''Skärgårdsdoktorn'' is a Swedish

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produced by SVT Drama. The series ran from 1997 to 2000 and a total of 18 episodes were produced. In English, the title could be translated as ''The archipelago doctor'', and it came to be one of the most popular Swedish TV series of the 1990s. With an average viewership of approximately 2.5 million it is considered one of the greatest successes of SVT Drama. Created by Lars Bill Lundholm and Gunilla Linn Persson, the first 8 episodes were directed by Martin Asphaug. The series was also broadcast in

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and

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. In May 2009, plans to produce a cinema

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of ''Skärgårdsdoktorn'' were announced. Featuring the same characters ten years after, the estimated release date was Christmas 2010, or possibly January or February 2011. The film never materialized.

Plot

The storyline follows a

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, played by

Samuel Fröler Per Samuel Fröler (born 24 March 1957) is a Swedish actor. His break-through was in the TV series Tre Kärlekar in 1989. He played the protagonist in the drama series ''Skärgårdsdoktorn'', and has also acted in several films. At the 28th Guldb ...

, who moves with his teenage daughter, played by

Ebba Hultkvist Ebba Johanna Birgitta Hultkvist (born 26 September 1983) is a Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily ...

, to Saltö, a small society on a fictional island in the Stockholm archipelago, and takes over his father-in-law's medical practice. The plots deal with medical emergencies as well as relationship issues, and the daughter's longing for her mother who lives in

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, having at the last moment chosen to stay behind to continue her work.

Cast

Main characters

as Dr. Johan Steen *

as Wilma Steen *

Sten Ljunggren Sten Ivar Ljunggren (born 16 October 1938) is a Swedish character actor. He played Henrik in the long-running Swedish drama TV series '' Svenska hjärtan'', which aired between 1987 and 1998. Other notable roles includes criminal inspector Len ...

as Dr. Axel Holtman *

Helena Brodin Helena Brodin (born 11 June 1936) is a Swedish actress. She appeared in more than 40 films and television shows between 1960 and 2000. Selected filmography * ''Hugo and Josephine ''Hugo and Josephine'' ( sv, Hugo och Josefin) is a Swedish fi ...

as Sister Berit * Göran Engman as Sören Rapp *

Marie Richardson Marie Elisabet Richardson (born 6 June 1959) is a Swedish stage, film, and television actress. She studied at the Teaterhögskolan i Stockholm from 1982 to 1985 and has been employed by The Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm ever since. Richa ...

as Eva Steen (1998–2000)

Recurring characters

Gunilla Röör Gunilla Kristina Röör (born 16 August 1959) is a Swedish actress. She is daughter to Inger Berggren. As of 2011, she worked at Stockholm City Theatre. She is married to Per Sandberg; the couple has one child together. Röör finished her educ ...

as Helena Solberg *

Anders Nyström Anders Nyström (born 22 April 1975), also known as Blakkheim (or formerly Blackheim), is a Swedish musician. Biography Nyström founded the Swedish metal band Katatonia with singer Jonas Renkse in 1991. Nyström is involved in the songwriti ...

as Captain Sandberg * Jacob Nordenson as Calle Trana *Tove Nordin as Madeleine "Maddo" Lindelius (1997–2000) * Katarina Ewerlöf as Maria Lindelius *

Göran Forsmark Rolf Göran Forsmark (4 February 1955 – 9 August 2020) was a Swedish actor. Forsmark was born in Malmberget. He studied at NAMA in Malmö Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Scania (Skåne). ...

as Thomas Terselius *

Hanna Alström Hanna Carolina Alström (born 5 March 1981) is a Swedish actress best known for starring in '' Kingsman: The Secret Service'' and its sequel '' Kingsman: The Golden Circle'' as Crown Princess Tilde of Sweden. Biography Alström was born in Sto ...

as Siri Terselius *

Pontus Gustafson Pontus Karl Fredrik Gustafsson (born 15 August 1955, in Stockholm) is a Swedish actor. He started his career when he was 12 years old, then he played Mowgli's Swedish voice in ''The Jungle Book'' ("Djungelboken" in Swedish). Since 1977 he works a ...

as George Lindelius * Raymond Nederström as Persson *

Christer Flodin Christer Flodin (born September 1, 1948 in Stockholm) is a Swedish television actor, best known for his appearances in crime drama series. In 1992 he appeared in the miniseries '' Ett Äktenskap i kris'' and in 1994 he appeared in the crime thr ...

as Sture * Ulla-Britt Norrman-Olsson as Stina Larsson * Lena Carlsson as Katarina Sjöblom *David Wiik as Benke Persson * Freja Lindström as Sara * Linda Lundmark as Karin *Henrik Linnros as Henrik Lundgren *

Lennart Jähkel Carl Gustav Lennart Jähkel (born 27 September 1956) is a Swedish actor. He is active at the Stockholm City Theatre, where he participated in several plays. Filmography Films *1991 - '' Infödingen'' *1992 - '' Nordexpressen'' *1992 - '' ...

as Olle Nyholm

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Skargardsdoktorn Swedish television soap operas 1997 Swedish television series debuts 2000 Swedish television series endings 1990s Swedish television series 2000s Swedish television series Television series set on fictional islands Swedish-language television shows