Himmelblå

Himmelblå
Country of origin	Norway
No. of seasons	3 (season 1: 2008, season 2: 2009, season 3: 2010)
No. of episodes	24
Production
Running time	45 min
Original release
Network	NRK1
Release	7 September 2008 (2008-09-07) – 25 April 2010 (2010-04-25)

Himmelblå (in English: Skyblue) is a Norwegian drama series which aired on NRK1 in Norway, on SVT in Sweden and on RÚV in Iceland. It is based on the British TV drama Two Thousand Acres of Sky written by Timothy Prager and produced by Adrian Bate.

Synopsis

The drama is about a small community on an island, Ylvingen, in the northern parts of Norway. The school on the island has very few pupils and is about to be closed down unless they can find two more pupils. The future of the island is uncertain. The people who live on the island issues an ad in a national newspaper: they seek a family with two children old enough to join the school, and promise a job in the tourism-industry if the family chose to live there.
In Oslo, single mother Marit (Line Verndal) is working late nights as a chef and feels that she doesn't see her children. Her best friend Kim (Edward Schultheiss) helps her out looking after her children, Robin and Iris, while she's at work. Kim shows Marit the ad, and she sees an opportunity to start fresh and run her own bed-and-breakfast facility on the island. Because they were seeking a family to the island, Kim poses as Marit's 'husband' and after an interview they are offered to stay on the island. The transition from an urban life to a life on an island far away from everything else is challenging for the family. But it's also a big change for the islanders.

Popularity

The first two seasons were filmed back-to-back in 168 days in 2007-08, and premiered on 7 September 2008. The drama became an instant hit and has averaged more than 1 million viewers, which amounts to a quarter of Norway's total population. A few months later it returned for a second season, of which the finale was viewed by 1 309 000 viewers, making it the most seen drama series in Norwegian television history. The third and final season finished filming in September 2009, and began airing on 7 March 2010. The last episode aired on 25 April 2010.

Releases

The first season was released on DVD shortly after airing. After the second series had finished, a second season set was released along with a box set with both seasons. In addition to the DVD releases, the episodes can be viewed free of charge on the channels web site.

Cast

Actors	Roles		Season
Line Verndal	Marit	Single mum, runs a bed-and-breakfast	1-2-3
Edward Schultheiss	Kim	Marit's best friend and "husband"	1-2-3
Elvira Haaland	Iris	Marit's daughter	1-2-3
Sebastian Warholm	Robin	Marit's son	1-2-3
Ketil Høegh	Brynjar	Shopowner	1-2-3
Guri Johnson	Liv	Brynjar's ex-wife	1
Ingrid Vollan	Britt	Brynjar's wife	1-2-3
Lena Kristin Ellingsen	Karoline	Liv and Brynjar's daughter	1-2-3
Hallvard Holmen	Roy Harry Hansen	Boatowner	1-2-3
Terje Skonseng Naudeer	Roland	Vivian's brother	1-2-3
Nina Bendiksen	Vivian	Roland's sister and priest	1-2-3
Mathias Calmeyer	Jens	Vivian's husband	1
Uncredited	Lille-Jens	Vivian and Jens' son	1-2-3
Gunnar Søla	Amund	Vivian and Roland's father	1
Sigmund Sæverud	Johan	Ingeborg's husband	1-2-3
Julie Øksnes	Ingeborg	Johan's wife	1-2
John Sigurd Kristensen	Halle	Johan and Ingeborg's son	1-2-3
Zita Djenes	Klara	Halle's housekeeper from Romania	1-2-3
Eirik Evjen	Kristoffer	Schoolphotographer	1-3
Iren Reppen	Monica	Roy's date	1-2
Marika Enstad	Rakel	Moves back to the island	2-3
Marianne Sand	Synnöve	wants to move to the Island	2 Staff Sound engineer:Kjetil Trøan References External links Himmelblå's site at NRK Ny sesong av Himmelblå (norwegian)