| Gooische Vrouwen | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Linda de Mol |
| Written by | Niek Barendsen Frank Houtappels Joan Nederlof Steven R. Thé Anita Voorham Jetske Vulsma Lex Wertwijn Simone Wiegel Carolien Zilverberg Linda de Mol Bernard van Sterkenburg |
| Directed by | Will Koopman |
| Starring | Linda de Mol Annet Malherbe Tjitske Reidinga Susan Visser Peter Paul Muller Leopold Witte Daniël Boissevain Derek de Lint Lies Visschedijk |
| Music by | Daan van Rijsbergen |
| Country of origin | Netherlands |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 42 |
| Production | |
| Cinematography | Joost van Herwijnen |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Tien (2005-2006) RTL 4 (2007-2009) |
| Release | 2005 – 2009 |
Gooische Vrouwen is a Dutch comedy-drama series, created by Linda de Mol for her brother John de Mol's TV network Tien in 2005, along the lines of Desperate Housewives or Sex and the City. After the show's second season, its original channel was acquired by RTL Nederland and Gooische Vrouwen was transferred to its flagship channel RTL 4, where it ran for three more seasons until its finale in 2009. After its 42-episode run the show was followed by a theatrically released feature film (also called Gooische Vrouwen) in 2011. The show chronicles the everyday lives of four female friends living in the Gooi.
Gooische Vrouwen has since been sold to Germany (for which version Linda de Mol dubbed her own voice), Belgium, France and Serbia.
The show chronicles the everyday lives of four female friends living in the Gooi (the Dutch equivalent of Beverly Hills).
Cheryl and her husband, charm singer Martin Morero, move from Amsterdam to the Gooi after the huge success of his latest song "Echte Liefde" (true love). However, the working-class Moreros soon realize they do not fit in with the upper-class residents of the Gooi. Other problems in the Moreros' life include Martin's constant philandering and their continued yet unsuccessful attempts at having a baby.
Housewife Willemijn Lodewijkx is married to Evert, with whom she has three children - bored Roderick, difficult Louise and timid Annabel. But after more than twenty years of marriage, they seem to be stuck. While Willemijn tries to keep her spirits up, her marriage disintegrates. After the third season, Willemijn is replaced by Roelien Grootheeze.
Free-spirited artist Anouk Verschuur specializes in making highly erotic art. Anouk herself is also blessed with a very healthy libido which leads her into the arms of many a stranger, although she is still not completely over her pilot ex-husband Tom Blaauw, with whom she has a daughter, precocious Vlinder.
Ruthless divorce lawyer Claire van Kampen is struck by personal tragedy which pushes her estranged daughter Merel even further away, while plunging the two into financial difficulties. Claire must come up with ever more drastic schemes to keep their heads above water.
The four women confide in each other and in their enigmatic psychiatrist Dr. Ed Rossi. Meanwhile, mysterious Thai au pair Tippi Wan seems to have an agenda of her own, manipulating and scheming her way into the lives of the four women.
| Name | Role | Seasons | Episodes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| Linda de Mol | Cheryl Morero-van Veen | Main | 42 | ||||
| Tjitske Reidinga | Claire van Kampen | Main | 42 | ||||
| Susan Visser | Anouk Verschuur | Main | 42 | ||||
| Peter Paul Muller | Martin Morero | Main | 42 | ||||
| Leopold Witte | Evert Lodewijkx | Main | 42 | ||||
| Daniël Boissevain | Tom Blaauw | Main | 42 | ||||
| Derek de Lint | Dr. Ed Rossi | Main | 42 | ||||
| Annet Malherbe | Willemijn Lodewijkx-Verbrugge | Main | 25 | ||||
| Lies Visschedijk | Roelien Grootheeze | 9 | Main | 17 | |||
| Cystine Carreon | Tippi Wan Sournois | Recurring | Guest | 36 | |||
| Louise Bouwman | Vlinder Blaauw | Recurring | 35 | ||||
| Reinout Scholten van Aschat | Roderick Lodewijkx | Recurring | Guest | 33 | |||
| Priscilla Knetemann | Louise Lodewijkx | Recurring | Guest | 30 | |||
| Dorus Witte | Annabel Lodewijkx | Recurring | Guest | 30 | |||
| Mea de Jong | Merel van Kampen | Recurring | 25 | ||||
| Jesse Straatman | Remy Morero #1 | Guest | Recurring | 21 | |||
| Merijn Straatman | Remy Morero #2 | Guest | Recurring | 21 | |||
| Casper Gimbrère | Barry Snijders | Guest | Recurring | 17 | |||
| Gijs Scholten van Aschat | Ernst Scheepmaker van Altena | Recurring | 17 | ||||
| Victor Reinier | Anton van Kampen | Recurring | 13 | ||||
| Marlies Heuer | Cecile van Buuren | Recurring | 13 | ||||
| Alex Klaasen | Yari | Recurring | 13 | ||||
| Beppie Melissen | Cor Hogenbirk | Recurring | 9 | ||||
| Greet Hogenbirk | Guest | Recurring | 5 | ||||
Interviewed for TV-guide AVRO Televizier in 2008, actress Cystine Carreon expressed her concern that Tippi Wan (who gave au pairs a bad name) will still haunt her in 20 years time.[ citation needed ]
Daphne Muriël Deckers is a Dutch television presenter, writer and occasional actress. In 1989 she started her career at RTL-Véronique, where she eventually became the host of Holland's Next Top Model, which she took over after the second season from Yfke Sturm.
Tien, previously known as Talpa, was the name of a commercial television channel in the Netherlands. Tien opened on August 13, 2005 as Talpa, following a name dispute with SBS Broadcasting. SBS owned the trademark "TV10" and objected to the use of the word Tien. The owner of Tien, Dutch media mogul John de Mol, decided to rebrand the channel as Talpa, the Latin word for "mole", which is mol in Dutch. Subsequently Talpa became the name of De Mol's holding company.
Linda Margaretha de Mol is a Dutch television presenter and actress in the Netherlands and Germany. She is the sister of TV-producer and Endemol co-founder John de Mol, and has frequently appeared in productions of his.
Bridget Maasland is a Dutch VJ, television presenter and producer.
Dick Hein "Derek" de Lint is a Dutch film and television actor, known for playing the role of Derek Rayne in Poltergeist: The Legacy.
RTL 8 is a Dutch free-to-cable television channel that was launched on 18 August 2007 replacing Tien, previously known as Talpa. RTL 8's main target audience consists of women. It broadcasts soap operas, talk shows, films and reruns of programmes from its sister RTL channels. In the mornings and late afternoons children's channel RTL Telekids is broadcasting on RTL 8. Officially RTL 8, along with all other Dutch RTL channels, is broadcasting under a Luxembourg television license. Therefore, the channel is also headquartered in Luxembourg. By doing this RTL can avoid more severe control by the Dutch media authorities, as Luxembourg does not have a strict authority that regulates its broadcasters. Dutch citizens need a subscription to a cable, satellite, IPTV, or DVB-T provider to view the channel. All providers include the channel in their base package.
Tjitske Jacoba Reidinga is a Dutch actress and comedian. Reidinga began her career on stage and acted in numerous plays. She won a Colombina award for her role in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? in 2002. She made her screen debut in 1996. Her first major film role was as "Jet" in Ja Zuster, Nee Zuster (2002). She is probably known best for her role as 'Claire' in the successful Dutch series Gooische vrouwen.
The Gooi is an area around Hilversum, in the centre of the Netherlands. It is a slightly hilly area characterised by its green landscape, its historical charm, the wealth of its inhabitants and its villas. The Gooi is known in the country as the home of the rich and famous.
Willemijn Verkaik is a Dutch singer and actress. She is best known for her stage roles in Wicked and Elisabeth, and for providing the singing voice for Elsa in both the German and Dutch versions of Disney's Frozen. She was the longest running Elphaba in the musical Wicked, having played the role over 2,000 times, and is the only person to have played the role in three languages. Her first performance as Elphaba was on 31 October 2007, in Stuttgart, Germany, and her final performance was on 22 July 2017 in the West End of London.
The Voice of Holland, also known by its acronym TVOH, is a Dutch reality TV singing competition that became a global TV format franchise, created by media tycoon John de Mol and musician Roel van Velzen in the Netherlands and airs on RTL 4. For the first nine seasons, The Voice of Holland was hosted by Martijn Krabbé and Wendy van Dijk. Starting from the tenth season (2019–2020), Wendy van Dijk was replaced by Chantal Janzen.
Anouk Anna Hoogendijk is a Dutch former professional footballer who played for Ajax as a midfielder or defender. She is nicknamed Noukie. A full international with over 100 caps since 2004 for the Dutch national team, she has represented the nation at one FIFA Women's World Cup and two UEFA Women's Euro tournaments. She played for Bristol Academy Women in the inaugural 2011 FA WSL campaign.
Marieke Anouk Dekker is a Dutch footballer who plays for Braga. She is a member of the Netherlands national team.
Gooische Vrouwen is a 2011 Dutch film. It is based on the television series Gooische Vrouwen. After the creators announced that the fifth season of the series would be the last, they revealed on 7 November 2009 that they were working on a film adaptation. It earned more than 41.7 million Euro in the box office. The sequel Gooische Vrouwen 2 became the best-visited film in the Netherlands in 2014.
The Voice Kids is a Dutch talent show produced by Talpa and broadcast on RTL 4 since January 27, 2012. It was hosted by Martijn Krabbé and Wendy van Dijk in seasons 1 to 8. From season 9 to 10, it was hosted by Martijn Krabbé and Jamai Loman. Since season 11, it has been hosted by Buddy Vedder and Jamai Loman.
Silvana Hildegard "Sylvana" Simons is a Surinamese-born Dutch politician and former television presenter. She has served as a member of the House of Representatives since 2021 on behalf of BIJ1, an egalitarian anti-racist party founded by Simons in 2016.
Winston Ronald Gerschtanowitz is a Dutch presenter and actor.
Peter Paul Muller is a Dutch actor and voice actor. In 2017, Muller won the Golden Calf for Best Actor award for his role as South African lawyer Bram Fischer in the film Bram Fischer.
Gooische Vrouwen 2 is a 2014 Dutch film directed by Will Koopman. The film is the sequel of the 2011 film Gooische Vrouwen and both films are based on the Gooische Vrouwen television series. The film was released on 4 December 2014 and went on to become the best-visited film in the Netherlands in 2014. The film won the Golden Film award after having sold 100,000 tickets and on 28 December 2014 also the Diamond Film for reaching 1 million tickets. It went on to have more than 2 million admissions, making it one of the ten most popular Dutch films of all time. In 2015, the film won the Rembrandt Award.
Beau van Erven Dorens is a Dutch television presenter, actor and voice actor. He is known for presenting many television programs, including Deal or No Deal, RTL Boulevard, Het Zesde Zintuig and Beau Five Days Inside.
Tina de Bruin is a Dutch actress. She played a role in several films, including Gooische Vrouwen (2011), Liefde Zonder Grenzen (2021) and Costa!! (2022). She also appeared in two seasons of the television show Wie is de Mol?.
