Familie (1991– )

Stars:

Jef Desmedt, Martine Jonckheere, Gunther Levi

Cast

Series cast summary:
Jef Desmedt	...	Jan Van Den Bossche (849 episodes, 1991-2013)
Martine Jonckheere	...	Marie-Rose De Putter (777 episodes, 1991-2013)
Gunther Levi	...	Peter Van Den Bossche (717 episodes, 1998-2013)
Chris Van Tongelen	...	Bart Van den Bossche (712 episodes, 2001-2013)
Jacky Lafon	...	Rita Van den Bossche (704 episodes, 1991-2013)
Anne Somers	...	Veronique Van Den Bossche (643 episodes, 1991-2012)
Silvia Claes	...	Trudy Tack de Rixart de Waremme (630 episodes, 2000-2013)
Annie Geeraerts	...	Anna Dierckx (617 episodes, 1991-2013)
Michael Vroemans	...	Maarten Van den Bossche (617 episodes, 2006-2013)
Caroline Maes	...	Mieke Van Den Bossche (597 episodes, 2002-2013)
Hilde Van Wesepoel	...	Linda De Smet (570 episodes, 2001-2013)
Sofie Truyen	...	Evy Hermans (495 episodes, 2006-2013)
Ray Verhaeghe	...	Albert Thielens (465 episodes, 1992-2013)
Guillaume Devos	...	Pierrot Van den Bossche (454 episodes, 2006-2012)
Katrien De Becker	...	June Van Damme (407 episodes, 2009-2013)
Peter Bulckaen	...	Mathias Moelaert (380 episodes, 2008-2013)
Jo Hens	...	Niko Schuurmans (371 episodes, 2009-2013)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

family relationships | soap

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Genres:

Drama | Family

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Details

Country:

Belgium

Language:

Dutch

Filming Locations:

Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

Company Credits

Production Co:

Studio's Amusement

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Sandrine André was originally cast in the role of Liesbeth Pauwels. Few weeks later she was asked to replace the suddenly departed Anne Somers as Véronique Van den Bossche. The role of Liesbeth went to Hilde De Baerdemaeker.

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Connections

Referenced in Aspe: Jeanne (2007)

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Soundtracks

"Familie om je heen"
Performed by Koen Wauters
(2001-2006)

User Reviews

Good in the beginning...weak these days!

'Familie' is the longest running soap in Belgium and is still one of the most popular. Even though its story lines became more and more predictable.

They describe the show as 'a show based on real-life' experiences. I doubt that. You can't imagine which situations the characters went through. Thousands of murders, dead people becoming alive again, love affairs, hostage by terrorists, ...you think of something, they've been through it.

In the beginning, the characters were all one big family: the nagging grandmother, the oldest son who is a famous businessman, the other dumb and clumsy son, the daughter with a messed up life (she was an alcoholic, survived cancer, lost 3 children,...). These days, there is almost nothing left of the original family. Which is a shame.