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This Flemish sitcom is about the intertwined private and professional life of René Verschoten, a dodgy independent garage-manager who stops at nothing to gain or save money. He considers his wife Magda, who dreams of socialite standing but is never at the height of her service-club friend Hélène, and son (hence the title) Sven -who leaves the series rather soon- essentially as financial drains, but also involves them in his dubious, usually back-firing schemes, as well as his staff: Kristof, a very zealous but dumb mechanic, his secretary, cleaning lady and general household help Conny and after Sven's departure in-living cousin and lazy mechanic Kevin.

One of the background- magazines on different days of the week, all aired by the Flemish public broadcast VRT at a late hour (hence the common first part of the title, Dutch for 'Late Edition'), in this case devoted to the socio-economical life in Belgium and internationally, trying to look beyond the day-to-day news on markets etc. to business - and policy trends, market players, institutions, rules and mechanisms etc. as such.

All Star Opera blends genres on the Dick's Live Stage with a level of energy that is hard to match.