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The Night Shift (2007)

25m

Running Time

1
Seasons

12
Episodes

September 16, 2007
Release Date

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The Night Shift (2007)

Name: The Night Shift
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2007-09-16

25m

Running Time

1
Seasons

12
Episodes

September 16, 2007
Release Date

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Plot.

Næturvaktin, (The Night Shift), revolves around the lives of three employees working at the Shell petrol station in Laugavegur, Reykjavík. The three man night shift is made up of eccentric supervisor Georg Bjarnfreðarson, a committed Marxist, vegan, who has an admiration for everything Swedish. Ólafur Ragnar, a regular employee and a simple, well-meaning guy who dreams of fame and wealth. And Daníel Sævarsson, who after dropping out of medical school joins the team. What the three men don't know is due to this job how profoundly their lives will be forever linked.

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This TV Show Is About.

Miniseries

Cast & Crew.

Jörundur Ragnarsson

Daníel

Jón Gnarr

Georg

Ragnar Bragason

Creator / Director

Pétur Jóhann Sigfússon

Ólafur Ragnar

Sara Margrét Nordahl

Ylfa Dís

Arnar Freyr Karlsson

Flemming Geir

Halldór Gylfason

Kiddi Casio

Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir

Jeppakonan

Gunnar Jónsson

Hallgrímur

Anna Kristín Arngrímsdóttir

María

Sara Dögg Ásgeirsdóttir

Erna / Erna eftirlitskona

Media.

Details.

Release Date
September 16, 2007

Original Name
Næturvaktin

Status
Ended

Seasons
1

Episodes
12

Running Time
25m

Genres
Comedy

Wiki.

Næturvaktin (transl. The Night Shift) is an Icelandic television show. It is the first in a trilogy, its sequels being Dagvaktin (transl. The Day Shift) and Fangavaktin (transl. The Prison Shift). The series was first shown in 2007 on Stöð 2, on Sundays from 16 September to 9 December. In the same year, the series won an Edda Award for Best TV Series. It was also selected The Most Popular TV Series by a direct audience vote.

A film, Bjarnfreðarson, concluding the trilogy, premièred in December 2009. It was met with wide success in Iceland, beating Avatar at the box office on its opening weekend. It was watched by over 20% of the Icelandic population, a record for an Icelandic film, and was nominated for 11 Edda Awards.