Svensson, Svensson

Svensson, Svensson is a Swedish sitcom. It has also been made into a feature film and a play. Two seasons consisting of 12 episodes each were broadcast in the autumn of 1994 and the autumn of 1996. They have since been repeated numerous times. The series was revived for a third season in 2007. Svensson, Svensson is one of the most successful sitcoms in Swedish television history. During the second season, each episode gathered more than 2.5 million viewers, in a country which at the time had a population of around 8.8 million people. The most watched episode was broadcast on 17 November 1996 and gathered 3,395,000 viewers. The series centres around the Svensson family who lives in the Vivalla area of Örebro. The family consists of the father Gustav who works as mailman, the mother Lena who works at a bank, their teenage daughter Lina and their son Max. For the revival, Gustav has had to retire from his work at the post office, while Lena works for the local government. Max now works at the bank and Lina has married the conductor John who brought his daughter Greta into the family.

Svensson, Svensson (1994-2008) is a Swedish family sitcom created by Michael Hjorth, Johan Kindblom and Tomas Tivemark for SVT1. It centres on the Svensson family of the Vivalla district of Örebro: Gustav (Allan Svensson), a mailman, and his wife Lena (Suzanne Reuter), who works at a bank, along with their teenage daughter Lina and son Max (Gabriel Odenhammar). The engine of the show is everyday domestic friction, with small irritations, generational clashes and the daily negotiations of a modest household turning into comedy. Episodes are self-contained half-hour stories rather than a continuing plot, following a case-of-the-week rhythm across two original seasons and a later revival. The revival arrives years on, with Gustav retired from the post office, Lena working for the local government, Max at the bank, and Lina married into a new blended family. The sitcom is one of the most successful series in Swedish television history, and it has been adapted into a feature film and a stage play. Its tone is warm, wry and gently comforting, grounded in regional Swedish life rather than broad spectacle. Fans of Roseanne, The Middle and Eastenders will find resonance in its affectionate portrait of a working family.

Critics and viewers broadly regard it as a beloved, hugely popular Swedish family sitcom, though aggregate reception is unknown.

• Roseannefamily sitcom humor, working class everyday domestic comedy
• The Middlesuburban family sitcom warmth, ensemble domestic comedy
• Eastendersdomestic family comedy rooted in ordinary life and national culture

Created by

Michael Hjorth, Johan Kindblom, Tomas Tivemark

Release Date

1994-10-07

Episode runtime

30 min

Rating

6.7 / 10 (15)

What is Svensson, Svensson about?

A Swedish family sitcom following the ordinary, bickering household of the Svenssons in Örebro.

What is Svensson, Svensson like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Svensson, Svensson as measured, its intensity as subtle and its storytelling as simple.

Is Svensson, Svensson violent?

No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Svensson, Svensson.

What did critics think of Svensson, Svensson?

Critics and viewers broadly regard it as a beloved, hugely popular Swedish family sitcom, though aggregate reception is unknown.

Which shows are like Svensson, Svensson?

Shows with a similar feel include Roseanne, The Middle, and Eastenders.

How long is Svensson, Svensson?

Svensson, Svensson: 4 seasons, 50 episodes.

Is Svensson, Svensson still running?

No, Svensson, Svensson has ended.