Karl & Co is a Norwegian

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 situation comedy

Situation comedy

A situation comedy, often shortened to sitcom, is a genre of comedy that features characters sharing the same common environment, such as a home or workplace, accompanied with jokes as part of the dialogue...

 created by Tore Ryen, starring Nils Vogt reprising his role as Karl Reverud from the popular sitcom Mot i brøstet

Mot i Brøstet

Mot i Brøstet is a Norwegian situation comedy created by Tore Ryen. It aired on TV 2, running for eight seasons from 1993 to 1997, a total of 141 episodes. It has since been repeated several times on TV2s various channels....

. It aired on TV 2

TV 2 (Norway)

TV 2 is the largest commercial television station in Norway. Over 30% of the time Norwegians spend watching TV is spent watching TV 2. The station has 65% of the market for TV commercials in Norway....

, running for three seasons from 1998 to 2001, a total of 63 episodes. TV 2 is currently airing the show in syndication, along with one of their underlings, TV 2 Zebra.

Cast

Regulars:

• Nils Vogt as Karl Reverud
• Knut Lystad
  Knut Lystad
  Knut Ove Lystad is a Norwegian actor,singer , translator ,screenwriter, comedian and occasional director, best known from the comedy trio KLM alongside Trond Kirkvaag and Lars Mjøen....
  
  as Ulf Rasch Ludvigsen
• Harald Heide-Steen Jr.
  Harald Heide-Steen Jr.
  Harald Heide-Steen Jr. was a Norwegian actor, comedian and singer. He was the son of Harald Heide Steen. During the 1960s, Harald Heide-Steen. Jr made the radio programs Hørerøret, Sugerøret and Pusterøretat at NRK with Gunnar Haugan and Rolv Wesenlund.Harald Heide-Steen Jr...
  
  as Daniel Gasman Smestad
• Grethe Kausland
  Grethe Kausland
  Grethe Kausland was a Norwegian singer, performer and actress. As a child star she was one of Norway's most popular singers , and she participated in several films as a child. She represented Norway in the European Song Contest 1972 singing Småting with Benny Borg...
  
  as Ruth Frantzen
• Minken Fosheim
  Minken Fosheim
  Minken Fosheim is a Norwegian actress and children's books author. She graduated from Teaterhøyskolen , and has since acted in various roles on stage, film and television. Rather than working under a permanent contract with any particular theater, she works as a freelancer...
  
  as Vigdis Reverud

Recurring guest stars:

• Turid Balke
  Turid Balke
  Turid Balke was a Norwegian actress, playwright and artist.-Biography:Born in Kirkenes, she started her professional career at Trøndelag Teater in 1949. She would spend many of her years as an actress at Folketeatret and the famous Norwegian revue-stage Chat Noir...
  
  as Mrs. Smith
• Eldar Vågan
  Eldar Vågan
  Eldar Vågan is best known as the song-writer and guitarist in Vazelina Bilopphøggers. Vågan is also a published illustrator and has acted in many Norwegian films and television productions.-Baiage:...
  
  as Torstein
• Wenche Foss
  Wenche Foss
  Eva Wenche Steenfeldt Stang , better known as Wenche Foss, was a leading Norwegian actress of stage, screen and television.-Biography:...
  
  as Karl and Vigdis' mother

Plot

Following the events of the last episode of Mot i brøstet, Karl moves out of his old house and into a new apartment in downtown 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...

. There he gets acquainted with the chairman Ulf, the janitor Smestad and the cleaning maid Mrs. Frantzen. His sister Vigdis also comes to visit frequently.

Tusenårsfesten

Tusenårsfesten was a direct-to-video special released in 1999, featuring characters of both Karl&Co and its predecessor, Mot i Brøstet. Originally 56 minutes, it was edited down to a double episode (running 47 minutes in total) for television and DVD. These cuts have made VHS copies and rips attractive as it is the only unedited version available.

The episodes see Karl and the other tenants planning a big party to celebrate the end of the millenia, when circumstances cause a reunion between Karl and Nils, triggering a big party with all their old friends invited.