Westenwind (1999–2003)

This Dallas-type series is about two competing Dutch families, Noordermeer and De Graaf, running ancestral firms in the Rotterdam shipbuilding business, each with numerous internal tensions... See full summary »

Creator:

Johan Nijenhuis

Stars:

Joep Sertons, Henriëtte Tol, Miryanna van Reeden

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Joep Sertons	...	Max Noordermeer (136 episodes, 1999-2003)
Henriëtte Tol	...	Conny de Graaf (135 episodes, 1999-2003)
Miryanna van Reeden	...	Charlotte Noordermeer (133 episodes, 1999-2003)
Marlies van Alcmaer	...	Emma Noordermeer (129 episodes, 1999-2003)
Wouter Nicolaas	...	Marco de Graaf (128 episodes, 1999-2003)
Inge Ipenburg	...	Sophie Noordermeer (123 episodes, 1999-2002)
Daan Schuurmans	...	Anton Noordermeer (110 episodes, 1999-2003)
Jennifer Hoffman	...	Sam de Graaf (106 episodes, 1999-2002)
Riley Basoki	...	Niels Valken (71 episodes, 1999-2000)
Fleur van de Kieft	...	Tessa de Graaf (70 episodes, 2000-2003)
René van Asten	...	Jacob de Graaf (66 episodes, 1999-2003)
Youssef Idilbi	...	Abdullah Yildirem (60 episodes, 1999-2002)

Storyline

This Dallas-type series is about two competing Dutch families, Noordermeer and De Graaf, running ancestral firms in the Rotterdam shipbuilding business, each with numerous internal tensions, especially between the generations, as some are business-prone, others adverse, some ruthless, some soft or moralistic, but also with their staff, often meeting each-other in both ruthless commercial rivalry and personal relationships, again also with staff and third parties (clients, competitors, suppliers...), producing an intricate web of sub-plots, some sex, some crime etcetera.

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Taglines:

De strijd om macht en liefde. [Dutch] [Translation: The battle for power and love]

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

westenwind

Country:

Netherlands

Language:

Dutch

Release Date:

25 February 1999 (Netherlands)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (52 episodes)

Color:

Color

User Reviews

overbudgetted soap

1st season was ok, it had a kind of "new" feel to it, 2 shipbuilding families, one succesfull the other on the verge of collapse. in the cliffhanger of the 1st season the show took a radical and strange turn for the worse. Sam, the daughter of the de Graaf family, joined the navy and stole a machinegun and shot the livingroom up.

From then on I occasionally watched a few minutes of the later seasons, but it has turned so ridiculous that I stopped watching.

Too bad, this show could've been something different to all the bad soaps being produced..