The show was popular and successful in Nigeria where it attracted a large TV audience during its run.
[2] The plot of Mirror in the Sun was written by Lola Fani-Kayode who was also the show's producer and who sometimes directed episodes.
Fani-Kayode and the firm Cine Kraft Ltd independently developed the concept of the soap in 1983 with the intention of seeking sponsorship from manufacturers of child care products.
[3] As the producer of the show, she became one of the country's high profile independent TV producers[4] The plot of the show mirrors the lives of a group of middle and upper class Nigerian families living in a block of flats in the city of Lagos.
[5] The show was a pioneer Nigerian television program that was located in an urban setting with upper and middle class characters while also satirizing the foibles of the rich in the city.