Zonder Ernst is a sitcom made for and aired in the 1990s by Dutch broadcasting organization NCRV

NCRV

NCRV is a public radio and television broadcaster in the Netherlands, mostly transmitting on Nederland 1 and Nederland 2....

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Plot

The series centers around widow Jet Valkenburg (Sjoukje Hooymaayer) who lives in one house with her mother
Frederique Asselberg (Ellen Vogel

Ellen Vogel

Ellen Vogel is a Dutch film and television actress.She was born Ellen Marie Elze Anthing in The Hague, South Holland, the Netherlands of English ancestry...

) and her daughter Klaartje Ellemijn Veldhuijzen van Zanten. The
fourth main character is Jet's friend, a gay bookstore owner.

Miscellaneous information

The name is a pun, translating as both "without Ernst" (referring to Jet's late husband) and "without seriousness".