ABSTRACT
In fall 2001 the weekly Dutch television drama series Costa! was broadcast on Monday evenings during prime-time (9:30 p.m. to 10:15 p.m.). On screen the setting is a beach club in Salau, on the Spanish Costa del Sol. People are sitting on the terraces that line the beach, enjoying themselves in the morning sun. Frida, played by the hottest Dutch actress Katja Schuurman, is walking to her apartment after an early morning stroll. Inside, her promiscuous roommate Agnetha, depicted by the tall blonde Froukje de Both, kisses her previous night’s lover goodbye. As Frida comes in, Agnetha, barely dressed in a white bathrobe, falls back in the bed. “This is the way I like’ em best,” she sighs, “No strings attached, no address, no other details, I don’t even recall his name!” Frida, with her exotic looks is certainly the most wanted “catch” of the series, but every now and then cutely shows her caring side, obviously has reservations. “I don’t want to interfere in your love life,” Frida muses, “But there’s something to say about the dangers of your behavior.” “Dangers?” Agnetha snaps back, “You needn’t bother, I always make love double Dutch!” At Frida’s apalled “Double Dutch?” she responds: “Yes, of course: I always use a condom, and I take the pill as well. Double protection, so nothing can happen to me!”
