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| Things We Do for Love | |
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| Genre | Teen drama |
| Written by | Edward Seddor Jnr |
| Directed by | Ivan Quashigah |
| Starring |
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| Country of origin | Ghana |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Ivan Quashigah |
| Editor | Yaw Karkoh-Ampomah |
| Running time | 30 mins |
| Release | |
| Original release | 2003 |
Things We Do for Love is a Ghanaian television series. It was telecast on GTV in 2003 to educate youth about sexuality. [1]
Things We Do for Love is about youths and their lives at school and home, with their parents getting in their way. Pusher (Adjetey Anang) is in a relationship with Dede, but has other girlfriends. He is the cause of nearly all the trouble in the neighbourhood. His friend BB seeks ideas from Pusher to attract Marcia. However, Marcia's brother has romantic feelings for Dede. Shaker (Majid Michel) plays a Lebanese working in a hotel and a womanizer who could make a lady "melt" with his sweet words. His personality leads him into embarrassing incidents. His attempts to use those charms on Enyonam (Jackie Appiah) won't work either as she is in love with a calm guy in the neighbourhood, although they are both unable to live in this dreamland called Love, as she lives in fear of her Father.
Pusher teaches BB his walking style. Marcia almost runs into them runs to them to apologize, Pusher was furious with her because she was listening to music, BB tells Pusher that he should exercise patience but Pusher refuses. Marcia runs to her house. Pusher asks BB why he loves her.
Max is watching tv at high volume. Marcia runs home to inform her mother and brother about what had happened. Max becomes furious with the area boys because they don’t like him. He asks the sister about the car. Marcia says that she had to leave the key in the car. Max loses it and goes to pick up the car.
As they approach the car, Pusher sees that Marcia has left the key so he tells BB to have a look. BB tells Pusher that he is sending the car to the house. BB drives the car to meet the area boys under a tree and he tells them he is going to come and is praised by the area boys. He sends the car to Marcia and makes Marcia happy. Max goes to the spot where Marcia left the car, meets Pusher and angrily asks him what happened. Pusher angrily responds but does not reveal its location. Max goes home and finds the car parked there. Marcia tells him that BB brought the car.
BB returns to Pusher telling him that everything is sorted out between him and Marcia. Max complains about BB and all the area boys. Marcia tells Max why he is still furious about BB, but he just is given a chance. Max says if anything happens to her he is going to blame BB.
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