Matador(TV show/series, 1978-1982)

Name: Matador
Genre: Drama
Released: 1978
Rating: 4.6

1h per episode | Genre: Drama

Scripted Reality in 4 seasons with 24 episodes

Rating: 4.6/5 (with 13 votes)

Matador is a Danish TV series produced and aired between 1978 and 1982. It is set in the fictional Danish town of Korsbæk (a portmanteau of Korsør and Holbæk) between 1929 and 1947. It follows the lives of a range of characters from across the social spectrum, focusing specifically on the rivalry between the families of two businessmen: banker Hans Christian Varnæs, an established local worthy, and Mads (Andersen-)Skjern, who arrives in town as a travelling salesman as the series opens, and builds up a large business. The name Matador was taken from the localised edition of the boardgame Monopoly, also the series' tentative English title. In addition, in contemporary Danish a "matador" is often used to describe a business tycoon, in the series referring to the character of Mads Skjern and his craftiness as a self-made entrepreneur. Directed by Danish film-maker Erik Balling, Matador was the idea of author Lise Nørgaard, who wrote the bulk of the episodes, along with Karen Smith, Jens Louis Petersen, and Paul Hammerich. The series is one of the most well-known and popular examples of Danish television and represents a then peak of longtime development of Danish TV drama by the public s... ()

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About Matador

Matador is a Danish TV series produced and shown between 1978 and 1982. It is set in the fictional Danish town of Korsbæk between 1929 and 1947. It follows the lives of a range of characters from across the social spectrum, focusing specifically on the rivalry between the families of two businessmen: The banker Hans Christian Varnæs, an established local worthy, and social climber Mads Skjern, who arrives in town as the series opens. The name Matador was taken from the localised edition of the boardgame Monopoly, also the series' tentative English title. In addition, in contemporary Danish a "matador" is often used to describe a business tycoon, in the series referring to the character of Mads Skjern and his craftiness as a self-made entrepreneur. Directed by famed Danish film maker Erik Balling, Matador was the idea of author Lise Nørgaard who wrote the bulk of the episodes alongside Karen Smith, Jens Louis Petersen and Paul Hammerich. The series is one of the most well-known and popular examples of Danish television and represents the peak of longtime development of Danish TV drama by the public service channel Danmarks Radio. The series has become part of the modern self-understanding of Danes, partly because of its successful mix of melodrama and a distinct warm Danish humour in the depiction of characters, which were portrayed by a wide range of the most popular Danish actors at the time; but also not least because of its accurate portrayal of a turbulent Denmark from around the start of the Great Depression and through Nazi Germany's occupation of Denmark in World War II.

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Matador Seasons and Episodes

11/28/1981Season 4 - 6 episodes

#1 | 11/28/1981Handel og vandel

#2 | 12/05/1981Den 11. time

#3 | 12/12/1981Vi vil fred her til lands

#4 | 12/19/1981Det går jo godt

#5 | 12/26/1981Mellem brødre

#6 | 01/02/1982New Look

12/06/1980Season 3 - 6 episodes

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11/17/1979Season 2 - 6 episodes

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11/11/1978Season 1 - 6 episodes

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11/14/2006Specials - 5 episodes

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Additional Information

Official websites:

www.matadoronline.dk

Production country: Denmark

Shot in: Nordisk Film, Holmen Church, St. Nicholas Church, Gedser railway station, Skævinge Station, Holte, Aldershvile, Azaleavej, Gedser

Plays in: Korsbæk, Holmen Church

Made by: Nordisk Film, DR TV

Original language: Danish (DA)

Spoken languages: Danish (DA)

Translated into 9 languages: Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Estonian (ET), French (FR), Norwegian (NO), Swedish (SV), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Ended

First episode released on: 11/11/1978

Last episode released on: 01/02/1982

Cast: Malene Schwartz, Holger Juul Hansen, Jørgen Buckhøj, Ghita Nørby, Buster Larsen, Christiane Rohde, Aase Hansen, Alvin Linnemann, Arne Hansen, Bende Harris, Benedikte Dahl, Benny Juhlin, Camilla Hammerich, Carl Nielsen, Christian Steffensen, Ditte Maria Norup, Ebba With, Egon Aagaard, Erik Kühnau, Finn Storgaard, Flemming Dyjak, Hans Rostrup, Holger Munk, Holger Perfort, Holger Vistisen, Inge Ketti, Inger Stender, Ingo Wentrup, Jarl Forsman, John Larsen, John Schelde, Kirsten Hermansen, Kirsten Hansen-Møller, Kirsten Norholt, Kirsten Søberg, Kjeld Løfting, Kristian Rem, Lane Lind, Lars Høy, Lene Axelsen, Lene Poulsen, Lillian Tillegreen, Linda Laursen, Margrethe Koytu, Masja Dessau, Merete Hegner, Niels Martin Carlsen, Ole Meyer, Preben Ravn, Rigmor Hvidtfeldt, Rikke Wölck, Ruddy Nyegaard, Lene Larsen, Søren Rode, Morten Grunwald, Ernst Meyer, Nis Bank-Mikkelsen, Hanne Løye, Ann Margrethe Schou, Karl Stegger, Karin Nellemose, Lily Broberg, Susse Wold, Pouel Kern, Nicholas Farrell, Jacob Dalgaard, Bent Mejding, Gyda Hansen, Poul Thomsen, Gerda Gilboe, Vera Gebuhr, Bodil Udsen, Helge Kjærulff-Schmidt, Kirsten Rolffes, Ole Thestrup, John Hahn-Petersen, Per Christensen, Joen Bille, Hardy Rafn, Gyrd Løfqvist, Ulla Henningsen, Astrid Saalbach, Lene Brøndum, Tove Maës, Ellen Winther, Arthur Jensen, Birgitte Federspiel, Bjørn Watt-Boolsen, Ib Mossin, Kurt Ravn, Birthe Backhausen, Elin Reimer, Else Marie Hansen, Kirsten Olesen, Karen Berg, Lisbeth Movin, Helle Virkner, Beatrice Palner, Bendt Rothe, Birgitte Bruun, Karen-Lise Mynster, Sonja Oppenhagen, Jens Arentzen, Avi Sagild, Benny Hansen, Else Petersen, Edvin Tiemroth, Emil Hass Christensen, Erik Holmey, Niels Alsing, Jørgen Beck, Palle Huld, Grethe Holmer, Esper Hagen, Valsø Holm, Paul Hüttel, William Kisum, Preben Mahrt, Troels Munk, Bjarne G. Nielsen, Finn Nielsen, Jessie Rindom, Jørgen Weel, Miskow Makwarth, Ove Rud, Poul Reichhardt, Preben Harris, Lis Løwert, Sisse Reingaard, Solveig Sundborg, Per Pallesen, Thomas Eje, Ove Sprogøe, Axel Strøbye, Jesper Langberg, Arne Westermann, Lise Henningsen, Kurt Erik Nielsen, Jørgen Krogh, Else Kornerup, Jørgen Ulrik Langebæk, Ole Søgaard, Ole Tage Hartmann, Anne Wedege, Hilma Egeskov, Henry Büchmann, Claus Heil, Solveig Kallenbach, Aage Poulsen, Christine Hermansen, Benny Bjerregaard, Lisbeth Frandsen

Creator: Lise Nørgaard

Director: Erik Balling

Screenwriter: Lise Nørgaard, Paul Hammer, Jens Louis Petersen, Karen Smith, Paul Hammerich

Film Editor: Leif Axel Kjeldsen, Ole Steen Nielsen, Finn Henriksen

Composer: Bent Fabric

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