We zijn weer thuis (Back home again) is a Dutch dramady-series broadcast by VPRO from 1989 to 1994.
Central characters in the show are Nel van der Hoed-Smulders, a wealthy widow who lives in a villa in the Gooi, and her three sons.
Usually Schippers' characters lose their faith, and like all his shows We zijn weer thuis pokes fun at all-too serious attitudes and relishes wordplay.
[2] Wordplay often consists in taking metaphorical expressions literally, and the linguistic jokery often placed high demand on the actors.
Walter Crommelin, for instance, who played Uncle Gerard, complained that text such as "Tegen de tijd dat Tineke terug is van haar Tibetaanse tarbeinenjacht en thallofytentoernee door de Transhimalajaanse hoogvlakte, om hier met die halfgare hageprekende holistische haaibaai hier weer de boel onveilig te komen maken..." seriously interfered with acting naturally.