David (Belgian TV Series)
Encyclopedia
David is a Flemish
telenovela
. It was the thirth telenovela
of Vtm
and it followed the highly successful Sara and its successor LouisLouise
. The first episodes were filmed at Domenican Republic, the other episodes were filmed in Koksijde
and the studios in Lint. It aired for the first time on 18 september 2009. The first two episodes were screened for a selective audience at the casino of Koksijde
at the 15th of september. It was the first Flemish
telenovela
of Vtm
that had a unique story and was entirily created for Flanders
. The story is about a young boy, David, who gets lost on an island. He's found there after 15 years by a young woman who brings him to civilization.
, David falls from its boat and gets separated from his family. His family starts a search but without any result. They stop searching because the authorities makes them believe that David drowned in the water. But David survived but with amnesia
, and ended up on a lost island without any living human.
15 years later David is discovered by Sofie Klaerhout, a young woman who is travelling with her family. The family Klaerhout brings David to their home city Koksijde
to modern civilization where David has to adapt himself. Sofie and the gardener of the family, Maarten, take care about David but not everybody has such good intentions with the young man.
Step by step, David becomes able to enter modern civilization. By doing this, his memory returns. Sofie and David become very close and fall in love. Sofie starts a search for David's family. At the end, Sofie is able to reunite David with his father. David and Sofie get married and travel with David's father to Miami. Together, David & Sofie will start a new life in the area around the Amazon
.
at 8:35 pm. The second episode was broadcast at its regular hour, 6:30 pm. This ensured a fall in viewers of more then 50%. The ratings of David kept decreasing and had an average of 317,000 viewers.
At the end of the telenovela, VTM moved David to prime time again (for the last twenty episodes), ratings increased and reached an average of 660,000 viewers. The final episode gathered 714,001 viewers.
Vtm
was disappointed with the lower ratings then David's successors Sara and LouisLouise
but decided to greenlight a fourth telenovela, Ella.
Flemish
Flemish can refer to anything related to Flanders, and may refer directly to the following articles:*Flemish, an informal, though linguistically incorrect, name of any kind of the Dutch language as spoken in Belgium....
telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
. It was the thirth telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
of Vtm
VTM
The abbreviation VTM may refer to::* Vampire: The Masquerade, a popular role-playing game* Virginia Tech massacre* vtm, the main commercial television station in Flanders, Belgium...
and it followed the highly successful Sara and its successor LouisLouise
Louislouise
LouisLouise is a Flemish soap opera based on the Argentine success Lalola format and has been broadcast since 24 September 2008 on vtm. It is the successor of the series Sara.-Story:...
. The first episodes were filmed at Domenican Republic, the other episodes were filmed in Koksijde
Koksijde
Koksijde is a municipality located in the Flemish province of West Flanders on the North Sea coast, at the southwest side. It comprises the towns of Koksijde proper, Oostduinkerke, St-Idesbald and Wulpen.-Statistics:...
and the studios in Lint. It aired for the first time on 18 september 2009. The first two episodes were screened for a selective audience at the casino of Koksijde
Koksijde
Koksijde is a municipality located in the Flemish province of West Flanders on the North Sea coast, at the southwest side. It comprises the towns of Koksijde proper, Oostduinkerke, St-Idesbald and Wulpen.-Statistics:...
at the 15th of september. It was the first Flemish
Flemish
Flemish can refer to anything related to Flanders, and may refer directly to the following articles:*Flemish, an informal, though linguistically incorrect, name of any kind of the Dutch language as spoken in Belgium....
telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
of Vtm
VTM
The abbreviation VTM may refer to::* Vampire: The Masquerade, a popular role-playing game* Virginia Tech massacre* vtm, the main commercial television station in Flanders, Belgium...
that had a unique story and was entirily created for Flanders
Flanders
Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...
. The story is about a young boy, David, who gets lost on an island. He's found there after 15 years by a young woman who brings him to civilization.
Story
During an exotic holiday boat trip in the Dominican RepublicDominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
, David falls from its boat and gets separated from his family. His family starts a search but without any result. They stop searching because the authorities makes them believe that David drowned in the water. But David survived but with amnesia
Amnesia
Amnesia is a condition in which one's memory is lost. The causes of amnesia have traditionally been divided into categories. Memory appears to be stored in several parts of the limbic system of the brain, and any condition that interferes with the function of this system can cause amnesia...
, and ended up on a lost island without any living human.
15 years later David is discovered by Sofie Klaerhout, a young woman who is travelling with her family. The family Klaerhout brings David to their home city Koksijde
Koksijde
Koksijde is a municipality located in the Flemish province of West Flanders on the North Sea coast, at the southwest side. It comprises the towns of Koksijde proper, Oostduinkerke, St-Idesbald and Wulpen.-Statistics:...
to modern civilization where David has to adapt himself. Sofie and the gardener of the family, Maarten, take care about David but not everybody has such good intentions with the young man.
Step by step, David becomes able to enter modern civilization. By doing this, his memory returns. Sofie and David become very close and fall in love. Sofie starts a search for David's family. At the end, Sofie is able to reunite David with his father. David and Sofie get married and travel with David's father to Miami. Together, David & Sofie will start a new life in the area around the Amazon
Amazon Rainforest
The Amazon Rainforest , also known in English as Amazonia or the Amazon Jungle, is a moist broadleaf forest that covers most of the Amazon Basin of South America...
.
Main cast
| Character | Actor/Actress |
| David Verbeecke | Jeroen Van Dyck |
| Sofie Klaarhout | Nathalie Meskens |
| Pieter Wellens | Pieter Bamps |
| Herman Klaerhout | Mark Vandenbos |
| Andrea Verbiest | Kristine Van Pellicom |
| Maarten Dieleman | Kurt Rogiers |
| Delphine Klaerhout | Daisy Van Praet |
| Sander Verbiest | Steve Aernoudts |
| Tim Klaerhout | Bram Van Outryve |
| Robbie Stevaert | Ides Meire |
| Ludo Wellens | Warre Borgmans |
| Bea Vaerenberg | Katelijne Verbeke |
| Lotte Naessens | Sandrine André Sandrine André Sandrine André is a Flemish actress. She is the daughter of actor Bert André and actress Mieke Verheyden. She's married to the actor Hans Ligtvoet... |
| Stijn Poucke | Senne Dehandschutter |
Ratings
David's first episode had an average of 716,000 viewers (it was broadcast in prime timePrime time
Prime time or primetime is the block of broadcast programming during the middle of the evening for television programing.The term prime time is often defined in terms of a fixed time period—for example, from 19:00 to 22:00 or 20:00 to 23:00 Prime time or primetime is the block of broadcast...
at 8:35 pm. The second episode was broadcast at its regular hour, 6:30 pm. This ensured a fall in viewers of more then 50%. The ratings of David kept decreasing and had an average of 317,000 viewers.
At the end of the telenovela, VTM moved David to prime time again (for the last twenty episodes), ratings increased and reached an average of 660,000 viewers. The final episode gathered 714,001 viewers.
Vtm
VTM
The abbreviation VTM may refer to::* Vampire: The Masquerade, a popular role-playing game* Virginia Tech massacre* vtm, the main commercial television station in Flanders, Belgium...
was disappointed with the lower ratings then David's successors Sara and LouisLouise
Louislouise
LouisLouise is a Flemish soap opera based on the Argentine success Lalola format and has been broadcast since 24 September 2008 on vtm. It is the successor of the series Sara.-Story:...
but decided to greenlight a fourth telenovela, Ella.