From 1955, Billy Bunter comic strips were published in the Netherlands, in the Dutch-language comic "Sjors", with the character renamed "Billie Turf". Bunter thus became one of the house characters of that comic and its successors, and so continued appearing in anthology-style collections in Dutch until the end of the 20th century. "Billie Turf" comic strip albums were published from 1963 onwards, and have continued into the 21st century. Three Billie Turf movies were made by Henk van der Linden between 1978 and 1983, mostly spelling the name of the main character as "Billy Turf": "Billy Turf het dikste studentje ter wereld" (1978), "Billy Turf Haantje de voorste" (1981) and "Billy Turf contra Kwel" (1982).