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De Collega's (1978)

De Collega's poster
Directed by
Jan Matterne
Genre
comedy
Country
Belgium
Length
3 seasons, 37 episodes
Rated
AL
Rating
8.2 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This classic Belgian comedy follows a group of coworkers in a government office. They deal with everyday office situations and bureaucratic mishaps.

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What happens

De Collega's (The Colleagues) is a classic Belgian comedy TV series about colleagues working in an office of the Ministry of Finance. It originally aired for three seasons between 9 September 1978 and 21 February 1981 on the BRT. A total of 37 episodes was made. The series was written by Jan Matterne, who also directed the first season. The second and third seasons were directed by Vincent Rouffaer. The popular series was re-aired numerous times. In 1988 a feature film was released, De Collega's Maken de Brug. In 2018 another film was released, De Collega's 2.0. This film was an updated version of the original TV series with new characters. A handful of the original cast members guest starred. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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