Ditte & Louise

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Ditte & Louise
Written by Ditte Hansen
Louise Mieritz
Directed by Niclas Bendixen
StarringDitte Hansen
Louise Mieritz
Country of originDenmark
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes16
Original release
Network DR1
Release5 June 2015 (2015-06-05) 
16 December 2016 (2016-12-16)

Ditte & Louise is a Danish comedy series that aired in DR1. The series is written and developed by Ditte Hansen and Louise Mieritz. It aired from 2015 to 2016 and was followed by the film of the same name released in 2018, developed by Nordisk Film.

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Plot

The series depicts Ditte and Louise's time in the acting industry, where they fight against chauvinistic and sexist tendencies.

Cast

In addition, a series has a large number of guest appearances, including from Trine Dyrholm, Iben Hjejle, Lars Mikkelsen, Mia Lyhne, Joachim B. Olsen, and Keld and Hilda Heick.

Production

Ditte & Louise was the first comedy series to be launched on DR1 in fifteen years, as the genre has been a more important element on its sister channel DR2. [1] The production budget for one season amounted to 14 million kroner. [2] The series draws inspiration from works like Klovn , Ridley Scott's Thelma & Louise , as well as Christian Braad Thomsen's Koks i kulissen with Helle Ryslinge and Anne Marie Helger. [1]

Prior to the series, Hansen and Mieritz had collaborated as hosts of the Bodil Prize Party and as screenwriters for Cirkusrevyen. [1] They have also worked on the play Den Vægelsindede which premiered at Odense Teater the same year as their series was aired. [3]

Broadcast

The series was launched on DR's main channel DR1, where it was shown on Friday at 21:25 (9:25 pm), [4] seen in the industry as prime-time. The first season received a Robert Award for Best Short Television Series. [5] Ditte Hansen and Louise Mieritz were in the process of developing a third season when DR1's channel manager chose to withdraw support for the series, based on its viewership. [2] It was met with criticism from several media, including from Information who called the decision self-ironic. [6] Mieritz expressed her surprise at the decision, as the series had performed solidly on streaming services. [7]

Episodes

Season 1

All episodes of the first season are written by Hansen and Mieritz, and directed by Niclas Bendixen. The first season was launched on 5 June 2015 and ran for the next seven weeks.

No.TitleGuest appearancesAirdate
01"Fuckable" Nicolaj Kopernikus
Troels Lyby
Anders W. Berthelsen
5 June 2015
02"Koks i kulissen"
"Coke Behind the Scenes"
Søs Egelind
Kirsten Lehfeldt
Søren Rasted
Nicolaj Rasted
12 June 2015
03"A Room with a Dub"Hilda Heick and Keld Heick
Carsten Bjørnlund
19 June 2015
04"Nabo Barnet" Basim 26 June 2015
05"Hella Joof Syndromet"
"Hella Joof Syndrome"
Christian Fuhlendorff3 July 2015
06"Gå Aldrig Tilbage Til En Fuser"
"Never Go Back to a Dud"
Hilda Heick and Keld Heick
Jimmy Jørgensen
10 July 2015
07"Merde!!!"Helle Dolleris17 July 2015
08"Kvinde Kend Dit Flop"
"Woman Know Your Flop"
Laus Høybye
Rune Klan
Tammi Øst
Mille Lehfeldt
24 July 2015

Season 2

All episodes of the second season are written by Hansen and Mieritz, and directed by Niclas Bendixen. The first two episodes were shown on DR1 on 4 November 2016, after which the entire season was made available online. [4]

No.TitleGuest appearancesAirdate
09"Den høje skøre og den lille sure"
"The High Crazy and the Little Sour"
Silas Holst4 November 2016
10"Alle for Judith"
"All for Judith"
Peter Aalbæk Jensen
Mick Øgendahl
11"Det er damebladenes skyld"
"It's the Fault of the Women's Magazines"
Julie Zangenberg11 November 2016
12"Skoene med tæerne"
"The Shoes with the Toes"
Trine Dyrholm
Lise Rønne
26 June 2015
13"Upstairs, Downstairs" Joachim B. Olsen
Simon Ammitzbøll
Anne Linnet
25 November 2016
14"Dukkehjem"
"Dollhouse"
Ulrich Thomsen
Rasmus Tantholdt
2 December 2016
15"Ensom dame 40 år"
"Lonely Lady 40 years"
Anders W. Berthelsen
Katja Holm, Christine Exner
Susan Olsen
Nukâka Coster-Waldau
9 December 2016
16"Gitte & Lise" Iben Hjejle
Mia Lyhne
16 December 2016

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