The Protectors (Danish TV series) explained
| Native Name: | Livvagterne |
| Genre: | Police procedural |
| Creator: | Mai Brostrøm
Peter Thorsboe |
| Country: | Denmark |
| Language: | Danish |
| Num Seasons: | 2 |
| Num Episodes: | 20 |
| List Episodes: | - Episodes
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| Producer: | Sven Clausen
Peter Nadermann
Anne-Marie Vidkjær |
| Company: | Danmarks Radio |
| Channel: | DR1 |
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]
Overview
The 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. Jasmina is the only woman, and an Egyptian Muslim, on the team.[2]
Cast
- 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
A first season aired in 2009. A second and final season was released in 2010, each season had 10 episodes.
Episodes
Season 2 (2010)
Production
The 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
The 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
It 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).
Awards and nominations for The Protectors| width=3.5% | Year | Award | width=55% | Category | Nominee | Result |
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| 2009 | International Emmy Award | Best TV drama series | The Protectors | | |
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: DVD Review: The Protectors – Series One. euro but not trash. 17 March 2013.
- Web site: Frost. Caroline. 'The Protectors' Is The Latest Offering Of Nordic Noir - With Traces Of 'The Killing', 'Borgen', 'The Bridge'... AND 'Spooks'. The Huffington Post UK. 19 March 2013.
- News: Butler. Dianne. TV: What's on the box tonight?. The Courier-Mail. 28 July 2011.
- Web site: Protectors, The. SBS Shop.
- Web site: Awards - Previous Award Winners. International Emmy Awards. International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
