| Genre: | Drama |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 4 |
| Location: | South Africa |
| Runtime: | 45 minutes |
| Company: | Quizzical Pictures |
| Network: | SABC3 |
Hard Copy is a South African television drama series created by Anton Harber, Malcolm Purkey and Jann Turner which follows the fortunes of the staff of a fictional newspaper which - due to the economic pressures of the times - finds itself on the media cusp between delivering news and sensationalism, before changing identity completely in Season 3 and becoming a tabloid.
This is the life of the staff and owners of The Bulletin, a South African newspaper that finds itself on the media cusp between delivering news and sensationalism. When editors and their journalists find themselves publishing hard copy the dilemmas, intrigues and moments of hysteria they face are varied, vast and inevitable.
| Character | Portrayed by | Appearances | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1[1] | Season 2[2] | Season 3[3] | Season 4[4] [5] Netflix Season 1 | ||
| Main characters | |||||
| Joe Dlamini | James Ngcobo | colspan="3" | |||
| Dorothy Wilcox | Fiona Ramsay | colspan="1" | |||
| Thabane "Cyril" Mkwane | Lindelani Buthelezi | colspan="3" | |||
| Ivan Ferris | Martin Le Maitre | colspan="1" | |||
| Benny Jacobs | Jody Abrahams | colspan="4" | |||
| Rocky Coetzee | Neels van Jaarsveld | colspan="3" | |||
| Mandy le Roux | Kira Wilkinson | colspan="2" | |||
| Dinki Dube | Portia Gumede | colspan="3" | |||
| Grant Fletcher | Darren Maule | colspan="2" | |||
| Xolani Modise | John Matshikiza | colspan="1" | |||
| Kim Smollen | Shannon Esra | colspan="1" | |||
| Prince Modise | Buyile Mdladlaas | colspan="1" | |||
| Khanya Langa | Masasa Mbangeni | colspan="1" | |||
| Jana Brink | Nicola Hanekom | colspan="1" | |||
| Leah Gumede | Nokuthula Ledwaba | colspan="1" | |||
| C.J. Swart | Armand Aucamp | colspan="1" | |||
| Trevor "Biggy T" Dlamini | Denzel Edgar | colspan="1" | |||
| Tebogo Ramolang | |||||
The series was added to SABC3 streaming service Netflix season 1, 24 November 2020.[6]