The First Years

For the 2001 American TV series, see First Years.

The First Years
Also known as	Belgium - Het Middelbaar United Kingdom - The First Years
Native name: Brugklas (The Netherlands)
Starring	Britt Scholte, Niek Roozen, Belle Zimmerman, Sonia Eijken, Leonard Schoots, Bickel Krabbe, Stefania Liberakakis
Ending theme	Testimonials
Country of origin	Netherlands
Original language	Dutch
No. of seasons	6
Production
Production location	Zaanlands Lyceum
Running time	10 minutes (Season 1, 3-6) 20 minutes (Season 2)
Production company	Tuvalu Media
Original release
Network	NPO Zapp, AVROTROS
Release	May 26, 2014 (2014-05-26)

The First Years (Dutch : Brugklas) is a Dutch mockumentary series, sometimes described as a "scripted reality" series, ^[1] about students at a junior high school. The first episode aired on May 26, 2014 ^[2] by NPO Zapp.

The 2019 film Brugklas: De tijd van m'n leven is based on this television series.

Cast

• Britt Scholte as Anouk (S1-5)
• Niek Roozen as Max (S1-5)
• Chloe Maessen as Fien (S1-6)
• Birgit Kunstt as Bo (S4-6)
• May Hollerman (S3-6)
• Edwin Bakker as Mats (S4-5)
• Bickel Krabbe (S3-4)
• Vincent Visser (S6)
• Sterre van Woudenberg (S5-6)
• Sonia Eijken as Safa (S2-6)
• Belle Zimmerman (S2-6)
• Leonard Schoots (S2-4)
• Fleur Verwey as Joy (S5-6)
• Kiek Katerina as Kim (S5-6)

References

1. "Nieuwe serie Brugklas: eerste scripted-reality jeugdserie in Nederland". Televizier. 10 April 2014.
2. "Leraar pesten/Zoenen gemist? Start met kijken op NPO Start". npo.nl. Archived from the original on 2014-07-25.