''Thicker Than Water'' (''Tjockare än vatten'') is a television drama produced by Sweden's SVT in cooperation with Finland's Svenska Yle. Most of the action is set in

Åland Åland ( fi, Ahvenanmaa: ; ; ) is an Federacy, autonomous and Demilitarized zone, demilitarised region of Finland since 1920 by a decision of the League of Nations. It is the smallest region of Finland by area and population, with a size of 1 ...

. The show's first season, consisting of ten episodes, was shown in Sweden in 2014, the second in 2016.

Plot

Three siblings are reunited at their mother's guesthouse in

at the start of the summer. When Anna-Lisa Waldemar takes her own life, the siblings—eldest brother Lasse, a struggling

Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...

restaurateur, younger sister Jonna, an actor, and middle child Oskar, who manages the guesthouse alongside his wife Liv—discover that her will requires them to spend the season running the business before they can inherit it from her. Secrets from twenty years earlier and from more recent times are uncovered, as well as more than one body, as the siblings attempt to overcome their differences for the sake of their mother—and the money.

Cast and characters

Björn Bengtsson Björn Mikael Bengtsson (born 28 October 1972 in Malmö) is a Swedish actor. Bengtsson studied at Gothenburg Theatre Academy 1993–96. He has worked at Malmö City Theatre, Helsingborg City Theatre and the National Swedish Touring Theatre. ...

as Lasse Waldemar *

Joel Spira Joel Boris Spira (born 18 July 1981) is a Swedish film, television, and theatre actor. Personal While studying biology at the University of Stockholm Spira decided to give acting a chance. After just spending one semester at Spegelteatern in ...

as Oskar Waldemar * Aliette Opheim as Jonna Waldemar *

Stina Ekblad Stina Åsa Maria Ekblad (born 26 February 1954 in Solf, Ostrobothnia, Finland) is a Swedish-speaking Finnish actress. Living in Stockholm, she has appeared mostly in Swedish productions. She received a Guldbagge Award for Best Actress in 1987 ...

as Anna-Lisa Waldemar *

Fredrik Hammar Fredrik Hammar (born 26 February 2001) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Allsvenskan club Hammarby IF. Hammar is a product of the IF Brommapojkarna academy, Hammar began his senior career in earnest with ...

as Mauritz Waldemar *

Jessica Grabowsky Jessica Grabowsky (born 8 April 1980) is a Finnish actress. She was nominated for the Jussi Award in the category of Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in the 2011 film ''Missä kuljimme kerran''. In 2014, she was nominated a sec ...

as Liv Waldemar * Saga Sarkola as Cecilia Waldemar *

Molly Nutley Molly Nutley (born 16 March 1995) is a Swedish actress. She is the daughter of actress Helena Bergström and film director Colin Nutley. Nutley got her first minor role in a film in the film ''Så olika'' in 2009, which her mother directed. Nutl ...

as Kim Waldemar * Donald Högberg as Konrad Waldemar *

Torkel Petersson Ola ''Torkel'' Petersson (born 19 August 1969 in Lund, Sweden) is a Swedish actor and comedian. Selected filmography *1999: ''Zero Tolerance'' (Swedish title: ''Noll tolerans'') *2000: '' Jalla! Jalla!'' *2002: '' Old Men in New Cars'' (Danis ...

as Manne Wahlstrom * Johanna Ringbom as Mildred Pahkinen * Tobias Zilliacus as Mikael Rosén * Charlie Petersson as Vincent Högberg *

Tanja Lorentzon Tanja Mirjam Cecilia Lorentzon (née Tanja Mirjam Cecilia Koukonen; born 25 September 1971), previously known as Tanja Svedjeström, is a Sweden-Finnish actress and dramatist of Finnish descent. Internationally, she is probably best known for he ...

as Priest Petra *

Henrik Norlén Henrik Norlén (born 2 September 1970) is a Swedish actor. Selected filmography Film Television References External links * 1970 births Living people Swedish male film actors People from Karlstad {{Sweden-actor-stub ...

as Bjarne *

Thomas Hedengran Ulf Thomas Hedengran (born February 11, 1965) is a Swedish actor. He is often cast in grisly thrillers and horror films. Biography Hedengran has become a well-known actor in many Swedish television series and films. He has also worked as a stag ...

as Tommy Fasth *

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). I ...

as the director *

Tova Magnusson Tova Dorothea Magnusson (born 18 June 1968), also credited under her former married name as Tova Magnusson Norling, is a Swedish film and television actress; comedian; and film director. She is best known outside Sweden for her role in the Danis ...

as Rachel Ohlson *

Stefan Sauk Stefan Sauk (born Stefan Wernström, 6 June 1955) is a Swedish actor and comedian who has worked in film, television, and theatre since 1984. Selected filmography Film Television External links Stefan Sauk atthe Swedish Film Institute ...

as Bear Lehman *

Alfons Röblom Alphons (Latinized ''Alphonsus'', ''Adelphonsus'', or ''Adefonsus'') is a male given name recorded from the 8th century (Alfonso I of Asturias, r. 739–757) in the Christian successor states of the Visigothic kingdom in the Iberian peninsula. ...

as Henrik Ölmqvist *

Samuli Vauramo Samuli Vauramo (born 22 October 1981) is a Finnish actor. Vauramo was born in Vantaa, Finland. Vauramo graduated from the Finnish Theatre Academy in 2005. After graduating he worked at the Theatre of Kotka, where he acted in Aleksis Kivi's famo ...

as Wille Ek

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt3139330 2014 Swedish television series debuts Swedish drama television series Television shows set in Sweden Swedish-language television shows