Oorlogswinter: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Oorlogswinter plays during the winter of 1944-1945 and ends with the liberation of the north of the Netherlands in May 1945. The protagonist is a 15-year old boy who has to deal with difficult choices imposed upon him when he more or less by accident saves a downed British pilot from capture by the Germans. This act entails grave risks for his family and other innocent civilians, betrayal looms, but not everything is always what it seems. It is only after the liberation that all pieces of the puzzle fall into place.

Series details

• Title: Oorlogswinter
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Dutch
• Genres: Drama, Action, Adventure
• Premiere date: 1975-10-02
• Final broadcast date listed: 1975-12-25
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NPO 1
• Network country: Netherlands
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 2187

Cast and credited roles

• Bram van der Vlugt — Dominee
• André van den Heuve — Jan van Beusekom
• Andrea Domburg — Barones Weddik Wansfeld
• Gees Linnebank — Dirk
• Joost Prinsen — Bertus Hardhorend
• Leontien Ceulemans — Erica van Beusekom
• Onno Molenkamp — Secretaris van de burgemeester
• Paul Röttger — Michiel van Beusekom
• Peter Winter — Jack
• Ton Lensink — Oom Ben
• Piet Kamerman — Schafter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1975-10-02; final listed air date 1975-12-25; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Oorlogswinter on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.