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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.
| Goede tijden, slechte tijden | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Soap opera |
| Created by | Reg Watson |
| Based on | The Restless Years |
| Written by | Rohan Gottschalk (Head writer) |
| Starring | Present cast |
| No. of seasons | 35 |
| No. of episodes | 6,987 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Peter Römer |
| Running time | 23 min. w/o commercials 30 min. w/ commercials |
| Production companies | Endemol Grundy |
| Original release | |
| Network | RTL 4 |
| Release | 1 October 1990 – present |
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
edit| 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
editPresent characters
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit- Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten, a German version
- List of longest-serving soap opera actors
References
edit- ^ "Press Release: 5000ste aflevering: 'GTST' trakteert kijker op gelijktijdige, extra aflevering via second screen app".
- ^ "RTL 4 neemt nog geen afscheid van Goede Tijden Slechte Tijden". Mediacourant. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- ^ Sierkstra, Alie (12 February 2024). "'Ongelooflijk dat het zo fantastisch gaat met de GTST-kijkcijfers'". Veronica Superguide. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Geen vervolg voor GTST-spinoff Nieuwe Tijden". Televizier. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2022.