Matador

Matador

Matador is a Danish TV series produced and shown between 1978 and 1982. It is set in the fictional Danish town of Korsbæk between 1929 and 1947. It follows the lives of a range of characters from across the social spectrum, focusing specifically on the rivalry between the families of two businessmen: The banker Hans Christian Varnæs, an established local worthy, and social climber Mads Skjern, who arrives in town as the series opens. The name Matador was taken from the localised edition of the boardgame Monopoly, also the series' tentative English title. In addition, in contemporary Danish a "matador" is often used to describe a business tycoon, in the series referring to the character of Mads Skjern and his craftiness as a self-made entrepreneur. Directed by famed Danish film maker Erik Balling, Matador was the idea of author Lise Nørgaard who wrote the bulk of the episodes alongside Karen Smith, Jens Louis Petersen and Paul Hammerich. The series is one of the most well-known and popular examples of Danish television and represents the peak of longtime development of Danish TV drama by the public service channel Danmarks Radio. The series has become part of the modern self-understanding of Danes, partly because of its successful mix of melodrama and a distinct warm Danish humour in the depiction of characters, which were portrayed by a wide range of the most popular Danish actors at the time; but also not least because of its accurate portrayal of a turbulent Denmark from around the start of the Great Depression and through Nazi Germany's occupation of Denmark in World War II.

Matador

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Matador is a Danish TV series produced and shown between 1978 and 1982. It is set in the fictional Danish town of Korsbæk between 1929 and 1947. It follows the lives of a range of characters from across the social spectrum, focusing specifically on the rivalry between the families of two businessmen: The banker Hans Christian Varnæs, an established local worthy, and social climber Mads Skjern, who arrives in town as the series opens. The name Matador was taken from the localised edition of the boardgame Monopoly, also the series' tentative English title. In addition, in contemporary Danish a "matador" is often used to describe a business tycoon, in the series referring to the character of Mads Skjern and his craftiness as a self-made entrepreneur. Directed by famed Danish film maker Erik Balling, Matador was the idea of author Lise Nørgaard who wrote the bulk of the episodes alongside Karen Smith, Jens Louis Petersen and Paul Hammerich. The series is one of the most well-known and popular examples of Danish television and represents the peak of longtime development of Danish TV drama by the public service channel Danmarks Radio. The series has become part of the modern self-understanding of Danes, partly because of its successful mix of melodrama and a distinct warm Danish humour in the depiction of characters, which were portrayed by a wide range of the most popular Danish actors at the time; but also not least because of its accurate portrayal of a turbulent Denmark from around the start of the Great Depression and through Nazi Germany's occupation of Denmark in World War II.
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Ended
    Language
    Danish
    Production
    Nordisk Film Denmark, DR TV
Cast
Jørgen Buckhøj
Jørgen Buckhøj
Mads Andersen-Skjern
Ghita Nørby
Ghita Nørby
Ingeborg Skjern
Holger Juul Hansen
Holger Juul Hansen
Hans Christian Varnæs
Malene Schwartz
Malene Schwartz
Maude Varnæs
Jesper Langberg
Jesper Langberg
Kristen Andersen-Skjern
Helle Virkner
Helle Virkner
Elisabeth Friis
Buster Larsen
Buster Larsen
Grisehandler Oluf Larsen
Lily Broberg
Lily Broberg
Katrine Larsen
Kirsten Olesen
Kirsten Olesen
Agnes Jensen
Elin Reimer
Elin Reimer
Laura Larsine Sørensen
Karin Nellemose
Karin Nellemose
Misse Møhge
Ove Sprogøe
Ove Sprogøe
Dr. Louis Hansen
Bjørn Watt-Boolsen
Bjørn Watt-Boolsen
Oberst Ditlev Hachel
Sonja Oppenhagen
Sonja Oppenhagen
Vicki Hachel
Else-Marie Juul Hansen
Else-Marie Juul Hansen
Konsulinde Holm
Per Pallesen
Per Pallesen
Severin Boldt
Kurt Ravn
Kurt Ravn
Lauritz 'Røde' Jensen
Benny Hansen
Benny Hansen
Frede 'Fede' Hansen
Esper Hagen
Esper Hagen
Arnold Vinter
Lis Løwert
Lis Løwert
Violet Vinter
Karen-Lise Mynster
Karen-Lise Mynster
Ulla Jacobsen
John Hahn-Petersen
John Hahn-Petersen
Hr Stein
Bent Mejding
Bent Mejding
Jørgen Varnæs
Anne Jensen
Anne Jensen
Gudrun
Vera Gebuhr
Vera Gebuhr
Inger Jørgensen
Kirsten Hansen-Møller
Kirsten Hansen-Møller
Marie Hansen
Ann Margrethe Schou
Ann Margrethe Schou
Frk. Mortensen
Holger Perfort
Holger Perfort
Tjener Olsen
Ulla Henningsen
Ulla Henningsen
Iben Skjold Hansen / Iben Skjern
Axel Strøbye
Axel Strøbye
Viggo Skjold-Hansen
Birthe Backhausen
Birthe Backhausen
Musse Skjold-Hansen
Holger Vistisen
Holger Vistisen
Bogholder Christiansen, Omegnsbanken
Bendt Rothe
Bendt Rothe
Baron Carl von Rytger
Birgitte Federspiel
Birgitte Federspiel
Baronesse Arense von Rytger
Birgitte Bruun
Birgitte Bruun
Esther
Susse Wold
Susse Wold
Birgitte 'Gitte' Graa
Ole Andreasen
Ole Andreasen
Fortæller
Jens Arentzen
Jens Arentzen
Ulrik Varnæs
Niels Martin Carlsen
Niels Martin Carlsen
Daniel Skjern
Benedikte Dahl
Benedikte Dahl
Ellen Skjern Lamborg
Camilla Hammerich
Camilla Hammerich
Regitze Varnæs
John Schelde
John Schelde
Mogens Lamborg
Solveig Kallenbach
Solveig Kallenbach
Fru Rum, ansat hos Agnes
Sebastian Sørensen
Sebastian Sørensen
Knud Jensen
Ditte Maria Norup
Ditte Maria Norup
Helle Varnæs
Søren Markers
Søren Markers
Aksel Jensen
Poul Reichhardt
Poul Reichhardt
Murermester Jacob Jessen
Bodil Udsen
Bodil Udsen
Fru Murermester Jessen
Rikke Wölck
Rikke Wölck
Maja Ebbesen / Maja Varnæs
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