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 |
| 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.