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Once a Cop...

Once a Cop...

1987 1 seasons 6 eps≈ 4h totalEndedDR1

Policeman Karl Jørgensen was once a prominent detective, but due to a violent temper he's now checking out passports at the airport, smuggling stout to work in his thermos every day. However, Kaj, the boyfriend of his daughter, is suddenly killed by a heroin overdose injected by hooded gangsters. It turns out he was spying on their organisation for his brother, Frank, who was framed by them while smuggling narcotics. When Frank hears about Kaj's death, he escapes from prison to get back at the killers. Meanwhile, the same gangsters threaten Karl Jørgensen's daughter, and soon Karl is involved in a major drug smuggling case. Frank and his buddy rob a bank and shoot a police officer. A country-wide manhunt ensues while Karl is having trouble with controlling his daughter's vigilante activities, with finding out who killed Kaj, with the police detectives on the case and with his own alcoholic and lacking existence.

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Synopsis

Policeman Karl Jørgensen was once a prominent detective, but due to a violent temper he's now checking out passports at the airport, smuggling stout to work in his thermos every day. However, Kaj, the boyfriend of his daughter, is suddenly killed by a heroin overdose injected by hooded gangsters. It turns out he was spying on their organisation for his brother, Frank, who was framed by them while smuggling narcotics. When Frank hears about Kaj's death, he escapes from prison to get back at the killers. Meanwhile, the same gangsters threaten Karl Jørgensen's daughter, and soon Karl is involved in a major drug smuggling case. Frank and his buddy rob a bank and shoot a police officer. A country-wide manhunt ensues while Karl is having trouble with controlling his daughter's vigilante activities, with finding out who killed Kaj, with the police detectives on the case and with his own alcoholic and lacking existence.

Cast

Jens OkkingJens OkkingKarl JørgensenJens ArentzenJens ArentzenSten DahlAnne Marie HelgerAnne Marie HelgerAnita RasmussenTorben JensenTorben JensenJohn SparkingJens Jørn SpottagJens Jørn SpottagRudi JohansenHenning PalnerHenning PalnerPalle MøllerKirsten CeniusKirsten CeniusMonica RodinJannie FaurschouJannie FaurschouTherese ArnbergSuzette KempfSuzette KempfLis JørgensenLotte TarpLotte TarpBenedicte BremerRaimund KummerRaimund KummerFritz MennheimerHenrik LarsenHenrik LarsenPoul BremerErik LouringErik LouringKrabbenMartin RodeMartin RodeFrank Skov

Network

DR1

Status

Ended

Seasons

1

Episodes

6

Total runtime

≈ 4h

First aired

1987

Country

Denmark

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