Trio Van Gogh is a Danish

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

 sitcom, created by Rune Tolsgaard and Esben Pretzmann of Drengene fra Angora

Drengene fra Angora

Drengene fra Angora is a Danish television satirical comedy series.First airing in 2004, it has acquired cult status in its native Denmark. Among its more popular sketches are Team Easy On, Landmandssønnerne og far, and Spændende mennesker....

-fame. The series stars Mia Lyhne

Mia Lyhne

Mia Lyhne is a Danish actress, who gained national fame after her participation in the Danish version of Dancing with the Stars, and following her run on the Danish sitcom, Klovn, where she acted as the girlfriend of comedian, Frank Hvam.Mia Lyhne is not an educated actress...

, Brian Lykke, Hjalte Flagstad

Hjalte Flagstad

Hjalte Flagstad is a Danish actor. He has become recognized for his tall and slim look.-Career:Flagstad was brought into the media world by Danmarks Radio as a part of their youth programs. He was the host of one of their music programs called Liga.dk...

, Jesper Rofeldt, Esben Pretzmann, Rune Tolsgaard, and also Simon Kvamm

Simon Kvamm

Simon Kvamm , is a Danish-Faroese actor and singer.He is most well known as member of the Danish rock band Nephew, where he is the lead vocalist and keyboard player. The band has had several hits in Denmark such as Igen & Igen &, Superliga, En Wannabe Darth Vader and Movie Klip, which have won them...

 makes a short guest appearance.

The series is set as a documentary following the classical musical trio, Trio Van Gogh (a play on the name of the controversial Dutch director

Film director

A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...

, Theo Van Gogh

Theo van Gogh (film director)

Theodoor "Theo" van Gogh was a Dutch film director, film producer, columnist, author and actor.Van Gogh worked with the Somali-born writer Ayaan Hirsi Ali to produce the film Submission, which criticized the treatment of women in Islam and aroused controversy among Muslims...

, who was murdered). The trio struggles to break through, and they are faced with one disaster after another, due to all three members of the group being either incompetent, having troubles controlling their anger, or just plain stupid.

The series was broadcast in 11 episodes on DR2

DR2

DR2 is a Danish television station. It is part of Danmarks Radio, the public service broadcasting company of Denmark.It was launched in 1996 as a satellite-/cable-only channel. This was highly controversial at the time, as it was considered close to a breach of public service principles that the...

, the network that also broadcast several other Danish comedy successes like Casper & Mandrilaftalen

Casper & Mandrilaftalen

Casper & Mandrilaftalen was a Danish cult TV program aired on DR2 in 1999.-Background:Casper & Mandrilaftalen was a surrealistic comedy sketch and talk show hosted by Casper Christensen. The show was created by Christensen and two other Danish comedians Lasse Rimmer and Lars Hjortshøj. Frank Hvam...

, Wulffmorgenthaler

Wulffmorgenthaler

Wulffmorgenthaler is a webcomic and newspaper comic strip created by Danish writer/artist duo Mikael Wulff and Anders Morgenthaler. The name of the strip is a portmanteau created from the pair's surnames...

, Dolph & Wulff, Drengene fra Angora

Drengene fra Angora

Drengene fra Angora is a Danish television satirical comedy series.First airing in 2004, it has acquired cult status in its native Denmark. Among its more popular sketches are Team Easy On, Landmandssønnerne og far, and Spændende mennesker....

 etc.

Casts

• Anette Lauritsen - Mia Lyhne
  Mia Lyhne
  Mia Lyhne is a Danish actress, who gained national fame after her participation in the Danish version of Dancing with the Stars, and following her run on the Danish sitcom, Klovn, where she acted as the girlfriend of comedian, Frank Hvam.Mia Lyhne is not an educated actress...
  
  
• Erik Trier - Hjalte Flagstad
  Hjalte Flagstad
  Hjalte Flagstad is a Danish actor. He has become recognized for his tall and slim look.-Career:Flagstad was brought into the media world by Danmarks Radio as a part of their youth programs. He was the host of one of their music programs called Liga.dk...
  
  
• Miklos Raboszki - Brian Lykke