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Goede tijden, slechte tijden (or GTST, meaning "Good times, bad times") is currently the longest-running Dutch soap opera. It started airing in 1990 on RTL 4 and was the first daily soap produced in the Netherlands. The show is produced by Joop van den Ende and so far on the order of 3500 episodes have been broadcast. The story revolves around a group of families in the fictional town of Meerdijk. It is based on The Restless Years, an Australian soap opera.
The success in the Netherlands led German station RTL to develop its own version, called Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten (German). By now, the German and Dutch versions differ sharply from each other in tone and narrative, however. Also, unlike the Dutch version, the German version does not go into season breaks during summer.
A lot of Dutch actors and actresses became famous after joining the cast of the soap. The people who became the most famous celebrities after joining the show are Katja Schuurman, Reinout Oerlemans, Angela Schijf, Antonie Kamerling and Georgina Verbaan.
[edit] Current Cast Members
| Actor |
Role |
Status |
| Alexandra Alphenaar |
Ronja Huygens |
2008– |
| Charlotte Besijn |
Barbara Fischer |
1999– |
| Bartho Braat |
Jef Alberts |
1991– |
| Caroline de Bruijn |
Janine Elschot |
1992– |
| Koert-Jan de Bruijn |
Dennis Alberts |
2002– |
| Chris Comvalius |
Dorothea Grantsaan Alberts |
2004– |
| Anita Donk |
Irene Huygens |
2008– |
| Mark van Eeuwen |
Jack van Houten |
2005– |
| Ruud Feltkamp |
Noud Alberts |
2006– |
| Wilbert Gieske |
Robert Alberts |
1990– |
| Christophe Haddad |
Nick Sanders |
2003– |
| Everon Jackson Hooi |
Bing Mauricius |
2005– |
| Sabine Koning |
Anita Dendermonde Alberts |
1992-2003, 2004 (guest), 2006– |
| Lieke van Lexmond |
Charlie Fischer |
2002 (guest), 2003– |
| Ruben Lursen |
Floris van Wickenrode |
2008– |
| Jette van der Meij |
Laura Selmhorst |
1990– |
| Peter Post |
Martijn Huygens |
2008– |
| Gigi Ravelli |
Lorena Gonzalez |
2007– |
| Emiel Sandtke |
Dex Huygens |
2008– |
| Inge Schrama |
Sjors Langeveld |
2003– |
| Liza Snips |
Vicky Pouw |
2007– |
| Ferri Somogyi |
Rik de Jong |
1995–2002, 2003 (guest), 2004 (guest), 2007– |
| Marly van der Velden |
Nina Sanders |
2005– |
| Erik de Vogel |
Ludo Sanders |
1995– |
[edit] Original Cast Members
| Actor |
Role |
Status |
| Antonie Kamerling |
Peter Kelder |
1990–1993, 1995 (guest) |
| Reinout Oerlemans |
Arnie Alberts |
1990–1996 |
| Joost Buitenweg |
Rien Hoogendoorn |
1990–1992 |
| Frédérique Huydts |
Annette van Thijn Dekker |
1990–1992 |
| Babette van Veen |
Linda Dekker |
1990–1998, 2005–2006 (guest) |
| Isa Hoes |
Myriam van der Pol |
1990–1993, 1994 (guest) |
| Ingeborg Wieten |
Suzanne Balk |
1990–2000 |
| Marlous Fluitsma |
Helen Helmink (#1) |
1990–1991 |
| Rick Engelkes |
Simon Dekker |
1990–1994, 1997–1998 (guest), 2003 (guest), |
| Jette van der Meij |
Laura Selmhorst Alberts |
1990– |
| Wilbert Gieske |
Robert Alberts |
1990–2008 |
| Wim Zomer |
Daniel Daniel |
1990–1999 |
| Inge Ipenburg |
Martine Hafkamp |
1990–1994, 2003–2005 |
[edit] Season 1
- The first episode, aired October 1, 1990, sees Arnie making breakfast for his girlfriend Linda. When his well-earning parents Robert (who works in adverts business) and Laura (a sollicitor) return from their holiday they announce their divorce. Arnie isn't pleased to learn that Daddy's in love with the secretary (Stephanie Kreeft) but he's even less pleased that career-pursuing Linda dumps him for their ex-schoolmate Rien Hoogendoorn. A child could bring them back together, Arnie is willing to be a Dad at 18 but everyone thinks he's completely out of his mind. When Linda loses the child in a car-accident, Arnie leaves everything behind to live life as a substitute for a dead farmer's son; he returns after surviving a near-fatal encounter with a bread toaster. Robert and Laura have reconciled and with their second child on the way they move to the States; Arnie is given the opportunity to study at Harvard but he chooses to stay behind; he gets looked after by his aunt Karen and uncle Jef (played by the latterday George Harrison alike Bartho Braat), soon to be followed by their [[good for nothing] son John (played by Australian born Tim Gunther).
- Stakes are low for tearaway Peter, Arnie's buddy; his teacher Helen Helmink thinks he'll "end up in jail" and his Dad beats him up after failing graduation. On October 12, 1990 he gets a nasty surprise, "Peter Kelder does not exist". He turns out to be adopted but whoever his real parents are remains a mistery. "Maybe you're some rich man's son" Arnie hits the nail on the head. Peter gets involved in an on-off-relation with Suzanne Balk and works at a refuge for troubled youths.
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