The Horatio Alger impulse meets the Dickensian short - circuit in this atmospheric, Oscar-winning, character - driven 1920s drama about a would-be Dutch yuppie and his bitter, twisted father. Film is directed by Mike van Diem and writtenn by Mike van Diem, Laurens Geels, Ruud van Megen.

• The Characters - Season 1
• John T Reynolds
• Kate Berlant
• John Early
• Andrew Gaynord