Good times, bad times

Good times, bad times (GTST) is a Dutch soap opera broadcast since 1 October 1990 by the commercial television channel RTL 4. The series revolves around the inhabitants of the fictional town of Meerdijk. Originally, the series was dominated by the family Alberts, but currently its primary focus the family building House. Good times, bad times is currently one of the most popular programs on television. The regular broadcasts are usually in the kijkcijfertop 3 and its even number one with some regularity.At the services of Uitzending Gemist are the episodes invariably at the top as most viewed programs.

The idea to produce a soap opera in Netherlands, came from Joop van den Ende. In the United States and England were for years with great success soap operas like As the world turns and Coronation Street broadcast. For this reason, wanted to get this phenomenon to Netherlands Van den Ende and finally a daily drama series for makeRTL 4 . He initially approached Willy van Hemert, the writer and Director of diary of a sheepdog, but Vance realized, however, that a soap of about two hundred episodes of twenty-five minutes per season was not feasible for a retired guy. Producer Gijs Versluys gave the idea of a remake of a soap opera that had already proven its success.Bert van der Veer was sent to Los Angeles and he came back with the scenario of Ryan's Hope, only were the rights difficult to obtain-it would therefore still until 1994 before this series became the basis for Onderweg naar Morgen .

Vance continued to search and Gijs Versluys contacted Reg Watson, the creator of the Australian series The Restless Years. He made a number of video tapes from the Secretariat of Van den Ende off. Radio silence followed, until the time and went on a very early morning Versluys in Aalsmeer was summoned to with new tires (the old ones were lost) finally reach the conclusion that this it was. Then were almost eight hundred scripts sent to Netherlands. Rogier Proper Doctor Proctor Scripts with his company got the command to all scripts to the Dutch to translate and to modernise where necessary. In the summer of 1990, just months before with the broadcasting of the series had to be started, however, there was still one problem: the title. Van den Ende was not warm from names like Time of life, and the restless Years Together . Desperately early Reg Watson eventually how Good Times, Bad Times in the Dutch left translate. Good times, bad times would be 34 title suggestion. With this title in mind Bert van der Veer wrote the title songof the same name, for which Hans van Eijck composed the music.

Vance named Olga Madsen to creative producer and had the charge of the entire project. Madsen had to along with Van den Ende determine what character the series would get. They came to the judgment that had to be a mixture of GTST the unrealistic character of American soap operas and the realistic of the English.



Content
[hide] *1 development of the soap 
 * 1.1 Old feuds and the quest of youth (1990-1994)
 * 1.2 The Alberts family dominates (1994-1996)
 * 1.3 Jong talent and the entrance of the Sanders (1996-2000)
 * 1.4 peak of characters (2000-2003)
 * 1.5 a new rate (2003-2005)
 * 1.6 the reality is missing (2005-2008)
 * 1.7 a new family and controversial storylines (2008-2012)
 * 1.8 multicultural and middle in life (2012-present)
 * 2 Characters
 * 2.1 Current actors
 * 2.2 Recurring guest roles
 * 2.3 Entrances and exits
 * 2.4 Deceased actors
 * 3 Production
 * 3.1 Employment history
 * 3.2 Leader and title song
 * 3.3 viewing figures
 * 3.4 Performance
 * 4 other productions
 * 4.1 GTST: the reunion
 * 4.2 I want to in GTST
 * 4.3 Really Edit
 * 4.4 GTST Live
 * 5 employees
 * 5.1 Executive producers
 * 5.2 Story
 * 5.3 current composition
 * 6 external link

Old feuds and the quest of youth (1990-1994)
The first four years of the soap are dominated by the schoolverlatende youth. The seven Arnie Alberts, Peter Kelder, Rien Hogendoorn, Annette van Thijn, Suzanne Bar, Linda Davis and Myriam van der Pol discover all on their own way of life. Arnie has the not easy by the relationship with his parents, trying to get his diploma, his child is aborted by Linda, has a relationship with teacher Gaby, hits during his work at a diamond merchant involved in the dirty games of Van Houten, is going to work for Martine H and soon discovers that H wants more than a business relationship, fall in love with rose and eventually marries her in the final episode of season 4. Peter flees his foster family because his father William mistreats him, falls in love with escort girl Suzanne Bar, a snack bar takes over, goes into the construction work, gets a relationship with Anita Dendermonde, opens his own restaurant, is father of Suzanne's child Guusje and leave Macdonald. Rien makes career at Stenders, get Arnies a relationship with former girlfriend Linda, is sidelined by Stephanie lobster and is eventually killed by Jan-Henk. Annette has a relationship with teacher Marc de Waal, is a while for the murder of De Waal, works temporarily as an escort girl to make money, falls in love with doctor Dekker and goes to work as his assistant, thinks Simon is dead after an accident on the water, marries Simon, gets a miscarriage with Simon and is killed during a tour of Burma. Suzanne works as an escort girl, falls in love with Peter Kelder, stops as an escort girl and goes to work at a hotel, is raped by Van Houten, is held hostage by Leendert Print, gets a child with Peter and gets a relationship with Arthur. Linda aborts the child of Arnie and disconnects the relationship, abused Rien to with his name career as a model, starts off with the much older, was physically abused by Herman Herman to New York and is rescued by Arnie, goes live with Arnie and starts singing, leaves again and comes to work in a brothel in Paris, opens her own clothing shop and rummages back a little with Arnie. Myriam has a job at eetcafé the fountain, marries John Alberts because John can inherit the money that way, is disappointed if it turns out that John has abused her, falls in love with Johan, who dies by a poisoning which he has accumulated on his work, meet Rob in the rose tree and leaves with him to Paris.

The series is also featured in those first four years by the feuds between the families Hogendoorn, Huygens, Helmink and H. Rolf Huygens is a married man, but has both a child out of wedlock with H as with Haile.Huygens is blackmailed by cellar, pay him off, and let H hiring a nepzoon for Helmink, Haile is almost of life robbed by David, Martine David and becoming injured by hits in coma, Peters adoptive mother dies and gets a necklace which he gives to Suzanne, Helen sees the chain and realizes that Peter is his son, Peter leaves without that Helen can tell him the truthBeth dies, and Martine gets power over Huygens group.

The Alberts family dominates (1994-1996)
With the rise of Dian and Remco dominates the family Alberts, because eight of the 20 permanent characters bear the name Alberts. This includes the characters Robert, Laura, Arnie, Rose, Jef, Sylvia, Dian andDonovan Aadams. The fifth and sixth season is characterized by the brutal murder of Van Houten, the rape of Marieke and the consequences, the romance between Ludo and Dian and the pregnancy, the anorexic tendencies of dandruff and will, the dirty game of Remco and his flight, the love between Stan and the believer Fatima, the high-profile relationship between Laura and Stan, the growing love between Anita and Rik and their cancelled marriage, the obsessive feelings by Guusje's against Arthur, the eye problems and concerns of Suzanne and Peter.

Jong talent and the entrance of the Sanders (1996-2000)
Katja Schuurman (Jessica), Angela Schijf (Kim), Cas Jansen (Julian) and Georgina Verbaan (Hedwig). They are names that today still known to the general public. The youth in the period 1996-2000 was very popular in the series, partly due to the contribution of Sabir, drive, Jansen and Verbaan. Jessica had a brief relationship with businessman Sanders, got a long relationship with Julian, was inconsolable when Julian was getting married with the rejected escort girl Alexandra, left but returned to work with Julian to go on world tour. Kim had major issues with Jef, her foster father had accidentally a one-night stand with her half brother Julian, reconciled with Jef after the death of Sylvia, had a difficult relationship with her biological mother Mira, fell in love with Che, was inconsolable when Che Macdonald left because he was married and went studying abroad. Julian almost died at the hands of his foster parents Albert and Titia, discovered that he was the product of his grandfather and mother, got a relationship with Jessica, cut his wrists by, accidentally had a one-night stand with half-sister Kim, got engaged to the rejected escort girl Alexandra, felt guilty because of Jessica's departure, was relieved when Jessica returned and went on world tour with him. Hedwig was BFF with Kim, got a relationship with prof Boxer Stef, Stef accompanied in his last days until his death, fell in love with John, won the lottery and went to do development work in Africa.

Other important events were the birth of Nina, Helens battle for her brother Martin of the heroin to hold off, Erik and Linda's marriage with her departure, the feud between Sanders and the duo G and Alberts, Fischer, Jordan that the arrival of the family of a cliff fall the arrival of Stefano and his one-night stand with Janine, Dabas suicide attempt and his Hobos existence, the death of John p. Wade, the euthanasia of the incurable sick Sylvia, the double play by Pete jadhav alias John, the remarkable return of the Simon, who had been presumed dead, the mysterious disappearance of Daniel, the quest of Laura and Robert in Venezuela, the rape of Mathilde by Matthijs, Arthur's death and the subsequent transplantation of Jessica and the blossoming love between Jacob and Barbara.

Large course of characters (2000-2003)
Micky hoogendijk played two years the role of Cleo de WolfIn the year 2000 have almost all the characters of the first hour the series abandoned. Only actress Jette van der Meij and actor Wilbert Gieske belong still to the solid core. A year earlier had trusted and popular faces like Katja Schuurman and Georgina Verbaan left the series to broaden their horizons. The team of good times, bad times violently went looking for the suitable future for the series. The eleventh and twelfth season is characterized by a large course of characters, many of which again just as quickly by the screen would disappear if that they had come. Some examples include Georgina Kwakye, Chanella Hodge, John Baetz, Micky hoogendijk, Liesbeth and Daan Roelofs. Despite the high turnover of the characters remain the ratings stable in this period.

In december 2000 plays actress Guusje Nederhorst her final scenes in the soap. After more than eight years she leaves the series. Nederhorst was very popular among the general public hit because of her role as Rose the Hunter. Because of this, the series in January 2004 a number of seconds prior to the episode the death of Nederhorst. Two years earlier was actor Tom van Beek, known for his role as Herman Hogendoorn, died at the age of 72.

A new rate (2003-2005)
It is 28 March 2003 when the soap its 2500th episode transmits. Actor Rick Engelkes was for this special occasion returned to the series to play the role of Simon Davis again.During the 2500th episode was Davis murdered and the episode is with over 2.7 million viewers the most viewed episode so far. Not only Engelkes returned for several months back at the series, Martin van Steijn also crept back into the skin of his alter ego Mickey Lammers. Villarreal was part of the storyline of the characters Anita and Rik. Everyone suspected that Rik at a fire in a prison complex in Singapore had died. The shock was great when Rik appeared on the wedding of Anita and Mickey.

After the departure of Micky hoogendijk and Robine van der Meer, the series was forced to attract new blood. Fajah Lourens was chosen for the role of Yasmin Fuentes, a problematic young lady who influenced by her older brother, criminal and eventually was killed in a car accident. Wouter de Jong was contracted to Milan to chosen Verhagen. Milan was the illegitimate son of Robert from his affair with the lesbian Hanneke Mus. the Jong would interpret the role of Milan two seasons. In the thirteenth season would also like Christophe H, Geert Hoes, Lieke van Lexmond and Inge Schrama are introduced. A lot of dust at the time did return a stir was that of Martine H, again played by actress Inge Ipenburg. In less than a year and a half, was her momentary stay, H guarantee exciting feuds between herself and Ludo Sanders.

The reality is missing (2005-2008)
The series gets in the summer of 2005 to do with one of the largest deflate that the series thus far has gone through. In a period of three months left Bas Muijs, Fajah Lourens, Inge Ipenburg, Sebastiaan Labrie, Betje Koolhaas and Victoria Koblenko the series. New characters were introduced to counter this; Ludo's rich daughter Nina (Marly van der Velden), Frits ' prodigal son Jack (Mark van Eeuwen), Dorothea's criminal son Bernard (Everon Jackson Hooi) and Barbara's niece Florien (Carolien Track) and nephew Fos (Jeffrey Hamilton). In addition to new characters also Dian Alberts returned back in the series, this time played by Rixt Leddy.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">With the advent of the characters Nina, Fos and Florien and in less degree Fay, it became clear that the creators wanted to go rejuvenate GTST . A year later Ruud Feltkamp actor still would be added in order to lure young viewers. The characters made it necessary with it: Florien did just like she was expecting Bing, Fos fraudeerde in his final exams at school, Nina had to discover that her great love Morris had tried to kill, Ludo Noud shared the bed with Nina can feel insecure because he felt about his sexual towards Florien, Fos and Noud recruitments had to run because they had sold illegal DVD's and Nina got a relationship with Milan Alberts.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The character Dian Alberts had in the period 1991-1993 and 1994-1999 pressed her stamp on the series. Rixt Leddy was the third actress who could play the role, but did not punch her role on the series to express as its predecessors. This was partly due to the unrealistic story lines in the series. The writers of the series wrote story lines that even for a soap opera too far away from reality and this resulted in declining viewing figures.The storyline concerning the return of Casper van Bohemen was such a storyline. Of Bohemia had the series in 1995 leave after his character Frits van Wood was assassinated in the bathtub. He would return in 2005 in the role of Hans and occur to everyone as Frits. The character Hans didn't catch on with viewers and the writers felt compelled to terminate the storylines.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Up to and including the year of 2007 the viewing figures remained stable. The Cliffhanger of 2006 even had 1.9 million people find interesting. In the first months of 2007, however, the ratings began to decline. In the months that would follow the ratings continued to decline. No more than 1.2 million people switched to the soap. In the beginning of 2008, reached a low point and this alerted the production team. The soap could with difficulty even 1 million viewers interested. Various specialists were flown in from America to accompany the series to a new process. Actor of the first hour Wilbert Gieske made known his departure in January 2008.Besides Robert Alberts left multiple characters from the Alberts family. Koert-Jan de Bruijn (Dennis Alberts), Chris Campbell (Dorothea Alberts), Robin Zijlstra (Milan Alberts) and Rixt Leddy (Dian Alberts) left scattered throughout 2008 from the series. In May 2008, the doctor's family Huygens, consisting of Father Peter, mother Irene, daughter Ronja and son Dex, introduced in the series, so as to create the family feeling.

A new family and controversial storylines (2008-2012)
Jan Kooijman had the role ofDanny de Jong.<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Despite falling ratings in the spring of 2008, the contract of the series with two years extended until 2011. On 1 september 2008 it was announced that singer and actress Marjolein Keuning Maxime her debut would make if Sanders. According to a spokesman for the series the emphasis had to be placed on more mundane storylines and this would be accompanied by attracting experienced actors. In the period 2008-2012 should the series experienced actors like Ruben Lürsen, Edwin Rutten, Ronald Top, Joep Sertons, Joke Bruijs and Cynthia Abma welcome. Also the set and the crew were changed. Trusted and at the same time as huize Selmhorst dated stage sets and huize Alberts disappeared from the screen and were replaced by the House of new-fangled family Huygens and by the apartment of the family De Jong.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The writing team had learned from its own past mistakes and concentrated on writing realistic storylines. One was convinced that the Viewer could no longer identify with the characters and this had to change. Bartho Braat and Jette van der Meij gone more into the background, probably because their characters all had experienced so much. The introduction of the family Huygens was ground-breaking for the series. Never before had a writing team dared to introduce a whole family at once. The family hit with the viewers, but in the spring of 2010 the series had to forced leave. The writers felt that Alexandra Ababneh and Emiel Sandtke were too old to be able to live with their parents. After the characters leave the series, Martijn and Irene in October is a week later, the doctor's family building House introduced. Joep Sertons, Cynthia Abma, Guido Bacon and Raynor ABC were part of this family. The family building House is currently one of the largest families in the series.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The series knew in the period 2008-2012 to cut the necessary sensitive topics. The introduction of the homosexual character, played by Lucas Sanders Ferry Desai, is probably the best example. The bedscènes between Lucas and the doctor's son Edwin building House caused a big discussion on Twittersocialmediawebsite. Another controversial storyline is perhaps the simulated breast cancer by Barbara Fischer. Barbara comes at the hands of Maxime S end up in a net of lies and finds that all her friends turn against her times. The character Barbara are about to commit suicide, when her deliver her son Morris is released. Actress Charlotte Besijn would not long after her last scenes play and develop itself behind the scenes.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The series continued this same rate retention and this resulted in rising ratings. The trust of viewers were slowly restored. In January 2012, the series its best ratings in six years.

Multicultural and middle in life (2012-present)
<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">With an average of 1.7 million viewers and outliers towards the 2 million viewers the soap at present to one of the bestbekeken programs on Dutch television. Regularly know the soap to draw more viewers than theNOS Journaalfavorite competitor. With the arrival of the Turkish sisters Nuran and Aysen Baydar hope the writers a new target draw. In the summer of 2012, there was a storyline to see about come out of the closet of the Turkish Bilal Daye.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In the spring of 2012 took the soap bid farewell to two of her most famous faces: Lieke van Lexmond actress and actor Jan Kooijman. In the Belgian actor Louis Talpe a suitable successor was found for Kaka. T went to the character Mike Burns, which would make more enemies than friends. In the Cliffhanger was broadcast in July 2013 T for the last in the series to see. In the summer the GTST introduced alive-App, that lets viewers could figure out who through commands to smithereens had jumped in the Cliffhanger. The first weeks of the new season stood in the sign of the murder case of Burns.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The family building House was introduced in 2010 after the forced resignation of the Huygens family to bring the family feeling in the series. After the death of son Edwin Bouwhuis (Raynor ABC) in January 2012 should the series an extramarital son, Tim Landry (Beau Schneider), welcome. Two months before Tim in the series appeared, one has the brother of Bianca building House, Mike Burns, the series registered. With the departure of actress Cynthia Abma in October 2013 are actors Joep Sertons and Guido Bacon still the only original members of the family building House. The creators of the series have the role of Bianca building House quickly recast with look-alike actress because the writers want the character Bianca not yet lost. Elvira Out is the successor of Cynthia Abma<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1" len="182" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[1] .

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In January 2014, made actor Ferri Somogyi known that he stops after 14 years with the role of Rik de Jong. Somogyi has indicated on other fields wanting to go develop. In that same month should the series two old hands welcome, namely actress Sabine King and actor Bas Muijs. King was to see the return of one-time Muijs takes several weeks.

Employment History
<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Good times, bad times since the beginning of the series broadcast every weekday in 1990. The series was initially programmed from 19: 00 to 19: 30, but was postponed until 7: 30 pm over the years and is currently broadcast at 20: 00. An episode takes about 22-23 minutes by halfway through a commercial break of about five minutes, making each episode takes half an hour.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In addition, the episode is repeated the next morning. This time varied between 9 am and 11 am, but is currently stuck at 11: 00. Since the Elimination of ring games on the transmitters of RTL Netherlands is the advertising block of approximately five minutes between the two parts, such as also exists in the regular broadcast, maintained.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Over the years there was a second repetition on a regular basis. For example, in 2009 started repeating on RTL 8, but this one is tacitly stopped because of the disappointing ratings.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-7" len="182" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [7]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Since 2 October 2009, good times, bad times also broadcast on RTL Lounge, with five uitzendtijdstippen each working day. The first repeat of that day is at 7: 30 pm. At 10: 00 am is the second repetition, at 10.30 am followed by a new episode. At 7.30 p.m. repeated the previous episode, so that one can switch to RTL4 at 20: 00 for the regular broadcast. This episode is repeated at 10 p.m. on the digital channel.

Leader and title song
<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The leader of good times, bad times began as a photo book containing pictures of all the characters. One by one, the photos emerged as movie – these were bits from the episodes. Only in season 1, there was a photo in the photo book, namely that of Helen Helmink. She was also the only character who got her own shot. This method was modernized from season two, but the idea remained the same. This leader is again and again to2005 adjusted to the new group of players and the statue was also somewhat modernised. In 2003, the title song lyrics again, whereby the leader was faster and the pictures so faster passing by. Also came in the middle of the logo of good times, bad times no longer over and had the photos no cartel edge anymore, but a straight edge.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In 2005 underwent a metamorphosis GTST and also had to remind the House style believe. There was still the leader in still photos that changed one by one in a moving movie, but the book was replaced by a kind of space with a Sun in which all moments of the past year were stored in that space and floated. All current characters have their own shot, where the actors have also posed for. The background is filled with vague, non-moving photos from previous years, that subtle reference is made to the old leader with the photo book. At the arrival of the family Huygens had to be adjusted, the leader again because there was no room in the then leader for four additional pictures. The idea of the leader remained the same, only the title song lyrics again and visually express to create four additional places.

Wilbert Gieske<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">As of October 1, 2010-due to the 20th anniversary of GTST -a new leader with a new logo. Were taken as a basis for the leader once again photos. He leadeth by the King, Huize Huygens, Toko and Huize Sanders and then goes along a picture frame or just landscape photos, which then flows into a movie. Only two characters were given during the first release a new movie, the other had the same movie as before. After two weeks the leader got an update, after the family Huygens was replaced by the family building House. The leader portion of the Huygens had to replaced the family building House and the portion from huize Huygens was completely changed in the style of huize building House.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Each leader is a character In the very last shot. With shot is a photo where a character can be seen. The character is often an important core character of the series. Sometimes the character also replaced by another character, because the character has left the series or the character or a less important role in the series. The characters who have secured the very last shot of the leaders, are as follows: Helen Helmink (October 1990-February 1997), Daniel Daniel (February 1997-March 1999), Suzanne Bar (March 1999-October 1999), Rose Alberts(October 1999-december 2000), Isabella Kortenaer (december 2000-september 2005), Mike langeveld (september 2005-June 2008), Roger (August 2008-January 2013) and Lucas S(January 2013-present). When Bruni Heinke in January 1992 the role of Helen Helmink Marlous Fluitsma 's took over, became the leader also directly adjusted. Bruni also took the role as very last shot over as the respective character.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">During the season the leader always adapted after departure or introduction of characters. In addition, current characters after some time a new leader shot, because the shot is outdated or the actor has undergone a metamorphosis. In the first ten seasons were the shots of everyone a scene from the series itself and later the actors went there specifically for posing, with some characters with scenes as shot. Between 2003 and 2005 the makers went back to square one where almost every leader shot came from the series itself, with some older shot which has long been in the leader was received there is no substitute. During the leader change in 2005 everyone got a posed shot.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Since the beginning of the series the number is good times, bad times used, originally from three stanzas and a chorus existed and was first sung by Lisa Bala and Louis de Vries.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-8" len="182" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [8]  over the years there were new arrangements for the song created and was the lyrics again several times, inter alia by Ingrid Simons and Erica Yong. The original tune was written by Bert van der Veer and composed by Hans van Eijck, in collaboration with Ronald Schilperoort.

<p lang="en" len="162" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In January 2014, became the leader again sung by April Darby, but by too much criticism from fans after two weeks back was turned to the old.
 * An overview of interpreters of the title song
 * 1990-1995: Lisa Bala and Louis de Vries
 * 1995-2005: Ingrid Simons (Martijn S. on the longer version from this period, which can be heard on CD only)
 * 2005-2008: Erica Yong
 * 2008-2010: Sarina Kuipers
 * 2010-present: Lysa Donors<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-9" len="182" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[9]
 * 2014: April Darby

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Please notice that characters who the leaders used from 1990-2005, could be experienced to see in multiple shots per leader. The numbers are individual shots of everyone. Laura Selmhorst, Jef Alberts, Janine Elschot,Rik de Jong, Ludo Sanders and Roger were also featured in a family shot or friends shot, for example, if fixed concept one shot was free. This filled them with a family shot or friends shot.
 * Current leader shots

Viewing Figures
<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Despite the competition of later soap opera ONM and Gold Coast, remained the bestbekeken soap of Netherlands GTST . In its history the soap twice got to do with falling viewing figures. Big Brother In 1999 was initially broadcast at the same time and switched many people no longer on GTST. The transmitter of Big Brother was part of RTL Netherlands. The program was shifted to a different time. The shift meant the death blow for Gold Coast, less than 200,000 in that period managed to Captivate viewers. The second kijkcijferdip took place in 2008. The original family Alberts was now far thinned and there had to be a fresh breeze through the soap go blow. Several actors who were part of the family Alberts resigned or were fired. They made room for the family Huygens, with which a new era was ushered in, yet his family was already written out after two years because they were too old-age children again with out House.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-10" len="184" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [10]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The bestbekeken broadcast ever was that of 28 March 2003, with 2.710.000 viewers. This was the 2.500th episode. At present, the program daily about 1.5 million viewers, with outliers in the direction of the 1.8 million viewers. After the NOS Journaal is thus the bestbekeken GTST primetime program. Since the start of season 22 is it becoming more common that attracts more viewers than the GTST NOS Journaal. On January 20, 2012 polite good times, bad times are bestbekeken installment in 6 years: there were watching when 2.252.000 people to the soap.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-11" len="184" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [11]  on October 5, 2012: the ratings were even higher when there 2.307.000 people watched.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-12" len="184" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [12]

Performance
<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Good times, bad times began on 1 October 1990. This Dutch soap was the first on the European mainland. England only knew the phenomenon already were there since the 1960s soap with great success the soap operas Coronation Street and EastEnders broadcast.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The series became in the years 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1995 nominated for a Gouden Televizier-Ring. In 1995 the creators actually went home with the price. GTST also won the top prize in the 2005 and 2006 and the Dutch pop magazine Hitkrant Award for best television series in 2008.

GTST: the reunion
<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Good times, bad times: the reunion is a Dutch television film from 1998. In the film there is Christmas celebrated in the House of the family Alberts. Here are also some old acquaintances is present. When Laura wakes up the next morning, she thinks at first that really the day before Christmas is celebrated. Until they find a statue of Arnie that Linda has broken the previous evening during the Christmas party. The figurine is still very.She realizes then that she has dreamed.

I want to in GTST
<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In 2007, I want in GTST, a multimedia talent show, organized, with the Grand Prize a role of three weeks in good times, bad times.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-13" len="184" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [13]  thousands of people sent movies in with their best acting performances and they were reviewed by fans and a professional jury. After several auditions for a professional jury, was eventually published on 30 november that had the race won Kee Huidekoper . On 21 February 2008 she made her debut in the series as Vera van Es, a role that Huidekoper thirteen weeks would play.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-14" len="184" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [14]

Really Again Edit
<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Really again Edit is an online soap opera GTST in cooperation with Edet-toilet paper. This lasted from early 2012 soap twelve weeks. There was a new episode every Friday on the internet. The soap was about Edit Vasquez. She is separated from her husband because he vreemdging with the neighbor. Earth has also Edit 4. After the divorce she got a job as a toilet in DansatoriaMiss. She is also fond of rubber ducks and is the guardian of Dansatoria a scary man.

GTST Live
<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Every year start after the summer break with the new season of the soap opera GTST Live, an event in which fans of the soap the actors can meet, cliffhanger and the summer looks back on one of the first to view the first episode of the new season. Furthermore one can take a look behind the scenes at GTST Live.

Current composition

 * Writers: Martin van Steijn, Ingrid van Berkum, Simone Wiegel, Suzanne Hazenberg, Mohammad Rindertsma, Arie de Rooij, Pia Blanco, Ingrid van den Heuvel, Linda K, Susan Tribe and Jeroen van der Zee.
 * Production: Rohan Gottschalk, Simone Velasco
 * Director: Michiel Geijskes, Pim Vosmaer, Charlotte Besijn, Harald van Eck and Ian Cameron
 * Casting director: Houdijn Babu and Dennis Obua