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Old People and the Things That Pass

  • 1975 – 1976
  • Ended
  • Drama · Crime
  • 1 season
  • 7.5/10

The seemingly quiet lives of elderly Ottilie Dercksz and Emile Takma are dominated by remorse for a terrible crime they committed sixty years ago. When a family member arrives from the East Indies, their families are forced to deal with the ghosts of the past.

Latest: Limited series · 1975

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  1. E1. Part 1

    Nov 30, 1975

    Mrs. Derckz and Mr. Takma visit one another each day. They have share a terrible secret for sixty years. Now the secret may have consequences, as Derckz' grandson Lot announces his engagement to Takma's granddaughter Elly.

  2. E2. Part 2

    Dec 9, 1975

    Lot introduces his fiancée Elly to the rest of the family - including his infamous uncle Anton.

  3. E3. Part 3

    Dec 15, 1975

    Steyn is thinking of leaving Otillie and asks her son Lot for advice. Harold is haunted by the death of his father.

  4. E4. Part 4

    Dec 24, 1975

    Having sent her son Donald money, Ottilie has little financial resources left and asks Takma for a loan. Lot and Elly get married and travel to Italy. Aunt Thérèse implies she is privy to the precious family secret as well.

  5. E5. Part 5

    Dec 28, 1975

    It has become apparent that there are more people who know of the secret than Derckz and Takma. Ina is now obsessed with learning all about it herself. Elly and Lot visit Amélie in Italy while uncle Daan and his wife Floor arrive from the Dutch East Indies.

  6. E6. Part 6

    Jan 2, 1976

    Takma dies, leaving behind a final letter containing evidence. Otillie returns to the Netherlands with her greedy son Donald for the inheritance.

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