Ramses (TV series)

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Ramses
GenreBiography
Drama
Music
Written byMarnie Blok
Directed byMichiel van Erp
Starring Maarten Heijmans
Thomas Cammaert
Noortje Herlaar
Hanne Arendzen
Country of originNetherlands
Original languageDutch
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Production
Production companyDe Familie
Original release
NetworkAVRO
Release14 January (2014-01-14) 
1 February 2014 (2014-02-01)

Ramses is a Dutch miniseries directed by Michiel van Erp with script written by Marnie Blok. Starring Maarten Heijmans in the role of Ramses Shaffy. [1]

Contents

Plot

A chronicle of legendary Dutch singer Ramses Shaffy's rise to fame, from his early days as a stage actor in late 1950s Amsterdam to his emergence as a national music icon throughout the following two decades.

Cast

Awards

YearAwardsCategoryResult
2015 43rd International Emmy Awards Best Performance by an Actor (Maarten Heijmans)Won [2]

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References

  1. "Maarten Heijmans vertolkt Ramses Shaffy in dramaserie". nos.nl/. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  2. "Emmy voor Ramses-acteur Maarten Heijmans". Netherlands Public Broadcasting. Retrieved 14 December 2016.