Alternating comedy and drama this portrait of different families on three floors in an Amsterdam building where the stairs symbolizes the suffering of known urban living alongside each other. Upstairs live two students, including the failed and unemployed singer Karin with Harrie and Wouter down with his demented mother.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| MMirjam SternheimMartje Wilbrink | Martje Wilbrink |
 Peter TuinmanLeo de Zeeuw | Leo de Zeeuw |
 Geert de JongRosa Leroy | Rosa Leroy |
 Gerard ThoolenSjef | Sjef |
| MMarijke VeugelersKarin de Bruin | Karin de Bruin |
| AArend Jan Heerma van VossThomas Wilbrink | Thomas Wilbrink |
 Michiel RomeynHarry de Bruin | Harry de Bruin |
 Olga ZuiderhoekBarbara | Barbara |
| SSylvia HolstijnVeronica | Veronica |
 Kees PrinsQuizmaker | Quizmaker |
 Don DuynsMartijn Wilbrink | Martijn Wilbrink |
| AAart LambertsWouter Kalk | Wouter Kalk |
| LLoudi NijhoffMoeder Kalk | Moeder Kalk |
| HHan ReizigerBuurman | Buurman |
| HHans van ToorenburgBarkeeper | Barkeeper |
| AAnton HaakmanProfessor | Professor |
| JJennifer van KuykJennifer | Jennifer |
| TTania LandburgChantal | Chantal |
 Anke Van't HofGeesje | Geesje |
| PPaul StolkPsychiater | Psychiater |
| JJannie BaayKoningin Beatrix | Koningin Beatrix |
| HHans van RaamMedisch assistent | Medisch assistent |