The House at Christianshavn (1970)
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.
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Episode 1 - Aquarius
Release Date: 1971-11-20The house is without water much to the dismay of the tenant. While the men find a new water supply at Rottehullet, the city has a plan to solve the water crisis.
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Episode 2 - We are moving
Release Date: 1971-11-27Olsen decides to move to the country side when he finds out that the house at Christianshavn needs more then just a loving hand from carpenters and masons.
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Episode 3 - A disservice
Release Date: 1971-12-04Clausen never says no to animals, no matter what animal. This is how he ends up with a raccoon of questionable origins.
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Episode 4 - Midlife crisis
Release Date: 1971-12-11Egon and Karla's marriage is running into issues as workout fever grips the nations.
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Episode 5 - Meatballs and gender roles
Release Date: 1971-12-18The peaceful Sunday on Christianshavn is at risk when a young idealist shows up and make the women rebel.
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Episode 6 - The burden of fame
Release Date: 1971-12-28Larsen becomes famous and is feeling his identity slowly getting lost in the undesired fame.