situation at home. Michelle tries to make plans to boost her and Stefan’s finances, while Tim and Nicole’s relationship is flourishing.

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Episode 28

Michelle and Stefan join forces to try and overcome their problems. Mrs J becomes even more forgetful and considers moving to an old age home. AB confronts Bianca, and Ian finally tells Lee-Ann where all of Suidooster’s money went to.

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Episode 29

Tim and Nicole are finding it difficult to hide their infatuation, especially when Jerome becomes suspicious. Lee-Ann is not convinced of Ian’s stories about where Suidooster’s money has gone and decides to investigate. Bianca wrestles with AB’s request that she needs to get out of the Samsodiens’ lives.

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Episode 30

Ian plays a dirty trick on Mrs J to show that she’s no longer of sound mind. Nicole tells Rhafiek that she and Tim are together. Mymoena spends the entire day in search of Bianca but no one has seen her. Michelle and Stefan take the first step to get out of their financial predicament.

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Episode 31

Lee-Ann accepts that Mrs J’s memory is deteriorating, and Chris feels guilty about them putting an old lady through such torture. Jerome gets on Bridgette’s bad side, while Michelle still stresses about her and Stefan’s finances. Bianca tries to get through to AB but to no avail...

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Episode 32

Mymoena wants to mend things with AB while Bianca wants to get closer to her, but reconciliation is easier said than done. Bridgette presents Jerome with a job opportunity, and Tim and Nicole’s relationship heats up. Jerome interferes with Fasie’s dating life, while Lee-Ann tries to warn Chris against Ian.

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Episode 33

Rhafiek gives his father a piece of his mind, and things seem to improve between AB and Mymoena. Jerome’s new boss makes his life difficult and Nicole disappoints her father. Michelle struggles to get her risqué party going, and Ian plots and schemes with Chris, little knowing that Lee-Ann is hot on his tracks.

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Episode 34

AB tries hard to digest the Bianca situation, but feels Rhihaaz has a right to know the truth, even if he’s in London. On the romantic front, things are looking up for Fasie, and Nicole and Tim are still head over heels in love.

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Episode 35

Chris gives Ian Mrs J’s ID document and they continue plotting against her. Fasie finds out that Bianca is Mymoena’s daughter, and Stefan is worried about Michelle who misses her family terribly. Bridgette tells Ian about Nicole’s relationship with Tim and wants Delia to put a stop to it.

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Episode 36

Mathilda doesn’t know what to make of Fasie and Mrs J’s friendship. Nicole finally gets the chance to prove herself, but must choose between work and her date with Tim. Chris identifies a neurologist that Ian can blackmail, but will they convince the good doctor to play along?

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Episode 37

Everyone is worried about Mrs J but she suspects that someone is behind her sudden “forgetfulness”. Michelle is desperate to watch rugby with the guys, while Bianca wants to find a way that she and Rhafiek can help their mother and AB. Nicci struggles to balance work and her love life, while Jerome sets up a hot date for Fasie.

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Episode 38

Bridgette tries to manipulate the situation between her children in order to get her son interested in the family business. Ian plots to get Mrs J out of the picture, but Lee-Ann is getting closer to the truth and has some plans of her own.

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Episode 39

Bridgette is unhappy about Nicole and Tim’s relationship, but Nicole couldn’t care less and their love flourishes. Ian’s tricks to make Mrs J doubt herself gather momentum. AB and Mymoena have to make a final decision about their future together or apart.

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Episode 40

Big changes take place in the Samsodien household after AB’s far-reaching decision. Stefan and Michelle could be in for a very big Valentine’s gift. Mrs J and her daughters finally visit her GP.

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Episode 41

Mrs J gets her test results back from the GP. Nicole takes on her mother about how she’s treating Tim. Chris receives disturbing news about his wife, Rita.

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Episode 42

Michelle is ready to do the pregnancy test but needs Bianca’s support. Chris and Lee-Ann get a little closer and she tries to find out more about his wife. Tim isn’t really looking forward to this evening’s dinner date with the Octobers.

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Episode 43

Mymoena misses AB, who is struggling to adapt to a bachelor’s life. Mrs J decides to take things easy, while Lee-Ann helps Bridgette to work on her relationship with her children. Michelle is still looking for the right moment to tell Stefan that she is pregnant.

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Episode 44

Chris has no idea how he will care for his wife when she’s discharged from the institution, but refuses to do Ian any more devious favours. Michelle still can’t find the right opportunity to tell Stefan she is pregnant, while Ian devises a new plan to drive the recently reconciled Bridgette and Lee-Ann apart.

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Episode 45

Bridgette is suspicious about what happened between Lee-Ann and Ian in his office, and she confronts both of them. Michelle tries to patch things up between Mymoena and AB, while Tim wants to figure out what Bridgette has against him. Michelle wonders if it’s the right time to let Stefan in on her big secret...

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Episode 46

Mrs J disappears just before her appointment with the neurologist. Nicole and Jerome have to do their pitch without Bridgette. Rhafiek is angry with his parents and Ian warns Lee-Ann against Chris.

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Episode 47

Tim is worried about his dad earning less money now, while Nicole begs her mom to give Tim another chance. Rhafiek once again tries to talk to both his parents and Michelle is determined to keep her baby news private for while longer. In the meantime, Mrs J is waiting for her test results from the neurologist...

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Episode 48

Mrs J and the entire family need to come to terms with the neurologist’s diagnosis, while Chris struggles not to spill the beans about the truth behind this. Michelle is livid with Stefan for apparently telling the entire world she’s pregnant. Tension builds between Chris and Tim, as Tim believes his mother is not yet ready to leave the sanatorium.

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Episode 49

Nicole and Jerome receive news regarding their pitch for Mr Harris. The Samsodiens are all at odds with each other. Chris makes a decision about Lee-Ann and Mrs J reveals who holds power of attorney for the centre.

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Episode 50

Mymoena goes for a job interview, and Nicole confronts her mother about Tim again. Stefan is stressed about Michelle’s pregnancy, while Lee-Ann and Bridgette have a nasty argument.

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Episode 51

Ian informs Bridgette about his plans for the Suidooster centre. Mymoena and Rhafiek have another argument about AB, and she decides to take action. Tim opens up to Nicci about his mother, while Stefan tries to explain his feelings about the pregnancy to Michelle.

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Episode 52

Rita is back home, bringing a host of complications for the Du Plooys as they try to restore their family. Mymoena seeks to convince Rhafiek to intervene between her and AB, while Stefan realises that Michelle needs his support for the baby. After having found out about Ian’s plans for the centre, Lee-Ann is on the warpath...

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Episode 53

Jerome and Rhafiek are missing. When they return, the reason for their disappearance catches everybody off guard - including themselves. Chris and Tim are trying their best to adapt with Rita back in the house, but not everybody is convinced that things will keep going well. Ian takes some desperate measures to execute his plans.

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Episode 54

Nicole meets Rita unexpectedly and AB doesn’t feel like the intervention at all. Ian’s plans with Lee-Ann boomerang, as she has some of her own tricks up her sleeve.

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Episode 55

AB moves back home but on certain conditions. Ian convinces Chris to work for him again, while Bridgette pays Rita a visit. Rhafiek apologises for having been so rude to Nicole, and Tim asks her understanding for the fact that his mom comes first for the time being.

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Episode 56

Mymoena struggles to pretend that all is forgiven and forgotten between her and AB. Lee-Ann asks AB and Fasie not to confront Ian again about his plans for Suidooster and to leave him to her. Stefan and Michelle are still at loggerheads about their future but then something finally pushes him to make a decision.

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Episode 57

Chris resorts to drastic measures to protect his loved ones against Ian. Michelle’s haste to move to Pretoria only pushes Stefan further away from her. Rita tells Nicci how tough it is, knowing that her family expects her to suffer a relapse at any moment.

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Episode 58

Lee-Ann tries to convince Bridgette to vote against Ian in his bid to sell the centre. Chris and Tim start noticing signs of Rita struggling to cope with her affliction. Mrs J seeks a second opinion to find out whether she does in fact have dementia.

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Episode 59

Bridgette has found out about Ian’s manipulation of Mrs J’s health issues, but does she have the courage and willpower to tell the rest of the family? Rita despises the way her medication inhibits her creativity, while she and Michelle are forming a strong bond.

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Episode 60

Jerome continues his speed-dating night without Fasie’s permission. AB refuses to go away with Mymoena for the weekend, but she continues with her plans. Everyone anxiously awaits Mrs J’s second test resuts.