Tre kronor (TV series)
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Tre kronor was a Swedish
soap opera
that aired on TV4 during the period 1994-1999. The series took place in the fictive middle class
suburb Mälarviken, located in the vicinity of Stockholm
. The exteriors were filmed in Sätra
, a suburb of Stockholm, and the interiors were filmed in a studio in Kvarnholmen
as well as in Kungens Kurva
. Tre kronor aired at the same time period as Rederiet
was on SVT and the shows where rivals of the viewers and they both had around 1-2 million viewers. TV4 started Tre kronor in 1994 to compete for the viewers of Rederiet.
The signature tune was written by Lasse Holm
.
The spin-off
movie Reine och Mimmi i fjällen! was based on two of the characters; Reine and Mimmi.
The series had a dramatic ending where all the characters besides one were fatally wounded in a suicide bombing that took place at the local restaurant Tre Kronor, It was a priest himself who was the perpetrator. Two big cliffhangers in the series was when Hans Wästberg, played by Ulf Brunnberg, robbed the post office and shot his son Hans-Åke by mistake. Hans Wästberg was taken to prison and disappeared from the series after the second season. Season Three ended with Sirpa "Bimbo" Koskinen, the girlfriend of Hans-Åke Wästberg, died in a bus crash. Salongo played by Richard Sseruwagi was a refugee and a rich business man from Uganda who fell in love with a married police woman Lena Sjökvist played by Catharine Hansson and he later bought the restaurant Tre Kronor. Later in the series, Salongo buys another restaurant and he to disappeares from the series.
In the premiere episode, that was broadcasted in October 1994, highly popular television show host Leif "Loket" Olsson appeared as a special guest star. Olsson played himself as an auctioneer at Hans Wästbergs auction.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
that aired on TV4 during the period 1994-1999. The series took place in the fictive middle class
Middle class
The middle class is any class of people in the middle of a societal hierarchy. In Weberian socio-economic terms, the middle class is the broad group of people in contemporary society who fall socio-economically between the working class and upper class....
suburb Mälarviken, located in the vicinity of Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
. The exteriors were filmed in Sätra
Sätra
Sätra is a suburb of Stockholm, Sweden. It has its own Metro station.-See also:*Sätra metro station...
, a suburb of Stockholm, and the interiors were filmed in a studio in Kvarnholmen
Kvarnholmen
Kvarnholmen may refer to several locations in Sweden:*Kvarnholmen, Nacka, a peninsula in Nacka.*Kvarnholmen, Kalmar, an island in Kalmar and also the city center....
as well as in Kungens Kurva
Kungens Kurva
Kungens Kurva is a part of Huddinge Municipality in Metropolitan Stockholm, Sweden, 20 km south of the city. Kungens Kurva area consists mainly of large buildings with stores; you find, for instance, supermarkets, electronics/hardware retailers and the world's largest IKEA store...
. Tre kronor aired at the same time period as Rederiet
Rederiet
Rederiet was a long-running Swedish soap opera that aired on Sveriges Television between 1992 and 2002....
was on SVT and the shows where rivals of the viewers and they both had around 1-2 million viewers. TV4 started Tre kronor in 1994 to compete for the viewers of Rederiet.
The signature tune was written by Lasse Holm
Lasse Holm
Lars-Eric Gustav "Lasse" Holm, born 9 December 1943 in Stockholm, Sweden, is known as a composer, lyricist and singer.Since childhood, he was interested in music and was a member of a lot of pop music and rock music groups in the 1960s: Doug and the Millsmen, The Spacemen and The Moonlighters...
.
The spin-off
Spin-off (media)
In media, a spin-off is a radio program, television program, video game, or any narrative work, derived from one or more already existing works, that focuses, in particular, in more detail on one aspect of that original work...
movie Reine och Mimmi i fjällen! was based on two of the characters; Reine and Mimmi.
The series had a dramatic ending where all the characters besides one were fatally wounded in a suicide bombing that took place at the local restaurant Tre Kronor, It was a priest himself who was the perpetrator. Two big cliffhangers in the series was when Hans Wästberg, played by Ulf Brunnberg, robbed the post office and shot his son Hans-Åke by mistake. Hans Wästberg was taken to prison and disappeared from the series after the second season. Season Three ended with Sirpa "Bimbo" Koskinen, the girlfriend of Hans-Åke Wästberg, died in a bus crash. Salongo played by Richard Sseruwagi was a refugee and a rich business man from Uganda who fell in love with a married police woman Lena Sjökvist played by Catharine Hansson and he later bought the restaurant Tre Kronor. Later in the series, Salongo buys another restaurant and he to disappeares from the series.
In the premiere episode, that was broadcasted in October 1994, highly popular television show host Leif "Loket" Olsson appeared as a special guest star. Olsson played himself as an auctioneer at Hans Wästbergs auction.
Characters
- Bertram HeribertsonBertram HeribertsonBertram Heribertson is a Swedish actor and director, known for his work in film, television and on stage.He is noted for his lead role in the Swedish television series Tre Kronor as Reine, one of the series' main characters...
- Reine Gustavsson (1994–1997) - Ing-Marie CarlssonIng-Marie CarlssonIng-Marie Gunilla Jessica Carlsson is a Swedish actress. Carlsson lives in Södermalm, Stockholm.Carlsson was educated at NAMA in Gothenburg and graduated in 1982. After that she worked at Götateatern and the Borås City Theatre. In 1997, she participated in Alla var där at Folkan, including roles...
- Mimmi Gustavsson (1994–1997) - Ulf BrunnbergUlf Brunnberg-Selected filmography:* Varning för Jönssonligan * Jönssonligan och Dynamit-Harry * Jönssonligan får guldfeber * Jönssonligan dyker upp igen * Jönssonligan på Mallorca...
- Hans Wästberg (1994–1995) - Christina SchollinChristina SchollinChristina Schollin is a Swedish actress known to international audiences mainly through her appearances in motion pictures, such as Dear John, Song of Norway and Ingmar Bergman's Fanny and Alexander....
- Birgitta Wästberg (1994–1999) - Niclas Olund - Hans-Åke "Klimax" Wästberg (1994–1998)
- Sara Möller - Lisen Wästberg (1994–1995)
- Bengt Järnblad - Kaj Lindgren (1994–1997)
- Jonathan Rodriguez - Tage Lindgren (1994–1996, 1998–1999)
- Noomi RapaceNoomi RapaceNoomi Rapace is a Swedish actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Lisbeth Salander in the Swedish/Danish film adaptations of the "Millennium series": The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest...
- Lucinda Rodriguez (1996–1997) - Polly Kisch - Alva Lindgren (1994–1998)
- Tina Leijonberg - Pernilla Frisk Lindgren (1994–1997)
- Fredag Lundqvist - Hugo Frisk (1994–1997)
- Per RagnarPer RagnarPer Ragnar, Per-Erik Ragnar , is a Swedish actor, director and author.-Biography:Per Ragnar trained at Dramatens elevskola in 1962-65...
- Sten Frisk (1994, 1996, 1997–1999) - Conny Vakare - Leif Sjökvist (1994–1995)
- Catherine Hansson - Lena Sjökvist (1994–1996)
- Richard Sseruwagi - Salongo Sali (1994–1995)