Unit 1 (2000–2004)
"Rejseholdet" (original title)

A mobile task force is dispatched across Denmark to help local police solve tough cases.

Stars:

Charlotte Fich, Mads Mikkelsen, Lars Brygmann

4 wins.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Charlotte Fich	...	Ingrid Dahl (32 episodes, 2000-2004)
Mads Mikkelsen	...	Allan Fischer (32 episodes, 2000-2004)
Lars Brygmann	...	Thomas La Cour (32 episodes, 2000-2004)
Waage Sandø	...	Jens Peter 'IP' Sørensen (32 episodes, 2000-2004)
Erik Wedersøe	...	Ulf Thomsen (32 episodes, 2000-2004)
Trine Pallesen	...	Gabriella 'Gaby' Levin (32 episodes, 2000-2004)
Lars Bom	...	Johnny Olsen (31 episodes, 2000-2004)
Michael Falch	...	Jan Boysen (23 episodes, 2000-2004)
Sebastian Ottenstein	...	Tobias (20 episodes, 2000-2004)
Lisbet Lundquist	...	Kirsten Jørgensen (17 episodes, 2000-2002)
Lykke Sand Michelsen	...	Gry (15 episodes, 2000-2004)

Storyline

When a female police commissioner who has ambitions on behalf of her gender selects detective Ingrid Dahl as the new head of a Danish police travel unit, it does not come without problems for the young detective. She struggles to unite career and family, and she has to establish a cooperation with a team of detectives including the man who had expected to take her job. However, the initial uncertainty soon turns to trust and even friendship, and the team proves its worth investigating the nation's most vicious cases of murder and violent crime.

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Plot Keywords:

police | denmark | murder | dead husband | child murder | 

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Taglines:

To Unit One, the case at hand is all that matters.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Danmarks Radio [dk]

Country:

Denmark Sweden

Language:

Danish English

Release Date:

1 October 2000 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

Mordkommissionen

Filming Locations:

Aalborg, Jylland, Denmark

Company Credits

Production Co:

Danmarks Radio (DR)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min 58 min (30 episodes) 75 min (2 episodes)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Many of the criminal cases in the series are based on true Danish cases, although modified for dramatic purposes. The disclaimer in the credits reads: "'Rejseholdet' er fiktion, med fiktive karakterer, inspireret af virkelige hændelser" ('Rejseholdet' is fiction, with fictional characters, inspired by real events').

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Connections

Referenced in Her er dit liv: Niels Olsen (2011)

User Reviews

Quality TV

I think my family must be the only one in Australia that sits down and watches Unit One every Friday. But we do. We stumbled across it last year when nothing else was on, and have watched it every week since. Not only do I enjoy listening to the Danish speakers, but the story lines are great. Unit One is a mobile police unit, that travels over Denmark in a semi-trailer that is their office. The group are not only colleagues, they're like family. Each week a new crime must be solved, sending them from one end of the country to the other. But the stories also dive into their personal lives. Ingrid's son, Allan's wife, Gaby and Johnny's relationship... Each week is a new and exciting episode. That is what keeps me coming back, despite the bright yellow subtitles I have to put up with. All in all, Unit One is a brilliant show, with wonderful writing and acting. I give it 8/10