Vår tid är nu (en: Our Time is Now - English translation; The Restaurant - English title[1]) is a Swedish historical drama series with 32 episodes divided into four seasons.[2][3] The first season premiered at SVT on 2 October 2017, and the second season premiered on 1 October 2018.[4][5] The third season premiered on 28 October 2019,[6] while the fourth season, bridging gaps that occurred in the storyline between Seasons 1 and 2, was released on 25 December 2020.[7]
| Vår tid är nu | |
|---|---|
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| Also known as | The Restaurant |
| Written by | Ulf Kvensler Johan Rosenlind Malin Nevander |
| Starring | Suzanne Reuter Hedda Stiernstedt Charlie Gustafsson Adam Lundgren Mattias Nordkvist Josefin Neldén Peter Dalle Anna Bjelkerud Göran Ragnerstam Ida Engvoll |
| Composer | Adam Nordén |
| Country of origin | Sweden |
| Original language | Swedish |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 32 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Susann Billberg Rydholm |
| Production locations | Stockholm Göteborg Lerum Jonsered Nääs slott Gåsevadholm Slott |
| Production company | Jarowskij |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sveriges Television |
| Release | 2 October 2017 – 25 December 2020 |
Synopsis
editIn 1945, the middle-class Löwander family - siblings Gustaf, Peter and Nina and mother Helga - run one of Stockholm's most popular restaurants, Djurgårdskällaren, when the Second World War ends. Eldest son Gustaf has taken the establishment through the war years and wants to run the business as it always looked, while sister Nina falls in love with the kitchen boy Calle with a working-class background and welcomes the new spirit of the times. Middle son Peter returns to the capital from a refugee camp where he has worked during the war years and soon realizes that the family business is in trouble. At the same time, mother Helga, through kitchen manager Stig "Stickan" Backe, still has an eagle eye on the business. In the dining room, the Löwander family houses the faithful servant, butler "Bellan" Roos.[8]
The series revolves around Nina and Calle's turbulent relationship, the efforts to maintain and develop the restaurant and the personal struggles of both its management, staff and the multiple generations of the Löwander family, while covering the changes occurring in post-war Sweden until the 1970s.
Cast
edit- Hedda Stiernstedt – Nina Löwander
- Charlie Gustafsson – Calle Svensson
- sv:Mattias Nordkvist – Gustaf Löwander
- Adam Lundgren – Peter Löwander
- Suzanne Reuter – Helga Löwander
- Josefin Neldén – Margareta "Maggan" Nilsson
- Peter Dalle – Stig "Stickan" Backe
- Simone Coppo - Angelo
- Julia Heveus – Christina Rehnskiöld
- Hedda Rehnberg – Suzanne Goldstein
- Hannes Meidal – Philippe Goldstein
- Karin Franz Körlof – Lilly Lindström
- Anna Bjelkerud – Ethel Jonsson
- Göran Ragnerstam – Kurt Ragnarsson
- Rasmus Troedsson – "Bellan" Roos
- Malin Persson – Sonja Persson
- Ida Engvoll – Ester Swärd
- Timo Nieminen – Anders
- Hannes Fohlin – Erik Rehnsköld
- Philip Kuub Olsen – Arvid Löwander
- Björn Granath – August Drugge "Generalen"
- Marika Lindström – Blancheflor Drugge
- Lars Väringer – Kreditindrivare
- Linda Molin – Agnes
- Michael Petersson – Tage Erlander
- Evin Ahmad – Carmen
References
edit- ^ "The Restaurant (TV Series 2017– ) - IMDb". IMDB. Archived from the original on 2019-11-12. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
- ^ "Swedish pubcaster SVT starts shooting Our Time Is Now at Gothenburg's Film Väst". Cineuropa. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "Hedda Stiernstedt, Swedish TV's Darling, Is Also a Fashion Star". Vogue. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (16 October 2017). "Sweden and Denmark See Uptick in New Series at HBO, Netflix and More". Variety. Archived from the original on 31 May 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ Lembke, Judi. "Why You Should Watch Sweden's Answer to 'Downton Abbey'". theculturetrip.com. Archived from the original on 31 May 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "Så blir Vår tid är nu säsong 3 i SVT - då är det premiär, se nya bilder". Expressen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
- ^ Kaage, Gustav (2019-05-15). "Film i Väst samproducerar julspecial av VÅR TID ÄR NU". Film i Väst (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2019-10-20. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
- ^ "VÅR TID ÄR NU – Film i Väst". filmvast.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2017-06-14. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
