Series synopsis
Don't Ever Wipe Tears Without Gloves, also known as Torka aldrig tårar utan handskar is a drama television series that premiered on SVT1 on October 8, 2012. It ended on October 22, 2012. It was created by Simon Kaijser da Silva. It stars Björn Kjellman, Simon J. Berger, Adam Pålsson and Carl Lindquist.
Based on the Sweden novelist Jonas Gardell's novel Love, the story of the struggle the homosexual community had with AIDS, during which time a lot of people who were lovers and family members died. The story is also about family and society's refusing to accept the gay community during that time.
Premise
Based on the Sweden novelist Jonas Gardell's novel Love, the story of the struggle the homosexual community had with AIDS, during which time a lot of people who were lovers and family members died. The story is also about family and society's refusing to accept the gay community during that time.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Björn Kjellman as Berättarröst
- Simon J. Berger as Paul
- Adam Pålsson as Rasmus
- Carl Lindquist as Kyrkobesökare
- Adam Lundgren as Benjamin
- Emil Almén as Seppo
- Michael Jonsson as Lars-Åke
- Christoffer Svensson as Bengt
Supporting cast
- Stefan Sauk as Rasmus pappa
- Annika Olsson as Rasmus mamma
- Marie Richardson as Benjamins mamma
- Gerhard Hoberstorfer as Benjamins pappa
- Ulf Friberg as Holger
- Ia Langhammer as Sjuksköterska
- Sanna Sundqvist as Madde
- Shebly Niavarani as Benjamins läkare
- Christian Arnold as Ragg Confetti
- Iman Mirbioki as Stroller
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 3 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 3 | October 8, 2012 | October 22, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 19-year-old Rasmus after graduation moves from rural Värmland to Stockholm to attend university. |
October 8, 2012 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 AIDS has started to spread among their friends, and eventually it also reaches them. |
October 15, 2012 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Episode 3, "Death" (Döden), deals mainly with the deaths of Paul and Rasmus through AIDS |
October 22, 2012 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | SVT1 |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 8, 2012 |
| Last aired | October 22, 2012 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday at 21:00:00 |