This Madam and Eve sitcom shown on South African TV is based on the long-running cartoon strip of the same name by Stephen Francis and Rico Schacherl. This show pokes fun at all things South African and is a very funny comic insight into South African culture. The TV show is based on the day-to-day lives of mainly the following characters:
Madam - Gwen Anderson, also known as Madam, is a typical white South African woman. The original "Madam" is loosely based on Stephen Francis' own mother-in-law, coincidentally named Gwen.
Eve - Eve Sisulu is Madam's "domestic maintenance assistant." Eve frequently opens a booth selling different goods and services for a side income, and is sometimes found asleep on her ironing board, both deliberate homages to Charles Schulz' Peanuts (Lucy and Snoopy, respectively).
Mother Anderson - This character visited Madam & Eve on a trip from England, and soon disappeared again from the comic strip. Her first appearance was so popular that the character returned in 1994 and has stayed in the comic since, as a permanent character.
