S01E01 Tue and Rikke get a small and quiet apartment
The whole house is on its head as a new young couple is moving in.
The House at Christianshavn
Overview
The series follows the residents of an apartment building on Copenhagen's Christianshavn, as they go about their daily lives and challenges. There is Olsen, a mover with an old fashion view of the world, Clausen who runs the local pet shop, Egon the career focused assistant, their wives who work hard to keep their spouses lives together, the young couple Tue and Rikke who recently moved in, the hard working caretaker Meyer, who never puts in to much effort, and of course Emma, the innkeeper of Rottehullet, where all the important decisions are made while running up the bar tab.
The series was produced by Nordisk Film for Danmarks Radio TV station between the years 1970-77. The series' first director was Ebbe Langberg, then Erik Balling and Tom Hedegaard respectively. The series was conceived by an author team of well-known Danish authors such Leif Panduro, Benny Andersen, and Lise Nørgaard.
Episodes
S01E02 The pianos meet
Tue inherits a piano and Olsen is selling the family piano because his son would rather play the electric guitar.
S01E03 Visitors
Tue and Rikke overslept and Rikke panics as she has to get to work quickly, only to realise that it's Saturday. The couple instead decides to go for a picnic in the woods. Karla is...
S01E04 Stuck in the eye
Mrs. Clausen gets something stuck in her eye while making liver paste and Mr. Clausen has to take her to the emergency room. Clausen asks Tue to look after the pet store while he is...
S01E05 You are cordially invited
Karla and Egon are getting married, but before they leave for the church, a premarital argument breaks out because Egon does not want Karla's child, Bimmer, at the wedding. Mr. and Mrs. Clausen are also...
S01E06 Striking gold
There has been a rubbery at an insurance company and the police suspects Larsen. He is therefore taken to the police station. The same day, Clausen discovers a new parrot that he hasn't seen before...
Cast
Poul Reichhardt
Hr. Olsen
Arthur Jensen
Meyer
Helle Virkner
Fru. Olsen
Paul Hagen
Hr. Clausen
Willy Rathnov
Egon
Lis Løwert
Fru. Clausen
Kirsten Walther
Karla
Bodil Udsen
Emma
Karen Berg
Fru Hammerstedt
