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

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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 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 Aliette Opheim (née Aliette Johansson; born 21 July 1985) is a Swedish actress. In 2015, Stockholm's Rising Star Award went to Opheim, for her performance in Lisa Aschan's ''White People''. Selected filmography *''Sandor slash Ida'' (2005) *'' T ...

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 as Mauritz Waldemar * Jessica Grabowsky as Liv Waldemar *

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as Cecilia Waldemar * Molly Nutley as Kim Waldemar *

Donald Högberg Donald is a masculine given name derived from the Gaelic name ''Dòmhnall''.. This comes from the Proto-Celtic *''Dumno-ualos'' ("world-ruler" or "world-wielder"). The final -''d'' in ''Donald'' is partly derived from a misinterpretation of the ...

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'' (Danish t ...

as Manne Wahlstrom *

Johanna Ringbom Johanna is a feminine name, a variant form of Joanna that originated in Latin in the Middle Ages, including an -h- by analogy with the Latin masculine name Johannes. The original Greek form ''Iōanna'' lacks a medial /h/ because in Greek /h/ cou ...

as Mildred Pahkinen *

Tobias Zilliacus Lars Emil Tobias Zilliacus (born 30 September 1971) is a Swedish-speaking Finnish actor. He is best known of his role in the 2012 Swedish crime film Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime ...

as Mikael Rosén *

Charlie Petersson Charlie may refer to: Characters * "Charlie," the head of the Townsend Agency', from the ''Charlie's Angels'' franchise * Charlie, a character on signs for the CharlieCard, a smart card issued by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority * ...

as Vincent Högberg * Tanja Lorentzon as Priest Petra * Henrik Norlén as Bjarne * Thomas Hedengran as Tommy Fasth * Göran Forsmark 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 as Henrik Ölmqvist * Samuli Vauramo 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