Unit One (DR1 2000-2004, Charlotte Fich, Mads Mikkelsen)

Danish crime drama series Unit One (or Rejseholdet in Danish) revolves around an elite mobile police task force called ‘Unit One’ that travels around Denmark helping local police solve crimes. Cases portrayed in the show were loosely based upon actual incidents of sensational crimes such as murders, kidnappings, cross-border sex trafficking and so on. Rejseholdet won the 2002 International Emmy Award for best drama series.

production details
Denmark – Sweden | DR1 | 32×75 minutes | Broadcast 1 October 2000 – January 2004

Creator: Peter Thorsboe

cast
Charlotte Fich as Ingrid Dahl
Mads Mikkelsen as Allan Fischer
Lars Brygmann as Thomas La Cour
Waage Sandø as Jens Peter ‘IP’ Sørensen
Erik Wedersøe as Ulf Thomsen
Trine Pallesen as Gaby Levin
Lars Bom as Johnny Olsen
Michael Falch as Jan Boysen
Lisbet Lundquist as Kirsten Jørgensen
Lykke Sand Michelsen as Gry
Sebastian Ottenstein as Tobias
Susse Wold as Rigspolitichefen

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