''Hjälp!'' () was a Swedish

situation comedy A sitcom (short for situation comedy or situational comedy) is a genre of comedy produced for radio and television, that centers on a recurring cast of character (arts), characters as they navigate humorous situations within a consistent settin ...

television series, broadcast on the TV4 network. It revolved around a psychologist, Jeanette Placzycks, played by

Stina Ekblad Stina Åsa Maria Ekblad (born 26 February 1954) is a Swedish-speaking Finnish actress. Living in Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as wel ...

, who treated patients with a variety of problems. The series had three seasons, and it was broadcast in 2007 — 2009. According to TV4, the first season had peak viewing figures of more than 1.5 million viewers. The first season of the programme was reported to the Swedish Broadcasting Commission for treating a

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person as an amusing caricature in a way that ridiculed and humiliated people with the disability. The commission ruled that since the entire TV show presented exaggerated caricatures of mental issues and other disabilities, which were not intended to be taken seriously, the specific situations mentioned in the report did not violate the Swedish Radio and Television Act. The American actor

Chevy Chase Cornelius Crane "Chevy" Chase (; born October 8, 1943) is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He became the breakout cast member in the first season of ''Saturday Night Live'' (1975–1976), where his recurring ''Weekend Update'' segment b ...

had a recurring part as a foreign correspondent in the third season of the series.

Cast

as Jeanette Placzycks, psychologist and the show's protagonist. * Johan Rheborg as Örjan Lax *

Felix Herngren Felix Tobias Herngren (born 4 February 1967), is a Swedish director, actor, writer and comedian. He is known for creating and acting in the Swedish television drama-comedy series '' Solsidan''. He is the younger brother of director and actor M� ...

as Benjamin Turesson * Hassan Brijany as Tito *

Johan Glans Johan Magnus Glans (born 9 April 1974 in Eslöv, Sweden) is a Swedish stand up comedian and actor. He started doing stand up comedy in 1994, and has worked on Sveriges Television, Swedish TV with David Batra. Since 2016, Johan Glans has starred a ...

as Reine Bok *

Morgan Alling Sven Robert Morgan Alling (born ''Persson''; 8 June 1968) is a Sweden, Swedish actor, screenwriter and film director, film and theatre director. Alling finished Malmö Theatre Academy 1990. He rose to fame in 1993 as co-host of children's telev ...

as Lars Magnus Ericsson *

Petra Mede Petra Maria Mede (; born 7 March 1970) is a Swedish comedian, dancer, actress and television presenter. Mede is known for her several roles in comic shows and as a television presenter, and is best known outside of Sweden for hosting the Eurovis ...

as Viviann, Lars Magnus' wife. * Anna Blomberg as Marina Huge *

Gustaf Hammarsten Carl Gustaf Hammarsten (born 2 September 1967) is a Swedish film, television and theatre actor. He is internationally known for his role in ''Brüno'' (2009) as the title character's sidekick and gay lover. Career Film He has appeared in more ...

and

Anna Petersson Elin Ann-Sofi Pettersson-Colling (later ''Saltin''; born 1 January 1932) is a retired Sweden, Swedish gymnast. She competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics and won a gold and a silver medal in the obsolete event team p ...

as Mats and Therese Bolling *Per Andersson as Dagmar *

as Dan Carter *

Robert Gustafsson Carl Robert Olof Gustafsson (born 20 December 1964) is a Swedish comedian, actor, and member of ''Killinggänget''. References External links Official homepage
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as Papa Papadopolous

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hjalp! Swedish television sitcoms Stockholm in fiction 2007 Swedish television series debuts