The Eagle (TV series)

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The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey
The building Planbygningen with the lower part of the Masting Sheer (Mastekranen) at Holmen in Copenhagen, Denmark
Genre	Crime drama, police procedural
Created by	Peter Thorsboe and Mai Brostrøm.
Directed by	Niels Arden Oplev, Søren Kragh-Jacobsen, ,
Starring	Jens Albinus, , , , Ghita Nørby, , , David Owe
Country of origin	Denmark
Original language	Danish Swedish German English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	24
Production
Producer
Running time	1148 Minutes
Release
Original network	DR
Original release	10 October 2004 (2004-10-10) – 26 November 2006 (2006-11-26)
External links
Website

The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey (In Danish: "Ørnen: En krimi-odyssé") (2004-2006) is a Danish police procedural television series produced by Danmarks Radio, created and written by and . The series debuted on 10 October 2004 in Denmark. It won an International Emmy Award from the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences 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 northern Europe, from Berlin (Germany) and Copenhagen (Denmark) to Stockholm (Sweden), Oslo (Norway) and other locations including Iceland.

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), and Hallgrimsson (Jens Albinus) 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[]

• Jens Albinus as Hallgrim Ørn Hallgrimsson (2004–2006)
• as Marie Wied (2004–2006)
• as Villy Frandsen (2004–2006)
• as Ditte Hansen (2004–2006)
• as Nazim Talawi (2004–2006)
• David Owe as Michael Kristensen (2004–2006)
• Ghita Nørby as Thea Nellemann (2004–2006)
• Hans Alfredsson as Hallgrim's dad (2004-2006)

Recurring Characters[]

• as Jens Hansen (2004–2006)
• as Holsøe (2004–2006)
• as Gustav (2005)

Episodes[]

The episodes bear the names of the following entities from Greek mythology:
Sisyphus, Scylla, Iphigenia, Ares, Nemesis, Hades, Cronus, Erinyes, Agamemnon, Keres, Calypso, Thanatos, Minos and Ithaca.

Season 1[]

Season 2[]

Season 3[]

Title track[]

The title track is called "Forgiveness". It is composed by Jacob Groth with lyrics and vocals by his spouse .

External links[]

• Lyrics to the theme song.
• Jacob Groth's official site. Various snippets can be downloaded.
• The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey at IMDb.