On 9 April 2008 M-Net will bring you a no-holds-barred television show called Van der Walt’s Fault .

Directed by stage and television veteran Bobby Heaney and scripted by Alan Committie and Tom Eaton. Van der Walt’s Fault is a comic look at South African history through the eyes of part-time security guard and sometimes-historian, Johan van der Walt.

It is a six-part comedy series about Johan van der Walt - whose character debuted on M-Net’s Laugh Out Loud. Van der Walt’s Fault delves into Van der Walt’s family history and ancestry to reveal that a person by the name of Van der Walt was responsible for many of the iconic moments in South African history.

Newcomer Robyn Scott is Van der Walt’s wife Jacomina, Sello Sebotsane is his right- hand-man Progress, and his half-brother Whatsisname, is played by Tobie Cronjé. Award-winning comedian David Dennis will portray various establishment figures – from British generals to prison wardens .Each episode will feature a celebrity guest star, who will step into the roles of history icons such as Piet Retief, Paul Kruger, Ghandi, HF Verwoerd and PW Botha.

Throughout the six episodes, each will deal with an important chapter in history- Van der Walt will appear as himself, but also as his calamitous ancestors.