Forsvar (2003–2004)

Court drama about a Copenhagen law office and the cases and personal entanglements of its small group of attorneys.

Stars:

Peter Steen, Lars Brygmann, Anette Støvelbæk

Cast

Series cast summary:
Peter Steen	...	Erik Frank (10 episodes, 2003-2004)
Lars Brygmann	...	Mikael Frank (9 episodes, 2003-2004)
Anette Støvelbæk	...	Malene Bork (9 episodes, 2003-2004)
Troels Lyby	...	Claus 'CC' Christensen (9 episodes, 2003-2004)
Sonja Richter	...	Rebecca Neumann (9 episodes, 2003-2004)
Carsten Bjørnlund	...	Patrik Larsen (9 episodes, 2003-2004)
Sarah Boberg	...	Linda Skov (9 episodes, 2004)
Carina Due	...	Advokatsekretær (9 episodes, 2004)
Troels II Munk	...	Dommer Ulf Steenbeck (8 episodes, 2003-2004)
John Hahn-Petersen	...	Dommer Jørgen Balslev (7 episodes, 2003-2004)
Paul Hüttel	...	Dommer Philip Lefevre (7 episodes, 2003-2004)
Jesper Lohmann	...	Leo Zielinski (7 episodes, 2003-2004)
Birthe Neumann	...	Landsretsdommer Fritze Krogh (6 episodes, 2003)
Peter Hesse Overgaard	...	Troels Søndergaard (6 episodes, 2003)
Ellen Nyman	...	Eva Holme (6 episodes, 2003)
Paprika Steen	...	Pernille Karmark (5 episodes, 2003)
Michael Asmussen	...	Per Kure (5 episodes, 2003-2004)
Maria Stokholm	...	Lærke Moesgaard (5 episodes, 2003-2004)
Frederik Bill Wiberg	...	Otto (5 episodes, 2003-2004)
Henrik Prip	...	Kriminalassistent Kevin Bülow (5 episodes, 2004)
Stine Stengade	...	Ellen Brahe (5 episodes, 2004)

Storyline

Top-notch defense attorney Mikael Frank is the central figure of the young Copenhagen lawfirm which he co-owns. His marriage is breaking up while he spends his time consumed with work alongside his colleagues: Co-owner and former prosecutor CC, caring and naive Malene Bork and fresh-out-of-law-school attorney Rebecca Neumann, soon with the additions of recovering criminal Patrik Larsen and shrewd business lawyer Leo Zielinski. While the staff deal with the problems of their private lives, the firm's cases are also among the most tense and dramatic, and they face stiff opposition from talented prosecutors like Pernille Karmark and heavy scrutiny by strict judges such as attorney-turned-judge Fritze Krogh.

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Plot Keywords:

law | lawyer | courtroom | copenhagen denmark

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official TV 2 site

Country:

Denmark

Language:

Danish

Release Date:

21 September 2003 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

Defense

Filming Locations:

Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup, Copenhagen, Denmark

Box Office

Budget:

DKK 40,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nordisk Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The first major courtroom drama series in Denmark.

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Goofs

The name of Linda Skov's diner is misspelled "Café Linda's". Genitive apostrophes are not correct in Danish.

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Connections

Referenced in TV2 - når sandheden skal frem (2003)

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Soundtracks

"Don't Cry"
Written by Michael Been and Anders Linnet
Performed by The Collins
Sony Music Entertainment (Denmark) A/S 2004
Title song as of second season

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