Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten

German television soap opera

Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten (English: Good Times, Bad Times) was a German soap opera. the first episode was made on May 11, 1992.

Broadcasting schedules change

Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten started on the 11th of May, 1992. It was broadcasted from Monday to Friday on the German TV channel RTL. The episodes were repeated the next day at 8:30 a.m.

The first episode was broadcasted on VOX on October 1995. After the 2500th episode in February 2005, it was removed from VOX.

Localities change

Many main roles of the series went to several cafés and restaurants at the beginning of the series, those are the pubs like Allistairs, Siggis Bar, Daniels Bar, the bar Bluebird, the restaurant Fasan, and the café Mocca for example. There was a lot of business going on in the media industry, for example, the advertising agency Löpelmann, Sisters, and the newspaper editorial offices of the local newspaper City-Lights and Morgenecho. In the Viktoria-Luise-Gymnasium Elisabeth Meinhart and Clemens Richter are teaching the students. They played many young main roles. Furthermore, there were many shops: Holms Tante, Emma Laden, Charlies Laden, Kais Corner, and several boutiques. Other important localities were a motorcycle workshop, which was led by Peter Becker and Heiko Richter. The GP surgeries were from Dr. Ulrich and then Dr. Gundlach. Now, Jo Gerner leads a law firm. The hostel Traumfabrik was destroyed in 2010. Afterward, you can see the lifestyle magazine Metropolitan Trends of Katrin Flemming, the club Mauerwerk, the café Vereinsheim, Tayfuns food shops Spätkauf and Badak Bio, the cosmetics business of EmilyMany main roles of the series went to several cafés and restaurants at the beginning of the series, those are the pubs like Allistairs, Siggis Bar, DanielsBar, the bar Bluebird, the restaurant Fasan and the café Mocca for example. There was a lot of business going on in the area of the media industry, for example, the advertising agency Löpelmann, Sisters, and the newspaper editorial offices of the local newspaper City-Lights and Morgenecho. In the Viktoria-Luise-Gymnasium, Elisabeth Meinhart and Clemens Richter taught the students. They played many young main roles. Furthermore, there were many shops: Holms Tante, Emma Laden, Charlies Laden, Kais Corner, and several boutiques. Another important locality was a motorcycle workshop, which was led by Peter Becker and Heiko Richter. The GP surgeries were from Dr. Ulrich and then Dr. Gundlach. Now, Jo Gerner leads a law firm. The hostel Traumfabrik was destroyed in 2010. Afterward, you could see the lifestyle magazine Metropolitan Trends of Katrin Flemming, the club Mauerwerk, the café Vereinsheim, Tayfuns food shops Spätkauf and Badak Bio, the cosmetics business of Emily Höfer, the Jeremiah hospital. Höfer, the Jeremiah hospital.

The North American country of Canada played a major role in GZSZ because many characters traveled to that country. Paula Rapf went to Canada and started working at a farm. Afterward, her best friend Tim Böcking and his son Felix came to this country. Afterward, Tim's girlfriend Caroline Neustädter, and her son Benjamin joined. In 2010, Tim's father Clemens Richter, and his wife Elisabeth Meinhart moved to Canada. John Bachmann visited the country regularly.

Main characters change

Role Actor Duration Job Connections
Prof. Dr. Dr. Hans-Joachim „Jo“ Gerner Wolfgang Bahro 1993– Lawyer and businessman; owner of Metropolitan Trends Son of Richard Graf; half-brother of Patrick Graf ser.; father of Vanessa, Dominik, Patrick jr. and Johanna; grandfather of Sunny; ex- husband of Nataly, Patrizia, Katrin; ex-fiancé of Ellinor, Isabel and Sophie; ex-boyfriend of Rebecca, Barbara and Sonja; ex-love affair of Iris
Leon Moreno Daniel Fehlow 1996–1998

1999
2001–2004
2005–2007
2007–2010
2010–

Managing Director and chef of the Mauerwerk Father of Vince and Oskar; brother of Fabian; adoptive brother of Vanessa; widower of Verena; ex-husband of Cora; boyfriend of Sophie; ex-boyfriend of Kim, Katja, Katrin, Isabel and Pia; ex-affair of Daniela and Anna; One-Night-Stand of Flo, Christina "Tina“ Köpke and Maren
John Bachmann Felix von Jascheroff 2001–2014

2015

Son of Patricia and Hannes; brother of Ben and Lena; half-brother of Philip and Emily; nephew of Senta; cousin of Sandra; father of Benjamin; uncle of Kate; husband of Pia; ex-husband of Paula; ex-boyfriend of Julia, Caroline and Elena; ex-affair of his half-sister Emily; One-Night-Stand of Kathleen
Katrin Flemming, née Gabriele "Gabi" Galuba Ulrike Frank 2002–2003

2004–

Partner of Metropolitan Trends Mother of Jasmin and Johanna; sister of Anna; daughter of Irene; ex-wife of Marc and Jo; ex-girlfriend of Leon, David Carstensen and Bommel; ex-affair of Alexander and Kurt
Emily Badak, née. Höfer Anne Menden 2004– Owner and businesswoman of the Kollestyle Mother of Kate; daughter of Hannes Bachmann; twin sister of Philip; half-sister of John, Ben and Lena; aunt of Benjamin; wife of Tayfun; ex-girlfriend of Lenny, Patrick jr., Tuner; ex-affair of John, Dominik and David
Philip Höfer Jörn Schlönvoigt 2004– Doctor in Jeremias-Krankenhaus Son of Hannes Bachmann; twin brother of Emily; half-brother of John, Ben and Lena; uncle of Kate and Benjamin; husband of Ayla; ex-husband of Dascha; ex-boyfriend of Franzi and Lucy; One-Night-Stand of Lilly
Alexander Cöster Nik Breidenbach 2007–2009 Father of Lenny and Lucy; half-brother of Daniel; uncel of Lukas; boyfriend of Maren; ex-husband of Iris; ex-boyfriend of Anna; ex-affair of Katrin and Olivia
Clemens Löhr 2009– Editor-in-Chief of Metropolitan Trends
Jasmin Flemming, née Melanie "Melli" Galuba Janina Uhse 2008– Temporary help at Mauerwerk and Vereinsheim Daughter of Katrin; half-sister of Johanna; niece of Anna; granddaughter of Irene; ex-wife of Kurt; ex-fiancée of Dominik; ex-girlfriend of Patrick jr.; girlfriend of Anni
Tayfun Baydak Tayfun Baydar 2008– Owner of the Mauerwerk, Spätkauf and Badak Bio Adoptive father of Kate; son of Semira and Cem Badak; nephew of Oya and Birol Özgül; second cousin of Kemal and Ayla; husband of Emily, ex-husband of Dascha; ex-fiancé of Ayla; ex-affair of Verena and Pia
Pia Bachmann, née Koch Isabell Horn 2009–2014

2015–

Daughter of Claus; half-sister of Verena; aunt of Oskar; wife of John; ex-girlfriend of Leon; ex-affair of Tayfun; One-Night-Stand of Dominik and Anni
Max "Tuner" Krüger Thomas Drechsel 2009– Partnership of the Vereinsheim Son of Elvira and Edzard Wilhelm Krüger; half-brother of Jacky; ex-boyfriend of Emily
Ayla Höfer née. Özgül Sıla Şahin 2009–2014 Daughter of Oya and Birol Özgül; sister of Kemal; niece of Semira and Cem Badak; second cousin and ex-fiancée of Tayfun; wife of Philip; ex-fiancée of Kaan
Nadine Menz 2014– Physiotherapist in Jeremias-Krankenhaus
Maren Seefeld Eva Mona Rodekirchen 2010–2013

2013–

Partner of PR Plan Now Mother of Tanja, Lilly and Jonas; girlfriend of Alexander; ex-girlfriend of Kurt; One-Night-Stand of Leon
Liljane „Lilly“ Seefeld Iris Mareike Steen 2010– Daughter of Maren; sister of Jonas; half-sister of Tanja; ex-girlfriend of Bommel and Vince; One-Night-Stand of Philip
Vincent „Vince“ Köpke Vincent Krüger 2011– Chef in Mauerwerk Son of Leon, half-brother of Oskar; ex-boyfriend of Lilly; ex-affair of Tanja; One-Night-Stand of Mieze
Mesut Yildiz Mustafa Alin 2011– Temporary help in Spätkauf Boyfriend of Nele
Elena Gundlach née. Castillo Elena Garcia Gerlach 2013

2014
2014–

Andrea "Anni" Brehme" Linda Marlen Runge 2013– Apprentice as a sound engineer, barkeeper at the Vereinsheim Affair of Jasmin; One-Night-Stand of Pia
Nele Lehmann Ramona Dempsey 2013– Hairdresser at Kollestyle Cousine of Chris; girlfriend of Mesut; One-Night-Stand of Dominik
Mieke "Mieze" Lutze Franziska van der Heide 2013– Schoolgirl She was in a youth center with Vince; girlfriend of Jonas; One-Night-Stand of Vince
David Brenner Philipp Christopher 2014– Event planner of the Mauerwerk Ex-affair of Emily
Sophie Lindh Lea Marlen Woitack 2014– Law student, publisher of Metropolitan Trends Ex-fiancée of Jo, girlfriend of Leon
Jonas Seefeld Felix van Deventer 2014– Schoolboy Son of Maren; brother of Lilly; half-brother of Tanja; ex-boyfriend of Lisa; boyfriend of Mieze
Chris Lehmann Eric Stehfest 2014– DJ in Mauerwerk Cousin of Nele
Sunny Richter Valentina Pahde 2015– Daughter of Vanessa and Frank; granddaughter of Jo and Karsten; great-granddaughter of Richard; niece of Dominik, Patrick jr. and Johanna; great-niece of Clemens and Wilfried; second cousin of Heiko, Tim and Diana

Crossover change

  • The performers of Hinter Gittern - Der Frauenknast Melanie Schmidt and Horst Dahnke played by Sigrid M. Schnückel and Thomas Engel had a guest appearance in 2000.
  • On 7 May 2010, Jo Gerner was a guest appearance at Alles was zählt in episode 924.
  • The performer of Alles was zählt Richard Steinkamp (Silvan-Pierre Leirich) and Simone Steinkamp (Tatja Clasing) had a guest appearance on May 2010.
  • On 14 May 2010, the role of Katrin Flemming-Gerner was a guest appearance at Alles was zählt in episode 928.
  • On June 2010 reported the magazine Metropolitan Trends about Isabelle Reichenbach, an ice-skater at Alles was zählt.
  • The main roles of Eine wie keine Manuela and Marc married at the original Kiez of GZSZ. Arne Stephan, the performer of Marc played from 2006 to 2008 at GZSZ.
  • The fake GUFA-Bank from Alles was shown at GZSZ at the end of 2010.