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Taxa

Taxa

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Overview

TAXA is a Danish television drama made by Danmarks Radio with 56 episodes, written by Stig Thorsboe and produced by Rumble Hammerich. The series revolves around a small taxi central, CrownTaxi, in Copenhagen. The series was a success from the start, 14 September 1997 on DR1. The series was broadcast during the period 1997-1999 for a total of five series. CrownTaxi has its ups and downs and in the course of the series, following the various drivers, radio opertor Lizzie and boss Verner Boye-Larsen. They have all their problems both with clients and family life and constantly threaten the show's villain Hermann from the competing taxi firm, City Car, which wants to take over the CrownTaxi. TAXA was also screened in Sweden on SVT1.

Created by Adam Price
Written by Adam Price, Stig Thorsboe
Produced by Sven Clausen, Rumle Hammerich
NetworksDR1

Top Cast

Pernille Højmark

Pernille Højmark

Lotte Nielsen

Zlatko Burić

Zlatko Burić

Meho Selimoviz

Pia Vieth

Pia Vieth

Birgit Boye-Larsen

Jesper Lohmann

Jesper Lohmann

Finn Johansen

Leif Sylvester

Leif Sylvester

Tom Lund

Peter Gantzler

Peter Gantzler

Mike Engholm / Taxa Mike

John Hahn-Petersen

John Hahn-Petersen

Verner Boye-Larsen

Margrethe Koytu

Margrethe Koytu

Lizzie Boye-Larsen

Anders W. Berthelsen

Anders W. Berthelsen

René Boye-Larsen

Peter Mygind

Peter Mygind

Andreas Lund-Andersen

About Taxa

Taxa is a drama series that first aired in 1997. Created by Adam Price, it stars Pernille Højmark, Zlatko Burić, Pia Vieth. TAXA is a Danish television drama made by Danmarks Radio with 56 episodes, written by Stig Thorsboe and produced by Rumble Hammerich. The series revolves around a small taxi central, CrownTaxi, in Copenhagen. The series was a success from the start, 14 September 1997 on DR1. The series was broadcast during the period 1997-1999 for a total of five series. CrownTaxi has its ups and downs and in the course of the series, following the various drivers, radio opertor Lizzie and boss Verner Boye-Larsen. They have all their problems both with clients and family life and constantly threaten the show's villain Hermann from the competing taxi firm, City Car, which wants to take over the CrownTaxi. TAXA was also screened in Sweden on SVT1.

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