Pieter-Jan De Smet

'De Kotmadam' was a classic Flemish comedy television series, that aired from 1991 to 2024, meaning the show is the longest running Belgian sitcom in terms of time and amounts of episodes and seasons. The series revolves around Jeanne Piens, who owns a small sweet shop in the centre of Leuven and rents out several rooms of her house to students studying in the city. She is a caring type and loves all her students. Her husband Jef Liefooghe works for the city's gardening department. Except for the last season, their friend Odilon Bonheur, a naïve warden in the local prison, visits regularly to give or seek help.

The series is a mysterious crime series with a horror twist and is based on the international bestseller by Bavo Dhooge. Styx is a corrupt policeman whose body washes up on the beach. He opens his eyes, but he can't feel a pulse anymore.

Floor wants a bathtub full of chocolate coins. Her wealthy father, the baron, cannot provide this, so she asks Saint Nicholas for help. When even Saint Nicholas cannot help her, her father becomes angry because someone said "no" to his daughter. He kidnaps Saint Nicholas with his hot air balloon.