Goede tijden, slechte tijden
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| Goede tijden, slechte tijden | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Soap opera |
| Created by | Reg Watson |
| Written by | Rohan Gottschalk (Head writer) |
| Starring | Present cast |
| No. of seasons | 29 |
| No. of episodes | 6,050 (as of June 14, 2019) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Peter Römer |
| Running time | 23 min. w/o commercials 30 min. w/ commercials |
| Original release | |
| Network | RTL4 |
| Release | 1 October 1990 – present |
Goede tijden, slechte tijden (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌ ɣujə ˈtɛidə(n) ˌslɛxtə ˈtɛidə(n)], Template:Lang-en), also known as GTST or simply Goede tijden, is the longest-running Dutch soap opera, which began on 1 October 1990 on RTL4. The programme was the first daily soap in the Netherlands and also in Europe. The soap is produced by Joop van den Ende and to date over 5,000 episodes[1] have been broadcast. It was inspired by the Australian soap The Restless Years, although it started following its own course during the third season. GTST is broadcast Monday to Friday at 20:00. Around 1.5 million viewers watch each episode. It is the highest-rated soap opera in the Netherlands.
The soap mainly revolves around the lives of the families Alberts, Sanders, De Jong, Van Houten and Bouwhuis. It all takes place in the fictional town of Meerdijk. Like any other soap, marriage, divorce, kidnapping and business are a few of the ingredients of GTST, although in recent years, GTST has become known for writing and producing more controversial storylines. GTST is also known for having a summer break each year, ending a season sometime in June with a cliffhanger, only to resume three months later in September. Although the early cliffhangers often revolved around family drama, later cliffhangers have often revolved around disasters and unexpected twists.
Many former actors who once were part of the cast are now well known in the Netherlands and Europe, such as Katja Schuurman, Reinout Oerlemans and Antonie Kamerling.
In 2014 a gay marriage took place in the soap opera, this was the first time this happened on the Dutch television.[2]
In 2016 the show got a spin-off called Nieuwe Tijden (English: New Times), which follows some of the younger characters from GTST and some new characters as they go off to college.
Cast
Present characters
| Actor | Character | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Faye Bezemer | Lana Langeveld | 2017– |
| Dorian Bindels | Daan Stern | 2018– |
| Floris Bosma | Rover Dekker | 2018– |
| Caroline de Bruijn | Janine Elschot | 1992– |
| Alkan Coklu | Amir Nazar | 2017– |
| Roel Dirven | Flo Wagenaar | 2018– |
| Ferry Doedens | Lucas Sanders | 2009– |
| Melissa Drost | Sjors Nazar–Langeveld | 2017– |
| Stephanie van Eer | JoJo Abrams | 2018– |
| Everon Jackson Hooi | Bing Mauricius | 2005– |
| Anouk Maas | Zoë Xander | 2017– |
| Jette van der Meij | Laura Selmhorst | 1990– |
| Lone van Roosendaal | Billy de Palma | 2018– |
| Joep Sertons | Anton Bouwhuis | 2010– |
| Britt Scholte | Kimberly Sanders | 2016– |
| Ferri Somogyi | Rik de Jong | 1995–2004, 2007– |
| Babette van Veen | Linda Bouwhuis–Dekker | 1990–1998, 2005–2006, 2015– |
| Marly van der Velden | Nina Mauricius–Sanders | 2005– |
| Vincent Visser | Valentijn Sanders | 2019– |
| Erik de Vogel | Ludo Sanders | 1996– |
| Bertrie Wierenga | Shanti Vening | 2019– |
| Dilan Yurdakul | Aysen Baydar | 2012– |
Recurring cast
| Actor | Character | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Various child actors | Nola Sanders | 2013– |
| Various child actors | Manu Mauricius | 2015– |
| Various child actors | Max Mauricius | 2018– |
| Jop de Vries | Rob Bekkers | 2019– |
Original cast members
| Actor | Character | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Antonie Kamerling | Peter Kelder | 1990–93, 1995 |
| Reinout Oerlemans | Arnie Alberts | 1990–96 |
| Joost Buitenweg | Rien Hoogendoorn | 1990–92 |
| Frédérique Huydts | Annette van Thijn Dekker | 1990–92 |
| Babette van Veen | Linda Dekker | 1990–98, 2005–06, 2015– |
| Isa Hoes | Myriam van der Pol | 1990–94 |
| Ingeborg Wieten | Suzanne Balk Carpenter | 1990–2000 |
| Marlous Fluitsma | Helen Helmink (#1) | 1990–91 |
| Rick Engelkes | Simon Dekker | 1990–94, 1997–98, 2003 |
| Jette van der Meij | Laura Selmhorst | 1990– |
| Wilbert Gieske | Robert Alberts | 1990–2008, 2015–16 |
| Wim Zomer | Daniel Daniel | 1990–99 |
| Inge Ipenburg | Martine Hafkamp | 1990–94, 2003–05, 2017 |
| Hein van Beem | Nico Stenders | 1990–91 |
| Antoinette van Belle | Stephanie Kreeft Stenders | 1990–94 |
| Dieter Jansen | Jan van Ede | 1990–91 |
| Djuna Hougee | Petra van Ede | 1990–91 |
| Carola Gijsbers van Wijk | Wil de Smet | 1990–98 |
See also
- Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten, a German version
- List of longest-serving soap opera actors