''The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey'' (In Danish: "Ørnen: En krimi-odyssé") (2004-2006) is a Danish police procedural

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produced by

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, created and written by Peter Thorsboe and Mai Brostrøm. The series debuted on 10 October 2004 in

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. It won an

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from the

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for best non-American television drama series in 2005. There were three seasons; the second season premiered in Denmark on 9 October 2005 and the third on 8 October 2006. The last episode originally aired in Denmark on 26 November 2006. The series was filmed on location in various parts of

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Plot

The series is named after the lead character, a half-Icelandic half-Danish police officer named Hallgrim Ørn Hallgrimsson, nicknamed "Ørnen" (the eagle). In the first episode, a new international criminal investigative unit is being formed under Thea Nellemann (

Ghita Nørby Ghita Nørby (born 11 January 1935) is a Danish actress with 117 film credits to her name from 1956 to 2005, making her one of the most active Danish actresses ever. Early life Nørby was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, the daughter of opera singer ...

), and Hallgrimsson (

Jens Albinus Jens Albinus (born 3 January 1965 in Bogense) is a Danish actor and director.''Usikker på indersiden. Interview: Jens Albinus'' Jyllands-Posten, 16 December 2005, Must, Side 28 Selected filmography * ''Anton'' (1996) – as Lærer, a teacher ...

) is persuaded to take the job as the lead investigator for the unit. He puts together a small investigation team that are experts in their respective fields. Their cases cross the borders between Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Russia and various other countries; and involve biker gangs, former Russian KGB, possible terrorist threats and international fraud. Throughout the series Hallgrimsson deals with recurring flashbacks and possibly post-traumatic stress from a childhood incident.

Cast

Main Characters

as Hallgrim Ørn Hallgrimsson (2004–2006) * Marina Bouras as Marie Wied (2004–2006) *

Steen Stig Lommer The Dutch language, Dutch word Steen means "stone", and is used for "castle" or "fortress", as in the Gravensteen in Ghent, Belgium. It is also an alternative spelling of the Swedish language, Swedish and Danish language, Danish word ''sten'' with t ...

as Villy Frandsen (2004–2006) * Susan A. Olsen as Ditte Hansen (2004–2006) * Janus Nabil Bakrawi as Nazim Talawi (2004–2006) *

David Owe David de Coninck Owe (born 2 December 1977) is a Danish actor and stuntman. Internationally, he is probably best known for his part in the Emmy Award winning TV series ''The Eagle''. He graduated from the Danish National School of Theatre and Con ...

as Michael Kristensen (2004–2006) *

as Thea Nellemann (2004–2006) *

Hans Alfredsson Hans Folke "Hasse" Alfredson (28 June 1931 – 10 September 2017) was a Swedish actor, film director, writer, and comedian. He was born in Malmö, Sweden. He is known for his collaboration with Tage Danielsson as the duo Hasse & Tage and their ...

as Hallgrim's dad (2004-2006)

Recurring Characters

* Henrik Lykkegaard as Jens Hansen (2004–2006) *

Morten Lützhøft Morten is a common given name in Norway and Denmark. Approximately 22,138 have this name as a given name in Norway and about 52 people have it as a surname. Notable people with the name include: *Morten Abel, Norwegian singer *Morten Andersen, Dan ...

as Holsøe (2004–2006) * Kristian Wanzl as Gustav (2005)

Episodes

The episodes bear the names of the following entities from

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Iphigenia In Greek mythology, Iphigenia (; grc, Ἰφιγένεια, , ) was a daughter of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra, and thus a princess of Mycenae. In the story, Agamemnon offends the goddess Artemis on his way to the Trojan War by hunting ...

Ares Ares (; grc, Ἄρης, ''Árēs'' ) is the Greek god of war and courage. He is one of the Twelve Olympians, and the son of Zeus and Hera. The Greeks were ambivalent towards him. He embodies the physical valor necessary for success in war b ...

Nemesis In ancient Greek religion, Nemesis, also called Rhamnousia or Rhamnusia ( grc, Ῥαμνουσία, Rhamnousía, the goddess of Rhamnous), was the goddess who personifies retribution, a central concept in the Greek world view. Etymology The n ...

Hades Hades (; grc-gre, ᾍδης, Háidēs; ), in the ancient Greek religion and myth, is the god of the dead and the king of the underworld, with which his name became synonymous. Hades was the eldest son of Cronus and Rhea, although this also ...

Cronus In Ancient Greek religion and mythology, Cronus, Cronos, or Kronos ( or , from el, Κρόνος, ''Krónos'') was the leader and youngest of the first generation of Titans, the divine descendants of the primordial Gaia (Mother Earth) and ...

Erinyes The Erinyes ( ; sing. Erinys ; grc, Ἐρινύες, pl. of ), also known as the Furies, and the Eumenides, were female chthonic deities of vengeance in ancient Greek religion and mythology. A formulaic oath in the ''Iliad'' invokes ...

Agamemnon In Greek mythology, Agamemnon (; grc-gre, Ἀγαμέμνων ''Agamémnōn'') was a king of Mycenae who commanded the Greeks during the Trojan War. He was the son, or grandson, of King Atreus and Queen Aerope, the brother of Menelaus, the husb ...

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, Calypso,

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Minos In Greek mythology, Minos (; grc-gre, Μίνως, ) was a King of Crete, son of Zeus and Europa. Every nine years, he made King Aegeus pick seven young boys and seven young girls to be sent to Daedalus's creation, the labyrinth, to be eaten ...

and

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Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Title track

The title track is called "Forgiveness". It is composed by

Jacob Groth Jacob Groth (born 12 May 1951) is a Danish film composer. He is most known for scoring the film trilogy based on Stieg Larsson's Millennium series and a number of award-winning Danish TV series as well as the CBS series '' Unforgettable''. Am ...

with lyrics and vocals by his spouse Misen Groth.

External links

Lyrics
to the theme song.
Jacob Groth
s official site. Various snippets can be downloaded. * . {{DEFAULTSORT:Eagle, The 2004 Danish television series debuts 2006 Danish television series endings 2000s Danish television series 2000s crime drama television series 2000s police procedural television series DR television dramas Danish crime television series Danish drama television series International Emmy Award for Best Drama Series winners