Series synopsis
The Simple Heist, also known as Enkelstöten is a drama comedy crime television series that premiered on TV4 on November 15, 2017. It ended on June 5, 2019. It was created by Tomas Arvidsson. It stars Lotta Tejle, Sissela Kyle, Tomas von Brömssen and Ralph Carlsson.
Jenny and Cecilia are two women in their 60s who live a regular middle class life in Kalmar. But when both realize that the future is anything but light for them, they decide to do something drastic, robbing a bank office in Stockholm.
Premise
Jenny and Cecilia are two women in their 60s who live a regular middle class life in Kalmar. But when both realize that the future is anything but light for them, they decide to do something drastic, robbing a bank office in Stockholm.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Lotta Tejle as Jenny Bengtsson
- Sissela Kyle as Cecilia Stensson
- Tomas von Brömssen as Jan
- Ralph Carlsson as Gunnar
- Peter Carlberg as Stellan
- Kristin Andersson as Harriet
- David Wiberg as Bengt
- Fredrik Wagner as Linus
Supporting cast
- Björn Gustafson as Sven-Erik
Guest cast
- Victor von Schirach as Olle
- Gunilla Röör as la commissaire Anki
- Pontus Edgren as Patrik
- Samuel Steen as Ville
- Philip Hughes as Amir (uncredited)
- Thomas Bodström as Police
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | November 15, 2017 | December 20, 2017 |
| Season 2 | 6 | May 8, 2019 | June 5, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Plan A failed stock investment leaves gastroenterologist Cecilia in financial difficulty, but she can't bring herself to tell her husband, Jan. When Cecilia |
November 15, 2017 |
| 2 |
Casing the Bank Jenny and Cecilia prepare for the robbery in Stockholm by following a bank worker to learn how to get into the bank and drugging him to get the access card. But things start to go awry once their plan is put into action. |
November 22, 2017 |
| 3 |
Locked Away Although the robbery was successful, Cecilia and Jenny struggle to open the locked cassettes containing all the money. As Cecilia tries to put off Jan from buying their dream house in France, Jenny worries her daughter Harriet is using drugs. |
November 29, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 When both Jenny and Cecilia get the opportunity to take personal aggression against one of Kalmar's small issues in the men's club Calmare Fellows, a new coup begins. As they begin their planning, they get someone's dangerous gaze on them. |
May 8, 2019 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Jenny and Cecilia prepare the burglary. They use Gunnar, drone and Jenny's authority as a teacher to try to enter Patrik's house and steal the artwork. At the same time, Bengt is in a place where he should not be. |
May 8, 2019 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Theft is done, but the installation lacks an important audio track that Jenny and Cecilia now have to fake. At the same time, Jörgen wants to find the people behind the art coup, which means that the police suspect he is involved himself. |
May 15, 2019 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV4 |
|---|---|
| First aired | November 15, 2017 |
| Last aired | June 5, 2019 |
| Runtime | 44 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Wednesday at 21:00:00 |