updateViewers of The core have another emotional episode of The Klokhuisoffice been presented. After the departure of Ben last week due to the deathof Gijs de Lange, the other three employees left the office last night. Theactors have been playing together for fifteen years.
Wouter (Rogier in ‘t Hout), Timo (Sergio IJssel) and Leonoor (Anniek Pheifer)are going on a world trip, as became clear in the episode. Their successorsare already ready. “We left for Het Noorderlicht with the northern sun. TheKlokhuis does not belong to us, but to everyone with a Klokhuis heart,” thethree of them stated in their last episode.
Last week, the makers of the NTR youth program The core a final salute totheir colleague Gijs de Lange, who passed away in May at the age of 65. Thebroadcast showed how his character Ben Kokkelman, the chef of The Klokhuisoffice has suddenly left, much to the chagrin of the other characters.
Broadcaster NTR announced today that the cast members found it ‘too difficult’to continue after De Lange’s death. It means the end of an era: they playedtogether for fifteen years in The core. “They’ve always said to each other,’If one of us falls over, we’ll all leave.’ And that’s what happened,” aspokesperson said.
Time, Leonoor and Wouter. © NTR
Because the illness was so short, the makers of Het Klokhuis De Lange couldnot have written from the series in a nice way after his death. ,,We wanted todo that, because he was a well-known figure to so many viewers. But that hasnot been possible anymore,” said Jurrian van Dongen after his death in May.
The scenes in the The Klokhuis office will continue with a new cast. MariaKraakman plays Heleen – the new chef – Sarah Janneh is Peggy, editortechnology and science, and Rop Verheijen takes on the role of Luuk, editorpeople and animals. From next Monday, Sidar Toksöz can also be seen as Rodîn,who will work as an editor for things and factories.