Playa del Sol is a Swedish comedy

Comedy

Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...

, directed by Peter Settman and Leif Lindblom (season 1) and Jon Holmberg and Kicki Kjellin (season 2), which were broadcast on Sundays at 20.00 on SVT 1. The series consists of two seasons, with a total of 25 half-hour episodes (12 episodes in season 1 & 13 in sseason 2). Season 1 aired from 21 January 2007 to 15 April 2007 while season 2 aired from 27 September 2009 to 20 December 2009. Starring Mikael Tornving and Henrik Hjelt

Henrik Hjelt

Henrik Olov August Hjelt, born on 6 March 1968, on Lidingö, is a Swedish comedian and actor. He is also a reserve officer in the Swedish Amphibious Corps and a lawyer.- Selected filmography :*2001: Känd från TV...

. The first episode was seen by over 2.36 million viewers.

Action

The first season of the series takes place in Gran Canaria

Gran Canaria

Gran Canaria is the second most populous island of the Canary Islands, with a population of 838,397 which constitutes approximately 40% of the population of the archipelago...

 and was filmed in Playa del Inglés

Playa del Inglés

Playa del Inglés is a sea resort in the south coast of the island of Gran Canaria. It is a zone part of Maspalomas, in the municipality of San Bartolomé de Tirajana, and is a popular tourist attraction, particularly among the gay community in Northern Europe.-Overview:It has a long beach made of...

 on Gran Canaria

Gran Canaria

Gran Canaria is the second most populous island of the Canary Islands, with a population of 838,397 which constitutes approximately 40% of the population of the archipelago...

 in the spring/summer of 2006. The second season takes place in Mallorca

Mallorca

Majorca or Mallorca is an island located in the Mediterranean Sea, one of the Balearic Islands.The capital of the island, Palma, is also the capital of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. The Cabrera Archipelago is administratively grouped with Majorca...

.

Main roles (season 1)

• Henrik Hjelt
  Henrik Hjelt
  Henrik Olov August Hjelt, born on 6 March 1968, on Lidingö, is a Swedish comedian and actor. He is also a reserve officer in the Swedish Amphibious Corps and a lawyer.- Selected filmography :*2001: Känd från TV...
  
   - Mårten Bergström
• Mikael Tornving - Tommy Andersson
• Saga Gärde - Sandra
• Josephine Bornebusch
  Josephine Bornebusch
  Leyla Jerrie Josephine Bornebusch is a Swedish actress who has done numerous films and television series in Sweden. She was an actor in the comedy show Playa del Sol on SVT1...
  
   - Linn
• Richard Ulfsäter - Steffen
• Christian Wennberg - Gabriel

Main roles (season 2)

• Henrik Hjelt
  Henrik Hjelt
  Henrik Olov August Hjelt, born on 6 March 1968, on Lidingö, is a Swedish comedian and actor. He is also a reserve officer in the Swedish Amphibious Corps and a lawyer.- Selected filmography :*2001: Känd från TV...
  
   - Mårten
• Mikael Tornving - Tommy
• Marie Robertson - Klara
• Richard Ulfsäter - Steffen

External links

• Official website
• Twisted tour guides in 'Playa del Sol' - Svenska Dagbladet
  Svenska Dagbladet
  Svenska Dagbladet is a daily newspaper in Sweden. The first issue appeared on 18 December 1884. Svenska Dagbladet is published in Stockholm and provides coverage of national and international news as well as local coverage of the Greater Stockholm region...
  
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  Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå
  Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå – The Newspapers' Telegram Bureau – is a Swedish news agency, the largest in Scandinavia, owned jointly by the country's newspapers and the media groups behind them. TT's services are used as the exclusive source of national news by many local media outlets...
  
  Spektra, January 15, 2007