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Tessa

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Tessa

2015- 2016

1 Seasons

8 Episodes

6.0(1 votes)

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Comedy

Drama

Overview

Dutch remake of the Danish show Rita. Tessa is a single mom and high school teacher. Her students love having her as a teacher, but the adults think she's a piece of work.

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Production Companies

Warner Bros. International Television Production Netherlands

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Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Thekla Reuten

Thekla Reuten

Tessa

Niels Gomperts

Niels Gomperts

Rico

Stefanie van Leersum

Stefanie van Leersum

Daan

Joes Brauers

Joes Brauers

Jasper

Bo Maerten

Bo Maerten

Barbara

Esmée van Kampen

Esmée van Kampen

Hanneke

Guido Pollemans

Guido Pollemans

Ralf

Lies Visschedijk

Lies Visschedijk

Helga

Reinout Bussemaker

Reinout Bussemaker

Tom

Alice Reijs

Alice Reijs

Juliette

Creative team

Showrunner: Sander Emmering
Maarten Swart
Produced by: Erwin Godschalk

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