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Ghanaian TV series which was aired in the 1990s. It portrayed the character of a young intelligent detective who catches criminals using various investigative methods of which he succeeds no matter the situation. The TV series was loved by
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There has been speculation that the series was due to return in Ghana in 2017. Auditions were done for people interested in playing some of the characters in Accra in March 2017.
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The initial writer and director was Odie
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Inspector
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Provencal won the best Actor in Comedy (Bigman Wahala) at the Golden Movie Awards Africa.
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Bediako is reported as playing the part of Inspector Bediako in the first episode.
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created the series and invited Odie
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Sciences and Humanities Through African Perspectives
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Some of the music for the series was composed by
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