Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten
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Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten (literally: Good Times, Bad Times but a more accurate translation would be The Best of Times and the Worst of Times ) is the name of a popular German soap opera which was first broadcast in May 1992.
In 1990, the first commercial channel in the Netherlands, RTL 4 had a spectacular ratings success with its soap Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden, a remake of the Australian soap-opera The Restless Years. Like in this Dutch version, the storyline was ported to fit German surroundings and to adapt to the decade that lay between the Australian show and the first episode. The first 230 episodes were taken from the Australian script, but heavily rewritten; since spring 1993 the scripts are original material written in Germany.
Today, the only thing it shares with the Dutch version is the fan-base's abbreviation of the show title to the first four letters of each word. In Germany, the show is referred to as GZSZ, while in the Netherlands GTST. Both titles mean the same.
Since its launch on May 11, 1992, Germany's first daily soap has always been a hit for the RTL network. For over 14 years now, the show has been number one in its timeslot at 7.40 pm with 4.5 million viewers in average. In 2002 the show reached its peak with over 7 million viewers. Set in Berlin, Germany's capital city, the show is about a group of people who try to find their way in life.
Former stars of the soap include Jeanette Biedermann and Yvonne Catterfeld who have both launched a successful career in the music business.
Short facts: Network: RTL, weekdays at 7.40 pm, 30 minutes, 3950+ episodes, 2 commercial breaks, 20 contract cast members, location shoots in South Africa (1998), Fuerteventura (2002), Vienna (2004), London (2005)
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[edit] Cast
[edit] Current cast members
| Actor | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Frank-Thomas Mende | Clemens Richter | 1992- |
| Hans Christiani | Agamemnon Rufus 'A.R.' Daniel | 1992- |
| Lisa Riecken | Elisabeth Meinhart | 1992- |
| Wolfgang Bahro | Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim 'Jo' Gerner | 1993- |
| Daniel Fehlow | Leon Moreno | 1996-1998, 1999, 2001-2004, 2005- |
| Felix von Jascheroff | John Bachmann | 2001- |
| Susan Sideropoulos | Verena Koch | 2001, 2002- |
| Maike von Bremen | Sandra Lemke Ergün | 2002-2008 |
| Josephine Schmidt | Paula Rapf | 2002- |
| Ulrike Frank | Katrin Flemming-Gerner | 2002-2003, 2004- |
| Anne Menden | Emily Höfer | 2004- |
| Jörn Schlönvoigt | Philip Höfer | 2004- |
| Oliver Bender | Tim Böcking | 2004- |
| Pete Dwojak | Henrik Beck | 2005- |
| Jasmin Weber | Franziska 'Franzi' Reuter | 2005-2008 |
| Arne Stephan | Marc Hansen | 2006-2008 |
| Jessica Ginkel | Caroline 'Caro' Neustädter | 2006- |
| Nik Breidenbach | Alexander Cöster | 2007- |
| Kristin Meyer | Iris Cöster | 2007- |
| Sarah Tkotsch | Lucy Cöster | 2007- |
| Rául Richter | Dominik Gundlach | 2007- |
| Alexander Becht | Lenny Cöster | 2007- |
[edit] Recurring and past cast members
[edit] Recurring cast members
| Actor | Role | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philipp Rimmele | Gerd | 2000 | Mocca-Waiter |
| Armin Benz | Armin | 2005 | Bluebird-Waiter |
| Stefan Eggers | Stefan | 2005 | Fasan-Waiter |
| Daniela Hansen | Daniela | 2005 | Fasan-Cooky |
| Leon Czmok | Felix Böcking | 2006 | Son of Isabell Eggert † & Tim Böcking |
| Johanna Flemming (née Gerner) | 2006 | Daughter of Katrin Flemming & Jo Gerner |
[edit] Past cast members
| Actor | Role | In | Out |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthias Hinze | Peter Becker | 1992 | 1992 |
| Marie-Christine Herriger | Julia Backhoff | 1992 | 1993 |
| Thomas Gohlke | Karsten Richter | 1992 | 1993 |
| Natascha Pfeiffer | Marina Geppert-Richter (née Geppert) | 1992 | 1993 |
| Johannes Baasner | Dr. Frank Ulrich | 1992 | 1993 |
| Suzanne Ziellenbach | Lilo Gottschick | 1992 | 1993 |
| Bernhard-Heinrich Herzog | Oswald Löpelmann | 1992 | 1993 |
| Timmo Niesner | Tommy Walter † | 1993 | 1993 |
| Mirjam Köfer | Diana Richter † | 1993 | 1993 |
| Fenja Rühl | Barbara Graf (née Wiebe) | 1993 | 1993 |
| Stephan Meyer-Kohlhoff | Martin Wiebe | 1993 | 1993 |
| Andrea-Kathrin Loewig | Iris Gebauer-Gundlach † (née Gebauer) | 1993 | 1994 |
| Michael Trischan | Jürgen Borchert | 1993 | 1994 |
| M.O. Rüdiger | Matthias Zimmermann | 1993 | 1995 |
| Hannelore Minkus | Beatrice Zimmermann | 1993 | 1995 |
| Matthias Matz | André Holm | 1992 | 1995 |
| Neelesha Barthel | Manjou Neria | 1994 | 1995 |
| Andreas Arnstedt | Lukas Haitz | 1994 | 1995 |
| Sali Landricina | Peter Becker | 1992 | 1995 |
| Udo Thies | Dr. Michael Gundlach | 1993 | 1995 |
| Dagmar Sitte | Rita Sahmel | 1994 | 1995 |
| Irene Neuner | Rebecca Scheele | 1994 | 1996 |
| Mey Lan Chao | Harumi Shimiza | 1995 | 1996 |
| Judith Gerke | Jessica Gruber | 1994 | 1996 |
| Julia Gerke | Jennifer Gruber | 1994 | 1996 |
| Sandra Keller | Tina Zimmermann | 1992 | 1996 |
| Alexander Kiersch | Patrick Graf † | 1992 | 1996 |
| Andreas Elsholz | Heiko Richter | 1992 | 1996 |
| Saskia Valencia | Saskia Rother | 1992 | 1996 |
| Jan Sosniok | Thomas „Tom“ Lehmann | 1994 | 1996 |
| Denise Zich | Daniela Zöllner | 1995 | 1996 |
| Angela Neumann | Vera Richter | 1992 | 1997 |
| Kea Könneker | Christiane „Chrissie“ Lehmann † | 1994 | 1997 |
| Claudia Weiske | Elke Opitz-Graf (née Opitz) | 1992 | 1997 |
| Norbert Hülm | Robert König † | 1995 | 1997 |
| Victoria Sturm | Camilla „Milla“ Engel | 1993 | 1998 |
| Anne Brendler | Vanessa Moreno | 1996 | 1998 |
| Julian Scheunemann | Karl-Heinz „Charlie“ Fiereck † | 1993 | 1998 |
| Alexandra Finder | Kim Scheele | 1995 | 1998 |
| Tina Bordihn | Sonja Wiebe | 1997 | 1998 |
| Daniel Enzweiler | Jörg Reuter | 1996 | 1999 |
| Inka Loewendorf | Astrid Seiter | 1997 | 1999 |
| Oliver Petszokat | Ricky Marquart | 1998 | 1999 |
| Simone Hanselmann | Anna Meisner | 1998 | 1999 |
| Alexandra Neldel | Katja Wettstein | 1996 | 1999 |
| Alexander Schäfer | Alexander „Alex“ Hinze | 1997 | 1999 |
| Torsten Stoll | Frank Richter | 1997 | 1999 |
| Mona Klare | Barbara Graf (née Wiebe) | 1999 | 2000 |
| Laurent Daniels | Philip Krüger | 1996 | 2000 |
| Maren Thurm | Barbara Graf (née Wiebe) | 1996 | 1999 |
| Cathrin Vaessen | Franziska Bohlstädt | 1999 | 2000 |
| Nadine Dehmel | Nataly Jäger | 1996 | 2000 |
| Franziska Dilger | Inka Berent | 1999 | 2000 |
| Rainer Meifert | Dr. Jan Wittenberg | 1998 | 2000 |
| Raphael Schneider | Andreas "Andy" Lehmann † | 1995 | 2000 |
| Rhea Harder | Florentine Spirandelli „Flo Spira“ di Montalban | 1996 | 2002 |
| Jan Hartmann | Chris Bohlstädt † | 1999 | 2001 |
| Stefanie Julia Möller | Charlotte Bohlstädt | 1999 | 2001 |
| Tim Sander | Kai Scholl † | 1999 | 2002 |
| Tokessa Möller-Martinius | Sonja Wiebe † | 1998 | 2002 |
| Norman Kalle | Martin Wiebe | 2000 | 2002 |
| Hendrik Borgmann | Moritz Demand | 2000 | 2002 |
| Patrick Harzig | Peter Becker | 1999 | 2002 |
| Mia Aegerter | Xenia di Montalban | 2000 | 2003 |
| Peer Kusmagk | Ben Bachmann | 2001 | 2003 |
| Christin Baechler | Patrizia Bachmann (née Biedermann) | 2001 | 2003 |
| Ralf Benson | Fabian Moreno | 1996 | 2004 |
| Jeanette Biedermann | Marie Balzer | 1999 | 2004 |
| İsmail Şahin | Deniz Ergün † | 2002 | 2005 |
| Yvonne Catterfeld | Julia Blum | 2001 | 2005 |
| Raphaël Vogt | Dr. Nico Anton Weimershaus | 1996 | 2005 |
| Dominic Boeer | Jonas Vossberg | 2003 | 2005 |
| Nina Bott | Cora Hinze | 1997 | 2005 |
| Uta Kargel | Lena Bachmann | 2004 | 2006 |
| Natalie Alison | Isabel Eggert † | 2003 | 2006 |
| Katharina Ursinus | Cornelia „Nele“ Wenzel | 2005 | 2006 |
| Hanne Wolharn | Senta Lemke † (née Biedermann) | 2000 | 2007 |
| Klaus-Dieter Klebsch | Johannes „Hannes“ Bachmann † | 2002 | 2007 |
| Stefan König | Sebastian Winter | 2005 | 2007 |
| Robert Lyons | Vincent Buhr | 2004 | 2007 |
See also Goede tijden, slechte tijden.
