Matador Season 1
Matador is a Danish TV series produced and shown between 1978 and 1982. It is set in the fictional Danish town of Korsbæk between 1929 and 1947. It follows the lives of a range of characters from across the social spectrum, focusing specifically on the rivalry between the families of two businessmen: The banker Hans Christian Varnæs, an established local worthy, and social climber Mads Skjern, who arrives in town as the series opens. The name Matador was taken from the localised edition of the boardgame Monopoly, also the series' tentative English title. In addition, in contemporary Danish a "matador" is often used to describe a business tycoon, in the series referring to the character of Mads Skjern and his craftiness as a self-made entrepreneur. Directed by famed Danish film maker Erik Balling, Matador was the idea of author Lise Nørgaard who wrote the bulk of the episodes alongside Karen Smith, Jens Louis Petersen and Paul Hammerich. The series is one of the most well-known and popular examples of Danish television and represents the peak of longtime development of Danish TV drama by the public service channel Danmarks Radio. The series has become part of the modern self-understanding of Danes, partly because of its successful mix of melodrama and a distinct warm Danish humour in the depiction of characters, which were portrayed by a wide range of the most popular Danish actors at the time; but also not least because of its accurate portrayal of a turbulent Denmark from around the start of the Great Depression and through Nazi Germany's occupation of Denmark in World War II.
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Matador
1978
Matador is a Danish TV series produced and shown between 1978 and 1982. It is set in the fictional Danish town of Korsbæk between 1929 and 1947. It follows the lives of a range of characters from across the social spectrum, focusing specifically on the rivalry between the families of two businessmen: The banker Hans Christian Varnæs, an established local worthy, and social climber Mads Skjern, who arrives in town as the series opens. The name Matador was taken from the localised edition of the boardgame Monopoly, also the series' tentative English title. In addition, in contemporary Danish a "matador" is often used to describe a business tycoon, in the series referring to the character of Mads Skjern and his craftiness as a self-made entrepreneur. Directed by famed Danish film maker Erik Balling, Matador was the idea of author Lise Nørgaard who wrote the bulk of the episodes alongside Karen Smith, Jens Louis Petersen and Paul Hammerich. The series is one of the most well-known and popular examples of Danish television and represents the peak of longtime development of Danish TV drama by the public service channel Danmarks Radio. The series has become part of the modern self-understanding of Danes, partly because of its successful mix of melodrama and a distinct warm Danish humour in the depiction of characters, which were portrayed by a wide range of the most popular Danish actors at the time; but also not least because of its accurate portrayal of a turbulent Denmark from around the start of the Great Depression and through Nazi Germany's occupation of Denmark in World War II.
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Matador Season 1 Full Episode Guide
6. episode: Opmarch (1932) Albert Arnesens enke Vicki har besluttet sig for at rejse til København. Hendes far oberst Hachel er meget imod, og det ender med et brud mellem de to. Mads køber det konkursramte Damernes Magasin med planerne om at åben en bank. Ingeborgs tidligere mand Holger Jørgensen flytter til Korsbæk. Mads sørger imidlertid for, at han bliver fyret og sendt til Canada. Hans Christian Varnæs forsøger forgæves at redde sin brors ægteskab og politiske karriere ved at forære hans elskerinde Gitte Graa en rejse. Mads og Ingeborg får fællesbarnet Erik og bortkaster efternavnet Andersen.
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5. episode: The others death (1932) Elisabeth Friis, a housekeeper of the Varnæs family, decides to move in her own apartment and become a play teacher. Mads acquires neighboring property and extends the business. The family is also faced with an extension when Ingeborg is pregnant. Albert Arnesen needs money again, but when Korsbæk Bank has closed the money box, Damernes's stomach cracks. Albert walks home and falls dead. Jørgen Varnæs's wife Minna has found out that her husband has a secret mistress and will therefore be separated.
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4. episode: Skyggetanten (1931) Mads Andersen-Skjerns' udlånsforretninger går så godt, at han henter sin bankuddannede bror Kristen til byen. Kristen forelsker sig i bankdirektør Varnæs' svigerinde Elisabeth Friis. Deres forhold varer imidlertid kort, for da Hans Christian Varnæs fortæller Elisabeth, at Mads og Kristen låner penge ud og dermed konkurrerer med Korsbæk Bank, gør hun det forbi. Albert Arnesen mangler igen penge til Damernes Magasin og er tvunget til at sælge sit sommerhus. Familien Varnæs møder ved et tilfælde Jørgen Varnæs sammen med sin elskerinde Gitte Graa.
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3. episode: Skiftedag (1930) Kunderne strømmer til Tøjhuset. Da byens baronesse skifter fra Damernes Magasin til Tøjhuset, begynder det for alvor at se sort ud for Albert Arnesen, der har store økonomiske problemer. Albert reddes imidlertid, da hans førstemand hr. Schwann pludselig arver og sætter pengene i forretningen. Den nyuddannede ekspedient Arnold Vinter skifter ligeledes fra Damernes Magasin til Tøjhuset, hvor arbejdsforholdene og lønnen er bedre. Mads udvider Tøjhuset, begynder at låne penge ud og ansætter syersker til at sy for sin forretning. Han gifter sig med Ingeborg, så datteren Ellen kan komme ind på byens privatskole.
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2. episode: Genboen (1929) Mads Andersen-Skjern går i Korsbæk Bank for at låne penge til etablering af sin manufakturforretning. Han afvises af bankdirektør Varnæs, der er personlig ven med indehaveren af Damernes Magasin Albert Arnesen. Mads skaffer på anden vis pengene og åbner forretningen Tøjhuset. Forretningen går strygende, og snart ansætter Mads Andersen-Skjern en lærling og senere Oluf Larsens datter Ingeborg. Hun flytter ind hos Mads og Daniel sammen med datteren Ellen.
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1. episode: Den rejsende (1929) Mads Andersen-Skjern ankommer til Korsbæk som handelsrejsende sammen med sønnen Daniel. Under sit besøg hos Damernes Magasin finder Mads ud af, at der er gode muligheder for at åbne en konkurrerende forretning i byen. Mads falder i snak med den lokale grisehandler Oluf Larsen, der giver ham husly for natten. Hos bankdirektør Hans Christian Varnæs afholdes der selskab til ære for lillebror Jørgen, der er blevet valgt som folketingskandidat for de konservative i Korsbæk. Mads Skjern tager dagen efter ind til byens hovedgade og køber ejendommen lige overfor Damernes Magasin.
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