10 x approx. 60 Minutes

Anno 1790 is an innovative take on crime drama in which the hero is a

controversial surgeon and police commissioner who uses unconventional

means to solve murder cases during the Age of Enlightenment.

The TV series of 10 x approx. 60 minute episodes is set in a time

when Europe was undergoing great changes. The French revolution

had taken place – a beacon of hope to the freethinkers across Europe,

and a great threat to the reactionaries and those in power.

Anno 1790 is a 200-year-old modern crime story and shows life

as it was in 18th century Stockholm. It was a city where tumbledown

buildings stood alongside stately manors, and whores and beggars walked

the same streets as rich merchants and noble women. The murder cases and

the methods of solving them differ from those of our time. But the motives

stay the same: revenge, greed, love, jealousy and politics.

The main character Dåådh is a modern man with modern problems.

He is a “closet revolutionary” who often finds himself in danger

because of his views. He is torn between loyalties and is struggling

with his forbidden love to Magdalena Wahlstedt, the wife

of Dåådh’s boss, the police chief constable.

May the truth prevail…

Unsolved Murders. Forbidden Love.Europe in Turmoil.

Trained physician, endlessly curious about science, people and life. He has a strong passion for gender equality and justice, and wants to see a better life for everyone, which is what drives him to take on the job of district commissioner – in order to gain power to improve society. Quick and impulsive, impatient at times. He has a hard time controlling his scathing sense of humour, which at times borders on insolence. He beats his own path and cannot blindly take orders without questioning them. Hardworking, methodical, and incredibly stubborn. Good humoured for the most part, and fond of women, likes a drink but always in moderation. An eager supporter of revolu-tion, but doesn’t want it to be achieved through violence. As a child of the enlightenment, he is sceptical of religion. If he believes in anything, it is the inherent goodness of mankind, despite the harsh world that surrounds him.

Who is Johan Gustav Dåådh?

Brought up in an atmosphere of pietistic religiosity, a true believer, with a good education that has allowed him to make a living as a tutor, over the past few years primarily for the chief constable’s children; a job that he combines with being Dåådh’s assistant. Freund is very wary of the opposite sex, burned by previous experiences. His lodestars in life are the Bible and the bottle. A chronic alcoholic possessed of a strong conviction that the Lord controls everything that happens in this world – and in the next. Concerned about his master Dåådh’s lack of respect for matters holy, but very attached to him, despite being in many ways his master’s opposite.

Who is Simon Freund?

Raised in a wealthy merchant family. Wanted more out of life than to be married off, defied her parents and studied to become a midwife. As such she worked among the poor women of the city who viewed her as their benefactor. This frightened off most of the young men of the city, however, with the exception of deputy judge Carl Fredrik Wahlstedt, who after a year of courting her became her husband – and the chief constable. They have two children and are happy together, even if it has forced Magdalena to give up her duties as midwife. She is dutiful, an able and diligent housekeeper, as well as a good mother and wife.

Who is Magdalena Wahlstedt?

Competent bureaucrat, blindly loyal to the king, who has done him the honour of naming him chief constable. Quite conventional in his disposition, but can sometimes act impulsively, such as when he recommends Dåådh to be district commissioner. Wahlstedt is very much in love with his wife, and sees her and their children as his life’s blessing. He is happy to hand over the more routine aspects of the police work to his subordinates, and dreams of taking his next step up the career ladder: to become advisor to the King and a Knight of the Order of the Seraphim. But behind his warm and jovial demeanour, stands a powerful man who does not hesitate to strike, hard and relentlessly when necessary.

Who is Carl Fredrik Wahlstedt?

Barber-surgeon Johan Gustav Dåådh returns

to Stockholm from the war in Finland.

He’s taking a patient, Simon Freund, to chief

constable Wahlstedt’s home, where Freund

has been working as a tutor. But there Dåådh’s

life takes an unexpected turn. For one thing,

he falls head over heels in love – with the

chief constable’s wife Magdalena – and also

becomes involved in solving a murder case,

which he does so successfully that, to his

surprise, he is offered the position of district

commissioner, i.e. police inspector. Dåådh’s

first reaction is to turn it down, since he’s a

political radical and objects to the injustices in

society. But when he realises that Magdalena

believes in him, he decides to accept the job,

with Simon Freund as his assistant. Johan

Gustav Dåådh’s intention is to use his new

position of power to try and make a difference

– in the name of justice.

A shop owner is found dead with a knife in his

chest. A man has been caught seemingly red

handed, but Dåådh is not satisfied with what

seems to be the obvious solution, and instead

tackles the problem from a completely different

angle – and reaches a surprising conclusion.

One of Dåådh’s radical friends from the old

days needs his protection, but their meeting

ends in tragedy that suddenly makes Dåådh

the focus of a vengeful woman’s rage.

Directed by Rickard Petrelius • Duration approx. 60 min.

Directed by Rickard Petrelius • Duration approx. 60 min.

Episode 2The Perfumed Pistol

Episode 1Between Blood and Lilacs

Libellous pamphlets against the king are

being distributed around town. When Dåådh

is going to interrogate the person who printed

them, the man is found murdered, his skull

crushed in his own printing press. Dåådh’s

investigation brings him in contact with a

beautiful and radical young French

woman, and, after a few more gruesome

murders are committed, Dåådh realises

that the old adage holds true: hell hath no

greater fury than a woman scorned.

This is just as true of Märta Raxelius, who is

convinced that Dåådh killed her brother and

will stop at nothing to get her revenge.

A cunning burglar is wreaking havoc in

Stockholm. As the panic spreads, Dåådh

is under great pressure to apprehend this

masked thief, who is known to be both

dangerous and violent. He is close to

getting caught, but escapes, whereupon

Dåådh is offered help from the renowned

hypnotist Cagliostori, who happens to be

performing in the city. Dåådh allows himself

to be hypnotised, falls asleep – and wakes

up in a most unpleasant situation where his

very life is in danger.

Directed by Levan Akin • Duration approx. 60 min.

Directed by Levan Akin • Duration approx. 60 min.

Episode 4Good Evening, Beautiful Mask!

Episode 3Fickle Woman

A bomb explodes in one of Stockholm’s

packed coffee houses. Dåådh’s investigation

of the attack is interrupted by an order for him

to put a stop to the illegal church services held

by a pietistic congregation – of which Simon

Freund is secretly a member. No sooner has

Dåådh taken care of this crisis – in his own

manner – then suddenly another murder

takes place that demands his attention.

A respected priest in the state church is found

burned to death. Dåådh starts to sense that

there is an unexpected link between the two

murders, and that the perpetrator could be

found in unsettlingly close proximity…

One of Dåådh’s old radical comrades is

accused of treason and hung on the square.

His body is going to be donated to Uppsala

University to undergo dissection for the

advancement of medical science.

But the body instantly disappears, and the

two students who were sent to take possession

of it are found murdered.

Dåådh soon realises that his enemy Märta

Raxelius must be involved in the theft of

the body. But two more murders take place,

and it becomes clear to Dåådh that someone

is ready to kill indiscriminately in order to

prevent him from uncovering the dangerous

truth he has got wind of. And before he

realises it, his own life is also in danger.

Directed by Levan Akin • Duration approx. 60 min.

Directed by Kristina Humle • Duration approx. 60 min.

Episode 6A Toast to the Scaffold

Episode 5The Wages of Sin Is Death

A number of children are found dead in the

great piles of excrement and rubbish that line

Stockholm’s shoreline. Dåådh’s investigation

leads him to the Great Orphanage, but there

they claim to know nothing about the bodies.

One of the children from the Orphanage

is chosen to carry out the drawing in the

Number Lottery, a popular event where

large amounts of money are in play.

And to Dåådh’s dismay and anger he is

forced to concede that a child’s life is worth

little when money is at stake.

A landowner is found dead in the stables

of his estate, kicked to death by his horse.

Dåådh soon determines that the tragic

accident was actually a murder. He has no

difficulty finding people who bore grudges

against the victim, but is unable to tie any

of them to the crime. Any member of

the victim’s family could have done it,

but the evidence is very scanty. Then the

chief constable intervenes and decides that

the law must run its full course – someone

has to be found guilty!

Directed by Kristina Humle • Duration approx. 60 min.

Directed by Kristina Humle • Duration approx. 60 min.

Episode 8The Die Is Cast

Episode 7The Blind Hand of Fate

Dåådh is invited up to Uppsala by his old

professor, who needs his help to find out who

poisoned one of his students. Dåådh involves

himself in the case and quickly realises that his

own life is in danger. Someone clearly doesn’t

like him snooping around. Meanwhile, sub-

versive events take place at the home of chief

constable back in Stockholm that will

affect Dåådh’s future. And furthermore,

his old enemy Märta Raxelius has decided

to put her planned revenge into action –

but rather than striking at Dåådh, the blow

lands on someone else altogether…

Dåådh’s world has been shaken to its founda-

tions. His friend Freund has disappeared

and Dåådh’s worst enemy has taken the

deathly ill chief constable’s place. Through his

knowledge of medicine, his courage and his

ability to see patterns in seemingly unrelated

events, Dåådh succeeds in turning the situation

around, and even uncovers a crime ring with

connections to the highest levels of society.

But suddenly he is harshly confronted by his

own past and is forced to bargain with those in

power in order to save his life. This experience

causes him, for the first time, to seriously

question his future as an officer of the law.

Directed by Rickard Petrelius • Duration approx. 60 min.

Directed by Rickard Petrelius • Duration approx. 60 min.

Episode 10A Different Kingdom

Episode 9The Voices of the Dead

Main Cast

Production Facts

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Crime Series

Sweden

2011

September 2011

16:9 HD

5.1

10 x approx. 60 min

AB Svensk Filmindustri

Johan Gustaf Dåådh:

Simon Freund:

Magdalena Wahlstedt:

Carl Fredrik Wahlstedt:

Nordin:

Märta Raxelius:

Peter Eggers

Joel Spira

Linda Zilliacus

Johan H:son Kjellgren

Richard Turpin

Sara Turpin

Crew

Production Designer

Composers

Casting

Casting Children & Youth

Costume Designer

Script

Story

Editor

D.O.P

Executive Producer

Producer

Production Company

Directed by

Eva Norén

Patrik Berggren &David Åström

Tusse Lande

Catrin Wideryd

Kicki Ilander

Jonas FrykbergSara HeldtAlex Haridi

Tomas Blom

Louise BrattbergMarinella AngustiPatrick Austen

Geir Hartly AndreassenJan JonaeusBjörn Lundqvist

Johan Mardell

Renée Axö

Pampas Produktion

Rickard PetreliusLevan AkinKristina Humle

Ep. 1-2, 9-10Ep. 3, 5-6Ep. 4, 7-8

Ep. 3-8

Ep. 1-2, 9-10Ep. 3-5Ep. 6-8

Ep. 1-2, 6-8Ep. 3-5, 9-10Ep. 9-10

Ep. 1-2, 9-10Ep. 3-5Ep. 6-8

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• Between Blood and Lilacs

• The Perfumed Pistol

• Fickle Woman

• Good Evening, Beautiful Mask!

• The Wages of Sin Is Death

• A Toast to the Scaffold

• The Blind Hand of Fate

• The Die Is Cast

• The Voices of the Dead

• A Different Kingdom

Episode 1

Episode 2

Episode 3

Episode 4

Episode 5

Episode 6

Episode 7

Episode 8

Episode 9

Episode 10