Lotte (TV series)
Lotte is a Dutch telenovela television series. The series was broadcast by the commercial station Tien, upon which it was shown every weekday at 6:30 pm.
The series is based on the Colombian telenovela Yo soy Betty, la fea and centres on the protagonist, Lotte Pronk, a business economics graduate who passed with honours and has trouble finding a job until she comes across a secretary job in an international fashion company called "Emoda", where at the same time a conflict is occurring in the business between two prospective CEOs.
She begins the series mocked by many of her colleagues for being "ugly", and as the series progresses she develops confidence, moves up the ladder and explores romantic interests. The series also features on the fellow Emoda employees, and their relationships and career problems.
Lotte is written by a team of writers led by Marciel Witteman, also known for the Dutch soap opera Goudkust, and scripts for the drama series Westenwind. The series was by Vincent Schuurman and Manin de Wilt.
Lotte is the first Dutch telenovela which in its original form was to consist of 200 episodes. On 11 December 2006, Tien officially announced that the series would get 35 extra episodes.[1] Marciel Witteman wanted the extra episodes to round off the storylines of some of the characters. In the final episode all the characters were present.
On 9 April 2007, Lotte ended its run on Tien with its finale.
Ratings[]
An average of between 250,000 and 300,000 people tuned in for each episode.
Cast[]
Character | Actor/Actress | Featured in |
Lotte Pronk | Nyncke Beekhuyzen | All episodes |
Vico Maesland | Lars Oostveen | All episodes |
Robert Maesland | All episodes | |
Daniel Valkenburg | Until episode 200 | |
Marcella Valkenburg | Until episode 200 | |
Mark Cremers | All episodes | |
Niek Mulder | All episodes | |
José Pronk | All episodes | |
Herman Pronk | Until episode 200 | |
Hugo Lombardi | Until episode 200 | |
Patricia Frijling | All episodes | |
Mara Fontein | All episodes | |
Marianne Santos | All episodes | |
Bianca Geurts | All episodes | |
Sofia Rombouts | All episodes | |
Rolph Ypema | From episode 201 | |
Scarlett Zwaan | From episode 201 | |
Alex van Weerden | From episode 201 | |
Dieudonnee | From episode 222 |
References[]
- ^ (in Dutch) Tien.tv - Het sprookje gaat verder! Archived 2014-03-02 at the Wayback Machine (last accessed: 14-02-2007)
External links[]
- 2006 telenovelas
- 2007 telenovelas
- 2006 Dutch television series debuts
- 2007 Dutch television series endings
- Yo soy Betty, la fea
- Television series by Fremantle (company)
- Dutch television soap operas
- 2000s Dutch television series