Danish Television Programmes - Danish Children's Television Series, Danish Comedy Television Series, Danish Drama Television Series (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 37. Chapters: Danish children's television series, Danish comedy television series, Danish drama television series, Danish game shows, Danish reality television series, Matador, So You Think You Can Dance Scandinavia, Big Brother, Rejseholdet, Jul i Valhal, X Factor, The World's Strictest Parents, The Killing, FC Zulu, The Eagle, The Kingdom, Langt fra Las Vegas, Danish television drama, Busters verden, P.I.S. - Politiets Indsats Styrke, Idols, Klovn, The Julekalender, Zulu Djaevleraes, Wheel of Fortune, Kroniken, Crash, Scandinavia's Next Top Model, Deal or No Deal, Denmark's Next Top Model, Casper & Mandrilaftalen, Young Andersen, Den 11. time, Hvem vil vaere millionaer?, Det Rode Kapel, Gustne Gensyn, Scenen er din, Anna Pihl, The Fairytaler, Politiets indsatsstyrke, Draculas ring, Huset pa Christianshavn, Trio Van Gogh, Strisser pa Samso, Sommer, Troldspejlet, Park Road, World's Worst Driver, Kaj & Andrea, Kan Du Danse, JA, Drengene fra Angora, Mille, Talent 09. Excerpt: Matador is a Danish TV series produced between 1978 and 1981. It is set in the fictional Danish town of Korsbaek 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 Varnaes, an established local worthy, and social climber Mads (Andersen-)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 crafty entrepreneur. Directed by famed Danish film maker Erik Balling, Matador was the idea of author Lise Norgaard who wrote the bulk of the episodes alongside Karen Smith, Jens Louis Petersen and Paul Hammerich. The series is one o