Vita lögner
Encyclopedia
Vita lögner is a Swedish
soap opera
that aired on TV3
, (1997-2002). The plot focused on the social life of the hospital staff and families in the fictional town of Strömsvik.
Vita lögner was TV3's first big soap opera hit after Kanal5 bought Vänner och fiender
from them in 1997.
Many big stars in Sweden have done roles in the show, among them Alexander Skarsgård
, Petra Hultgren
, Anna Järphammar
and Maud Adams
. Charlotte Perrelli
(then Nilsson) had a bigger role as Milla Svensson during 1997-1998.
It was after Kanal5 bought the rights to Vänner och fiender
and TV3 saw what a huge success the show was for the channel that they decided to produce Vita lögner to compete over the same time slot.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
soap opera
Soap opera
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 aired on TV3
TV3 (Sweden)
TV3 is a television channel targeted at a Swedish language audience owned by Viasat . It was founded on 31 December 1987 by entrepreneur Jan Stenbeck as joint Scandinavian channel, but Denmark and Norway soon got their own versions of TV3...
, (1997-2002). The plot focused on the social life of the hospital staff and families in the fictional town of Strömsvik.
Vita lögner was TV3's first big soap opera hit after Kanal5 bought Vänner och fiender
Vänner och Fiender
Vänner och fiender is a Swedish soap opera that aired between 1996 and 2000. It was produced by Jarowskij and first broadcast on TV3, but in 1997 Kanal 5 purchased the rights to broadcast it. The channel did so until 2000 when the show was cancelled...
from them in 1997.
Many big stars in Sweden have done roles in the show, among them Alexander Skarsgård
Alexander Skarsgård
Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård is a Swedish actor. He is best known for his roles as vampire Eric Northman on the HBO series True Blood, Meekus in Zoolander and Brad Colbert in the HBO miniseries Generation Kill.-Early life:...
, Petra Hultgren
Petra Hultgren
Petra Cecilia Alexandra Hultgren is a Swedish actress.She was crowned as Miss Sweden in 1995 and won the Miss Photogenic award at Miss Universe 1995....
, Anna Järphammar
Anna Järphammar
Anna Järphammar, born January 13, 1970 in Sundbyberg, is a Swedish model, actress and TV host. She was initially made famous when she modeled for the furniture and home products giant IKEA in the mid-1990s ....
and Maud Adams
Maud Adams
Maud Solveig Christina Wikström , known professionally as Maud Adams, is a Swedish actress, known for her roles as two different Bond girls: in The Man with the Golden Gun , and as the title character in Octopussy .-Early life:Adams was born Maud Solveig Christina Wikström in Luleå, Sweden, the...
. Charlotte Perrelli
Charlotte Perrelli
Charlotte Perrelli is a Swedish singer and occasional television host, perhaps most famous for winning the 1999 Melodifestivalen and subsequently that year's Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Take Me to Your Heaven."Since then she has released six singles and five albums...
(then Nilsson) had a bigger role as Milla Svensson during 1997-1998.
It was after Kanal5 bought the rights to Vänner och fiender
Vänner och Fiender
Vänner och fiender is a Swedish soap opera that aired between 1996 and 2000. It was produced by Jarowskij and first broadcast on TV3, but in 1997 Kanal 5 purchased the rights to broadcast it. The channel did so until 2000 when the show was cancelled...
and TV3 saw what a huge success the show was for the channel that they decided to produce Vita lögner to compete over the same time slot.
DVD
Scanbox has suggested that the series will be released on DVD. When the original material, however, was found to be of poor technical quality, the proposal had been put on hold until further notice. Later Scanbox chose not to issue the series.Actors
- Rune Sandlund - Göran Fridell (1997-2001)
- Pia Green - Ingrid Fridell (1997-2001)
- Petra HultgrenPetra HultgrenPetra Cecilia Alexandra Hultgren is a Swedish actress.She was crowned as Miss Sweden in 1995 and won the Miss Photogenic award at Miss Universe 1995....
- Annika Fridell (1997-1999) - Eric Rydman - Patrik Fridell (1997-1999)
- Måns NathanaelsonMåns NathanaelsonMåns Gustaf Daniel Nathanaelson is a Swedish actor, best known his role as Oskar Bergman in the films about the police detective Martin Beck.-Filmography:*I taket lyser stjärnorna...
- Jan Stipanek (1999-2001) - Johan Gry - Anders Ståhlberg (1997-1998)
- Christina Hagman - Linda Åkesson (1997-1998)
- Jeanette Holmgren - Gunilla Persson (1997-2000)
- Per MorbergPer MorbergPer Henrik Morberg is a Swedish actor, chef and news presenter.-Biography:...
- Roger Rönn (1997-1999) - Cajsalisa EjemyrCajsalisa EjemyrCajsalisa Ejemyr is a Swedish singer and actress.Cajsalisa performed the song "Du gör mig hel igen" by Robyn in Swedens pre-selection for Eurovision Song Contest 1997, Melodifestivalen 1997...
- Tessan Almgren (1997-1999) - Ulf Dohlsten - Hasse Persson (1997-2001)
- Anna JärphammarAnna JärphammarAnna Järphammar, born January 13, 1970 in Sundbyberg, is a Swedish model, actress and TV host. She was initially made famous when she modeled for the furniture and home products giant IKEA in the mid-1990s ....
- Mikaela Malm (1997-2001) - Lena B Nilsson - Elsa Gren (1997-1999)
- Hanna Alström - Magdalena Gren (1997-1998)
- Jesper SalénJesper SalénNils Jesper Alexander Salén is a former Swedish actor. He is since September 2008 studying to a physician.-Filmography:*Om Stig Petrés hemlighet *Strandvaskaren *Ondskan...
- Jonas Persson (1997-1998) - Isabel Munshi - Sophia Ekberg (1997-2000)
- Staffan KihlbomStaffan KihlbomStaffan Kihlbom is a Swedish actor, who appeared in the 2000 film The Beach.-External links:...
- Felix Södergren (1997) - Ann-Sofie Olofsson - Sara Lindefors (1998-2001)
- Anton Körberg - Adam Frick (1998-2001)
- Mikael Ahlberg - Mårten Rudberg (1999-2000)
- Karin Bergquist - Emma Rudberg (1999-2000)
- Emma Peters - Alexandra Brink (1999-2000)
- Erik Ståhlberg - Peter Lundholm (1999-2001)
- Alexander SkarsgårdAlexander SkarsgårdAlexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård is a Swedish actor. He is best known for his roles as vampire Eric Northman on the HBO series True Blood, Meekus in Zoolander and Brad Colbert in the HBO miniseries Generation Kill.-Early life:...
- Marcus Englund (1999) - Jesper Eriksson - Henrik Ståhlberg (1999-2000)
- Petronella Wester - Eva Holm (2000-2001)
- Niclas WahlgrenNiclas WahlgrenNiclas Hans Ivar Wahlgren is a Swedish artist and actor born on 8 July 1965 in Gustavsberg, Värmdö, Stockholm County, Sweden. His sister is Pernilla Wahlgren. He participated in Melodifestivalen 2006 with "En droppe regn", and was knocked out in the second chance round. On 6 March 2010, he married...
- Stefan Jensen (2000-2001) - Cecilia Bergqvist - Helena Thorén (2000-2001)
- Victoria Brattström - Klara Gabrielsson (2000-2001)
- Vanessa Svanergren - Stella (2001)
- Lars Bethke - Tomas Fredriksson (2000-2001)
- Moa Gammel - Julia Wallgren (2000-2001)
- Jarmo MäkinenJarmo MäkinenJarmo Mäkinen is a Finnish actor.Mäkinen began acting in 1989 on television working consistently throughout the 1990s appearing in several films and TV series mostly notably in Vita lögner which he starred in 27 episodes in 1999...
- Piru (1999-2000) - Julio Cesar Soler Baró - Fransisco "Paco" Rios (2001)
- Richard Ulfsäter - Ola Lind (2000)
- Pär Berglund - Kryckman