Oud België

- Season 1

(2010)

It's the late 70's. The "Oud Belgie" vaudeville theater is no longer able to survive in the age of television, but general manager Leonard stubbornly keeps trying to postpone the inevitable by any means possible.

Marcel is asked for diner at José en Willy's. He gets to know more about 'the mainstay of society'. Schepene Meulemans has big plans for AB. With the arrival of 'the Dutch', the rumors start. Jack wants to engage two new dancers to replace Alice. The other dancers aren't too happy with this.

General manager Leonard keeps fighting against city hall. They make his life ever more difficult. Marcel tells Willy a masterly plan. Unlike Willy and Marcel, Lucienne doesn't like the arrival of Julie and Marielis. José's trust in the flower shop and her husband is fading. Marcel gets a lucrative proposal from Junior and Germaine decides to take a long earned holiday.

General manager Leonard is put under more and more pressure. He drags his wife and son down with him. It seems Marcel has luck with love, but not so much in the game. Willy finds himself in a heavy midlife crises and neglects almost everything. Germaine takes a leave from Oud België. Lucienne does a not so nice discovery. Jack lights the fuse.

Leonard searches for a last straw. It comes to a severe conflict between Willy and Marcel. Jack gets caught. Anna does a not so nice discovery. Marcel agrees to Junior's proposal. There is news from the 'Black Forest'.

The closing of Oud België is inevitable. The ship is sinking and even the orchestra isn't playing anymore. Marcel and Willy try to get their friendship back on the rails. General manager Leonard undergoes a last blow. Marcel's future will be different from what he was expecting. Willy and José want to pick up their lives again.