Underplayed Gems

De Kotmadam (1991)

De Kotmadam poster
Directed by
Ronnie Commissaris
Genre
comedy
Country
Belgium
Length
23 seasons, 333 episodes
Rated
NR
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A woman runs a sweet shop in Leuven and rents rooms to students. She cares for them like family while her husband works for the city gardens and their well-meaning but naive friend stops by often.

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What happens

De Kotmadam is a classic Flemish comedy television series directed by Ronnie Commissaris and Wim Feyearts produced for Belgian television since 1991. The series is written by Jaak Boon and Frans Ceusters. Season 25, which was also the last, was aired in 2024. The series revolves around Jeanne Piens (Katrien Devos), who owns a small sweet shop in the centre of Leuven and rents out several rooms of her house to students studying in the city. She is a caring type and loves all her students. Her husband Jef Liefooghe (Mark Verstraete) works for the city's gardening department. Their friend Odilon Bonheur (Odilon Mortier), a naïve warden in the local prison, visits regularly to give or seek help. Odillon Mortier decided not to perform in season 21 for health reasons and died suddenly on 13 August 2012. Heman Verbruggen got a new supporting role: Gijs, a clumsy colleague of Jef. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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