Mot i brøstet
| Mot i brøstet | |
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| Created by | Tore Ryen |
| Starring |
Arve Opsahl Nils Vogt Sven Nordin Siw Anita Andersen (season 4 onwards) Hilde Lyrån (season 5 onwards) |
| Country of origin | Norway |
| No. of seasons | 8 |
| No. of episodes | 141 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Tore Ryen |
| Producer(s) | Red Sand and TV 2 |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 24–28 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | TV 2 |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) |
| Original release | 22 January 1993 – 8 December 1997 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by |
Karl & Co (1998–2001) Karl III (2009) |
Mot i Brøstet is a Norwegian sitcom created by Tore Ryen. It originally aired on TV 2 from 22 January 1993 to 8 December 1997.
A highly popular series among young audiences, but shunned by critics, it lasted for 141 episodes and spawned two spin-offs, Karl & Co (1998-2001) and 'Karl III (2009).
The series begins as Karl (Nils Vogt), economist and accountant, is fired from his job and subsequently divorced by his greedy wife. After being helped out by his former colleague, Nils (Sven Nordin), and a travelling salesman, Henry (Arve Opsahl), the three become roommates as they make various attempts at making easy money or finding success.
The first three series usually focused on single-episode stories, like most sitcoms, usually involving a plot to get rich in a hurry with disastrous results. It also had a large number of celebrity guest appearances, often closely related to the schemes attempted by the main characters.
The early series also saw the introduction of many recurring characters, such as Nils' mother Elna (Liv Thorsen), and Karls girlfriend Målfrid (Siw Anita Andersen).
During series 4, Målfrid moved in with Karl - promoting Andersen to main cast, while Nils' girlfriend Trine (Hilde Lyrån) was introduced as a new recurring character; later becoming part of the main cast in series six. Trine was absent for the latter half of series 7 and first episodes of series 8, as the character worked as an au pair in Paris, France for six months (in reality, Lyrån was pregnant).
As the seventh series finished airing, it was announced that a thirteen-episode eighth series would be the last. In the final episodes, Karl is finally experiencing some success with his company, Nils and Trine discover they are expecting children, Elna marries Henry (with some reluctance from the groom), and move to Spain, while Målfrid is contemplating moving to Africa, after being offered a job with NORAD.
The idea for the show came from Tore Ryen, who moved home to Norway in 1992 after spending eight years working with Aaron Spelling in California. Ryen was contacted by the newly formed TV2, who wanted to produce a new sitcom for the evening lineup, and Ryen agreed to produce a series of thirteen episodes. According to Ryen, the show was based on several American sitcoms, most notably Three's Company, but with a "very Norwegian tone and humour". While Ryen was the executive producer and director, the first series was primarily written by American television writers Joel Alexander and Willy Greenwald.
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