Strisser på Samsø (A Cop on Samsø) is a

Danish television Television in Denmark was established in the 1950s and was run by a monopoly with only one channel available until the 1980s. Danish programming Universal Channel * '' Bates Motel'' * '' The Border'' * ''Burn Notice'' * '' Chicago Fire'' * ''Ch ...

series consisting of 12 episodes, written and directed by Eddie Thomas Petersen. Produced by Per Holst Filmproduktion, it was first broadcast on TV2 in 1997-1998. The story tells how Christian Torp, a police officer who has lost his wife in an unsuccessful robbery, brings his daughter Sille to the Danish island of

Samsø Samsø (Anglicized: "Samso" or "Samsoe") is a Danish island in the Kattegat off the Jutland Peninsula. Samsø is located in Samsø municipality. The community has 3,724 inhabitants (2017) (January 2010:4,010) called ''Samsings'' and is 114&nb ...

looking for peace and quiet. They have difficulty in integrating into a society full of problems where everyone knows everything about everybody, but they find a friend in Ulla, a secretary. Among others, it stars

Lars Bom Lars Bom (Olesen) (born 8 April 1961) is a Danish actor, educated at The Danish National School of Theatre in 1985. Lars Bom has worked in various roles in Theatre, Film and Television, and won the Best Actor award at the Italian Fantafestival i ...

, Andrea Vagn Jensen,

Trine Pallesen Trine Pallesen (born 19 June 1969) is a Danish actress, best known for her work in Danish TV series ''Rejseholdet'' and '' Forbrydelsen''. Pallesen was born in Denmark, daughter of Per Pallesen and Kirsten Peüliche. Filmography Films * ''Balle ...

, Amalie Dollerup, Jesper Milsted and

Sidse Babett Knudsen Sidse Babett Knudsen (; born 22 November 1968) is a Danish actress who works in theatre, television, and film. Knudsen made her screen debut in the 1997 improvisational comedy '' Let's Get Lost'', for which she received both the Robert and Bodi ...

. The series was entitled "Island Cop"Strisser på Samsø release info from The Internet Movie Database
Retrieved 29 March 2011. when broadcast in subtitled form on Ireland's

TG4 TG4 ( ga, TG Ceathair, ) is an Irish free-to-air public service television network. The channel launched on 31 October 1996 and is available online and through its on demand service TG4 Player in Ireland and beyond. TG4 was formerly known ...

channel.

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