Dag (Norwegian TV series)

Dag is a Norwegian comedy-drama television series which originally aired on the Norwegian television channel TV 2 from 2010 to 2015. The series is about a marriage guidance counsellor, Dag (Atle Antonsen), who has little faith in people or marriage.

Dag
GenreComedy drama
Created by
Written by
  • Øystein Karlsen
  • Kristopher Schau
Starring
ComposerSteve Wynn[1][2]
Country of originNorway
Original languageNorwegian
No. of series4
No. of episodes40
Original release
NetworkTV 2 (Norway)
Release30 September 2010 (2010-09-30) –
19 November 2015 (2015-11-19)

Cast

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Actor Character Series
1 2 3 4
Atle Antonsen Dag Refsnes Main
Anders Baasmo Christiansen Benedikt Skovrand Main
Silje Torp Færavaag Marianne Refsnes Main Recurring
Agnes Kittelsen Malin Tramell Main
Tuva Novotny Eva Holstad Main
Ine Jansen Mia Ballack Main
Rolf Lassgård Ernst Main

Episodes

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SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
11030 September 2010 (2010-09-30)2 December 2010 (2010-12-02)
21022 September 2011 (2011-09-22)24 November 2011 (2011-11-24)
31017 January 2013 (2013-01-17)21 March 2013 (2013-03-21)
41017 September 2015 (2015-09-17)19 November 2015 (2015-11-19)

Series 1 (2010)

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TitleDirected byOriginal air date
11"Alene er ingen det svakeste leddet"[3]
"Alone is none the weakest link"
Øystein Karlsen30 September 2010 (2010-09-30)
22"Stille vann er best å ro i"[3]
"Still water is best for rowing"
Øystein Karlsen7 October 2010 (2010-10-07)
33"Kjærlighet i valiumens tid"[3]
"Love in the era of valium"
Øystein Karlsen14 October 2010 (2010-10-14)
44"Eva"[3]Øystein Karlsen
Tuva Novotny
21 October 2010 (2010-10-21)
55"Som sønn, så far"[3]
"Like father, like son"
Øystein Karlsen28 October 2010 (2010-10-28)
66"Døden befrir de som ikke har levd"[3]
"Death frees those who have not lived"
Øystein Karlsen4 November 2010 (2010-11-04)
77"Lang natts ferd mot dag"[3]
"Long night's journey into day"
Øystein Karlsen11 November 2010 (2010-11-11)
88"To er det ensomste tallet av alle"[3]
"Two is the loneliest number of all"
Øystein Karlsen18 November 2010 (2010-11-18)
99"Speed for galleriet"[3]
"Speed for the gallery"
Øystein Karlsen25 November 2010 (2010-11-25)
1010"Verden banket på, jeg låste"[3]
"The world knocked, I locked the door"
Øystein Karlsen2 December 2010 (2010-12-02)

Series 2 (2011)

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TitleDirected byOriginal air date
111"Over skyene er himmelen alltid grå"[3]
"Above the clouds the sky is always grey"
Øystein Karlsen22 September 2011 (2011-09-22)
122"Alt som stiger opp, kommer en gang ned"[3]
"What goes up must come down"
Øystein Karlsen29 September 2011 (2011-09-29)
133"Selv kynikere har et hjerte"[3]
"Even cynics have a heart"
Øystein Karlsen6 October 2011 (2011-10-06)
144"Steril nærhet"[3]
"Sterile proximity"
Tuva Novotny13 October 2011 (2011-10-13)
155"Man reder som man ligger med"[3]
"You make the bed you lie in"
Øystein Karlsen20 October 2011 (2011-10-20)
166"Bøddelen fra Sibir"[3]
"The executioner from Siberia"
Øystein Karlsen27 October 2011 (2011-10-27)
177"Hevneren fra Holmlia"[3]
"The avenger from Holmlia"
Øystein Karlsen3 November 2011 (2011-11-03)
188"Et stort lite liv"[3]
"A great little life"
Øystein Karlsen10 November 2011 (2011-11-10)
199"Ond mongo"[3]
"Evil Mongo"
Øystein Karlsen17 November 2011 (2011-11-17)
2010"Det er en sprekk i alle ting, der livet kommer inn"[3]
"There is a crack in everything, that’s how the life gets in"
Øystein Karlsen24 November 2011 (2011-11-24)

Series 3 (2013)

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TitleDirected byOriginal air date
211"De man faller for"[3]Øystein Karlsen17 January 2013 (2013-01-17)
222"Det er hverdagen som knekker en"[3]Øystein Karlsen24 January 2013 (2013-01-24)
233"Fortiden tvinger fremtiden i kne"[3]Øystein Karlsen31 January 2013 (2013-01-31)
244"Jeg trenger ingen"[3]Øystein Karlsen
Tuva Novotny
7 February 2013 (2013-02-07)
255"Å strekke seg mot bunnen"[3]Øystein Karlsen14 February 2013 (2013-02-14)
266"Baconmannen ringer alltid to ganger"[3]Øystein Karlsen21 February 2013 (2013-02-21)
277"Gjennom galskapens frodige øyne"[3]Øystein Karlsen28 February 2013 (2013-02-28)
288"Døden gir livet perspektiv"[3]Øystein Karlsen7 March 2013 (2013-03-07)
299"Guds sønn - Lloyd"[3]Øystein Karlsen14 March 2013 (2013-03-14)
3010"To bryllup og en begravelse"[3]Øystein Karlsen21 March 2013 (2013-03-21)

Series 4 (2015)

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TitleDirected byOriginal air date
311"Incontinent Mammoth"[3]Øystein Karlsen17 September 2015 (2015-09-17)
322"Do You Want Me to Plug It In?"[3]Øystein Karlsen24 September 2015 (2015-09-24)
333"Buried Relationship"[3]Øystein Karlsen1 October 2015 (2015-10-01)
344"Bacon? Salt of the Earth"[3]Øystein Karlsen8 October 2015 (2015-10-08)
355"Angst and Paralyzed Escape"[3]Øystein Karlsen15 October 2015 (2015-10-15)
366"Drug Craving Badger"[3]Øystein Karlsen22 October 2015 (2015-10-22)
377"The End of Everything"[3]Øystein Karlsen29 October 2015 (2015-10-29)
388"Kilt, Infidelity and JFK"[3]Øystein Karlsen5 November 2015 (2015-11-05)
399"Self Therapy"[3]Tuva Novotny12 November 2015 (2015-11-12)
4010"He Is Back"[3]Øystein Karlsen19 November 2015 (2015-11-19)

Broadcast

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Dag was first broadcast in Norway on TV 2 (Norway). Sveriges Television began showing the series in Sweden 18 October 2011.[4] Yle Fem started broadcasting the programme in Finland in 2013.[5] In the United Kingdom, it was first shown on Sky Arts in 2015.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Dag - English". Norwegian Film Institute. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  2. ^ Lanham, Tom (11 February 2016). "Dream Syndicate's Steve Wynn makes good in Norway". San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an "Dag (TV Series 2010--) - Episodes". IMDb. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Novotny falt for Dag" [Novotny fell for Dag] (in Norwegian). Filmweb. 18 October 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Samlivsterapeuten som avskyr parförhållanden" [Relationship therapist who hates couples] (in Swedish). Yleisradio Oy (Finnish Broadcasting Company). 18 June 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Dag: review of Norwegian comedy on Sky Arts". Radio Times. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
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