Polisen i Strömstad

*Polisen i Strömstad*
Polisen i Strömstad
Genre	Drama; Thriller; Comedy;
Created by	Arne Lifmark
Based on	Polisen i Strömstad; by Gösta Unefäldt
Starring	Per Oscarsson; Stefan Ljungqvist; Evert Lindkvist; Alf Nilsson; Irma Erixson; Per Elam; Anders Janson; Sonny Johnson;
Composers	Curt-Eric Holmquist; Stefan Abelson; Anders Blad; Ingmar Nilsson; Bo Stenholm;
Country of origin	Sweden
Original language	Swedish
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	21 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time	45–60 minutes
Production company	SVT
Original release
Network	SVT
Release	21 January 1982 –; 26 April 1996

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]

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

Name	Portrayed by	Title	Seasons
Name	Portrayed by	Title	1	2	3	4	5
Evald Larsson	Stefan Ljungqvist	Police officer	Main
Nils Gryt	Evert Lindkvist	Inspector	Main
Bo Kronborg	Alf Nilsson	Inspector	Main
Gustav Jörgensson	Per Oscarsson	Chief of Police	Main
Grahn	Sonny Johnson	Police officer	Main
Lisa Mattsson	Irma Erixson		Main

Episodes

Series	Episodes	Originally aired
Series	Episodes	First aired	Last aired	Network
1	4	21 January 1982 (1982-01-21)	11 February 1982 (1982-02-11)	SVT1
2	4	31 March 1984 (1984-03-31)	21 April 1984 (1984-04-21)	SVT1
3	4	26 October 1988 (1988-10-26)	16 November 1988 (1988-11-16)	SVT2
4	4	10 March 1993 (1993-03-10)	31 March 1993 (1993-03-31)
5	5	29 March 1996 (1996-03-29)	26 April 1996 (1996-04-26)

References

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

[at2019-1] Mauritzson, Philip (23 May 2019). ""Det var bättre förr"". Alingsås Tidning (in Swedish). p. 31.

[2] "Gösta Unefäldt". Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

[gp1997-3] Ljungberg, Tore (24 January 1997). "Stefan blev Larsson med folket". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish).

[ltkp-4] "Se om den populära polisserien". Dala-Demokraten (in Swedish). 7 February 2017. p. 34.

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