Overview
Szomszédok was a Hungarian television series, occasionally called the Hungarian Dallas, that ran from 1987–1999 and produced 331 episodes, airing its grand finale on December 31, 1999. The series was a soap opera, dealing with the lives of ordinary people, living and working in or around an average lakótelep. Its characters were explored, over time, in equal depth: ranging from elderly pensioners, busy middle aged professionals, up-and-coming young people, and children growing into their teens. Many consider Szomszédok to be the definitive Hungarian television series, being a period piece of sorts that covers the last few years of the communist era, the rendszerváltozás, and nearly a decade of the new market economy Hungary thereafter.
Cast
- Ferenc Zenthe as István 'Taki' Takács
- Juci Komlós as Lenke Takács
- Anna Fehér as Alma Niski
- Károly Nemcsák as Feri Vágási
- Ilona Ivancsics as Jutka Vágási
- Edit Frajt as Juli Mágenheim
- Anita Ábel as Julcsi Mágenheim
- Karola Csürös as Etus Szikszay
- László Palócz as Oszkár Sümeghy
- János Kulka as Dr. Ádám Mágenheim