''Leende guldbruna ögon'' is a

TV miniseries A miniseries or mini-series is a television series that tells a story in a predetermined, limited number of episodes. "Limited series" is another more recent US term which is sometimes used interchangeably. , the popularity of miniseries format h ...

, originally airing over

SVT1 SVT1 (SVT Ett; commonly referred to as Ettan) is the primary television station of the Swedish public service broadcaster Sveriges Television in Sweden. History Television in Sweden officially launched on 4 September 1956 with the launch of '' ...

for three Monday evenings in a row between 26 February-12 March 2007 (with reruns airing in November 2008) It was directed by Anna Hylander and Emiliano Goessens with screenplay by Anders Weidemann. The series has an

anti-racism Anti-racism encompasses a range of ideas and political actions which are meant to counter racial prejudice, systemic racism, and the oppression of specific racial groups. Anti-racism is usually structured around conscious efforts and deliberate a ...

dansband (; "dance band"), or in Norwegian and Danish, is a Swedish term for a band that plays ("dance band music"). ' is often danced to in pairs. Jitterbug and foxtrot music are often included in this category. The music is primarily inspired by ...

theme, and features a lot of dansband music. Even

Christer Sjögren Hans Christer Sjögren (born 6 April 1950) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and musician. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the dansband Vikingarna. Early life Hans Christer Sjögren was born in Hagfors, Sweden, on 6 April 1950, as the ...

and

Tomas Ledin Tomas Folke Jonas Ledin (; born 25 February 1952) is a Swedish singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He grew up in the town of Sandviken, Sweden and has sold 3 million records. Career Tomas Ledin started his career in 1972 when ...

appear, playing themselves. On 26 February 2007, the

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was released. The series was partly recorded in

Rågsved Rågsved is a suburb historically belonging to the district of Bandhagen in Stockholm, Sweden. History Rågsved remained uninhabited until the mid-1950s. In 1953 a development plan was set up for the area. Rågsveds centrum and Rågsved metr ...

in southern

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Plot

23 years old Lennart Johansson from

Fellingsbro Fellingsbro (, locally ) is a locality and a parish situated in Lindesberg Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden with 1,384 inhabitants in 2010. It is home to the Fellingsbro folk high school. History The parish of Fellingsbro is mentioned already ...

has dark skin, and wants to become a dansband star. His favourite singer is

. He wants to sing with dansband Sven Bodins, but is rejected because of his colour of skin. Sven Bodins state there is too much

racial prejudice Racism is the belief that groups of humans possess different behavioral traits corresponding to inherited attributes and can be divided based on the superiority of one race over another. It may also mean prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism ...

within the dansband genre, even if they declare themselves not having anything against people with dark skin. This leads to Lennart Johansson deciding to start an own band.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Leende guldbruna ogon (TV series) 2007 Swedish television series debuts 2007 Swedish television series endings Dansband music Sveriges Television original programming Stockholm in fiction Swedish television miniseries Television shows set in Stockholm Västmanland in fiction 2000s television miniseries Swedish-language television shows