Taxa (TV series)

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Taxa
GenreDrama
Starring Pernille Højmark
Zlatko Buruc
Pia Vieth
Jesper Lohmann
Leif Sylvester
Peter Gantzler
John Hahn-Petersen
Country of originDenmark
Original languageDanish
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes56
Production
Producer Rumle Hammerich Sven Clausen
Release
Original network DR1
Original release14 September 1997 (1997-09-14) 
12 December 1999 (1999-12-12)

Taxa is a Danish television drama in 56 episodes, written by Stig Thorsboe and produced by Rumle Hammerich for the Danish Broadcasting Corporation. [1]

Contents

The series started on 14 September 1997 on DR1. It was broadcast during the period 1997-1999 for a total of five seasons. Taxa was also screened in Sweden on SVT1. [2]

Plot

The series revolves around a small taxi central, CrownTaxi, in Copenhagen. CrownTaxi has its ups and downs and in the course of the series, following the various drivers, radio operator Lizzie and boss Verner Boye-Larsen. They all have their problems both with clients and family life and constantly threaten the show's villain Hermann from the competing taxi firm, City Car, who wants to take over CrownTaxi. [3]

Cast

ActorCharacter
Pernille Højmark Lotte Nielsen
Zlatko Burić Meho Selimoviz
Pia Vieth Birgit Boye-Larsen
Jesper Lohmann Finn Johansen
Leif Sylvester Tom Lund
Peter Gantzler Mike Engholm
John Hahn-Petersen Verner Boye-Larsen
Margrethe Koytu Lizzie Boye-Larsen
Anders W. Berthelsen René Boye-Larsen
Peter Mygind Andreas Lund-Andersen
Helene Egelund Gitte
Trine Dyrholm Stine Jensen
Laura Christensen Fie Nielsen
Torben JensenHerman
Ann Eleonora Jørgensen Nina Boye-Larsen
Jens Jørn Spottag Peter
Caroline Drasbæk Mai
Lars Knutzon Bentzon
Claus Bue Kurt
Tammi Øst Dr. Mette Sandbæk
Vibeke Ankjær Louise Hald
Søren Spanning Claus Skovgaard
Solbjørg Højfeldt Eva Henningsen
Sidse Babett Knudsen Milla

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