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Goede tijden, slechte tijden

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Goede tijden, slechte tijden
GenreSoap opera
Created byReg Watson
Based onThe Restless Years
Written byRohan Gottschalk (Head writer)
StarringPresent cast
No. of seasons35
No. of episodes6,975
Production
Executive producerPeter Römer
Running time23 min. w/o commercials
30 min. w/ commercials
Production companiesEndemol
Grundy
Original release
NetworkRTL 4
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 6,900 episodes[1] have been broadcast. It was initially based on the Australian soap The Restless Years, however it switched to original scripts during the third season and onwards. GTST is broadcast Monday to Friday at 20:00, and became available on demand via streaming platform Videoland from 2015.

At its peak, the show drew around 1.5 million viewers daily, in a country of just over 15 million people at the time. In 2022 the show was still watched by over 1 million people, with around 800.000 watching it on TV and an additional 300.000 viewers on Videoland.[2] In 2024 it nearly reached a million viewers.[3] After 33 years, it remains 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 is set in the fictional town of Meerdijk. As in 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, including Katja Schuurman, Reinout Oerlemans, Georgina Verbaan, Antonie Kamerling, Erik de Vogel, Caroline De Bruijn, Bartho Braat, Inge Schrama and Melissa Drost.

In 2014, there was a gay marriage in the soap opera; this was the first time this happened in a Dutch TV show.[4]

In 2016, the show gained 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.[5]

Summary of seasons

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Season Broadcasting
dates		 Episode
numbers		 No. of
episodes		 On DVD On Videoland
1 October 1, 1990 - June 28, 1991 1 - 195 195 28 September 2006 ✓
Republished 20 September 2011
2 September 16, 1991 - May 29, 1992 196 - 380 185 12 September 201 ✓
Republished 20 September 2011
3 September 21, 1992 - May 28, 1993 381 - 560 180 7 December 2010 ✓
4 August 30, 1993 - May 20, 1994 561 - 750 190 20 September 2011 ✓
5 August 29, 1994 - May 26, 1995 751 - 945 195 15 November 2011 ✓
6 August 28, 1995 - May 31, 1996 946 - 1145 200 21 August 2012 ✓
7 August 26, 1996 - May 30, 1997 1146 - 1345 200 4 December 2012 ✓
8 September 1, 1997 - May 29, 1998 1346 - 1540 195 23 April 2013 ✓
9 August 31, 1998 - May 28, 1999 1541 - 1735 195 20 August 2013 ✓
10 September 6, 1999 - June 9, 2000 1736 - 1935 200 25 March 2014 ✓
11 September 4, 2000 - June 1, 2001 1936 - 2130 195 17 June 2014 ✓
12 August 27, 2001 - June 28, 2002 2131 - 2350 220 19 August 2014 ✓
13 September 2, 2002 - June 27, 2003 2351 - 2565 215 21 July 2015 ✓
14 September 1, 2003 - June 25, 2004 2566 - 2780 215 20 October 2016 -
15 August 30, 2004 - June 24, 2005 2781 - 2995 215 14 February 2017 -
16 August 29, 2005 - June 23, 2006 2996 - 3210 215 15 August 2017 -
17 August 28, 2006 - June 29, 2007 3211 - 3430 220 14 November 2017 -
18 August 27, 2007 - June 20, 2008 3431 - 3645 215 30 May 2018 -
19 August 25, 2008 - July 3, 2009 3646 - 3870 225 21 August 2018 -
20 September 7, 2009 - July 2, 2010 3871 - 4085 215 16 October 2012 -
21 September 6, 2010 - July 8, 2011 4086 - 4305 220 19 November 2013 -
22 September 5, 2011 - July 6, 2012 4306 - 4525 220 13 November 2018 -
23 September 3, 2012 - July 5, 2013 4526 - 4745 220 26 March 2019 -
24 September 2, 2013 - July 4, 2014 4746 - 4965 220 18 June 2019 -
25 September 1, 2014 - July 3, 2015 4966 - 5185 220 22 September 2020 -
26 August 31, 2015 - July 1, 2016 5186 - 5405 220 8 December 2020 -
27 September 5, 2016 - July 7, 2017 5406 - 5625 220 TBA -
28 September 4, 2017 - July 6, 2018 5626 - 5845 220 TBA -
29 September 3, 2018 - July 5, 2019 5846 - 6065 220 TBA -
30 August 26, 2019 - May 28, 2020 6066 - 6255 190 TBA -
31 August 31, 2020 - July 8, 2021 6256 - 6435 180 TBA ✓ (single 2021)
32 August 30, 2021 - July 7, 2022 6436 - 6615 180 - ✓
33 August 29, 2022 - June 1, 2023 6616 - 6775 160 - ✓
34 August 28, 2023 - May 30, 2024 6776 - 6935 160 - ✓

Cast

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Present characters

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Actor Character Duration
Juliette van Ardenne Amber de Wilde 2011
Rosie 2024–
Jada Blagrove Naomi Rosalia 2023–present
Kees Boot Luuk Bos 2022–present
Sophie Bouquet Merel Verduyn 2019–present
Barto Braat Jef Alberts 1991–2019, 2021, 2024–present
Caroline De Bruijn Janine Elschot 1992–present
Sophia Sanders 2002–2003
Mingus Claessen Troy Veerman 2024–present
Ingmar Conjarts Steef Verduyn 2022–present
Everon Jackson Hooi Bing Mauricius 2005–present
Noa Jacobus Nola Sanders 2022–present
Cas Jansen Julian Verduyn 1996–1999, 2019–present
Johnny Kraaijkamp Henk Visser 2020–present
Jette van der Meij Laura Visser–Selmhorst 1990–present
Bas Muijs Stefano Sanders 1999–2005, 2009, 2014, 2020, 2022–present
Jasmine Sendar Elisa Rosalia 2023–present
Ferri Somogyi Rik de Jong 1995–2004, 2007–present
Babette van Veen Linda Bos–Dekker 1990–1998, 2005–2006, 2015–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

Recurring cast

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Actor Character Duration
Bart Peereboom Marcel Boeve 2000–present
Dennis Honhoff Barry Lansink 2009–present
Michael de Roos Alex de Boer 2014–present
Various child actors Manu Mauricius 2015–present
Various child actors Max Mauricius 2018–present
Various child actors Tom Verduyn 2021–present

Original cast members

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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–
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

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References

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  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. ^ Sierkstra, Alie (12 February 2024). "'Ongelooflijk dat het zo fantastisch gaat met de GTST-kijkcijfers'". Veronica Superguide. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Geen vervolg voor GTST-spinoff Nieuwe Tijden". Televizier. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
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