Forsvar 

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 | copenhagen denmark | courtroom | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The four last episodes of the second season played out as two double episodes. The last double episode was the first to take a direct political angle as it dealt with the real-life legislation which allowed use of civilian police agents in the fight against organized crime.

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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

Featured 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

User Reviews

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:

DKK40,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nordisk Film

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1