Hotel Cæsar was a Norwegian soap opera that aired on TV 2 from October 24, 1998 to December 14, 2017.[1] From 1998, the show was broadcast Monday to Friday, except during the autumn of 2006, when the show was only broadcast Monday to Thursday, and from 2010 to December 15, 2016, the show was again broadcast Monday to Thursday on TV 2. From January 2, 2017, the show started broadcasting only online, through TV 2's web player, TV 2 Sumo. The show was cancelled later in 2017,[2] and the last episode was published on TV 2 Sumo on December 14, 2017. It was created by Swedish duo Peter Emanuel Falck and Christian Wikander. The show consists of a total of 3,123 episodes, making it the longest running drama in television in Scandinavia and the second longest running drama in television in the Nordics after Finnish soap opera Salatut elämät (1999–).

Hotel Cæsar
GenreSoap opera
Created byPeter Emanuel Falck
Christian Wikander
Written byTom Sterri (2006-12)
Arne Berggren (2012-14)
Marie Hafting (2014-present)
StarringAnette Hoff
Kim Kolstad
Rudy Claes
Kim-Daniel Sannes
Theme music composerAnders Neglin
Country of originNorway
Original languageNorwegian
No. of seasons34
No. of episodes3,123
Production
Executive producersPeter Emanuel Falck
Christian Wikander
Tobias Bringholm
Ingemar Olsson
Running time22 minutes
Original release
NetworkTV 2
Release24 October 1998 (1998-10-24) –
14 December 2017 (2017-12-14)

Plot

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The storyline revolves around a fictional hotel in Oslo, its employees, and the Anker-Hansen family.[3] CEO and widower, Georg Anker-Hansen (Toralv Maurstad) was one of the central figures in the series, and his romance with escort girl Ninni Krogstad (Henriette Lien) was the main story. After Georg died of pancreatic cancer, Ninni inherited the corporation, leading to major conflicts with Georg's dominating mother, Astrid (Sossen Krohg), and his children, Juni (Anette Hoff), Jens August (Kim Kolstad), and Julie (Elin Sogn).

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

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

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

In episode No. 1000 of the series, which aired in autumn 2004, 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 opera with more action, humor, sex, violence, and drama. The show received massive media publicity due to its controversial content and early prime time. However, after the sudden change, viewing rates decreased, and as of January 2007, 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 outsider of the family. Julie learned about this through her mother's diaries. She also claimed that Georg was responsible for her mother's illness and, among her siblings, was the one who had the smallest problem opposing her family's opinions.

At the start of the series, Jens August came out of prison after serving time for murdering a man who was driving under the influence of alcohol. He also had a past with his father's new girlfriend, Ninni, and their relationship 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 an assassin sent by Scott Wallace, the brother of Rolv Espevoll, who was introduced to the Anker-Hansens in 1998. Rolv had a brief affair with Juni during his four years of working at the hotel. In 2002, he was set up for a murder, found guilty, and sent to prison. He was released in 2006 and, within a short time, with his brother Scott, kicked out the Anker-Hansens from the hotel and their own concern. Throughout the few months they were in charge, Scott and Rolv developed a tense and hateful relationship. After some tense weeks, Scott wanted to get rid of Rolv and planted a bag of cocaine in his hotel room. Since Rolv had recently been released from jail, this was a crucial move from Scott. After an anonymous call by him to the police, Rolv was arrested and was most likely to be convicted for possession of an illegal substance. Rolv discovered that Scott had framed him. On the day of his trial, 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 two people who were also holding weapons. Daphne wanted revenge on her ex for leaving her. When she pointed the gun at him, Rolv waited behind and shot her. The other one wielding a weapon was Julian, who was threatening his girlfriend, Benedicte, who he had molested recently. Rolv ran into Julian and Benedicte when Julian was about to shoot her. In a cheeky manner, Rolv pointed the rifle at Julian, asking him to apologize to Benedicte for treating her badly. Nevertheless, Rolv shot Julian, who died instantly. Ironically, Rolv then saved two people from getting killed. He then went up to the office, where he pushed Scott out onto the roof and talked straight out about everything he hated about him. Scott was already shot in his arm and was unable to defend himself. Rolv killed himself in the end.

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

Many new main characters were introduced in 2008, including Gaute Ormåsen, who came in 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 Caesar, 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 was always his second daughter after Cecilie, whom he admired and loved openly.

In April 2009, Victoria Lunde, Juni's daughter, returned to the series after spending many years in Belgium. She had become an alcoholic, likely inheriting the condition from her mother. Initially, Victoria kept this hidden, but after several incidents throughout the fall of 2009, Juni realized that her daughter needed help.

In the spring of 2009, Cathrine broke away 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. However, he later returned to his family.

In October 2009, Jens August's wife, Liv, died when she was hit by a car. Weeks later, she appeared in Jens August's "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 in Brussels, Belgium.

In November of 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 a young age. He later started a relationship with Runa Jørgensen, the step-daughter of his own uncle, Svein. Svein was Ninni's brother and had a rocky relationship with Goggen at the time.

In February 2010, Astrid's centenary was celebrated in the 2000th episode of the show. At the end of this episode, Astrid had a stroke, and it turned out that she had a cerebral hemorrhage. She survived, but lost her ability to speak. However, Astrid died a month later.

That spring, Juni found out that Ingeborg was not her mother, as she had 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 unable to have a child. Therefore, Dagny agreed 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 were too close, they blackmailed Dagny into leaving the country. She moved to Australia, where she married a priest and had another daughter, Rose. Dagny told Juni about this. She also told Juni that Rose had a rough patch in her life and had broken off all contact with Dagny. Juni decided to go to Australia to find her. Meanwhile, Junis daughter, Victoria, had completed her treatment in Brussels and returned to Oslo in April 2010.

That spring, Cathrine's hotel chain, Black Diamond, went bankrupt as a result of the chain's investor, Elliot Hiltun, being arrested for economic crimes, resulting in all their financial assets being frozen.

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

Cast

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Current cast

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Character Actor Season
Juni Anker-Hansen Anette Hoff 1998-2005, 2006-2010, 2010–2013, 2013
Ninni Krogstad Henriette Lien 1998–2000, 2001–2003
Sølje Bergman 2015-
Birte "Bitten" Lillevik Anne Elisabeth Kokkinn 2000, 2002, 2012, 2013, 2013-
Eva Rosenkrantz Rudy Claes 2004-2007, 2007-
Jenny Augusta Anker-Hansen Camilla Aanonli 2005-2006, 2007-2011, 2013, 2013-2015
Sofie Asplin 2015-
Storm Liland Anker-Hansen Kim Daniel Sannes 2006-2011, 2012-
Pelle Krogstad Nikis Theophilakis 2006, 2007-
Arnfinn Lycke Nils Vogt 2011-2015
Vanessa Nyman Marte Sæteren 2011-2012, 2012-2014
Monica Nyman Hilde Lyrån 2011, 2012-
Harshad Kapoor Assad Siddique 2013, 2013-
Hilde Erichsen Hanne Dahle 2013-
Sigrid Uldahl Anne Marie Ottersen 2014-

Comings and Goings

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Character Actor On screen
Bjørnar Ness Fillip Stav 2013, 2013-
Harald Eriksen Bjørnar Reime Erlandsen 2013-
Rahim Wasti Junaid Khan 2014-
Rita Rasmussen Turid Gunnes 2014-
Bingo-Bjørn Svein Østvik 2014-

Former cast members

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Role Actors Years Season
Åge Nygaard Karl Sundby 1998–2004, 2010 1-15, 27
Henning Nygaard Stian Barsnes Simonsen 1998–2000 1-3
Charlotte Iversen Kristin Frogner 1998-2000, 2001-2004 1-3, 9-15
Alexandra "Alex" Kvamme Lene Elise Bergum 1998–2001, 2004–2005 1-8, 15-17
Ragnar Lunde Nicolay Lange-Nielsen 1998–2003, 2009 1-12, 26
Victoria Anker-Hansen Sofie Cappelen 1998–2000, 2000–2001, 2001, 2002–2004, 2009, 2010 1-4, 5-7, 9, 11-15, 26, 27
Ingrid Iversen Beate Eriksen 1998–2000 1-3
Solrun Jensen Gro Solemdal 1998–2000 1-5
Tove Jensen Kimberly Larsen 1998–2000 1-5
Georg Anker-Hansen Toralv Maurstad 1998–1999, 2004 1-3, 17
Rolv Espevoll Tom A. Haug 1998–2001, 2005–2006 1-8, 19-22
Astrid Anker-Hansen Sossen Krohg 1998–2010 1-24, 24-27
Harald Hildring Anders Hatlo 1998–2001 1-8
Torill Hammerfest Guri Schanke 1998–1999, 2000, 2003 1-3, 5-6, 13
Loke Andersen Mathias Eckhoff (1998–2000)/Ove Christian Owe (2001) 1998–2000, 2001 1-3, 7-8
Linn Fylke Ulla Marie Broch 1999, 2000–2001 1-2, 4, 5-6
Truls Grande Trond Halbo 1999 3
Svein Krogstad Tom Eddie Brudvik 1999, 1999, 2000–2008, 2008–2010 2, 3, 4-25, 25-27
Mercedes Gonzales Nygaard Pascale Nielsen 2000 3-5
Georg "Goggen" Anker-Hansen Jr. Tarjei Westby 2000–2005*, 2009–2012 5-19, 26-28
Benedicte Brubak Ingrid Nordby 2000–2008 4-24
Knut Arne Olsen Christian Strand 2000–2001 4-9
Thomas Hildring Martin Garfalk 2000–2001 4-7
Birte "Bitten" Lillevik Anne Kokkinn 2000, 2002, 2012 4-5, 9-11, 29
Arne Marcussen Ingar Helge Gimle 2000–2002 5-12
Sidsel Birkeland Henriette Fuhr Blix 2000–2001 5-9
Bob Affe Jon Poindexter 2000–2001 5-6
Gjertrud Krogstad Kari Simonsen 2000–2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2010 6-14, 19-20, 21-22, 24, 27, 27
Hans Christian Hildring Even Lynne 2001 7-8
Martine Bratlie Liv-Unni Larsson 2001–2002 7-12
Birger Bahr Geir Morstad 2001 7-8
Odd Bahr Christer Norum Buraas 2001–2002 8-11
Hugo Anker-Hansen Per Christensen 2001–2003, 2003, 2004 8-12, 13-14, 17
Hertug Oscar von Krona Jesper Malm 2002, 2004–2005, 2007–2008 9-10, 15-20, 24
Mads Færevåg Dag Vågsås 2002, 2006 10-11, 21-22
Samina Zaman Urmila Berg-Domaas 2002 10-11
Jerry Hansen Per Kjerstad Andersen 2002–2003 12-13
Sue-Astrid Wallace Vanessa Borgli 2003–2004 12-17
Andrine Andersen Lisa Herstad/Rina Johnsen 2003–2004 12-15
Kofi Nelson Samuel Noko 2003 12-14
Thomas Lauters Max Lundqvist 2003 12-14
Harry Trulsen Tom Sterri 2003–2004, 2005–2006 12-15, 20-22
David Mandelstam Dagfinn Mørkrid 2003–2004 13-15
Kenneth Dahl Daniel Karlsson 2003–2005 14-20
Andrew Blom-Gabrielsen Andrew Raymond Barnes 2003-2011, 2012 14-28
Marianne Halvorsen Marit Synnøve Berg 2004–2005 15-20
Cato Halvorsen Morten Røhrt 2004–2005 15-20
May Halvorsen Ingeborg Sundrehagen Raustøl 2004–2005 15-20
Hans Fredrik Rosenkrantz Ole-Jørgen Nilsen 2004–2006 15-16, 17-22
Tommy Dahl Hans Marius Hoff Mittet 2004 15-17
Christian Borchmann Eindride Eidsvold 2004–2005 15-20
Scott Wallace Håvard Bakke 2004–2007 17-23
Vilde Mykland Minken Tveitan 2005–2008 18-25
Philip Guttormsen Even Rasmussen 2005 18-20
Ellen Lavik Maren Bergem Owe 2005, 2006–2007 19-20, 23-24
Juan Carlos Brubak Marcus Mathias Aarnseth 2000–2001, 2002, 2003–2004, 2005–2007 4-9, 10, 13-15, 20-23
Tone Vulvnes Malin B. Fosvold 2006, 2006, 2007 18-20, 21, 23, 24, 25
Morten Bakke Steinar Taarn Sande 2006–2007 21-23
Liv Liland Anker-Hansen Nathalie Tonga 2006–2009 21-26
Bjørn Ivar Liland Rune Svendsen 2006–2007, 2008, 2009 21-24, 25, 26
Julian Garcia Bård Steine 2006 21-22
Thea Liland Sofie Støren Aschjem 2006–2007, 2008, 2009 21-24, 25, 26
Daphne Flaa Mona Fastvold Lerche 2006 21-22
Nadia Selam Tefari Saunet Sparell 2006–2008 21-25
Jens Folden Knut Hagamark 2006 21-22
Lillebjørn Lien Vidar Letho 2007 24
Jesper Jackmann Espen Sandvik 2006–2007 23-24
Anastacia Zalewska Charlotte Grundt 2006–2007 22-23
Magnus Falsen Lasse Lindtner 2006–2008 23-24
Jenny Augusta Anker-Hansen Madeleine Blom 2005–2006, 2007–2011 17-23, 24-28
Fabian Dorik Bernhard Arnø 2007–2008 24
Mattis W. Kloppen Gaute B. Skjegstad 2007 24
Louise Fassbinder Brit Elisabeth Haagensli 2007–2008 24
Jonas Lund Henriksen Geir Kvarme 2007 24
Viggo Hauge Nils Ole Oftebro 2008–2009 25-26
Marius Nordheim Gaute Ormåsen 2008 25
Tom Ivar Hove Per Christian Ellefsen 2008 25
Cathrine Hove Rosenkrantz Marianne Westby 2008–2012 25-28
Cecilie Dahr Hove Jannecke Øinæs 2008–2010 25-27
Belinda Arnø Caroline Haddeland-Herding 2008 25
Roy Krog Dag Håvard Engebråten 2008–2009 25-26
Amin Idris Tarik Moussaid 2008–2009 25-26
Runa Jørgensen Marita Traaen 2009–2013 26-29
Philip Grøgård Patrick Børjesson 2009–2011 26-27, 27-28
Christian Torp Martin Heede 2009–2011, 2012 26-27, 27-28, 28, 28
Andrea Skogli Karen Sylte Hammeren 2009 26
Alexander Löw Sverre Solberg 2009–2010 26-27
Elliott Hiltun Stein Grønli 2009–2010 26-27
Sunita Nissen Marianne Hatlenes Lie 2009–2010, 2010, 2011 26-27, 27-28, 29
Dagny Dallimore Frøydis Armand 2009–2010 26-27
Hans-Herman Rosenkrantz Espen Hana 2009–2010 26-27
Hermine Rosenkrantz Madelaine Jansen 2009–2011, 2011–2012 26-27, 28
Mona Lizzie Olsen Janne Formoe 2010–2011 27-28
Pål Gottlieb Aslag Guttormsgaard 2010 27
Helga Holmberg Siri Ingul 2010 27
Ragnhild Røed Mona Levin 2010 27
Tom Lycke Steinar Johansen 2011–2012 27-29
Toralf Lycke Svein Erik Brodal 2011 28
Håkon Borgrevinck Christian Hestø 2011 28
Klaus Kåbøl Lars Reynert Olsen 2011 28
Lexi Lene Alexandra Øien 2011 28
Lasse Johansen Thomas Magnus 2011 28
Hugo Olsen Anker-Hansen - 2011 28
Veronica Fasting Dagrun Anholt 2011–2012 28
Otto Antonsen Axel Aubert 2011–2012 28
Trulte Thorsen Reidun Sæther 2011–2012 28
Inge Steen Cornelia Børnick 2012 28
Eirik Larsen Håkon Sigernes 2012 28
Sol Lillevik Tina Opsahl 2012 28
Even Lier Åsmund Tvedtenl 2012 29
Vera Krag Tonje Larsgaard 2012 29
Rock Young Rudi Köhnke 2012 29
Lilly Nilsen Maria Sand Gustavson 2012–2013 29
Willy Wang Jeppe Beck Laursen 2013– 29-
Edvin Holte Torgeir Reiten 2013–2015

References

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  1. ^ Hotel Cæsar (Drama), Anette Hoff, Kim Kolstad, Sossen Krohg, Metronome Productions, Metronome Spartacus, Rubicon TV AS, 1998-10-26, retrieved 2024-08-26{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. ^ TV 2 dropper «Hotel Cæsar»
  3. ^ "Advanced search". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
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