S1ngle

- Season 1

(2008)

Fatima 'Faat' was looking forward to presenting ideal son-in-law Jeroen to her family, but he dumps her altogether. Flippant Stella throws her hunky one-night-stand out, still naked, and toys with male nurse Thomas. Nienke, the third hospital nurse-colleague, fusses about a retirement party for old Dr. Schoonoord, but nobody else feels like contributing money or effort. Faat gets rid of all her Jeroen memorabilia attached to a balloon; it gets caught and is delivered to Jeroen, so he brings it to her, but now she hesitates to resume the relationship. At the party ...

The new doctor Jurriaan Huiskamp still appeals to nurse Fatima, but she dares not approach him. As soon as he starts telling the truth and expects her to work, desk nurse Stella turns against him. So shoves off a rectal rescue on him, but is ordered to assist. Later they learn to appreciate each-other professionally in an emergency.

The man who was saved by Jurriaan and Stella returns to thank them. Knowing he's terminal he seizes life, by courting her 'no strings'. Fatima still claims to be over Jeroen, but clearly isn't. Nienke ridiculously fails to handle fashion and anger-issues.

Stella is offered a seat by a preteen boy but is furious when her younger one-night-stand sweetly praises her in bed as 'riper'. Only a compliment from Dr. Jurriaan softens her murderous mood because she feels 'seen as a fossil'. Fatima's granny advises her to taste and enjoy life and lovers, plural- then dies unexpectedly. Nienke has a crush for barman Barry, from her neighborhood, but finds he has a fiancée.

Stella's big mouth and sick imagination blow her evaluation interview completely, yet doc Jurriaan, whom she abused as 'a treacherous queer', gets her tenure. Fatima clashes with her mother over whether grandma's cremation should be posh or exuberant like she would have wanted. Nienke still wants barman Barry, but accidentally suggests he should propose to his lover Jolien and becomes his courting coach.

Stella's date, Ron, turns out to be a house-father, but won't give him up, yet the child's image haunts her. Fatima doesn't want to sell grandma's house and asks medium, who refuses to consult grand whether she should move in but analyzes the friends. Nienke's Barry is about to propose to Jolien, but gets cold feet and asks her moral support.

Stella insults Jurrian, intrudes the men's locker and dares him to a squash match. The cute kid she mistakes for his 'gay boy' puts her straight on more than one count. Fatima pretends to enjoy living in the country, but overstays her alcohol tolerance in a bar. Just when Nienke starts despairing about her sexual potential, she hits on with extremely helpful ICT store clerk Vincent.

Fatima invited the girls for a relaxing weekend. By the time she realizes the others meant girls only, it's too late to cancel the male guests. Barry only came to ask Nienke - as wedding witness. Jurriaan and Stella still don't get on. During a storm which spoils the outdoor plans and drenches the boys, hated hospital staff supervisor Wilma invites herself, with her lesbian partner, Marja, who has terminal cancer. The truth game Fatima prepared proves controversial.

Stella's gay, even sloppier brother, Sep, surprises her with an early visit and his latest shamelessly naked conquest, Francisco. Nienke's sudden opportunity to try filling in nursing supervisor proves the job makes the bitch, and she's hardly better at it. Fatima is suddenly obsessed with granny's ring which ma sold, but can't afford it. Sep's drug use first turns him bi, then worse.

Stella finds that her 15 years 'absent' father who is visiting didn't know about her brother Sep's problem; her boss, whose partner is terminal, spills the beans. Fatima is in a wheelchair for a minor injury and milks it. Bumping into gentleman Jan Frederik's sports-car makes them meet. He's a lawyer, she lets him believe she's a med student. It proves a painful experience for him. Nienke hosts a dinner for her ex, Barry, and his bride, corporate psychologist Jolien, who can't handle discovering she's his 'ex'.

Nienke decides to help Louise with planning Jolien's bachelor party. Stella tries to convince her father to leave her boat. Fatima has spent a drunken night with Jan Frederik and can't remember if she slept with him or not.

Sep offers a fancy dinner to Stella- and asks Jurriaan too, so she asks his brother Bastiaan, by way of 'penalty'. Actually the gay brothers match instantly. Fatima flaunts her rich fiancé Jan-Frederik, then dumps him without provocation. Her romantic ex Jeroen returns. On the eve of his wedding with Jolien, Barry finally gets Nienke to admits she's in love with him.