Polisen i Strömstad

Polisen i Strömstad (English: The police in Strömstad) is a Swedish drama comedy television series. It premiered on 21 January 1982 on SVT, and was filmed as five miniseries between 1982 and 1996.[1] The series is based on Gösta Unefäldt's crime novels and was directed by Arne Lifmark.[2] The series diverged from the books. Stefan Ljungqvist's character Evald Larsson died in first of Unefäldt's novels, but survived in the tv series and became a very popular audience favourite.[3]

Polisen i Strömstad
Genre
Created byArne Lifmark
Based onPolisen i Strömstad
by Gösta Unefäldt
Starring
Composers
Country of originSweden
Original languageSwedish
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes21 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time45–60 minutes
Production companySVT
Release
Original networkSVT
Original release21 January 1982 (1982-01-21) –
26 April 1996 (1996-04-26)

It was watched by millions of viewers when it was first broadcast on TV.[4] The series also received praise from the police force for its credibility, because the series reflected the everyday life of the police in a good way.

Cast and characters
NamePortrayed byTitleSeasons
12345
Evald LarssonStefan LjungqvistPolice officerMain
Nils GrytEvert LindkvistInspectorMain
Bo KronborgAlf NilssonInspectorMain
Gustav JörgenssonPer OscarssonChief of PoliceMain
GrahnSonny JohnsonPolice officerMain
Lisa MattssonIrma ErixsonMain

Episodes
Main article: List of Polisen i Strömstad episodes
SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast airedNetwork
1421 January 1982 (1982-01-21)11 February 1982 (1982-02-11)SVT1
2431 March 1984 (1984-03-31)21 April 1984 (1984-04-21)
3426 October 1988 (1988-10-26)16 November 1988 (1988-11-16)SVT2
4410 March 1993 (1993-03-10)31 March 1993 (1993-03-31)
5529 March 1996 (1996-03-29)26 April 1996 (1996-04-26)

References
  1. Mauritzson, Philip (23 May 2019). ""Det var bättre förr"". Alingsås Tidning (in Swedish). p. 31.
  2. "Gösta Unefäldt". Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  3. Ljungberg, Tore (24 January 1997). "Stefan blev Larsson med folket". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish).
  4. "Se om den populära polisserien". Dala-Demokraten (in Swedish). 7 February 2017. p. 34.
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