The Best TV Shows on NCRV

Landmark tv adaptation of Louis Couperus' "Small Souls" saga, that tells of the gradual disintegration of the once-powerful Van Lowe clan.

Two young women at the end of a long, bitter war. Two soldiers who left distant Canada to liberate Europe. The summer of '45 brings them all together—a few hours, a few days that will determine the rest of their lives. Anna from Zeeland falls in love with Canadian soldier Jim, and he with her. But the maelstrom of events gives their love little chance. Maria from Breda experiences liberation as an unreal intoxication. A brief moment of naive infatuation throws her life completely off balance. Maria gives birth to a child under appalling conditions, in a home for unmarried mothers. She is forced to give up the child.

Caroline Tensen, and later Dionne Stax, reveal hidden family sorrows in gooey stories. is my father my real father? Are my brothers related? Great doubts and unanswered questions leave families in the dark for years. Fortunately, there is a DNA test, which 'conclusively' establishes whether there are family ties. That is so clear. The test puts an end to a life full of ambiguities once and for all.

Black Snow is a Dutch television series that was broadcast in 1996 by the NCRV. Eva Bender (Tamar van den Dop) works as an au pair in France . When she has her friend Tessa (Ariane Schluter) as a guest, she is also visited by her parents (Tom Jansen and Truus te Selle) who are clearly worried about something. They don't want to tell Eva what happened yet and a day later they have an accident in which her mother dies and her father falls into a coma. After this, Eva goes looking for her parents' secrets.

A story of friendship, love, crime and death. Against the backdrop of a large criminal investigation the lives of various characters involved get entangled. Meanwhile a vulture floats in the sky over the city, observing and being watched.

Dutch sitcom, mainly about complacent civil servant Norbert Hogendijk and his somewhat mischievous school-age son Matthijs.

Drama about the life of Queen Wilhelmina Focused on pre WW2 and the occupation of The Netherlands

Story of a wanderer with a golden heart. His constant quarrel with Brom's patrol and hidden love with Saartje, the mayor's maid. Filled with humor, real problems of all time. Great series at the time.

Zonder Ernst is a sitcom made for and aired in the 1990s by Dutch broadcasting organization NCRV.

De vier dochters Bennet (trans. The Four Bennet Daughters) is a 1961 miniseries adaptation of Jane Austen's 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice. Lo van Hensbergen translates the screenplay as adapted by Cedric Wallis for the 1958 BBC series. In early 19th century England, Mr and Mrs Bennet's five unmarried daughters vie for the affections of rich and eligible Mr Bingley and his status-conscious friend, Mr Darcy, who have moved into their neighbourhood. While Bingley takes an immediate liking to eldest daughter Jane, Darcy has difficulty adapting to local society and repeatedly clashes with second-eldest Elizabeth.

In Hidden Past, famous Dutch people go in search of their family history. Who were their ancestors and what did they do? To find out, the main characters have to travel. Sometimes very far back in the past, sometimes much closer. In Hidden Past, the broad lines of history become visible in the stories hidden in the family trees of the main characters.