Joke Tjalsma

Emma is certain she's happy. She has a successful career, a loving boyfriend, wonderful parents, and is talented, funny, and smart. Until she unexpectedly and 'voluntarily' ends up in the psychiatric ward of a hospital. A short circuit? A burnout? She thinks this must be a huge mistake. Because she's a perfectly normal person. Right?

When reclusive Paul unexpectedly inherits a dog from a deceased relative, his carefully ordered life is thrown into chaos. The energetic dog forces him out of his comfort zone and leads him to Laura, prompting Paul to slowly rediscover love, connection, and life itself.

With her father's memory deteriorating, Kathleen is haunted by visions of a grotesque, shrunken figure that seems to feed on his fading mind.

A normal class, ordinary children and a regular school teacher. Or not. The lives of the children in Mr Frans' class are turned upside down when they discover that he sometimes turns into a frog. And Sita is so fond of her teacher that she wants to protect him at all costs from all those dangerous animals... Based on the novel by bestselling Dutch author Paul van Loon.

A woman takes revenge on her cheating husband by inviting his mistresses on their anniversary party. She thanks all of them and announces she's going to divorce him.

Viegeltje looks like a girl but has wings instead of arms. Bird watcher Warre finds her under brushwood and takes her home. Warre and his wife Tine decide to keep Viegeltje and raise her like an ordinary girl. But Viegeltje isn't an ordinary girl and she flies away. She wants to go to the South with the other birds. It becomes a long and adventurous journey.

The start of the career of Herman Brood, who lived his life filled with sex, drugs and rock 'n roll. Guided by his manager they aim to take over the USA with his music.

Felix never has any luck with relationships. To prove things he announces his engagement to model Donna, whom he only knows of a picture. After a relationship with Esther strands, he meets the mother of Donna by coincidence.

Lea is an immaculate 30-something wife whose husband’s job in real estate allows her an enviably glossy lifestyle. The word ‘emancipation’ simply isn't in her vocabulary and as long as the money rolls in, all is rosy. So, when Harry Jr. arrives, she is a little traumatized at having to swap canapés for nappies.

Jack Oei (8) has two moms, is an only child and feels lonely. Jack’s biggest wish is a brother. But no matter how much he begs his moms, the little brother just doesn’t arrive. Jack decides to take matters in his own hands….

Political drama follows the alleged events leading up to the wedding of Willem-Alexander and Máxima, in which Max van der Stoel must force father Zorreguieta not to attend the wedding.

Sanne (Hanna Obbeek) loves stories about ghosts and other mysterious things. Her father Lucas, is a famous ghost hunter. During a holiday Lucas is asked to chase ghosts of the former cruise ship 'Rotterdam'. Sanne is very happy to hear she and her little brother Thomas can come along. On the ship she meets ghost Bobby (Nils Verkooijen), a boy of her age, who has been wandering the ship since the sixties. Sanne decides to help Bobby.

Incredibly enough, one day before the start of his pension and just hours before his 65th birthday, window cleaner Alfred suddenly finds himself stricken by vertigo. A 64-year and 364-day journey through glass and lather reveals why he is afraid to either go up or go down the ladder. And whilst he finds himself to be an accidental Cupid by hitting anyone but himself with his arrows, it’s not until that particular day, 44 years after meeting Dirkje for the first time, that he realizes he has to point the arrow at himself.

A 30-something slacker finds his carefree life turned upside down when he falls for his sister's teenage babysitter.

It is 1946. Recently repatriated Paula is trying to feel at home in Friesland after her experiences in a Japanese internment camp. She is taken in by family she has never met before. Her presence is tolerated, but not fully accepted. Suspicion grows among the family when, since her arrival at the potato farm, brown rot is found on one of the potatoes.

In the year 2000, a jury convenes in Friesland to elect the Sportsman of the Century. One man, Sake Wiarda, tries to convince his fellow-jury members not to nominate a sports hero like Abe Lenstra, but to give preference to the Frisian pole-squatter Taeke Jongsma. In flashbacks, Wiarda tells his audience the life story of this worker's son, who since childhood tries to escape the oppression of the working class in the thirties. Taeke finds out he is a splendid pole-squatter, but his record attempts are repeatedly thwarted by his great rival in love. Against the background of the historical changes in the previous century, the love story gradually unfolds between the pole-squatter and the farmer's daughter.

As little girls, twin sisters Rianne and Juliette were inseparable, but now that they're adults, they couldn't be more different. Rianne takes care of her sick father and his snack bar at home in Rotterdam, while Juliette leads an unfettered life of luxury in Amsterdam. And where Rianne's passion for collecting is getting more and more out of hand, Juliette is successful as a professional organizer. When father Cor dies, they both do not trust the other to properly carry out his last wish to scatter his ashes on the Spanish coast. The sisters who have grown apart are forced to go on a road trip together.

A boy uncertain due to a disability who wants to meet his big superhero in the hope that he can make him walk again. He goes on an adventure with his grandma, much to the reluctance of his overprotective parents.

Frisian-spoken costume drama about the turbulent marriage between a writer and a socialist politician.

On the turn of the 20th century, in Netherlands, three socialist activists and brothers are imprisoned for a crime they didn't commit. The prosecutor tries to get to the truth, but their comrades and others betray them.

Samuel (35) and Sarah (33) Ofori, together with their daughter Faith (15), have fled their home country of Ghana. When working as a police officer, Samuel was on the trail of a corruption scandal, but has since then felt that his life is in danger. Finally, after years of waiting, they are offered housing in The Netherlands. Their new home is in a wealthy neighborhood on the outskirts of the city. The young family is amazed when they enter the beautiful, large house: could they finally start over here? However, their happiness proves to be short-lived, for, as Samuel begins to observe frightening events, this home turns out to be just the start of a disturbing new nightmare.

Christmas Eve. Finally, a few days off after the busiest time of the year. For a while, everything revolves around cozy gatherings by the Christmas tree, enjoying a lavish Christmas dinner, unwrapping presents, and eating Christmas cookies. But not for everyone; for the emergency room staff, work never stops. The hospital doesn't have a pause button to relax. On Christmas Eve, the night shift has only just begun for Lily, Ben, Yannick, and Shanti. Even though they're certainly not there for fun, the world outside the hospital walls has little to offer. They've all fled Christmas Eve. To prevent worse from happening.

A middle-aged man named Leon looks back on his troubled childhood through the prism of his old bicycle. What starts out as a nostalgic trip down memory lane turns out to be a fantastical tale full of wacky inventors, reminiscences and a writer whose best friend is a red cat.

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. However, after the show's second season, Tien went bankrupt and Gooische Vrouwen was transferred to RTL4, 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 in 2011. The show chronicles the everyday lives of four female friends living in het Gooi. Gooische Vrouwen has since been sold to Germany, Belgium, France and Serbia.

A successful vascular surgeon is suddenly confronted with a blood phobia, making it impossible for him to exercise his job in the hospital. He moves from the capital to the countryside to work as the GP of a village where he only knows his aunt. His predecessor was well liked, so his new community is less than welcoming. The empathic capabilities of the doctor leaves much to be desired, making it even harder for him to win his place in the close-knit community.

A special team searches for missing persons.

Tropenjaren is a comedy about the whirlwind of new parenthood and a former life that’s gone for good. When Jelle and his wife Rosa welcome their first child, a new chapter unfolds. The young parents strive to do their best for their daughter Stella while also trying to keep their work lives and relationship as lively and ambitious as ever. Nights out and parties, however, quickly give way to diapers and babysitters. In short, the couple is gearing up for the tropenjaren—the intense early years of parenting.

We follow the destructive life of 37-year-old Cat. People around her are worried. Cat is not. Due to a great loss within the family, which is largely not talked about, there is barely a sense of family left. Her mother IS a panic attack. Her father writes self-help books.

Semi-realistic comedy show.

Children's tale that follows the adventures of Sien, a tough and down-to-earth girl who lives on a traditional farm on the country side: In a big family, with lots of animals and lots of free space.