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[1][2][3] The series revolves around Jeanne Piens (Katrien Devos), 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.

Her husband Jef Liefooghe (Mark Verstraete) works for the city's gardening department.

Odillon Mortier decided not to perform in season 21 for health reasons and died suddenly on 13th of August 2012.

In another episode she pretended to be a talented piano player - specialized in Sergei Rachmaninoff-compositions - so she got an invitation to perform at the opening of an art exhibition.

Despite he hates his job as city's gardener, he loves his own greenhouse where he cultivates some rare plants and flowers.

Jef mostly wears a white shirt, pants with suspenders and a small back brace.

Similar as Jeanne, he forges evidence: he once won the national championship fishing, but he tricked the committee by putting a big zander on the hook.

In another example he did not have enough saving money to go on a fishing trip so he set up a fake charity event and sold waffles for "a friend who suffers cancer".

Odillon can't lie, so eventually he always spills the real story to Jeanne.

The last name of some characters was never revealed: The sweet shop had one regular client: Bertje (Din Meysmans), a mischievous but well-meaning neighbourhood boy during the first four series.

As from season five, he was replaced by some other children, such as Jelle Cleymans, but none of them were considered to be in the main cast anymore.

Furthermore, Mimi (Machteld Ramout), a middle-aged woman who loves gossiping and is Jeanne's best friend, visits the shop regularly (season 4 – 25).