"Rejseholdet" (2000) TV series 2000-2004

Writers:

Rumle Hammerich (concept)
Peter Thorsboe (key writer) (episodes)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

1 October 2000 (Denmark)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

To Unit One, the case at hand is all that matters.

Plot:

A danish mobile task force (one might say a Danish version of FBI) is dispatched all over Denmark to help local police solve cases (mostly murders).

Plot Keywords:

Police | Murder | Denmark | Rape | Dead Husband

Awards:

4 wins

Cast

Charlotte Fich	...	Ingrid Dahl (32 episodes, 2000-2004)
Mads Mikkelsen	...	Allan Fischer (32 episodes, 2000-2004)
Lars Brygmann	...	Thomas La Cour (32 episodes, 2000-2004)
Waage Sandø	...	Jens Peter 'IP' Sørensen (32 episodes, 2000-2004)
Erik Wedersøe	...	Ulf Thomsen (32 episodes, 2000-2004)
Trine Pallesen	...	Gabriella 'Gaby' Levin (32 episodes, 2000-2004)
Lars Bom	...	Johnny Olsen (31 episodes, 2000-2004)
Michael Falch	...	Jan Boysen (23 episodes, 2000-2004)
Sebastian Ottensten	...	Tobias (20 episodes, 2000-2004)
Lisbet Lundquist	...	Kirsten Jørgensen (17 episodes, 2000-2002)
Lykke Sand Michelsen	...	Gry (15 episodes, 2000-2004)

Also Known As:

Mordkommissionen (Sweden)
Unit 1 (International: English title)
Unit One (International: English title)

Runtime:

58 min (30 episodes) | 75 min (2 episodes)

Country:

Denmark | Sweden

Language:

Danish | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Australia:MA | Australia:M (some episodes)

Filming Locations:

Aalborg, Jylland, Denmark

Company:

Danmarks Radio (DR)

Trivia:

Many of the criminal cases in the series are based on true Danish cases, although modified for dramatic purposes. The disclaimer in the credits reads: "'Rejseholdet' er fiktion, med fiktive karakterer, inspireret af virkelige hændelser" ('Rejseholdet' is fiction, with fictional characters, inspired by real events').

Another highly addictive cop show

This series only began (on SBS TV) here in Australia around a month ago, and I'm already hooked!! Whilst not the best or the most original cop show there is, it's well made, and the stories are believable, and the characters of the police are well drawn. Mostly, I like the balance between the crime-of-the-week and the personal lives of the detectives, where the latter never ever seems to overshadow the former, as it should be, but the personal insights into regular characters gives them substance and dimension.

I'd recommend it to anyone who likes their crime shows on TV to be straight-forward and without too much fanfare and sensation.