Matador (1978–1982)

Mads Skjern arrives in the small Danish town of Korsbæk in 1929. Hans Christian Varnæs, manager of the town bank, refuses him a loan to set up a clothes shop. Instead he receives money ... See full summary »

Stars:

Jørgen Buckhøj, Buster Larsen, Ghita Nørby

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Cast

Series cast summary:
Jørgen Buckhøj	...	Mads Skjern (24 episodes, 1978-1982)
Buster Larsen	...	Oluf Larsen (24 episodes, 1978-1982)
Ghita Nørby	...	Ingeborg Skjern (24 episodes, 1978-1982)
Malene Schwartz	...	Maude Varnæs (24 episodes, 1978-1982)
Helle Virkner	...	Elisabeth Friis (24 episodes, 1978-1982)
Karin Nellemose	...	Misse Møhge (24 episodes, 1978-1982)
Holger Juul Hansen	...	Hans Christian Varnæs (23 episodes, 1978-1982)
Kirsten Olesen	...	Agnes Jensen (23 episodes, 1978-1982)
Elin Reimer	...	Laura Larsine Sørensen (23 episodes, 1978-1982)
Benny Hansen	...	Frede 'Fatty' Hansen (23 episodes, 1978-1982)
Ole Andreasen	...	Narrator (22 episodes, 1978-1982)
Jesper Langberg	...	Kristen Skjern (21 episodes, 1978-1982)
Per Pallesen	...	Severin Boldt (21 episodes, 1978-1982)
Ove Sprogøe	...	Dr. Louis Hansen (21 episodes, 1978-1982)
Lily Broberg	...	Katrine Larsen (20 episodes, 1978-1982)
Kurt Ravn	...	Lauritz 'Røde' Jensen (20 episodes, 1978-1982)
Sonja Oppenhagen	...	Vicki Hachel (19 episodes, 1978-1982)
John Hahn-Petersen	...	Hr Stein (19 episodes, 1978-1982)
Else-Marie	...	Konsulinde Holm (19 episodes, 1978-1982)
Bent Mejding	...	Jørgen Varnæs (18 episodes, 1978-1981)
Anne Jensen	...	Gudrun (18 episodes, 1978-1982)
Karen Berg	...	Fru Fernando Møhge (17 episodes, 1978-1981)
Vera Gebuhr	...	Inger Jørgensen (15 episodes, 1978-1982)
Kirsten Hansen-Møller	...	Marie Hansen (15 episodes, 1978-1982)
Lis Løwert	...	Violet Vinter (15 episodes, 1978-1982)
Ann Margrethe Schou	...	Kassererske frk. Mortensen (15 episodes, 1978-1981)
Holger Perfort	...	Tjener Olsen (15 episodes, 1978-1982)
Ulla Henningsen	...	Iben Skjern (14 episodes, 1979-1981)
Axel Strøbye	...	Viggo Skjold-Hansen (13 episodes, 1979-1981)
Esper Hagen	...	Arnold Vinter (13 episodes, 1978-1980)
Holger Vistisen	...	Bogholder Christiansen, Omegnsbanken (13 episodes, 1979-1981)
Birthe Backhausen	...	Musse Skjold-Hansen (12 episodes, 1979-1981)
Karen-Lise Mynster	...	Ulla Jacobsen (12 episodes, 1979-1981)
Arthur Jensen	...	Rudolf Schwann (12 episodes, 1978-1979)
Bendt Rothe	...	Baron von Rytger (11 episodes, 1979-1982)
Birgitte Bruun	...	Esther (11 episodes, 1978-1982)
Bjørn Watt-Boolsen	...	Oberst Ditlev Hachel (10 episodes, 1978-1980)
Karl Stegger	...	Konsul Holm (10 episodes, 1978-1981)

Storyline

Mads Skjern arrives in the small Danish town of Korsbæk in 1929. Hans Christian Varnæs, manager of the town bank, refuses him a loan to set up a clothes shop. Instead he receives money elsewhere, and his shop is soon a success, a sign of the changing times during the following decades.

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Plot Keywords:

german occupation of denmark | denmark | small town | gay son | 1930s | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Matador online [dk]

Country:

Denmark

Language:

Danish

Release Date:

11 November 1978 (Denmark)

Filming Locations:

Gedser, Falster, Denmark

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nordisk Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

50 min 50 min (32 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

In Danish the title "Matador" refers to an influential businessman. It is also the Danish name of the board game "Monopoly".

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Goofs

The inside of the church has the boards with the numbers of the songs that will be sung during the service. These numbers are taken from the official book of church songs introduced in the early 1950s. That is, in the 1920s to 1940s these numbers should have been different to be in accordance with the songs actually sung.

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Connections

Referenced in Jarls quizshow: Episode #1.3 (2012)

User Reviews

The Best danish T.V.series ever made.

A T.v.series in 24 parts about the people in a small town during and after world war 2. Following a wide range of characters both rich and poor through a difficult time with a lot off changes in the litle society as they slowly enter the new modern society with department stores and supermarkets. We mainly follow the two families Skjern and Varnæs and their rivalry towards each other, mainly led on by the conservative Hans Christian Varnæs and the more modern and dynamic Mads Skjern.