''NileCity 105.6'' was a

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6-part television show broadcast by

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in 1995. It was the first major success of the Swedish comedy group

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. Each episode was titled "Vuxna män gör saker tillsammans" ("Adult men doing things together"). Set in

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, the show revolves around the low-budget radio station NileCity 105.6, its staff and a number of related characters. It is owned and run by

Percy Nilegård Percy Nilegård is a fictional character played by Johan Rheborg since 1991, and one of the primary staples of the Swedish comedy group Killinggänget. As a vain, snobbish, and possibly insane businessman with a noticeable underbite, he does almos ...

who rents a few rooms in a fire station. (Exterior shots featured the 19th-century Katarina fire station in central

.) The radio station is not very popular, and in the first episode it is actually said to be broadcast on AM radio instead of FM. Primary characters include: *Glenn Killing (

Henrik Schyffert Per Henrik Schyffert (born 23 February 1968) is a Swedish comedian, actor, musician and radio and television personality. Career Schyffert was a VJ for MTV Europe in the late 1980s. In 1992 he hosted the comedy TV show ''I Manegen Med Glenn Kil ...

) - The main host of NileCity. He mainly plays the

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to his outlandish guests (played by

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) *Percy Nilegård (

Johan Rheborg Carl Johan Rheborg (born 5 June 1963) is a Swedish comedian, actor and script writer. He is a member of the Swedish comedy group Killinggänget. Rheborg is probably most known for his role as the space hero Kenny Starfighter, the irresponsible P ...

) - The greedy owner who tries to turn a profit in spite of the station's very low ratings. To this end he runs a number of dubious schemes, such as airing advertisements for companies and asking them for payments afterwards (a concept which he calls "marketing by not asking any questions first"). *Veiron (

) - A stereotype of a

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worker from

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. He hosts his own show where he pesters people trying to sleep. His show airs at 3:30 AM and he arrives at the studio during the night in a

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. This is the first show of the day but in the context of the series it caps off each episode, with Veiron's monologue blending into the credits. *Farbror Barbro (

) - A

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of unclear

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(the name translates to "Uncle Barbara"), always dressed in a

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, who tends to ignore actual problems in favor of marketing hi-fi equipment. *Greger (

) - A homosexual fire chief dressed in a plaid

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. He has a secret crush on Percy. *The firemen - A number of barechested hunks who are quite philosophical about their

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. Each episode begins with an introduction to one of them, set to the sound of "

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" by

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and

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References

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