"Kees & Co." (1997) TV series 1997-2006

Writer:

Lenny Barker

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8

Release Date:

20 September 1997 (Netherlands)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot Keywords:

Mother Daughter Relationship | Sitcom | Father Son Relationship | Household | Father Daughter Relationship

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Simone Kleinsma	...	Kees Heistee (86 episodes, 1997-2006)
Esther Roord	...	Sonja Wegeman (86 episodes, 1997-2006)
Amber Teterissa	...	Anne Heistee (67 episodes, 1997-2003)
Robin Tjon Pian Gi	...	Rudie Heistee (67 episodes, 1997-2002)
Rik Hoogendoorn	...	Ben Heistee (56 episodes, 1997-2001)

Series Directed by
Tony Craven		(11 episodes, 1997-1999)
Wim Dröge		(9 episodes, 1999-2002)
Hans de Korte		(8 episodes, 1997-2006)

Series Writing credits
Martine Bijl		(63 episodes, 1997-2006)
Haye van der Heyden		(4 episodes, 2006)
Lenny Barker		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Joop van den Ende	....	producer (19 episodes, 1997-2006)
Guus van der Made	....	executive producer (10 episodes, 1997)
Willem Zijlstra	....	producer (5 episodes, 2006)
Helen de Gans	....	executive producer (3 episodes, 2006)
Hans de Korte	....	executive producer (2 episodes, 1998)
Marjan Taconis	....	supervising producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Martijn Schimmer		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Pepko		(1 episode, 2006)

Series Casting by
Harry Klooster		(10 episodes, 1997)

Series Production Design by
Wictor Polstra		(1 episode, 1997)

Series Makeup Department
Head Affairs	....	make-up (1 episode, 2006)

Series Art Department
Elian van der Lingen	....	property master / set dresser (3 episodes, 2006)
Roos Vonk	....	set dresser (2 episodes, 2006)

Series Sound Department
Pieter Philips	....	sound re-recording mixer (48 episodes, 1999-2006)
Guus Halenbeek	....	sound re-recording mixer (9 episodes, 2006)
Danny Slokker	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Willem de Beukelaer	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)
Marco Maas	....	stunts (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Harry Klooster	....	casting (1 episode, 2006)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Chantal van Kuijk	....	wardrobe assistant (1 episode, 2006)
Sanneke Visser	....	wardrobe assistant (1 episode, 2006)

Production Companies

• Joop van den Ende TV Produkties
• RTL Entertainment

Distributors

• RTL Entertainment (1997-2006) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL4)
• RTL Entertainment (2007-2008) (Netherlands) (TV) (reruns) (RTL8)

Other Companies

• Harry Klooster Casting  casting

Also Known As:

Runtime:

Netherlands:30 min

Country:

Netherlands

Language:

Dutch

Color:

Color

Certification:

Netherlands:AL

Company:

Joop van den Ende TV Produkties

Simple amusement, but not consistent

I used to like Kees & Co, but the last few seasons it's not always good. Especially since Rik Hoogendoorn, who played father Ben Heistee, left the show. Rik, also wellknown for his role in "Sesamstraat", added an extra spark to the show. When he 'died' and left the show (rumour has that he had arguments with Simone Kleinsma) it was immediately noticeable that this spark was gone. The new cast couldn't replace it. The show seems to have lost it's consistency, except for Simone Kleinsma who's still a good actress. Hopefully the new 2004 season, with more new characters (Sascha Visser from "Oppassen!!!" as Steven Speier), will make a lot of viewers laugh again.