Goede tijden, slechte tijden

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Goede tijden, slechte tijden
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GenreSoap opera
Created byReg Watson
Based onThe Restless Years
Written byRohan Gottschalk (Head writer)
StarringPresent cast
No. of seasons33
No. of episodes6,655 (as of November 3, 2022)
Production
Executive producerPeter Römer
Running time23 min. w/o commercials
30 min. w/ commercials
Production companiesEndemol
Grundy
DistributorEndemol Shine Group
Release
Original networkRTL 4
Original release1 October 1990 (1990-10-01) –
present

Goede tijden, slechte tijden (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣudə ˈtɛidə(n) ˈslɛxtə ˈtɛidə(n)], lit. 'Good times, bad times'), 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 (every workday) soap in the Netherlands and Europe. The soap is produced by Joop van den Ende and to date over 6,300 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. At its peak, around 1.5 million viewers watched each episode. Nowadays, the show is watched linearly by a total of 800.000 viewers, with an additional 300.000 viewers on streaming platform Videoland.[2] 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.[3]

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. Nieuwe Tijden was cancelled in 2018.[4]

Cast

Present characters

Actor Character Duration
Dorian Bindels Daan Stern 2018–present
Kees Boot Luuk Bos 2022–present
Sophie Bouquet Merel Verduyn 2019–present
Tamara Brinkmann Saskia Verduyn–Visser 2019–present
Caroline De Bruijn Janine Elschot 1992–present
Everon Jackson Hooi Bing Mauricius 2005–present
Cas Jansen Julian Verduyn 1996–1999, 2019–present
Noël van Kleef Lynn Vegter 2022–present
Johnny Kraaijkamp jr. Henk Visser 2020–present
Tommy van Lent Steef Verduyn 2019–present
Jette van der Meij Laura Selmhorst 1990–present
Bas Muijs Stefano Sanders 1999–2005, 2009, 2014, 2020, 2022–present
Hassan Slaby Marwan El Amrani 2020–present
Ferri Somogyi Rik de Jong 1995–2004, 2007–present
Marly van der Velden Nina Mauricius–Sanders 2005–present
Erik de Vogel Ludo Sanders 1996–present
Bertrie Wierenga Shanti de Jong–Vening 2019–present
Noa Zwan Demi Verduyn 2019–present
Babette van Veen Linda Bouwhuis–Dekker 1990–1998, 2005–2006, 2015–present

Recurring cast

Actor Character Duration
Bart Peereboom Marcel Boeve 2000–present
Joke Bruijs Rik and Danny de Jong's mum[5] 2010–2011, 2018 -
Dennis Honhoff Barry Lansink 2009–present
Various child actors Nola Sanders 2013–present
Michael de Roos Alex de Boer 2014–present
Luca Savazzi Leon de Boer 2014–present
Various child actors Manu Mauricius 2015–present
Various child actors Max Mauricius 2018–present
Various child actors Louise Stern 2019–present

Original cast members

Actor Character Duration
Antonie Kamerling Peter Kelder 1990–1993, 1995
Reinout Oerlemans Arnie Alberts (#1) 1990–1996
Joost Buitenweg Rien Hoogendoorn 1990–1992
Frédérique Huydts Annette van Thijn 1990–1992
Babette van Veen Linda Dekker 1990–1998, 2005–2006, 2015–2021
Isa Hoes Myriam van der Pol 1990–1994
Ingeborg Wieten Suzanne Balk 1990–2000
Marlous Fluitsma Helen Helmink (#1) 1990–1991
Rick Engelkes Simon Dekker 1990–1994, 1997–1998, 2003
Jette van der Meij Laura Alberts 1990–present
Wilbert Gieske Robert Alberts 1990–2008, 2015–2016, 2019–2020
Wim Zomer Daniel Daniel 1990–1999
Inge Ipenburg Martine Hafkamp 1990–1994, 2003–2005, 2017
Hein van Beem Nico Stenders 1990–1991
Antoinette van Belle Stephanie Kreeft 1990–1994
Dieter Jansen Jan van Ede 1990–1991
Djuna Hougee Petra van Ede 1990–1991
Carola Gijsbers van Wijk Wil de Smet 1990–1998

See also

References

  1. ^ "Press Release: 5000ste aflevering: 'GTST' trakteert kijker op gelijktijdige, extra aflevering via second screen app".
  2. ^ "RTL 4 neemt nog geen afscheid van Goede Tijden Slechte Tijden". Mediacourant. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Dutch television show to feature first ever same-sex marriage and the Backstreet Boys - PinkNews · PinkNews". www.pinknews.co.uk. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
  4. ^ "Geen vervolg voor GTST-spinoff Nieuwe Tijden". Televizier. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "DPG Media Privacy Gate". myprivacy.dpgmedia.nl. Retrieved 2022-07-31.

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