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The House at Christianshavn

The series follows the residents of an apartment building on Copenhagen's Christianshavn, as they go about their daily lives and challenges. There is Olsen, a mover with an old fashion view of the world, Clausen who runs the local pet shop, Egon the career focused assistant, their wives who work hard to keep their spouses lives together, the young couple Tue and Rikke who recently moved in, the hard working caretaker Meyer, who never puts in to much effort, and of course Emma, the innkeeper of Rottehullet, where all the important decisions are made while running up the bar tab. The series was produced by Nordisk Film for Danmarks Radio TV station between the years 1970-77. The series' first director was Ebbe Langberg, then Erik Balling and Tom Hedegaard respectively. The series was conceived by an author team of well-known Danish authors such Leif Panduro, Benny Andersen, and Lise Nørgaard.

1970 |14 Seasons  | 23m |  Comedy, Drama

Cast

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Poul Reichhardt

Hr. Olsen

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Arthur Jensen

Meyer

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Helle Virkner

Fru. Olsen

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Paul Hagen

Hr. Clausen

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Willy Rathnov

Egon

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Lis Løwert

Fru. Clausen

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Kirsten Walther

Karla

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Bodil Udsen

Emma

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Karen Berg

Fru Hammerstedt

Seasons List

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Specials

1971

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Season 1

1970

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Season 2

1970

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Season 3

1971

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Season 4

1972

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Season 5

1972

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Season 6

1973

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Season 7

1973

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Season 8

1974

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Season 9

1974

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Season 10

1975

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Season 11

1975

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Season 12

1976

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Season 13

1976

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Season 14

1977

More Details

Creator

Erik Balling

Status

Ended

Languages

Danish

Network

DR1