| Genre: | Drama |
| Runtime: | 40 minutes |
| Company: | Nova TV (Croatia), Media Pro |
| Director: | Mladen Dizdar Robert Orhel Goran Rukavina Kristijan Milić |
| Starring: | Janko Popović Volarić Katarina Radivojević |
| Theme Music Composer: | Miroslav Škoro |
| Opentheme: | Najbolje Godine, Miroslav Škoro |
| Country: | Croatia |
| Language: | Croatian |
| Network: | Nova TV (Croatia) FTV, RTRS (Bosnia and Herzegovina) POP TV (Slovenia) FTV, TV B92 (Serbia) |
| Num Seasons: | 2 |
| Num Episodes: | 318 |
Najbolje godine (en|The best years) is a Croatian television drama series produced by Nova TV, which aired for two seasons, from 2009 to 2011. The main directors were Mladen Dizdar, Robert Orhel, Goran Rukavina and Kristijan Milić. The series' Creative Producer was Milivoj Puhlovski. The TV series began airing on 14 September 2009 on Nova TV in Croatia. It aired on Mondays to Thursdays in the prime-time slot 8-9pm. It also aired in Bosnia and Hecegovina on "Program Plus" (shared channel by Kanal ATV and NTV HAYAT), in Slovenia on POP TV and in Serbia on TV B92.
Filming the first season began in July 2009. Due to its very high ratings, filming continued for a second season. The series had a main cast of 20 actors. The story takes place in a fictional village called Dragošje, located in the Slavonia region of Croatia. Sixty percent of filming was exterior, in Eko Selo, Žumberak, Croatia. Nova TV also constructed a village set near the town of Samobor.
† indicates character dies during the series
| Actor | Character | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ranko Hajduk | 2009–2011 | ||
| Lorena Levaj | 2009–2011 | ||
| Karlo Ferenčak | Marko Lovrić | 2009–2011 | |
| Svjetlana Magdić | Zvjezdana "Zveki" Rakan | 2009–2011 | |
| Tomo Hajduk | 2009–2011 | ||
| Asja Jovanović | Danica Hajduk-Lehner | 2009–2011 | |
| Velimir Čokljat | Đuka Lotar | 2009–2011 | |
| Young Đuka Lotar | 2011 (1 episode) | ||
| Jasna Odorčić | Zlata Žunić | 2009–2011 | |
| Dr. Dražen Ricijaš | 2009–2011 | ||
| Duško Valentić | Don. Andrija Perkić | 2009–2011 | |
| Mirta Zečević | Saška Jaklinac | 2009–2011 | |
| Livia Drinovac | Ema Jaklinac | 2009–2011 | |
| Marija Borić | Zrinka Lotar | 2009–2011 | |
| Hrvoje Horvat | Sebastijan Lovrić | 2009–2011 | |
| Korana Lotar | 2009–2011 | ||
| Božo Hajduk | 2009–2011 | ||
| Majda Botica | 2009; guest in 2010 | ||
| Ivana Bolanča | Jana Matišić | 2009–2010 | |
| Barbara Rocco | Anka Lovrić | 2009–2010 | |
| Biserka Ipša | Ruža Hajduk (u komi) | 2009–2010 | |
| Mladen Čutura | Petar Lovrić | 2009–2010 | |
| Mateja Kruhak | Mira Matišić | 2009–2010 | |
| Filip | 2009–2010 | ||
| Janko Rakoš | Damir Hajduk | 2009–2010; guest in 2011 | |
| Suzana Gajs | 2010–2011 | ||
| Zrinka Kolak Fabijan | Spomenka Gajs | 2010; guest in 2011 | |
| Mia Dejanović | Lena Gajs | 2010–2011 | |
| Maša Dejanović | Tena Gajs | 2010–2011 | |
| Ante Lalić "Lale" | 2010–2011 | ||
| Ivica Pucar | Kruno Lalić | 2010 | |
| Ljubica Jović | Jasenka Lovrić "Beba" | 2010 | |
| Violeta | 2010 | ||
| Dorotea | 2010 | ||
| Enes Vejzović | Antun "Tuna" Elezović | 2010–2011 | |
| Iskra Jirsak | Marta Elezović | 2010–2011 | |
| Tomislav Martić | Maks † | 2010–2011 | |
| Lena Politeo | Katarina "Kata" Jurić † | 2010–2011 | |
| Lucija Elezović | 2010–2011 | ||
| Jelena Perčin | Dunja Dizdar-Lehner | 2010–2011 | |
| Dino Popović | 2010–2011 | ||
| Ivan Pašalić | Goran "Gogo" Dizdar | 2010–2011 | |
| Dr. Melita Jurić | 2011 | ||
| Nebojša Borojević | Mišo Sekulić | 2011 | |
| Antonio Franić | Don. Gabrijel Kos | 2011 |