Skärgårdsdoktorn
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Skärgårdsdoktorn is a Swedish television series produced by SVT Drama. The series ran from 1997 to 2000 and a total of 18 episodes were produced. In English, the title could be translated as The archipelago doctor, and it came to be one of the most popular Swedish TV series of the 1990s.[1][2] With an average viewership of approximately 2.5 million it is considered one of the greatest successes of SVT Drama.[3] Created by Lars Bill Lundholm and Gunilla Linn Persson, the first 8 episodes were directed by Martin Asphaug.[4] The series was also broadcast in Norway, Finland and Denmark.[3]
Skärgårdsdoktorn | |
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Genre | Drama |
Written by | Lars Bill Lundholm Gunilla Linn Persson |
Directed by | Martin Asphaug Daniel Lind Lagerlöf Rickard Petrelius Kristian Petri |
Starring | Samuel Fröler Ebba Hultkvist Sten Ljunggren Helena Brodin Göran Engman |
Composer | Stefan Nilsson |
Country of origin | Sweden |
No. of episodes | 18 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Producers | Stefan Lundberg Dag Strömqvist |
Production locations | Björnhuvud, Sweden |
Cinematography | Jan-Hugo Norman Rolf Lindström |
Editors | Sigurd Hallman Agneta Scherman Florence Åkergren-Åberg |
Running time | 53 minutes |
Production company | SVT Drama |
Original release | |
Network | SVT1 (1997–1998) SVT2 (2000) |
Release | 13 October 1997 (1997-10-13) – 8 May 2000 (2000-05-08) |
In May 2009, plans to produce a cinema feature film of Skärgårdsdoktorn were announced. Featuring the same characters ten years after, the estimated release date was Christmas 2010, or possibly January or February 2011.[1][2][5] The film never materialized.