Het verhaal van Nederland is a Dutch ten-part historical docudrama series broadcast by NTR that aired on NPO 1 from February 2, 2022, to April 13, 2022. Actor Daan Schuurmans has the role of narrator and presenter. The series is based on the Danish docudrama (2017) produced by Danmarks Radio and starring actor Lars Mikkelsen as the narrator.
Screenwriter Maarten van der Duin wrote the scripts for all episodes. Journalist Florence Tonk is the author of the book based on the series.
Plot Ten periods from Dutch history are highlighted in the series and various events are brought to life by being acted out by actors. In his role as narrator, Schuurmans is on site and only he breaks through the fourth wall, providing the viewer with an explanation. As a presenter, he walks in historically important places in the here and now to provide additional explanations. The dramatized scenes are interspersed with commentaries provided by historians and other experts. Many of the actors belong to re-enactment companies, whose specialty is to depict historical events or to provide as faithful a representation as possible of people of a particular era.Daan Schuurmans vertelt ‘Het verhaal van Nederland’. ‘Dit kwam voor mij precies op het goede moment’ volkskrant.nl by: Cécile Koekkoek 31-01-2022; retrieved: 15-04-2022
Cast Actor Role Daan Schuurmans Himself (presenter and narrator) Jaap Hogendoorn Jan Pieterszoon Koppestok Sonia Eijken Ava Siawaash Cyrroes Damir Arabi Ghibeh Zilan Abbie Chalgoum Novak Bahareh Borzue Sita Tim Olivier Somer Brandolf Jennifer Welts Bruna Ellie de Lange Gundrun Florence Vos Weeda Dana Joost Koning Diemar Roan ten Cate Gernand Manouk Pluis Anne-Marie Huybrechts
Episodes +EpisodeTitleDateViewers1.Jagers en boeren2 February 20221.667.0002.Romeinen en Bataven9 February 20222.021.0003.Friezen en Franken16 February 20221.777.0004.Ridders en graven23 February 20221.471.0005.Pestlijders en predikanten2 March 20221.736.0006.Geuzen en papen9 March 20221.583.0007.Kapers en kooplui23 March 20221.533.0008.Patriotten en Prinsgezinden30 March 20221.460.0009.Pioniers en paupers6 April 20221.666.00010.Bevrijders en bezetters13 April 20221.691.000
References
External links Website of Het verhaal van Nederland