Barátok közt

Barátok közt
Genre Soap opera
Created by Tamás Aradi
István Márton
István Labancz
Tamás Kalamár
Miklós Varga
József Molnár
Starring Zoltán Szőke
Ágnes Csomor
Opening theme Új élet vár
Country of origin Hungary
Original language(s) Hungarian
No. of seasons 18
No. of episodes 8180 (as of 28 November 2016)
Production
Producer(s)

Adam Rozgonyi
Jan-Pelgrom de Haas
Wolf Bauer

Michael Murphy
Location(s) Budapest, Hungary
Running time 9-16 minutes
Production company(s) Grundy Television
Release
Original network RTL Klub
Picture format PAL (1998-2010)
576i (16:9)
(2010-2013)
1080i (16:9 HDTV)
(2013-present)
Audio format Stereo
Original release 26 October 1998 – present
External links
Website

Barátok közt (in English: Among Friends) is a Hungarian television soap opera. It premiered on RTL Klub on 26 October 1998.

Through its entire run, it has been screened as two ten-minute episodes each week night. It is currently broadcast each weeknight at 9:30 pm on RTL Klub with reruns on RTL2. Since its premiere, Barátok közt is the most watched regular programme domestically in Hungary, with around 1.2 million viewers per night. As of 28 November 2016 it has 8180 episodes.

Synopsis

The series takes place on the fictional Mátyás király tér (King Matthias Square) in Budapest. Barátok közt is about the life of the people living here, about the Berényi and Kertész family and their family business. In the first episode the oldest one of the Berényi brothers, Zoltán Berényi dies and leaves his company to his wife, Claudia Berényi (Edit Ábrahám), his two brothers, Miklós (Zoltán Szőke) and András Berényi (died in 2013, portrayed by Péter R Kárpáti), Miklós' wife, Nóra Balogh (divorced in 2005, portrayed by Izabella Varga), and his friend, László Novák (Csaba Tihanyi-Tóth).

Most of the characters are well known in Hungary, like Zsolt Barta (Károly Rékasi), the owner of the local café, antagonist Nikol Oravecz (Ágnes Csomor), the boss of a drug cartel, or Magdolna Kertész (Zsóka Fodor), whose death in 2009 was among the greatest news in the country.

International versions

The license of the series was sold in several countries in Europe. In Poland its local version, Na Wspólnej, premiered in January 2003 on TVN. The Slovakian version was canceled because of financial reasons. The Romanian version was also canceled due to low ratings.

External links

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