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The Best Episodes of The House at Christianshavn

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Every episode of The House at Christianshavn ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The House at Christianshavn!

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...
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  • The old man is always right
    8.1/10(16)
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    #1 - The old man is always right

    Season 14 Episode 2

    Aired 11/5/1977

    Egon buys a Citroên 1939 using the money he and Karla had saved up, but Karla already bought a new washing machine for the money. To make matters worse, the car isn't exactly in pristine condition, despite the dealer proving Egon with roadworthiness certificate.

    Director: Tom Hedegaard

    Writer: Finn Karlsson

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  • Chez Emma
    7.9/10(14)
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    #2 - Chez Emma

    Season 4 Episode 1

    Aired 1/22/1972

    Rottehullet is under new management and has many new customers, but what about the regulars?

    Director: Erik Balling

    Writer: Benny Andersen

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  • The sorcerer's apprentices
    7.9/10(16)
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    #3 - The sorcerer's apprentices

    Season 5 Episode 1

    Aired 11/11/1972

    The customs department pay a visit to Rottehullet, forcing the owner Emma, to increase the price of beer and demand cash payment. This greatly upsets her regulars, who decide that it would be cheaper, if they brew their own beer and spirits.

    Director: Tom Hedegaard

    Writer: Erik Balling, Henning Bahs

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  • The price of love
    7.9/10(13)
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    #4 - The price of love

    Season 10 Episode 4

    Aired 4/26/1975

    Meyer is in love with the graceful and well dressed Mrs. Holmberg and spends a lot of money on meeting her lifestyle. The new couple is enjoying an expensive dinner at Rottehullet, when a strange man named Freddy shows up and claims to be Mrs. Holmberg's fiancée.

    Director: Erik Balling

    Writer: Henning Bahs, Vibeke Steinthal

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  • New Year's Eve
    7.8/10(22)
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    #5 - New Year's Eve

    Season 2 Episode 6

    Aired 12/31/1970

    Olsen's New Year's Eve is almost spoiled due to various issues and conflicts with his fellow tenants.

    Director: Erik Balling

    Writer: Knud Poulsen

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  • Honesty is still the best policy
    7.8/10(12)
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    #6 - Honesty is still the best policy

    Season 6 Episode 1

    Aired 2/24/1973

    Larsen, thanks to the help of Mr. Olsen and Mrs. Olsen, Clausen, and Tue, narrowly avoids being arrested after a failed attempt of breaking into a safe at an insurance company. To pay them back for their help, he promises to turn over a new leaf, but that may be easier said than done.

    Director: Erik Balling

    Writer: Leif Panduro

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  • You know what you got
    7.8/10(11)
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    #7 - You know what you got

    Season 9 Episode 1

    Aired 10/19/1974

    The buildings supervisor Meyer has after many years of fateful service, decided that the time has come to enjoy his retirement.

    Director: Erik Balling

    Writer: Jens Louis Petersen

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  • Karla's banquet
    7.8/10(12)
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    #8 - Karla's banquet

    Season 9 Episode 2

    Aired 10/26/1974

    Karla and Egon are hosting Egon's boss for dinner. The hope is that he will be so impressed with the dinner, that Egon will be promoted to senior assistant and thus elevated into the illustrious 28th. pay grade.

    Director: Erik Balling

    Writer: Karen Smith

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  • We are moving
    7.7/10(16)
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    #9 - We are moving

    Season 3 Episode 2

    Aired 11/27/1971

    Olsen decides to move to the country side when he finds out that the house at Christianshavn needs more then just a loving hand from carpenters and masons.

    Director: Tom Hedegaard

    Writer: Benny Andersen

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  • To wake the dead
    7.7/10(14)
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    #10 - To wake the dead

    Season 8 Episode 5

    Aired 5/4/1974

    The missionary needs money to help people in need, mostly himself. Therefore, the neighbourhood is called to a meeting at Rottehullet.

    Director: Tom Hedegaard

    Writer: Paul Hammerichs

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  • Don't talk about Harald
    7.7/10(16)
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    #11 - Don't talk about Harald

    Season 9 Episode 5

    Aired 12/14/1974

    The house on Christianshavn is getting a visit from Harald Jensen, an acquaintance of Larsen from the old days, who decides to move in with his old friend.

    Director: Erik Balling

    Writer: Henning Bahs

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  • Contraband
    7.6/10(15)
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    #12 - Contraband

    Season 5 Episode 5

    Aired 12/9/1972

    Olsen unwittingly gets involved in a crime when he uses the company's moving van to make a little extra money.

    Director: Tom Hedegaard

    Writer: Erik Balling, Henning Bahs

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  • Operation Mallorca
    7.6/10(13)
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    #13 - Operation Mallorca

    Season 6 Episode 3

    Aired 3/10/1973

    Mrs. Olsen has three cancellation tickets on hand for Mallorca and she wants the other women of the house to join her, but how do the men feel about their wives going on holiday without them?

    Director: Erik Balling

    Writer: Karen Smith

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  • Children of summer and sunshine
    7.6/10(10)
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    #14 - Children of summer and sunshine

    Season 10 Episode 3

    Aired 4/19/1975

    Clausen, being an old scout, has received the honour of substituting for the local scouts troop leader and Olsen has won a tent in the scouts' lottery. The two set off to test out the tent and their skills on the embankment, well laden with drinks.

    Director: Erik Balling

    Writer: Henning Bahs, Lise Sandager

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  • You are so lovely
    7.5/10(12)
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    #15 - You are so lovely

    Season 6 Episode 6

    Aired 3/31/1973

    It's spring and Meyer has cast his gaze on Emma.

    Director: Erik Balling

    Writer: Paul Hammerichs

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  • A stranger moves in
    7.5/10(14)
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    #16 - A stranger moves in

    Season 7 Episode 1

    Aired 7/29/1973

    A new tenant is moving in, it's the photographer Bo, who knows how to make people work for him.

    Director: Tom Hedegaard

    Writer: Paul Hammerichs

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  • In the interest of a monitor lizard
    7.5/10(11)
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    #17 - In the interest of a monitor lizard

    Season 8 Episode 4

    Aired 4/27/1974

    A feminist named Tippe comes to the house at Christianshavn, and thanks to her, the wives begin to open their eyes to new things. This results in Mrs. Clausen wanting a divorce, and she is taking the monitor lizard with her.

    Director: Tom Hedegaard

    Writer: Lise Nørgaard

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  • A womans place and Olsens
    7.5/10(12)
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    #18 - A womans place and Olsens

    Season 9 Episode 6

    Aired 12/21/1974

    Following an argument with her husband, Mrs. Olsen decides to get a job as a bus driver to make a little extra money, something her husband finds very upsetting.

    Director: Erik Balling

    Writer: Lise Nørgaard

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  • The state of genius
    7.5/10(14)
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    #19 - The state of genius

    Season 10 Episode 6

    Aired 5/10/1975

    The result of a nationwide survey shows that Olsen's son Willian, is one of the country's most gifted children.

    Director: Erik Balling

    Writer: Henning Bahs, Gilbert M. Jensen

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  • The day after the day after that
    7.5/10(13)
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    #20 - The day after the day after that

    Season 12 Episode 2

    Aired 5/8/1976

    After a wild night of partying and drinking, in the midst of the worst handover of their lives, the residents of the house at Christianshavn decide to abstain from alcohol.

    Director: Erik Balling

    Writer: Henning Bahs

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  • When nature calls
    7.5/10(11)
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    #21 - When nature calls

    Season 13 Episode 6

    Aired 12/31/1976

    Karla and Egon are spending the vinter in Mallorca while the rest of the house's tenants decide to spend the vinter at a cottage.

    Director: Tom Hedegaard

    Writer: Lise Nørgaard

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  • A matter of honour
    7.5/10(11)
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    #22 - A matter of honour

    Season 14 Episode 1

    Aired 10/22/1977

    Gambling debt is a matter of honour, and unfortunately for Mrs. Hammerstedt, her deceased spouse managed to accrue a lot of it. The house rallies behind her and hatch a plan for how she can get the money back.

    Director: Tom Hedegaard

    Writer: Jens Louis Petersen

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  • Aquarius
    7.4/10(22)
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    #23 - Aquarius

    Season 3 Episode 1

    Aired 11/20/1971

    The house is without water much to the dismay of the tenant. While the men find a new water supply at Rottehullet, the city has a plan to solve the water crisis.

    Director: Tom Hedegaard

    Writer: Paul Hammerichs

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  • The fine arts
    7.4/10(11)
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    #24 - The fine arts

    Season 8 Episode 6

    Aired 5/11/1974

    The tenants of the house at Christianshavn have come to the realisation that paintings are best financial investment.

    Director: Tom Hedegaard

    Writer: Henning Bahs

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  • Short lived joy
    7.4/10(13)
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    #25 - Short lived joy

    Season 10 Episode 2

    Aired 4/12/1975

    Egon, being very interested in international relations, is studying French and ends up falling in love with his teacher, or maybe the teacher made him interested in those relations to begin with. After having a fight, Karla kicks him out and he ends up staying with Emma in the backroom at Rottehullet.

    Director: Erik Balling

    Writer: Paul Hammerichs

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Best Episodes Summary

"The old man is always right" is the best rated episode of "The House at Christianshavn". It scored 8.1/10 based on 16 votes. Directed by Tom Hedegaard and written by Finn Karlsson, it aired on 11/5/1977. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Chez Emma".