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Macken: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Macken (1986): Comedy, Music. Series details, synopsis and season dates from TVmaze.

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Story and premise

Macken is a comedy TV show with many musical elements, produced by Galenskaparna and After Shave 1986 and was recorded outside the Swedish town Vara. The series was broadcast in six episodes by SVT, and involves the brothers Roy and Roger, who runs a gas station. The show was Galenskaparna and After Shaves definitive breakthrough. The series became hugely popular among the Swedish people. Several of the songs that were included in the TV series became hits and landed on the Swedish charts such as the main theme "Macken", "Husvagn" "Konfirmarationspresenten". In each episode, the main theme is sung by different popular swedish artists, such as Lasse Lönndahl and Björn Skifs.

Series details

  • Title: Macken
  • Format: Scripted
  • Language: Swedish
  • Genres: Comedy, Music
  • Premiere date: 1986-08-23
  • Final broadcast date listed: 1990-12-23
  • Status in TVmaze: Ended
  • Network listed by TVmaze: SVT1
  • Network country: Sweden
  • Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
  • TVMaze ID: 19699
  • IMDb ID: tt0090478
  • TVDB ID: 83062

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

  • Season 1: premiered 1986-08-23; final listed air date 1990-12-23.

Source and licence

Adapted from Macken on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.

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