The Kingdom 

Doctors at an ultramodern hospital in Denmark become convinced, by way of weird, inexplicable happenings, that the place is haunted.

Stars:

Ernst-Hugo Järegård, Kirsten Rolffes, Ghita Nørby

20 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Ernst-Hugo Järegård	...	Stig Helmer 8 episodes, 1994-1997
Kirsten Rolffes	...	Sigrid Drusse 8 episodes, 1994-1997
Holger Juul Hansen	...	Einar Moesgaard / ... 8 episodes, 1994-1997
Søren Pilmark	...	Jørgen Krogshøj 8 episodes, 1994-1997
Ghita Nørby	...	Rigmor Mortensen 8 episodes, 1994-1997
Jens Okking	...	Bulder Harly Drusse 8 episodes, 1994-1997
Otto Brandenburg	...	Hansen 8 episodes, 1994-1997
Baard Owe	...	Palle Bondo 8 episodes, 1994-1997
Birgitte Raaberg	...	Judith Petersen 8 episodes, 1994-1997
Peter Mygind	...	Morten 'Mogge' Moesgaard 8 episodes, 1994-1997
Vita Jensen	...	Opvasker #1 8 episodes, 1994-1997
Morten Rotne Leffers	...	Opvasker #2 8 episodes, 1994-1997
Udo Kier	...	Age Krüger / ... 8 episodes, 1994-1997
Holger Perfort	...	Professor Ulrich 8 episodes, 1994-1997
Laura Christensen	...	Mona Jensen / ... 8 episodes, 1994-1997
Ole Boisen	...	Christian 8 episodes, 1994-1997
Ruth Junker	...	Opvasker #1 8 episodes, 1994-1997
Peter Gilsfort	...	Opvasker #2 8 episodes, 1994-1997
Ulrik Cold	...	Narrator 8 episodes, 1994-1997
Søren Elung Jensen	...	Læge 8 episodes, 1994-1997
Louise Fribo	...	Sanne 7 episodes, 1994-1997
Paul Hüttel	...	Steenbæk 7 episodes, 1994-1997
Klaus Wegener	...	Skadestuelæge 7 episodes, 1994-1997
Annette Ketscher	...	Skadestuesygeplejerske / ... 7 episodes, 1994-1997
Mette Munk Plum	...	Monas mor 7 episodes, 1994-1997
Julie Wieth	...	Sygeplejerske ved Mona / ... 6 episodes, 1994-1997
Birte Tove	...	Sygeplejerske på neurokirurgisk 6 episodes, 1994-1997
Solbjørg Højfeldt	...	Camilla 6 episodes, 1994-1997
Erik Wedersøe	...	Ole / ... 5 episodes, 1994-1997
Henning Jensen	...	Bob 5 episodes, 1994-1997
Annevig Schelde Ebbe	...	Mary Krüger 5 episodes, 1994-1997
Tomas Stender	...	Medicinstuderende / ... 5 episodes, 1994-1997
Claus Nissen	...	Jensen 5 episodes, 1994-1997
Birthe Neumann	...	Fru Svendsen / ... 4 episodes, 1997
John Hahn-Petersen	...	Nivesen 4 episodes, 1997
Søren Lenander	...	Vagt 4 episodes, 1994
Michael Simpson	...	Dyrepasser i dyrelaboratoriet / ... 4 episodes, 1994-1997
Evald Krog	...	Lillebror 4 episodes, 1997
Lise Schrøder	...	Sygeplejerske / ... 4 episodes, 1994-1997
Henrik Koefoed	...	Læge ved CTR-skanner 4 episodes, 1994
Mette Marckmann	...	Ung sygeplejerske 4 episodes, 1994
Bente Eskesen	...	Sygeplejerske på neurokirurgisk 3 episodes, 1994
Dorit Stender Petersen	...	Sygeplejerske / ... 3 episodes, 1997
Cecilie Brask	...	Kvinde i terapi 3 episodes, 1997
Benny Hansen	...	Chauffør i radioen / ... 3 episodes, 1994
Nis Bank-Mikkelsen	...	Hospitalspræst / ... 3 episodes, 1994-1997
Müslie	...	Bongo 3 episodes, 1994
Helle Virkner	...	Emma Mogensen / ... 3 episodes, 1994-1997
Lars Lunøe	...	Sundhedsminister 3 episodes, 1994-1997
Peter Hartmann	...	Flyttemand 3 episodes, 1997
Tine Miehe-Renard	...	Natsygeplejerske 3 episodes, 1997
Dick Kaysø	...	Vagtmester 2 episodes, 1994
Michelle Bjørn-Andersen	...	Børnelæge 2 episodes, 1997
Finn Nielsen	...	Madsen 2 episodes, 1994
Else Petersen	...	Patient på Ellens stue 2 episodes, 1994
Henrik Fiig	...	Trafikoffer 2 episodes, 1997
Klaus Pagh	...	Stævningsmand 2 episodes, 1997
Kim Jansson	...	Betjent Jensen 2 episodes, 1997
Thomas Bo Larsen	...	Falken 2 episodes, 1997
Claus Flygare	...	Betjent Nielsen 2 episodes, 1997
Steen Svare	...	Hospitalsansat 2 episodes, 1997
Ole Dupont	...	Læge / ... 2 episodes, 1994-1997

Storyline

The Kingdom is the most technologically advanced hospital in Denmark, a gleaming bastion of medical science. A rash of uncanny occurrences, however, begins to weaken the staff's faith in science--a phantom ambulance pulls in every night, but disappears; voices echo in the elevator shaft; and a pregnant doctor's fetus seems to be developing much faster than is natural. At the goading of a spiritualist patient, some employees work to let supernatural forces rest.

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Plot Keywords:

doctor | hospital | denmark | dishwasher | poison | 

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Taglines:

A baptism of fear awaits you at... THE KINGDOM

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Country:

Denmark Italy Germany France Norway Sweden Netherlands

Language:

Danish Swedish

Release Date:

24 November 1994 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

The Kingdom II

Filming Locations:

Copenhagen, Denmark

Box Office

Gross USA:

$86,133

Company Credits

Production Co:

Arte France, Coproduction Office, Danmarks Radio (DR)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

561 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The dishwashers' voices had to be dubbed throughout the first series, as it proved impossible for the two actors to recite their lines correctly.

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Goofs

Helmer procures hot coffee, and enters the archive. Mogge returns, with Krogshøj, and they lock Helmer in - he's left standing with a cup of scalding coffee - he can't move with setting off the infra-red alarm sensors. He's left, statue-like, staring at his cup of steaming liquid. Cut to Drusse and Bulder. She says she has to perform a seance for some doctors, and tells Bulder that in 1 hour, they are to attempt to enter the archive. When they get there, they inadvertently liberate Helmer, who casts away his cup of still scalding, yet hour-old coffee.

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Quotes

Bondo: I have some good news and some bad news. The good news is that I can't prove anything.

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Alternate Versions

Originally shown as a TV miniseries in 4 episodes. A shorter cinema version, titled _"Kingdom, The" (1994) (mini)_ was released abroad after the TV premiere.

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Connections

Referenced in I Lars von Triers rige - en mand og hans tv-serie (1994)

User Reviews

Why can't American television be like this?

The closest that American television has even come close to "The Kingdom" was the recent Stephen King mini-series "Storm of the Century." Still, even this was nowhere near as engaging as this Danish mini-series. Practically none of this would ever get through through censors here.

Loopy hospital drama, restless spirits, an incubus, Voodoo... it's all here, it all makes perfect sense and it is a series that leaves one screaming for more when it ends (I will be scouring this city for "The Kingdom II" before the week is over). I won't ruin a bit of it, other than to say the closing scene shocked me so much that my original critical summery cannot be printed here. Truly amazing film-making, and definitely a glimpse of what television could be without all the censors and constant pandering to the lowest common denominator.