The Eagle (TV series)

The Eagle (TV series)
The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey
Genre Crime/Drama
Directed by

Niels Arden Oplev, Søren Kragh-Jacobsen, Kristoffer Nyholm,

Martin Schmidt
Starring Jens Albinus, Janus Nabil Bakrawi, Marina Bouras, Steen Stig Lommer, Ghita Nørby, Elva Osk Olafsdottir, Susan A. Olsen, David Owe
Country of origin Denmark
Language(s) Danish
No. of seasons 3
No. of episodes 24
Production
Producer(s) Sven Clausen
Running time 1148 Minutes
Broadcast
Original channel DR
Original run October 10, 2004 – November 26, 2006
External links
Website

The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey (In Danish: "Ørnen: En krimi-odyssé") (2004) is a Danish police procedural television series produced by Danmarks Radio, created and written by Peter Thorsboe and Mai Brostrøm. The series debuted on 10 October 2004 in Denmark. It won an International Emmy Award from the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for best non-American television drama drama series in 2005. There were three seasons; the second season premiered in Denmark on 9 October 2005 and the third on 8 October 2006. The last episode originally aired in Denmark on 26 November 2006. The series was filmed on location in various parts of northern Europe, from Copenhagen (Denmark) to Oslo (Norway) and other locations including Iceland.

The series has enjoyed particular success in Australia, where it airs on SBS and is available on DVD with English subtitles.

Contents

Plot

The series is named after the lead character, a half-Icelandic half-Danish police officer named Halgrim Ørn Hallgrimsson, nicknamed "Ørnen" (the eagle). In the first episode, a new international criminal investigative unit is being formed under Thea Nellemann (Ghita Nørby), and Hallgrimsson (Jens Albinus) is persuaded to take the job as the lead investigator for the unit. He puts together a small team of experts in their fields. Their cases cross the borders between Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Russia and various other countries; and involve biker gangs, former Russian KGB, possible terrorist threats and international fraud. Throughout the series Hallgrimsson deals with recurring flashbacks and possibly post-traumatic stress from a childhood incident.

Cast

Main Characters

  • Jens Albinus as Hallgrim Ørn Hallgrimsson (2004–2006)
  • Marina Bouras as Marie Wied (2004–2006)
  • Steen Stig Lommer as Villy Frandsen (2004–2006)
  • Susan Olsena as Ditte Hansen (2004–2006)
  • Janus Nabil Bakrawi as Nazim Talawi (2004–2006)
  • David Owe as Michael Kristensen (2004–2006)
  • Ghita Nørby as Thea Nellemann (2004–2006)

Recurring Characters

  • Henrik Lykkegaard as Jens Hansen (2004–2006)
  • Morten Lützhøft as Holsøe (2004–2006)

Episodes

Season 1

Ep # Title (English) Title (Danish) First Airdate
1 Sisyphus 1 Sysifos 1 10 October 2004
2 Sisyphus 2 Sysifos 2 17 October 2004
3 Scylla Skylla 24 October 2004
4 Ifigenia Ifigenia 31 October 2004
5 Ares 1 Ares 1 7 November 2004
6 Ares 2 Ares 2 14 November 2004
7 Nemesis Nemesis 21 November 2004
8 Hades Hades 28 November 2004

Season 2

Ep # Title (English) Title (Danish) First Airdate
9 Chronos 1 Kronos 1 9 October 2005
10 Chronos 2 Kronos 2 16 October 2005
11 Erinyes Erinye 23 October 2005
12 Agamemnon 1 Agamemnon 1 30 October 2005
13 Agamemnon 2 Agamemnon 2 6 November 2005
14 Agamemnon 3 Agamemnon 3 13 November 2005
15 Keres 1 Keres 1 20 November 2005
16 Keres 2 Keres 2 27 November 2005

Season 3

Ep # Title (English) Title (Danish) First Airdate
17 Calypso 1 Kalypso 1 8 October 2006
18 Calypso 2 Kalypso 2 15 October 2006
19 Thanatos Thanatos 22 October 2006
20 Thanatos Thanatos 29 October 2006
21 Minos Minos 5 November 2006
22 Minos Minos 12 November 2006
23 Ithaca Ithaka 19 November 2006
24 Ithaca Ithaka 26 November 2006

Title track

The title track is called "Forgiveness". It is written by Jacob Groth and sung by his spouse Misen Groth.

External links


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