Vänner och fiender (Friends and Foes) is a Swedish soap opera that aired between 1996 and 2000. It was produced by Jarowskij and first broadcast on TV3, but in 1997 Kanal 5 purchased the rights to broadcast it. The channel did so until 2000 when the show was cancelled. A total of 720 episodes were shot.
| Vänner och fiender | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Vänner & fiender |
| Genre | Soap opera |
| Written by | Bror Yngve Anderson Thérèse Fernström |
| Directed by | Bengt Bauler Mats Borg |
| Starring | Allan Svensson Leif Ahrle Anki Lidén Sussie Ericsson |
| Country of origin | Sweden |
| Original language | Swedish |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Hallstahammar, Västmanlands län, Sweden |
| Production company | Jarowskij AB |
| Original release | |
| Release | 20 October 1996 |
The show takes place in a fictional town called Erikshamn.
A Norwegian version named Venner og fiender was also produced on sister network TVNorge in 1998, with a total of 170 episodes. However, disappointingly low viewership (33,000 viewers out of a potential 200,000) caused the last 30 episodes to never be aired.[1]
Cast
edit- Allan Svensson as Sven-Olof Sundin
- Leif Ahrle as Bosse Åqvist
- Anki Lidén as Karin Sundin
- Sussie Ericsson as Bitte Petersson
- Louise Edlind as Marianne Åqvist (1996–2000)
- Eric Donell as Jörgen Sjölinder
- Rachel Mohlin as Kicki Lindberger
- Jenny Ulving as Gabriella 'Bella' Åqvist
- Henrik Norberg as Niklas Sundin (1996–2000)
- Daniel Nyren as Henrik Rahm (1996–2000)
- Anna Hansson as Pernilla Sundin
- Miroslav Ozanic as Miro Rakovic
- Martin De Marino as Dragan Rakovic
- Niklas Engdahl as Toni Silvestri (1996–1999)
- Anton Tyskling as Anton Rahm (1996–1999)
- Sara Alström as Madeleine Åqvist (1997–1998)
- Janne 'Loffe' Carlsson as Himself
- Stig Engström as Leonard Alfvén (1999–2000)
- Lisa Fabre as Lotta Grebke (1998–1999)
- Per Holmberg as Kapten Grebke (1998–1999)
- Petra Hultgren as Madeleine Åqvist (1996–1997)
- Lisa Kock as Elinor Alfvén (1999)
- Johanna Lazcano Osterman as Cecilia (1998–1999)
- Ahnna Rasch as Jenny Eriksson (1997–1999)
- Sara Sommerfeld as Susanna (1996–1997)
- Mia Ternström as Stephanie (1999)
- Henrik Liljegren as skater (1999)
References
edit- ^ "De største norske TV-fiaskoene". nrk.no. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
External links
edit- Vänner och fiender at the Internet Movie Database
- Vänner og fiender at the Internet Movie Database
- Vänner><Fiender - Online (fan site) (in Swedish)
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