The Protectors (Danish: Livvagterne) is a Danish crime TV series from 2009 that follows the police bodyguard squad P.E.T. (Politiets Efterretningstjeneste), which is in charge of protecting VIPs, including Danish royalty and politicians.[1]
| The Protectors | |
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 Intertitle | |
| Livvagterne | |
| Genre | Police procedural |
| Created by | Mai Brostrøm Peter Thorsboe |
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| Country of origin | Denmark |
| Original language | Danish |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 20 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producers | Sven Clausen Peter Nadermann Anne-Marie Vidkjær |
| Production company | Danmarks Radio |
| Original release | |
| Network | DR1 |
| Release | January 1, 2009 – March 7, 2010 |
Overview
editThe series follows three recruits, Jasmina El-Murad (Cecilie Stenspil), Jonas Goldschmidt (André Babikian), and Rasmus Poulsen (Søren Vejby), who go swiftly from training camp to full-fledged police bodyguards.[1] Jasmina is the only woman, and an Egyptian Muslim, on the team.[2]
Cast
edit- Cecilie Stenspil as Jasmina El-Murad, a newly trained bodyguard; she is the only woman in the class of 20 who train to become bodyguards
- Søren Vejby as Rasmus Poulsen, a newly trained bodyguard; he lives in a church building he renovated
- André Babikian as Jonas Goldschmidt, a newly trained bodyguard; he is Jewish and is married with one child. In the second episode he tells his wife he had an affair
- Thomas W. Gabrielsson as Leon Hartvig Jensen, PET's Chief of Security
- Ditte Gråbøl as Diana Pedersen, Secretary at PET
- Rasmus Bjerg as 'Lille Kurt' Birk, the PET Group Leader who is in charge of training the new bodyguards
- Ellen Hillingsø as Benedikte 'Tønne' Tønnesen, PET
- Tommy Kenter as Jørgen Boas, PET psychiatrist
- Michael Sand as Store Kurt, a veteran bodyguard
- Benjamin Boe Rasmussen as Trikker
- Kim Jansson as Fjordby
- Anne Birgitte Lind as Claudia
- Kate Kjølby as Asha El-Murad, Jasmina's sister
Series overview
editA first season aired in 2009. A second and final season was released in 2010, each season had 10 episodes.
Episodes
editSeason 1 (2009)
editSeason 2 (2010)
editProduction
editThe Protectors was created and written by Peter Thorsboe and Mai Brostrøm.[1] The show was the third in a trilogy of shows created by Thorsboe: Unit 1 (Danish: Rejseholdet) and The Eagle (Danish: Ørnen: En krimi-odyssé).
Broadcast
editThe series screened in Australia in 2011 and 2012 on SBS and is available on DVD and Hulu with English subtitles.[3][4]
Awards and nominations
editIt won an International Emmy Award from the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for best non-American television drama series in 2009.[5] The series was filmed on location in Copenhagen (Denmark).
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | International Emmy Award | Best TV drama series | The Protectors | Won |
References
edit- ^ a b c "DVD Review: The Protectors – Series One". euro but not trash. 17 March 2013.
- ^ Frost, Caroline (19 March 2013). "'The Protectors' Is The Latest Offering Of Nordic Noir - With Traces Of 'The Killing', 'Borgen', 'The Bridge'... AND 'Spooks'". The Huffington Post UK.
- ^ Butler, Dianne (28 July 2011). "TV: What's on the box tonight?". The Courier-Mail.
- ^ "Protectors, The". SBS Shop.
- ^ "Awards - Previous Award Winners". International Emmy Awards. International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
External links
edit- Livvagterne at DR1
- The Protectors at IMDb