TOTAL LICENSING
a major producer, and Cyril be for the whole of Wavery.
could see the potential of TV Haffa asked him how much
production. The result was the he wanted for the business
creation of Variety, a production and Cyril named a figure.
company with Cyril as Finance Haffa wanted Cyril to fly
Director and Guus as producer to Munich the following
and director. Variety produced day to discuss it as he was
a Luv special, some episodes leaving town the day after
of Bassie & Adriaan, a program but, as Cyril was on vaca-
about Vicky Leondros and a tel- tion, they agreed that Cyril
evised version of Paul van Vliet’s would contact him when
theatre show. Tobacco brand he returned to The Neth-
The Flintstones. They even loved prod-
Samsom was already a Wavery erlands.
ucts featuring the NFL although there
client and when they supported Jan Cyril returned to his office after his
were few supporters of American
Lammers in the Shadow Formula 1, vacation to be told by his secretary
football in the Netherlands. Cyril at
Variety produced a program about it. that there was an irate German on
this point travelled around the world
However, the alliance did not last very the line wanting to see him in Munich
and became a familiar face on produc-
long although it did result in the relo- the following day.
tion sets and at international meet-
cation of the Wavery offices to more
ings. He witnessed the recordings of
substantial premises in The Hague. In
the real life version of the Flintstones,
fact, it was another ten years before
attended workshops by Ted Turner in
Cyril moved the business again to the
Amalia Island and visited George Lu-
Polkaweg in Rijswijk – the address
cas’ Skywalker range. He was also one
that has now been the home of Wav-
of a select group invited to the Dallas
ery for more than twenty years.
recordings at Southfork.
Back to his licensing activities and the
But naturally, nothing ever stays the
Dutch adored Dallas, Star Wars and
same!
A Call from
Munich
While the Spiejer
family was on holi-
day, their eldest son
checked his father’s
Cyril agreed to travel to Munich but
office voicemail.
stated clearly that if he was going to
There was a mes-
sell, he expected the price that he had
sage from Thomas
told them.
Haffa of EM En-
Haffa was determined to see him and
tertainment who
the following morning Cyril arrived at
wanted to speak to
Munich airport to be greeted by Haf-
Cyril urgently.
fa’s chauffeur who whisked him off to
Curious, Cyril called
the EM Entertainment offices.
him back and was
He was met by Thomas Haffa and his
instantly asked if
brother Florian who seemed in no
he would be will-
hurry to discuss their proposal and,
ing to sell Haffa
instead, talked about Cyril’s holiday
half of his Wavery
and how much they liked Sesame
business. Cyril was
Street.
sceptical. He had
Cyril was due to fly back to the Neth-
been offered this
erlands within a few hours and even-
before and nothing
tually asked when they were going to
had come of it. He
talk about the proposed sale.
wasn’t interested in
The brothers were taken aback. As
selling half of the
far as they were concerned, it was a
company. If there
done deal!
was going to be any
The price was agreed and the only
sale, it would have to
reason that Cyril had been brought
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