African Skies — Season 1, Episode 1: The Rainmaker
Drama • 30 min • 2 seasons, 52 episodes • ★ 7.0/10
Episode synopsis
(Series Premiere) A business executive and her teenage son start up a new life in Africa. Margo (Catherine Bach) and her son battle a grass fire that threatens the compound.
About African Skies
Catherine Bach plays Margo Wells Dutton, 37, a graduate of McGill University in Montreal and now a widowed businesswoman. Trained as a structural engineer, she takes the reins of a multinational corporation, Canoco, for her father-in-law, Marcus Dutton (Robert Mitchum). When she is in Africa, they communicate through satellite-linked computers. Her 16-year-old son, Rory (Simon James), attends class via computer, works on the ranch and is caretaker for the household, Victoria Lodge.