Thieves of the Wood

Thieves of the Wood is a 10-episode historical drama based on the life of the 18th-century outlaw leader Jan de Lichte, a native of Aalst in what is now Belgium. It became available to English/Spanish-speaking and spanish-speaking viewers on Netflix in January of 2020. It was first made available in Belgium on the Proximus television network and is now being broadcast on the public network by the VTM channel. The original title is The Gang of Jan de Lichte (De Bende van Jan de Lichte).

Based on the 1957 novel De bende van Jan de Lichte by Louis Paul Boon, the series presents Jan de Lichte as not merely a highwayman but as a champion of the oppressed lower classes, a kind of Flemish Robin Hood. From 1740 to 1748, during the War of the Austrian Succession, Jan de Lichte ravaged the countryside in the vicinity of Aalst.

Additional Voices

 * Annabel Baldwin - Dory
 * Tim Bentinck - Van De Woestyne, Graaf D'Amaury
 * Julia Brahms - Maman Van Gelderhode, Judoca, Woman
 * Adams Rhys Dee - Salesman
 * Jessica Dennis - Tarara
 * Alison Dowling - Madam Van Roy
 * Wayne Forrester - Urkens, De Rassinfosse, Guard, Servant
 * Teresa Gallagher - Heks
 * William Harper - T Appelken
 * Stephen Hogan - Pycke, Bode, Coachman
 * Kevin Howarth - De Poelier
 * Alexia Kadhime - Proncesse Djouffe, Woman
 * Mack Keith-Roach - Het Krieske
 * William Kempsell - Nicolai, Banneling
 * Chris Knott - Heraut, De Bonnefoie, Priest 1, Hertog De Bonnefoie
 * Oliver le Seuer - Jozef Schiplaecke, Verlooy, Emiel Embo, Stanislas, Verlooy
 * Steven Pacey - Ridde Van Baersode
 * Peter Polycarpou - Crowd
 * Stewart Scudamore - Rademaeckers, Sproetje, De Saraceen
 * Kirsten Shaw - Bar Maid, Dienster, Bea Constrictor
 * David Sterne - Den Bruut, Graaf de Bonnefoie, Ijzeren Simon
 * Oliver Walker - De Kromme
 * Chloe Wasdell - Isabel
 * Jack Wasdell - Jan's Son
 * Dean Williamson - Woeste
 * James Daniel Wilson - Kasteelbode