The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey () (2004-2006) is a Danish police procedural television series produced by Danmarks Radio, created and written by Peter Thorsboe and Mai Brostrøm. The series debuted on 10 October 2004 in Denmark. It won an International Emmy Award from the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for best non-American television drama series in 2005. There were three seasons; the second season premiered in Denmark on 9 October 2005 and the third on 8 October 2006. The last episode originally aired in Denmark on 26 November 2006. The series was filmed on location in various parts of northern Europe, from Berlin (Germany) and Copenhagen (Denmark) to Stockholm (Sweden), Oslo (Norway) and Iceland.
Plot The series is named after the lead character, a half-Icelandic half-Danish police officer named Hallgrim Ørn Hallgrimsson, nicknamed "Ørnen" (the eagle). In the first episode, a new international criminal investigative unit is being formed under Thea Nellemann (Ghita Nørby), and Hallgrimsson (Jens Albinus) is persuaded to take the job as the lead investigator for the unit. He puts together a small investigation team that are experts in their respective fields. Their cases cross the borders between Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Russia and various other countries; and involve biker gangs, former Russian KGB, possible terrorist threats and international fraud. Throughout the series Hallgrimsson deals with recurring flashbacks and possibly post-traumatic stress from a childhood incident.
Cast
Main characters Jens Albinus as Hallgrim Ørn Hallgrimsson (2004–2006) Marina Bouras as Marie Wied (2004–2006) Steen Stig Lommer as Villy Frandsen (2004–2006) Susan A. Olsen as Ditte Hansen (2004–2006) Janus Nabil Bakrawi as Nazim Talawi (2004–2006) David Owe as Michael Kristensen (2004–2006) Ghita Nørby as Thea Nellemann (2004–2006) Hans Alfredsson as Hallgrim's dad (2004-2006)
Recurring Characters Henrik Lykkegaard as Jens Hansen (2004–2006) Morten Lützhøft as Holsøe (2004–2006) Kristian Wanzl as Gustav (2005)
Episodes The episodes bear the names of the following entities from Greek mythology: Sisyphus, Scylla, Iphigenia, Ares, Nemesis, Hades, Cronus, Erinyes, Agamemnon, Keres, Calypso, Thanatos, Minos and Ithaca.
Season 1
Ep #Title (English)Title (Danish)First Airdate 1 Sisyphus 1 Sysifos 1 10 October 2004 2 Sisyphus 2 Sysifos 2 17 October 2004 3 Scylla Skylla 24 October 2004 4 Iphigenia Ifigenia 31 October 2004 5 Ares 1 Ares 1 7 November 2004 6 Ares 2 Ares 2 14 November 2004 7 Nemesis Nemesis 21 November 2004 8 Hades Hades 28 November 2004
Season 2
Ep #Title (English)Title (Danish)First Airdate 9 Cronus 1mistranslated as Chronos 1 Kronos 1 9 October 2005 10 Cronus 2mistranslated as Chronos 2 Kronos 2 16 October 2005 11 Erinyes Erinye 23 October 2005 12 Agamemnon 1 Agamemnon 1 30 October 2005 13 Agamemnon 2 Agamemnon 2 6 November 2005 14 Agamemnon 3 Agamemnon 3 13 November 2005 15 Keres 1mistranslated as Ceres 1 Keres 1 20 November 2005 16 Keres 2mistranslated as Ceres 2 Keres 2 27 November 2005
Season 3
Ep #Title (English)Title (Danish)First Airdate 17 Calypso 1 Kalypso 1 8 October 2006 18 Calypso 2 Kalypso 2 15 October 2006 19 Thanatos Thanatos 22 October 2006 20 Thanatos Thanatos 29 October 2006 21 Minos Minos 5 November 2006 22 Minos Minos 12 November 2006 23 Ithaca Ithaka 19 November 2006 24 Ithaca Ithaka 26 November 2006
Title track The title track is called "Forgiveness". It is composed by Jacob Groth with lyrics and vocals by his spouse Misen Groth.
References
External links Lyrics to the theme song. Jacob Groth's official site. Various snippets can be downloaded. .