''Dagvaktin'' ( en, The Day Shift) is a

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to the Icelandic television series ''

Næturvaktin ''Næturvaktin'' () is an Icelandic television show. It is the first in a trilogy, its sequels being '' Dagvaktin'' () and '' Fangavaktin'' (). The series was first shown in 2007 on Stöð 2, on Sundays from 16 September – 9 December. In ...

''. It is the second of the three series in the

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. The three main characters from ''Næturvaktin'', Georg Bjarnfreðarson (

Jón Gnarr Jón Gnarr (; born 2 January 1967)This is an Icelandic name. ''Kristinsson'' is the patronymic, but he is properly referred to as ''Jón Gnarr'' as he had it legally removed. is an Icelandic actor, comedian, and politician who served as the Ma ...

), Ólafur Ragnar ( Pétur Jóhann Sigfússon) and Daníel ( Jörundur Ragnarsson), all return to work at a hotel in the sparsely populated

Westfjords The Westfjords or West Fjords ( is, Vestfirðir , ISO 3166-2:IS: IS-4) is a large peninsula in northwestern Iceland and an administrative district, the least populous administrative district. It lies on the Denmark Strait, facing the east coas ...

(near

Reykhólar Reykhólar () is an Icelandic village in the Westfjords, in the northwest area of the country. The village, with around 120 inhabitants, has a swimming pool near the local camp site with a great view on the sea and mountains. The camp site, hostel ...

). It was first broadcast on Stöð 2 on 21 September 2008, and was subsequently released on

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* Icelandic comedy television series Icelandic-language television shows 2008 Icelandic television series debuts 2000s Icelandic television series Stöð 2 original programming {{Iceland-tv-prog-stub