The House at Christianshavn

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.

Billed 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