Jørgen Langebæk

The series follows the residents of an apartment building on Copenhagen's Christianshavn, as they go about their daily lives and challenges. There is Olsen, a mover with an old fashion view of the world, Clausen who runs the local pet shop, Egon the career focused assistant, their wives who work hard to keep their spouses lives together, the young couple Tue and Rikke who recently moved in, the hard working caretaker Meyer, who never puts in to much effort, and of course Emma, the innkeeper of Rottehullet, where all the important decisions are made while running up the bar tab. The series was produced by Nordisk Film for Danmarks Radio TV station between the years 1970-77. The series' first director was Ebbe Langberg, then Erik Balling and Tom Hedegaard respectively. The series was conceived by an author team of well-known Danish authors such Leif Panduro, Benny Andersen, and Lise Nørgaard.

Matador (Monopoly en danois, mais qui signifie également Chef d'Entreprise) se déroule de 1929 à 1947 dans la petite ville imaginaire de Korsbæk, où les fortunes se font et se défont. De la grande dépression à l'occupation allemande, deux familles d'entrepreneurs s'opposent : celle du banquier Hans Christian Varnæs, et le grimpeur social Mads Skjern. Réalisé par le célèbre cinéaste danois Erik Balling, la série est l'un des exemples les plus connus et les plus populaires de la télévision danoise et représente l'apogée du développement des séries télévisées danoises par la chaîne de service public Danmarks Radio.