Het eiland (2004–2005)

Michelle, Guido and Frankie have been co-workers and close friends for years. But when their boss gets fired, Guido gets a promotion and is replaced by the odd Alain Van Damme. No normal ... See full summary »

Stars:

Frank Focketijn, Wim Opbrouck, Dirk van Dijck

Cast

Series cast summary:
Frank Focketijn	...	Guido Pallemans (13 episodes, 2004-2005)
Wim Opbrouck	...	Frankie Loosveld (13 episodes, 2004-2005)
Dirk van Dijck	...	Michel Drets (13 episodes, 2004-2005)
Tom Van Dyck	...	Alain Vandam (13 episodes, 2004-2005)
Bruno Vanden Broecke	...	Sammy Tanghe (13 episodes, 2004-2005)
Jeroen Van Dyck	...	Frederik Van Rooy (13 episodes, 2004-2005)
Peter Ceustermans	...	Hanz Rimmer (13 episodes, 2004-2005)
Rita Beckx	...	Anita Backx (13 episodes, 2004-2005)
Tania Van der Sanden	...	Linda Hombroeckx (13 episodes, 2004-2005)
An Miller	...	Liesje Walschaerts (13 episodes, 2004-2005)
Sien Eggers	...	Lydia Protut (8 episodes, 2004-2005)
Lucas Van den Eynde	...	Bucky Laplasse (6 episodes, 2005)
Warre Borgmans	...	Rik Nallaerts (6 episodes, 2004-2005)
Mieke De Groote	...	Sonja Drets (6 episodes, 2004-2005)

Storyline

Michelle, Guido and Frankie have been co-workers and close friends for years. But when their boss gets fired, Guido gets a promotion and is replaced by the odd Alain Van Damme. No normal day passes on this work floor where impossible situations, hilarious moments and odd people are just a daily thing.

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Plot Keywords:

work | office | colleagues

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [be]

Country:

Belgium

Language:

Dutch

Release Date:

31 January 2004 (Belgium)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Belgische Radio en Televisie (BRT), Woestijnvis

Technical Specs

Runtime:

35 min 35 min (13 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The role of Michel Drets ('Dirk Van Dijck') was set to be played by 'Lucas Van Den Eynde', but he fell ill just before shooting began.

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Connections

References De collega's (1978)

User Reviews

Very good Belgian humor

This one is great. One of the best comedies made ever. You have to like the style. All the small things in it makes it a great series. Every character has something special. Alain has a great laugh. Sammy Tange is his best friend, and when those 2 are laughing together, you have to laugh too. The story begins on a normal workday. The boss of the department is fired, and someone has to replace him. There are three friends working on the same 'working-island', and one of them is going to be boss. That will be Guido. That results in a new employee to replace Guido (Alain is the replacer), but he is not welcome at first. This all results in very strange situations you cannot imagine. They think that Sammy Tange is the devil. Frankie wants to introduce games like 'helicopter' (spinning on your chair). Guido is not able to handle his new job. Sammy Tange can talk backwards. And so on... In the 2nd series, there is a new guy introduced, called Bucky. When he is around, all kinds of different situations are created, and things get worse and worse everyday.