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| Creator: | Arne Lifmark |
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| Country: | Sweden |
| Language: | Swedish |
| Num Seasons: | 5 |
| Num Episodes: | 21 (list of episodes) |
| Runtime: | 45–60 minutes |
| Company: | SVT |
| Network: | SVT |
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.
| Name | Portrayed by | Title | Seasons | |||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||
| Evald Larsson | Police officer | colspan="8" | ||||||||
| Nils Gryt | Evert Lindkvist | Inspector | colspan="8" | |||||||
| Bo Kronborg | Inspector | colspan="8" | ||||||||
| Gustav Jörgensson | Chief of Police | colspan="8" | ||||||||
| Grahn | Sonny Johnson | Police officer | colspan="8" | |||||||
| Lisa Mattsson | colspan="4" | |||||||||
See main article: List of Polisen i Strömstad episodes.