''Anna Pihl'' is a Danish

police drama The police procedural, police show, or police crime drama is a subgenre of procedural drama and detective fiction that emphasises the investigative procedure of police officers, police detectives, or law enforcement agencies as the protagonists, as ...

produced by TV2. The series stars

Charlotte Munck Charlotte Munck (born 2 December 1969) is a Danish actress. She is notable for starring in the Danish police television drama '' Anna Pihl'' as the title character, which was aired on TV2. She was born in Aarhus and raised in Ørsted Djursla ...

(''Kongekabale'') as the title character Anna Pihl,

Peter Mygind Peter Mygind (born 28 August 1963) is a Danish actor and television personality. He has had roles in films including the World War II drama '' Flame & Citron'' as well as several TV series such as '' Borgen'', ''Unit One'', Lars Von Trier's '' Th ...

, and

Iben Hjejle Iben Hjejle (born 22 March 1971) is a Danish actress, notable for starring in the Stephen Frears film ''High Fidelity'' (2000). In Denmark, she is perhaps best known for appearing in the Danish television sitcom '' Langt fra Las Vegas'' (''Far f ...

(''

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'' and '' Blinkende Lygter'') as Mikala. Three seasons have been produced between 2006 and 2008, each having 10 episodes. The show follows the work and personal life of Anna Pihl, a policewoman at the

Bellahøj Bellahøj is an area situated 5 kilometres to the northwest of central Copenhagen, Denmark. It features the Bellahøj Houses, a functionalist housing project, as well as parkland with an open-air theatre. The 37 metre high hill situated in Bellah ...

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. She is divorced, and lives with her son, Mikkel, in a flat shared with Jan, her gay male friend. The show focuses on personal stories and realism: although it has action and suspense, it comes second to more realistic material. Besides Denmark, the series has been broadcast in

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, Sweden, Norway and

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. In Germany, the show was cancelled due to low ratings after the first nine episodes of season 1. A late night re-run started in September 2008. Season one aired in

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and in Australia on

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. In United States,

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and

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, Anna Pihl airs on

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. The theme song for season 1 was "Crosshair" by Blue Foundation, while the theme song for seasons 2 and 3 was "In the End I Started" by Swedish singer Maria Marcus and Dane Niels Brinck.

External links

* * {{IMDb title, 0494184, Anna Pihl Danish drama television series Danish crime television series 2006 Danish television series debuts 2008 Danish television series endings 2000s Danish television series Danish-language television shows TV 2 (Denmark) original programming