The House at Christianshavn
The House at Christianshavn

The House at Christianshavn

1970 14 Seasons 84 Episodes ⭐ 8.0 Comedy Drama

The series follows the residents of an apartment building on Copenhagen's Christianshavn, as they go about their daily lives and challenges. There is Olsen, a mover with an old fashion view of the world, Clausen who runs the local pet shop, Egon the career focused assistant, their wives who work hard to keep their spouses lives together, the young couple Tue and Rikke who recently moved in, the hard working caretaker Meyer, who never puts in to much effort, and of course Emma, the innkeeper of Rottehullet, where all the important decisions are made while running up the bar tab. The series was produced by Nordisk Film for Danmarks Radio TV station between the years 1970-77. The series' first director was Ebbe Langberg, then Erik Balling and Tom Hedegaard respectively. The series was conceived by an author team of well-known Danish authors such Leif Panduro, Benny Andersen, and Lise Nørgaard.

The series follows the residents of an apartment building on Copenhagen's Christianshavn, as they go about their daily lives and challenges. There is Olsen, a mover with an old fashion view of the world, Clausen who runs the local pet shop, Egon the career focused assistant, their wives who work hard to keep their spouses lives together, the young couple Tue and Rikke who recently moved in, the hard working caretaker Meyer, who never puts in to much effort, and of course Emma, the innkeeper of Rottehullet, where all the important decisions are made while running up the bar tab. The series was produced by Nordisk Film for Danmarks Radio TV station between the years 1970-77. The series' first director was Ebbe Langberg, then Erik Balling and Tom Hedegaard respectively. The series was conceived by an author team of well-known Danish authors such Leif Panduro, Benny Andersen, and Lise Nørgaard.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Tue and Rikke get a small and quiet apartment

The whole house is on its head as a new young couple is moving in.

EP 2

The pianos meet

Tue inherits a piano and Olsen is selling the family piano because his son would rather play the electric guitar.

EP 3

Visitors

Tue and Rikke overslept and Rikke panics as she has to get to work quickly, only to realise that it's Saturday. The coup

EP 4

Stuck in the eye

Mrs. Clausen gets something stuck in her eye while making liver paste and Mr. Clausen has to take her to the emergency r

EP 5

You are cordially invited

Karla and Egon are getting married, but before they leave for the church, a premarital argument breaks out because Egon

EP 6

Striking gold

There has been a rubbery at an insurance company and the police suspects Larsen. He is therefore taken to the police sta

EP 1

Lust of the flesh

The peace in the attic apartment is disrupted when Tue and Rikke get into a fight. Peace is restored thanks to the calm

EP 2

The driving test

Mrs. Olsen is getting her drivers license, much to the dismay of her husband. Things get worse when Olsen learns that hi

EP 3

Neighbourhood watch

Alarming headlines in the newspapers scares the people of the house and Olsen takes the initiate and forms a neighbourho

EP 4

Rodents

Clausen, the owner of the pet shop, is giving a presentation for the 7th. grade and is suffering from stage fright and i

EP 5

A quiet Christmas

Hr. Olsen is dreaming of a quiet Christmas with five types of cookies and without trouble or nerves.

EP 6

New Year's Eve

Olsen's New Year's Eve is almost spoiled due to various issues and conflicts with his fellow tenants.

EP 1

Aquarius

The house is without water much to the dismay of the tenant. While the men find a new water supply at Rottehullet, the c

EP 2

We are moving

Olsen decides to move to the country side when he finds out that the house at Christianshavn needs more then just a lovi

EP 3

A disservice

Clausen never says no to animals, no matter what animal. This is how he ends up with a raccoon of questionable origins.

EP 4

Midlife crisis

Egon and Karla's marriage is running into issues as workout fever grips the nations.

EP 5

Meatballs and gender roles

The peaceful Sunday on Christianshavn is at risk when a young idealist shows up and make the women rebel.

EP 6

The burden of fame

Larsen becomes famous and is feeling his identity slowly getting lost in the undesired fame.

EP 1

Chez Emma

Rottehullet is under new management and has many new customers, but what about the regulars?

EP 2

In the stars

Mrs. Olsen has gotten interested in astrology and alternative healing, and now she is trying to convince Mr. Olsen that

EP 3

Good vibes

The last tenant in Nr. 17 right down the street from the house is moving, but the building soon gets occupied by squatte

EP 4

Twelve

Mr. Olsen gets twelve right on his betting ticket, but soon expectations prove to be better than the result.

EP 5

The door is open

Tue is returning from sensitivity training and he wants to share what he has learned with the whole house.

EP 6

Going on vacation

Everyone is going on holiday except for Karla and Egon, for whom a holiday seems to expensive. Olsen suggest to Egon tha

EP 1

The sorcerer's apprentices

The customs department pay a visit to Rottehullet, forcing the owner Emma, to increase the price of beer and demand cash

EP 2

Get well

The flu epidemic has hit the house and the women are all sick, but there is no time to rest, someone has to take care of

EP 3

Lady trip

Olsen and Clausen get mad a Egon after he reveals the result of last night football match. Peace is restored when the la

EP 4

Northeast gales are blowing on the hebrides

Clausen has had a special visitor in his store. He has been hypnotised and now believes he is a monkey. Tue in the meant

EP 5

Contraband

Olsen unwittingly gets involved in a crime when he uses the company's moving van to make a little extra money.

EP 6

Tues examination

Tue is studying for his final exams and the whole house at Christianshavn are under strict orders to be quiet.

EP 1

Honesty is still the best policy

Larsen, thanks to the help of Mr. Olsen and Mrs. Olsen, Clausen, and Tue, narrowly avoids being arrested after a failed

EP 2

Chairman Olsen

The tenants of the house at Christianshavn form a tenants' association with Mr. Olsen as chairman.

EP 3

Operation Mallorca

Mrs. Olsen has three cancellation tickets on hand for Mallorca and she wants the other women of the house to join her, b

EP 4

Fortune teller Emma

With the wives away on holiday, Mr. Olsen, Mr. Clausen, and Egon are having fun until Meyer noticed that Larsen keeps co

EP 5

Be my tulip

The wives have just come home from their holiday to Mallorca, they and their husbands decide to celebrate being reunited

EP 6

You are so lovely

It's spring and Meyer has cast his gaze on Emma.

EP 1

A stranger moves in

A new tenant is moving in, it's the photographer Bo, who knows how to make people work for him.

EP 2

Could you put it in writing

Karla has fallen for her graphology teacher and is creating uproar in the whole house when she starts analyzing everyone

EP 3

Table singing

Olsen is writing a poem for his brother's an wife's silver wedding anniversary. This turns out to be much more difficult

EP 4

The power of advertising

Mr. Clausen and Mr. Olsen are doing laundry, and in the detergent boxes they find coupons for participating in a competi

EP 5

Bimmer is missing

Meyer is watching Karla's son Bimmer while she is at the hairdressers. When Clausen needs help downstairs, Meyer leaves

EP 6

Clausen has rubella

Mr. Clausen has developed allergies and comes down with rubella

EP 1

A fairwell to taxes

Mr. Olsen, Larsen, and Emma have received their annual tax statements and are feeling resentment towards the government.

EP 2

Four beers battlecry

Karla is home alone when a peeper looks through the letter slot. In response, the men decide to form a neighbourhood wat

EP 3

Getting to know each other

Eva is one of Olsen's customers, but she has no place to live. Olsen tries to get her in with one of the tenants of the

EP 4

In the interest of a monitor lizard

A feminist named Tippe comes to the house at Christianshavn, and thanks to her, the wives begin to open their eyes to ne

EP 5

To wake the dead

The missionary needs money to help people in need, mostly himself. Therefore, the neighbourhood is called to a meeting a

EP 6

The fine arts

The tenants of the house at Christianshavn have come to the realisation that paintings are best financial investment.

EP 1

You know what you got

The buildings supervisor Meyer has after many years of fateful service, decided that the time has come to enjoy his reti

EP 2

Karla's banquet

Karla and Egon are hosting Egon's boss for dinner. The hope is that he will be so impressed with the dinner, that Egon w

EP 3

Larsen's nightmare

There has been theft at a watchmaker and the police suspects Larsen, who has an alibi, but the only witness proves hard

EP 4

What does dad know about love?

Olsen's son William is in love, and it's now his dads responsibility to tell him about the facts of life.

EP 5

Don't talk about Harald

The house on Christianshavn is getting a visit from Harald Jensen, an acquaintance of Larsen from the old days, who deci

EP 6

A womans place according to Olsen

Following an argument with her husband, Mrs. Olsen decides to get a job as a bus driver to make a little extra money, so

EP 1

The bird watching trip

Meyer is acting like a cock doing mating season. This leads to a lengthy discussion about birdsong between the tenants o

EP 2

Short lived joy

Egon, being very interested in international relations, is studying French and ends up falling in love with his teacher,

EP 3

Children of summer and sunshine

Clausen, being an old scout, has received the honour of substituting for the local scouts troop leader and Olsen has won

EP 4

The price of love

Meyer is in love with the graceful and well dressed Mrs. Holmberg and spends a lot of money on meeting her lifestyle. Th

EP 5

Building your own house

Karla and Egon want to buy a house, but they have very different vision for what their new home should look like, and wh

EP 6

The state of genius

The result of a nationwide survey shows that Olsen's son Willian, is one of the country's most gifted children.

EP 1

If only mother knew

The house at Christianshavn gets a new owner.

EP 2

A lively environment

Cockroaches have invaded the house at Christianshavn.

EP 3

Our man, Olsen

Olsen comes home from the office party drunk and has to be carried up the stairs. The next day, Mrs. Olsen finds lipstic

EP 4

Karla's calling

Karla receives an offer to be test photographed by a fashion photographer.

EP 5

Meyer's father

Clausen's niece Lise is visiting and ends up spending time with Bo, who despite having a girlfriend, begins to fall for

EP 6

Larsen's inheritance

Larsen inherits the personal belongings of an associate from the old days by the name of Ludwig. Among the few items is

EP 1

Thief above thief

Olsen unwittingly gets involved in a major case of art theft.

EP 2

The day after the day after that

After a wild night of partying and drinking, in the midst of the worst handover of their lives, the residents of the hou

EP 3

Don't judge a book by its cover

Bo falls hard and passionately for a beautiful and intellectual woman named Mette. Before he knows it, he has replaced 7

EP 4

It is quite evident

Egon and Emma are over in Rottehullet when they hear a small piece of gossip, and before long, a little gust has grown i

EP 5

To be a father

Clausen becomes the center of a paternity suit.

EP 6

House for sale

The residents of the house at Christianshavn are offered the opportunity to purchase the house, but do they want to?

EP 1

Perspectives from the attic

Bo is getting married and is moving out of the apartment in the attic. He leaves behind unpaid bills for beer, food, and

EP 2

A true lady

The apartment in the attic gets a new tenant, the widow Mrs. Hammerstedt.

EP 3

A gentleman turns 50

Mr. Olsen is turning 50 and is feeling a bit depressed. Everyone decides to throw him a birthday party over in Rottehull

EP 4

Between heaven and earth

The house at Christianshavn is haunted. The ball from the handrail is floating and Mr. Olsen has a new drinking buddy th

EP 5

Chamber music

A few of the tenants at the house at Christianshavn have become practicing chamber music at the widow Mrs. Hammerstedts

EP 6

When nature calls

Karla and Egon are spending the vinter in Mallorca while the rest of the house's tenants decide to spend the vinter at a

EP 1

A matter of honour

Gambling debt is a matter of honour, and unfortunately for Mrs. Hammerstedt, her deceased spouse managed to accrue a lot

EP 2

Father knows best

Egon buys a Citroên 1939 using the money he and Karla had saved up, but Karla already bought a new washing machine for

EP 3

You win some, you lose some

The widow Mrs. Hammerstedt is choosing the results on her football betting ticket by spinning a picture frame of her dec

EP 4

Old friends

Tue stops by the older neighbourhood and asks his old friends for help with a survey he is conducting. After Tue uses a

EP 5

Over and out

Olsen's boss at the moving company has passed away, and Olsen is offered the opportunity to buyout his moving van by the

EP 6

All good things

The house at Christianshavn is being demolished and everyone is moving on with their lives, almost everyone.

Popular Cast

Poul Reichhardt
Poul Reichhardt
Hr. Olsen
Arthur Jensen
Arthur Jensen
Meyer
Helle Virkner
Helle Virkner
Fru. Olsen
Paul Hagen
Paul Hagen
Hr. Clausen
Willy Rathnov
Willy Rathnov
Egon
Lis Løwert
Lis Løwert
Fru. Clausen
Kirsten Walther
Kirsten Walther
Karla
Bodil Udsen
Bodil Udsen
Emma
Karen Berg
Karen Berg
Fru Hammerstedt