Wij, Heren van Zichem plot
Central to the story is an old feud between the Coene family, gentlemen farmers of the Donkelhoeve, and the local lords of the castle. In the series we successively see how the young Herman Coene grows up in the village community of Zichem, attends the college of Herentals and goes to study at the University of Leuven. Around the history of farmer's son Herman Coene, the series brushes a wide panorama of intrigue in which dozens of characters move, all unforgettable folk figures from novels and stories by Ernest Claes.