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Designing & Scripting the Series | Pre- Production & Filming |
The Cast | Stories and Messages


Centre 4 has a large cast combining seasoned actors and actresses with unknowns.

Dr. Sophia Bagaala: The new doctor in charge of Konaweeka Health Centre is played by Annette Matovu Namulindwa of Radio Mama. Annette has no previous film or video acting experience but is wonderful on camera. She's sure to win the hearts of men and women alike.

Annette Matovu Namulindwa played Sophia Bagaala

Moses Wema: The mysterious and hunky laboratory technician is played by Peter Odeke, best known as a news announcer on WBS. Peter has never acted for film or video but is a real natural.

 Peter Odeke who plays Moses Wema, the laboratory technician at Konaweeka Health Centre

Wilberforce Speke Churchill Muchoke: The slick and sinister clinical officer is played by seasoned actor Isaac Muwawu. Isaac has acted in the Time to Care video series and in several stage plays. He plays the man everyone loves to hate.

Villain Clinical Officer Wilberforce played by Isaac Wawuyo

Monday Baraza: Under Wilberforce's evil spell, Monday is a rude and self-centred nursing aide who abuses patients verbally until Dr. Bagaala sends her packing. Played by Jennifer Nakanwagi, Monday is a character you pity and hate. The question is whether or not she can redeem herself and get her job back.

onday is a rude and self-centred nursing aide played by Jennifer Nakanwagi

Gertrude Nnsi: The warm, motherly midwife is played by seasoned stage actress and manager of the National Theatre Alice Lwanga.

 Alice Lwanga played Getrude Nnsi

Nurse Jean Akella: Lovely Lyton Namubiru plays the beautiful and competent nurse Jean. Lyton is a newcomer to video but has a long list of stage plays to her credit.

Lyton who plays the nurse Jean

Hope Sindi: Played by actress Eva Tumwesigye, Hope is the young and shy nursing assistant who attracts Wilberforce's unintended attention. Eva is an accomplished stage actress.

Nursing assistant Hope played by Eva Tumwesigye

Livingstone Lagada: Played by well-known TV, video, and radio actor Philip Luswata, Livingstone is the health centre's cleaner and messenger who wishes he was in the army. Showing a broad range of acting talent, Philip Luswata brings both comic relief and sorrow to the series. Philip also scripted many of the programmes.

Philip Luswata, who plays the part of Livingstone, the health centre cleaner and messenger

Boscoe: Played by John Byenkya (J.B.) of Group Africa Road Show fame, Bosco is the ambulance driver who charades as a doctor to attract women. This is John's debut on film.

John Byenkya (J.B.) who plays the part of Boscoe, the amorous ambulance driver from Konaweeka Health

Zachary Banda: Played by well-known actor Michael Wawuyo, Zachary is the Local Council III Chairman and Chairperson of the Health Unit Management Committee.

Michael Wawuyo. Michael is the supervisor for make up and costumes for the series. He also plays the part of Zachary Banda, the LCIII Chairman of Konaweeka

Miriam Banda: Zachary's wife, a local business woman and confidant of Dr. Sophia, is played by experienced actress and director Joanita Bewulira-Wandera.

Joanita Muliro Wandera, who took time off from her work with the National Theatre and Teamline Productions to study directing under Andrew Gosling and Michael Mundell with Centre 4


Other Crew Members and scenes. (Click on a photo to see it enlarged.)

The chicken-seller's wife, played by actress Susan Nalwoga, getting word about her husband who is in hospital with Cholera. Soundman trainee Hosea of WBS is on the boom. The scene was filmed in Buwenge market. Scene 13, Programme 3, about handwashing and diarrhea. Emily Mabonga, Production Manager extraordinaire. Emily is a Ugandan doctor who has worked for the past several years on television commercial and programmes in Kenya as a production manager Nyanzi Dalton Thaddeus, who plays the character Innocent Lutetenzi, the dispenser at Konaweeka Health Centre Michael Muganga, who usually works for TV Africa but took time off to learn how to direct dramatic television programmes
British Director of Photography Andrew Parkinson, who is training two Ugandan camerapersons while filming Centre 4 Andrew Gosling, Director and Editor, who is training a Ugandan Director and a Ugandan Editor. Shooting Scene 1 of Programme 1: Amos collapses on the soccer field from Malaria, and Moses Wema does a quick physical examination before
Behind the scenes at Centre 4, Susan Adsett is our Line Producer and Mike Daugherty is the Production Manager who work from the production office Mike Mundell, Director and Script Editor. He is responsible for training 3 Ugandan Scriptwriters and one Ugandan Director. He is sitting with Grace Mwangi, who is responsible for Continuity. Grace comes from Kenya. Derrek Oliver is the Sound Recordist from the U.K., responsible for training 2 Ugandan Soundmen Cameraman trainee Ali Bakka of AK Productions, on the clapper on location in Buwenge market