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| name           = Loose Ends
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| producer       = [[Chala Tumelo]]
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| starring       = [[Clive Mwape]]<br>[[Hawa Sangare Phiri]]<br>[[Karen Mulutula]]<br>[[Haja Mary Lyatitima]]
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| editing        = [[Patrick Chilanga]]
| studio         = [[BGM Studios]]
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| released       = 2002
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| country        = [[Zambia]]
| language       = English, [[Bemba language|Bemba]]
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'''Loose Ends''' (2002 - 2011) was a [[Zambia]]n soap opera shot and produced in [[Ndola]], [[Copperbelt]], by [[BGM Studios]]. It was written by [[Chala Tumelo]] who was also the Executive Producer.

==Plot==
Mike Mbao, the son of the intelligence chief, arrives back home from South Africa for his wedding only to be arrested at the airport as drugs are found in his possession. His world and relations with his wife-to-be is turned upside down as a result. Detained to prove his innocence and his relationship, he escapes prison to find who framed him for dealing in drugs and save his marriage.

==Main cast==
*[[Clive Mwape]] as Mike Mbao
*[[Hawa Sangare Phiri]] as Ethel Mazala
*[[Karen Mulutula]] as Temwani Lungu
*[[Haja Mary Lyatitima]] as Mwansa Mwape
*[[Kelvin Mwansa]] as Ezekiel Mazala - Agent 301
*[[Mumpangwe Mayuka]] as Mr Mwai Mbao
*[[Lisaya Nyondo]] as Teddy Sakala
*[[Lubasi Munalula]] as Anthana Buthalezi
*[[Patrick Chilanga]] as Max Banda
*[[Mupeta Mweshe]] as Beenzu. Hichilema
*[[Cleoberry]] as Bana Cleo
*[[Joasis Banda]] as Dr Daka
*[[Brian Chibesa]] as Changala
*[[Maureen Jere]] as Bana Mwaka
*[[Given Kateule]] as Mwaka
*[[Joseph Simukonda]] as Ba Monde
*[[James Mumba]] as Mr. Sichiza

==Reception==
The soap earned praise and recognition for its storyline and general acting from the film industry as the country’s premier film. It won at the 2006 [[Mukuba Arts Awards]] and received congratulations, with Canada-based singer [[Chasaya Sichilima]], who starred as a guest in the Copperbelt-based production, among the first.<ref name=uk/> The film also won at the [[Ngoma Awards]].

==Awards==
*[[Ngoma Awards]] <ref name=uk>[http://ukzambians.co.uk/home/2007/02/05/loose-ends-celebrates-five-years/ Loose Ends celebrates five years] UKZambians, 5 December 2007</ref>
*[[Mukuba Arts Awards]] - 2006

==See also==
*[[List of Zambian films]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Zambian films]]