Badehotellet (English: Seaside Hotel) is a Danish drama comedy series that has been running on TV 2 since 2013.[1] The storyline follows the guests and employees at a seaside hotel in Skagerrak, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of Skagen.[2][3] The show's plot line starts in mid-1928. Seasons 1 through 5 each follow a summer hotel season in the years 1928 through 1932. Season 6 through 8 each follow a summer season in the years 1939 through 1941.[4] Season 9, which aired in 2022, depicted the summer of 1945.[5] Season 10, which is to be the show's final, aired in 2024 and is set in 1946–47.[6]

Seaside Hotel
GenreDrama, comedy
Created by
  • Hanna Lundblad
  • Stig Thorsboe
Written by
  • Hanna Lundblad
  • Stig Thorsboe
Directed by
Starring
Composers
Country of originDenmark
Original languageDanish
No. of seasons10
No. of episodes64
Production
Executive producers
  • Hanna Lundblad
  • Stig Thorsboe
  • Pernille Bech Christensen
  • Lars Bjørn Hansen
  • Keld Reinicke
  • Birdie Bjerregaard
  • Michael Fleischer
ProducerMichael Bille Frandsen
Cinematography
  • Jacob Kusk
  • Dirk Brüel
  • Niels Reedtz Johansen
Editors
  • Janne Bjerg Sørensen
  • Carsten Søsted
  • Steen Schapiro
Running time50 minutes

From 2016 through 2020, the series was the most watched fictional series on Danish television.[7]

As of June 2024, seasons 1–10 are available in the United States on PBS Passport.[8]

Main cast and characters

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Following are the main characters in the series:[9]

Actor Character
Bodil Jørgensen Molly Andersen
Rosalinde Mynster Fie Kjær
Amalie Dollerup [af; da] Amanda Madsen/Berggren
Lars Ranthe Georg Madsen
Anne Louise Hassing Therese Madsen
Jens Jacob Tychsen Edward Weyse
Cecilie Stenspil Helene Aurland/Weyse
Peter Hesse Overgaard [da; no; sv] Hjalmar Aurland
Mads Wille [da] Grev Ditmar
Sigurd Holmen le Dous Philip Dupont
Birthe Neumann Olga Fjeldsø
Sonja Oppenhagen [da; ko; sv] Lydia Vetterstrøm/Ploug
Anette Støvelbæk Alice Frigh
Bjarne Henriksen Otto Frigh
Ulla Vejby [da] Edith
Merete Mærkedahl [af; da] Otilia
Ena Spottag [da] Martha
Morten Hemmingsen [af; da] Morten Enevoldsen

References

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  1. ^ Alexander Klemp: "'Badehotellet' vender tilbage - med markante ændringer, TV2, March 19, 2018
  2. ^ Badehotellet på TV2, Visit Nordjylland
  3. ^ Badehotellet, Det Danske Filminstitut
  4. ^ Simone Kirstine Hansen: Nazisterne kommer til "Badehotellet" – her er premieredatoen på ny sæson, TV2, December 20, 2019
  5. ^ Simone Kirstine Hansen: Badehotellet vender tilbage med stor ændring, TV2, March 1, 2021
  6. ^ "Anmeldelse af Badehotellet afsnit seks: Det kan ikke blive ved med at gå" [Review of Badehotellet episode six: It can't go on]. billedbladet.dk (in Danish). 7 April 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Her er de mest sete danske tv-serier i 2020" [Here are the most watched Danish TV series in 2020]. tv2.dk (in Danish). 16 December 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Seaside Hotel". PBS. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Badehotellet (TV Series 2013– )". IMDb. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
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