Series synopsis
Defense, also known as Forsvar is a crime television series that premiered on TV 2 on September 21, 2003. It ended on November 3, 2004. It was created by Lars Kjeldgård, Lars K. Andersen, Sveinbjörn I. Baldvinsson, Ib Kastrup, Jørgen Kastrup, Michael Asmussen, Kari Vidø, Ole Meldgaard. It stars Lars Brygmann, Anette Støvelbæk, Troels Lyby and Sonja Richter.
Court drama about a Copenhagen law office and the cases and personal entanglements of its small group of attorneys.
Premise
Court drama about a Copenhagen law office and the cases and personal entanglements of its small group of attorneys.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Lars Brygmann as Mikael Frank
- Anette Støvelbæk as Malene Bork
- Troels Lyby as Claus 'CC' Christensen
- Sonja Richter as Rebecca Neumann
- Carsten Bjørnlund as Patrik Larsen
- Jesper Lohmann as Leo Zielinski, advokat
- Lene Maria Christensen as Katrine Lindemark
Guest cast
- Ali Kazim as Walid Paarup
- Michael Carøe as Bjarne Duelund
- Lars Bjarke as John Olsen
- Kaya Brüel as Sara Leegaard
- Steen Stig Lommer as Svend Jarner
- Frederik Bill Wiberg as Otto, CC's søn
- Christine Albeck Børge as Line
- Birthe Neumann as Landsretsdommer Fritze Krogh
- Troels II Munk as Dommer Ulf Steenbeck
- Vibeke Ankjær as Karin Bihl
- Ole Rasmus Møller as Jørgen Biel
- Paprika Steen as Pernille Karmark
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 29 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 11 | September 21, 2003 | November 26, 2003 |
| Season 2 | 8 | March 14, 2004 | May 2, 2004 |
| Season 3 | 10 | August 26, 2004 | November 3, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A Happy Family Defense Attorney Mikael Frank is called to Western Prison, where 17-year-old Tobias is sitting, charged with attempted killing of his father-in-law. The young man strongly denies guilt and explains that a random drug addict fired the hunting rifle - five times. The father-in-law is totally invalid and Mikael Frank gets his case for defending Tobias. The colleagues at the law firm Frank & Christensen doubt that star lawyer Mikael Frank can get the young man acquitted, but then Patrik Larsen appears. He has just been tested and wants to have a job with his former defender. Patrik speaks of an unauthorized investigation into the drug environment in an attempt to find the right perpetrator and at the same time win the lawyers' trust. Meanwhile, in the Eastern District Court, Mikael Frank ranks the tragic story of Tobias' family. |
September 21, 2003 |
| 2 |
The man in the south harbor Things get stirred up at Frank and Christensen as one employee initiates a conflicting relationship with a client and an Olympic lightweight rower is charged with murder of an East German man found in his car needs legal assistance. |
September 24, 2003 |
| 3 |
Angry Men Defending the accused of his former colleague's murder against his own mistress, CC finds himself in a very personal and complicated case. |
October 1, 2003 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blodets bånd | March 14, 2004 |
| 2 | Værelse 522 | March 21, 2004 |
| 3 | En vidunderlig mand | March 28, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jagten på visheden | August 26, 2004 |
| 2 | En uforglemmelig dag | September 1, 2004 |
| 3 | Ild i gamle huse | September 8, 2004 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV 2 |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 21, 2003 |
| Last aired | November 3, 2004 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | Ended |