As this Dutch series opens we see a young boy walking alongside a clown; they approach a house and there is blood on the window; it is obvious that something terrible has happened but who did what to whom is uncertain.
The action then jumps back and we see young couple, Eva and Pete, looking around a new house; Eva is heavily pregnant and they have decided to move from their city centre flat to a house in the suburbs. Shortly after buying the house their baby is born but tragically dies soon afterwards. Eva is understandably distraught but Pete appears to be taking it better it turns out that he is incapable of having a child so they had used a donor something Eva's religious parents disapproved of. After moving into their new house thy get to know their new neighbours; most notably Rebecca and Steef. Steef is a member of the local police drug squad but it is clear from early on that he is not the most honest of policemen. It also emerges that Rebecca and Steef are swingers; something most of the neighbourhood is unaware of although they tell Eva and Pete and another neighbour, who has a thing for Rebecca, learns when he spies their activities through his telescope! As the two couples become closer friends Rebecca makes a surprising suggestion; Eva should use Steef to conceive another child!
This Dutch series is a delightful blend of comedy and drama. We know from the start that things will end badly but the details remain a mystery even after watching the last episode of the first season an episode that left be very keen to see the second season. Given the English title one might think the series would be full of gratuitous sex and nudity in fact there is only a relatively small amount of either. There is however a decent sense of mystery and quite a few laughs, many provided by the voyeuristic neighbour. The cast does a fine job making us believe in and care about their characters. Overall, based on the first season I heartily recommend this and hope we don't have to wait long before the second season opens here.
These comments are based on watching the series in Dutch with English subtitles.
The action then jumps back and we see young couple, Eva and Pete, looking around a new house; Eva is heavily pregnant and they have decided to move from their city centre flat to a house in the suburbs. Shortly after buying the house their baby is born but tragically dies soon afterwards. Eva is understandably distraught but Pete appears to be taking it better it turns out that he is incapable of having a child so they had used a donor something Eva's religious parents disapproved of. After moving into their new house thy get to know their new neighbours; most notably Rebecca and Steef. Steef is a member of the local police drug squad but it is clear from early on that he is not the most honest of policemen. It also emerges that Rebecca and Steef are swingers; something most of the neighbourhood is unaware of although they tell Eva and Pete and another neighbour, who has a thing for Rebecca, learns when he spies their activities through his telescope! As the two couples become closer friends Rebecca makes a surprising suggestion; Eva should use Steef to conceive another child!
This Dutch series is a delightful blend of comedy and drama. We know from the start that things will end badly but the details remain a mystery even after watching the last episode of the first season an episode that left be very keen to see the second season. Given the English title one might think the series would be full of gratuitous sex and nudity in fact there is only a relatively small amount of either. There is however a decent sense of mystery and quite a few laughs, many provided by the voyeuristic neighbour. The cast does a fine job making us believe in and care about their characters. Overall, based on the first season I heartily recommend this and hope we don't have to wait long before the second season opens here.
These comments are based on watching the series in Dutch with English subtitles.