Hotel Cæsar
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Hotel Cæsar is a Norwegian
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 soap opera
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A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...

 that has been broadcast Monday to Friday on TV 2
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 since 1998
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 (Autumn 2006 and 2010-present: Monday to Thursday). It was created by Swedish
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 duo Peter Emanuel Falck and Christian Wikander. The show consists of more than 2,200 episodes, making it the longest running drama in television in Scandinavia
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.

Plot

The story lines are centered around a fictional hotel in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

, its employees, and the Anker-Hansen family.

From the start, CEO and widower Georg Anker-Hansen (Toralv Maurstad) was one of the most central figures in the series and his romance with the escort girl Ninni Krogstad (Henriette Lien) was the main story. After a year Georg died of incurable cancer in the pancreas, and Ninni inherited the entire concern, which led to major conflicts with Georg's dominating mother, Astrid (Sossen Krogh), and especially Georg's children, June (Anette Hoff), Jens August (Kim Kolstad), and Julie (Elin Sogn).

So far, the series was mostly inspired by the history of Janni Spies, where Janni Brodersen married the much older Danish tourism king Simon Spies, and inherited millions when he died. It gave the idea to the hotel-owner Georg Anker-Hansen and the escort girl Ninni Krogstad.

The story of Georg's daughter Juni was also pretty much in the center in the beginning, due to her alcoholism. It received great attention in Norwegian media. The show received even more attention when the half siblings Jens-August (Kim Kolstad) and Iversen Charlotte (Kristin Frogner) began a relationship without knowing that they were siblings.

Later, the series focused on topics such as racism, kidnapping, rape, abortion, trafficking, drugs, pyro mania, homosexuality, murder and other controversial topics.

In autumn 2004, episode No. 1000 of the series was sent, where Toralv Maurstad made a guest appearance as Georg in some of the characters dreams.

In January 2006, the series changed its genre and appeared as a more innovative and modern soap with more action, humor, sex, violence and drama. The show received massive media publicity because of its controversial content and early prime time. After the sudden change in the series, the viewing rates decreased, and this resulted as of January 2007, that the show gradually returned to its old style.

Years later it was discovered that Georg's deceased wife, Ingeborg Anker-Hansen, had an affair with Harald Hilldring, which resulted in the birth of Julie Anker-Hansen, who was the artist and the outsider of the family. She learned about this through her mother's diaries. Julie also claimed Georg responsible for her mother's illness, and among her siblings, she's the one who have the smallest issue about being against her family's opinions.

Jens August came out of prison at the start of the series, because he killed a young man driving under influence of alcohol. He also had a past with his father's new girlfriend, Ninni, and the relationship between Jens August and Ninni was always tense.

In the summer-cliffhanger of 2007, Jens August returned to the series, after being deserted on an island for two years. The plane was sabotaged by one an assassin sent by Scott Wallace, brother of Rolv Espevoll. Rolf, who was introduced to the Anker-Hansens in 1998. He had a brief affair with Juni during his 4 years working at the hotel. In 2002, he was set up for a murder, and later found guilty and sent to prison. He was released in 2006, where he in a short time with his brother Scott kicked out the Anker-Hansens of the hotel and their own concern. Throughout the few months they were in charge, Scott and Rolf developed a tense and hatred relationship. After some tense weeks, Scott wanted to get rid of Rolf, and planted a bag of cocaine in his hotel-room. Since Rolf recently was released from jail, this was a crucial move from Scott. After an anonymous call by him to the police, Rolf was arrested and was most likely to be convicted for drug-dealing. Rolf figured out that Scott was behind it all. And at the day of his trail, he ran off from the court. He visited Juni at Ankerseteren, gagged her, stole a rifle and ran down to the hotel, where he started shooting in the lobby. He killed 20 people including 2 people who held weapons too. Daphne wanted revenge from her ex for leaving her. When she pointed the gun at him, Rolf waited behind and shot her. The other one wielding a weapon was Julian, who was threatening his girlfriend, Benedicte, who've he had molested recently. Rolf ran into Julian and Benedicte when Julian was about to shot her. In a cheeky manner, Rolf pointed the rifle on Julian asking him to apologize to Benedicte for treating her bad. Nevertheless, Rolf shot Julian, who died instantly. Ironically then, Rolf saved 2 people from getting killed. He then went up to the office, where he pushed Scott out on the roof and talked straight out about everything he hated about him. Scott was already shot in his arm, and was not able to defend himself. Rolf ended up killing himself in the end.

In November 2007, June Anker-Hansen and Jens August Anker-Hansen was about to sell Virtual Window, a project developed by businesswoman, Nadia Selam-Tefari, who worked at Cæsar. Junis boyfriend at the moment, Magnus Falsen presented the Virtual Window to his lodge, Vox Populi, which seemed positive to the project.

Many new main characters arrived in 2008, including Gaute Ormåsen who came 2nd in the Norwegian Idol in 2003. He played the role of the musician and bartender Marius Nordheim. Per Christian Ellefsen joined the cast as the businessman Tom Ivar Johansen. In addition viewers were introduced to his two daughters, Cecilie and Cathrine.

In November 2008, Tom Ivar died of bone cancer in addition to a fall from the main staircase at Hotel Cæsar, after accidentally being pushed down by his daughter Cathrine. Cathrine admitted when Tom Ivar was comatose, that she hoped he would die. Cathrine felt that she always was his second daughter after Cecilie, who he admired and loved openly.

In April 2009, Victoria Lunde, Junis daughter, came back to the series after many years in Belgium. She had turned in to an alcoholic, which she probably inherited from his mother. Initially, Victoria held this hidden, but after several incidents throughout the fall of 2009, Juni figured out that her daughter needed help.

In the spring of 2009, Cathrine broke off from the Anker-Hansen Group, and started her own hotel chain, the Black Diamond. Jens August joined her after having a serious conflict with his family. Nevertheless, he returns to his family later.

In October 2009, Jens August's wife, Liv died, when she was hit by a car. Weeks later, she appeared in Jens Augusts "visions". Juni's ex-husband and Victoria's father, Ragnar Lunde also had a guest role in the autumn of 2009. He had married an Asian woman and converted to Buddhism. When he left, Victoria joined him to go to rehab back in Brussels, Belgium.

In November the same year, Jens August and Ninni's son, Georg jr., or "Goggen", returned to Norway after being sent to boarding school in Switzerland at young age. He later started a relationship with Runa Jørgensen, step-daughter of his own uncle, Svein. He was Ninni's brother, and had at the moment a rocky relationship to Goggen.

In February 2010, Astrid's centenary was celebrated in 2000th episode of the show. At the end of this episode, Astrid got a stroke, and it turned out that she had cerebral hemorrhage. She survives, but loses her voice capability. However, Astrid died a month later.

This spring, Juni found out that Ingeborg is not her mother, as she thought over the years. Her real mother was her former nanny, Dagny Dallimore (who came into the series in late 2009). Before Juni was born, her family thought Ingeborg was not able to have a child. Therefore, Dagny said yes to carry Georg's baby. Astrid, Ingeborg and Georg set it up to make Juni think she was Ingeborg's daughter. Dagny was allowed to continue meeting her daughter as her nanny. But when Astrid and Ingeborg thought Juni and Dagny was to close, they blackmailed Dagny into leave the country. She moved to Australia, where she married a priest and got another daughter, Rose. Dagny told Juni about this. She also told Juni that Rose had a rough patch in her life, and that she had broke off all her contact to Dagny. Juni decided to go to Australia and find after her. Meanwhile, Junis daughter, Victoria, had completed her treatment in Brussels, returned to Oslo in April 2010.

This spring, Cathrine's hotel chain, Black Diamond, hit bankruptcy as a result when the chain's investor, Elliot Hiltun, was arrested for economic crimes, and thus get all their financial assets frozen.

In the 2010 season finale, the cliffhanger was a huge fire during a family dinner at Ankerseteren. Three people, Dagny, Ragnhild and Cecilie, were killed in the fire.

Current cast

Character Actor Season
Juni Anker-Hansen  Anette Hoff
Anette Hoff
Anette Hoff is an Norwegian actress. She has played hotel manager Juni Anker-Hansen in Hotel Cæsar for 13 years. In 2009 she took a break to play on stage. She left the show in April 2010, but returned in December 2010.-Selected filmography:...

 
(1998-)
Jens August Anker-Hansen  Kim Kolstad  (1998-2005, 2007-)
Eva Rosenkrantz  Rudy Claes  (2004-2007, 2007-)
Pelle Krogstad  Nikis Theophilakis  (2006, 2007-)
Jenny Augusta Anker-Hansen  Madeleine Blom  (2007-)
Cathrine Hove   Marianne Westby (2008-)
Bea Jørgensen  Lone Klein (2009-)
Runa Jørgensen  Marita Traaen (2009-)
Georg "Goggen" Anker-Hansen Jr.  Tarjei Westby  (2009-)
Mona Lizzie Olsen  Janne Formoe  (2010-)
Arnfinn Lycke  Nils Vogt  (2011-)
Tom Lycke  Steinar Johansen  (2011-)
Roger Nyman  Erlend Vetleseter  (2011-)
Vanessa Nyman  Marte Sæteren  (2011-)

Incoming Characters

Character Actor On screen
Storm Liland Anker-Hansen Kim-Daniel Sannes  Early 2012
Sol Lillevik Tina Opsahl Hansen  Early 2012
Måne Lillevik Mathias Ambjør  Early 2012

Former cast members

Role Actors Season
Åge Nygaard  Karl Sundby  (1998-2004) (Guest appearance in 2010)
Henning Nygaard  Stian Barsnes Simonsen
Stian Barsnes Simonsen
Stian Barsnes Simonsen is a Norwegian actor and television host of Amigo, Midt i smørøyet and Melodi Grand Prix.- As host :*De ukjente *Gullruten...

 
(1998-2000)
Ninni Anker-Hansen  Henriette Lien  (1998-2000, 2001-2003)
Alexandra «Alex» Kvamme  Lene Elise Bergum
Lene Elise Bergum
Lene Elise Bergum is a Norwegian actress.Her breakthrough as an actress came with her role as "Lene" in the movie Hodet over vannet , which has later been remade as a Hollywood-movie, Head Above Water, with Cameron Diaz in the lead role...

(1998-2001, 2004-2005)
Ragnar Lunde  Nicolay Lange-Nielsen (1998-2003) (Guest appearance in 2009)
Ingrid Iversen  Beate Eriksen
Beate Eriksen
Beate Marie Eriksen is a Norwegian actress and director. Eriksen has acted at several Norwegian theatres and is known for her role on the popular soap opera Hotel Cæsar....

 
(1998-2000)
Solrun Jensen  Gro Solemdal (1998-2000)
Tove Jensen  Kimberly Larsen (1998-2000)
Rolv Espevoll  Tom A. Haug (1998-2001, 2005-2006)
Georg Anker-Hansen  Toralv Maurstad
Toralv Maurstad
Toralv Maurstad is a prominent actor of Norwegian stage, screen and television. By many regarded as the leading Norwegian actor of his generation, he is the son of the highly regarded actor Alfred Maurstad and actress Tordis Maurstad, and half-brother of actress Mari Maurstad.Maurstad graduated...

 
(1998-1999) (Guest appearance in 2004)
Victoria Anker-Hansen  Sofie Cappelen
Sofie Cappelen
Sofie Stange Cappelen is a Norwegian born actress. She is the daughter of writer Anders Cappelen, the granddaughter of playwright Peder Wright Cappelen and she is a part of the Publisher branch of the Cappelen family. She first appeared on screen six years old in the Norwegian Christmas show The...

 
(1998-2001, 2002-2004, 2009-2010)
Albert Lunde  Sondre K. Larsen (previously played by Erik A. Schjerven
Erik A. Schjerven
Erik Aleksander Schjerven is a Norwegian actor.-Education:He graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in London, United Kingdom, in 2009.-Career:...

(1998-2000, 2001-2005)
Charlotte Iversen Anker-Hansen  Kristin Frogner
Kristin Frogner
Kristin Frogner is a Norwegian actress, musician and sculptor. Known for her role in Hotel Cæsar, where she played the role of Charlotte Iversen/Anker-Hansen....

 
(1998-2000, 2001-2004)
Astrid Anker-Hansen  Sossen Krogh  (1998-2010)
Harald Hildring  Anders Hatlo (1998-2001)
Svein Krogstad  Tom Eddie Brudvik  (1999-2010)
Mercedes Gonzales Nygaard  Pascale Nielsen  (2000)
Benedicte Brubak  Ingrid J. Nordby  (2000-2008)
Knut Arne Olsen  Christian Strand (2000-2001)
Thomas Hildring  Martin Garfalk  (2000-2001)
Arne Marcussen  Ingar Helge Gimle (2000-2002)
Sidsel Birkeland  Henriette Fuhr Blix (2000-2001)
Julie Anker-Hansen  Elin Sogn  (2000-2004, 2005-2009) (Guest appearances in 2010 and 2011)
Bob Affe  Jon Poindexter  (2000-2001)
Gjertrud Krogstad  Kari Simonsen
Kari Simonsen
Kari Simonsen is a Norwegian actress. She made her professional stage debut at Folketeatret in 1959. She was appointed at Oslo Nye Teater from 1960 to 1972, and at Nationaltheatret from 1974. She has also played for radio and television, and had guest appearances at the revue stages Chat Noir and...

 
(2000-2003, 2005-2006) (Guest appearances in 2007 and 2010)
Hans Christian «HC» Hildring  Even Lynne  (2001)
Martine Bratlie  Liv-Unni Larsson (2001-2002)
Birger Bahr  Geir Morstad  (2001)
Odd Bahr  Christer Norum Buraas  (2001-2002)
Hugo Anker-Hansen  Per Christensen
Per Christensen
Per Christensen was a Norwegian actor. His film credits include Elling, Hotel Cæsar, The Warrior's Heart and The Passionate Demons.-External links:...

(2001-2003) (Guest appearances in 2003 and 2004)
Oscar von Krona  Jesper Malm  (2002, 2004-2005) (Guest appearance in 2007-2008)
Sue-Astrid Wallace  Vanessa Borgli
Vanessa Borgli
Vanessa Borgli is a Norwegian actress, known primarily for her role as "Sue-Astrid Wallace" in the popular soap opera "Hotel Cæsar". Borgli grew up in Oslo; her father is a movie producer and her aunt is the actress Pia Borgli. She studied theater in London, and debued on Norwegian television in...

(2003-2004)
Andrine Nygaard Andersen  Lisa Herstad and later Rina Johnsen  2003-2004
Kofi Nelson  Samuel Noko  (2003)
Thomas Lauters  Max Lundqvist  (2003)
Harry Trulsen  Tom Sterri  (2003-2004) (Guest appearances in 2005 and 2006)
Kenneth Dahl  Daniel Karlsson
Daniel Karlsson
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(2003-2005)
Marianne Halvorsen  Marit Synnøve Berg (2004-2005)
Cato Halvorsen  Morten Røhrt (2004-2005)
May Halvorsen  Ingeborg Sundrehagen Raustøl  (2004-2005)
Hans Fredrik Rosenkrantz  Ole-Jørgen Nilsen
Ole-Jørgen Nilsen
Ole-Jørgen Nilsen was a Norwegian actor who was perhaps best known for playing the role of Hans Fredrik Rosenkrantz in the soap Hotel Cæsar and from a recurring role in the Olsenbanden films....

 
(2004-2006)
Tommy Dahl  Hans Marius Hoff Mittet (2004)
Christian Borchmann  Eindride Eidsvold  (2004-2005)
Guri Høyer  Inger Teien (2004-2005, 2008-2009)
Scott Wallace
Scott Wallace
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Håvard Bakke  (2004-2007)
Vilde Mykland  Minken Tveitan  (2005-2008)
Philip Guttormsen  Even Rasmussen (2005)
Storm Liland Anker-Hansen  Kim-Daniel Sannes  (2006-)
Liv Liland Anker-Hansen  Nathalie Thonga  (2006-2009)
Bjørn Ivar Liland  Rune Svendsen  (2006-2007) (Guest appearances in 2008 and 2009)
Julian Garcia  Bård Steine (2006)
Thea Liland  Sofie Støren Aschjem  (2006-2007) (Guest appearances in 2008 and 2009)
Nadia Selam Tefari  Saunet Sparrel  (2006-2008)
Jesper Jackmann  Espen Sandvik (2006-2007)
Anastacia Zalewska  Charlotte Grundt  (2006-2007)
Magnus Falsen  Lasse Lindtner  (2006-2008)
Fabian Dorrik  Bernard Arnø  (2007-2008)
Mattis W. Kloppen  Gaute Skjegstad  (2007)
Louise Fassbinder  Brit Elisabeth Haagensli
Brit Elisabeth Haagensli
Brit Elisabeth Haagensli is a Norwegian actress and singer, know from theatre and revue productions, television and several films. Haagensli grew up in Asker....

 
(2007-2008)
Jonas Lund Henriksen  Geir Kvarme  (2007)
Viggo Hauge  Nils Ole Oftebro  (2008-2009)
Marius Nordheim  Gaute Ormåsen
Gaute Ormåsen
Gaute Ormåsen is a Norwegian singer and was the Idol runner-up to Kurt Nilsen in 2003. He was offered a contract by BMG. He has also had a supporting role in the long running Norwegian television series "Hotel Cesar"...

 
(2008)
Aric Cushing
Aric Cushing
-Early life:A native of California, Aric grew up in the town of Boulder Creek. As a child he performed in numerous local productions such as This One Thing I Do, The Wizard of Oz, Miracle on 34th Street, and A Thurber Carnival...

 
Robert Toril  (2008)
Tom Ivar Hove  Per Christian Ellefsen  (2008)
Belinda Arnø  Caroline Heddeland-Herding (2008)
Roy Krog  Dag Håvard Engebråten  (2008-2009)
Cecilie Dahr Hove  Jannecke Øinæs (2008-2010)
Amin Idris  Tarik Moussaid  (2008-2009)
Alexander Löw  Sverre Solberg  (2009-2010)
Andrea Skogli  Karen Sylte Hammeren  (2009)
Stian Strindskleiv  Bjørn Alex Olsen  (2009)
Elliot Hiltun  Stein Grønli  (2009-2010)
Dagny Dallimore  Frøydis Armand
Frøydis Armand
Frøydis Armand is a Norwegian actress. She is the daughter of actor Eilif Armand, and sister of Merete Armand and Gisken Armand, both actresses. She has been working at Nationaltheatret since 1972, acting in plays such as Henrik Ibsen's Little Eyolf, and Shakespeares Othello...

(2009-2010)
Hans Herman Rosenkrantz  Espen Hana  (2009-2010)
Pål Gottlieb  Aslag Guttormsgaard
Aslag Guttormsgaard
Aslag Guttormsgaard is a Norwegian musician, screenwriter and actor. Together with Egil Hegerberg and Lars Lønning he is the founder of the artistic collective Duplex...

 
(2010)
Ragnhild Røed  Mona Levin  (2010)
Toralf Lycke Svein Erik Brodal
Svein Erik Brodal
Svein Erik Brodal is a Norwegian actor, theatre director, poet, novelist and politician. He made his stage debut at Det Norske Teatret in 1960, and served as theatre director from 1979 to 1990. He was a deputy representative to the Parliament from 1997 to 2001.-References:...

(2011)

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