Lorry (TV series)

Content sourced from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lorry is a Swedish comedy TV series that aired on SVT1 from 1989 to 1995. It is set in a restaurant named Lorry in Sundbyberg, outside Stockholm, and features a group of actors known as the Lorry gang: Peter Dalle, Johan Ulveson, Claes Månsson, Lena Endre, Gunnel Fred, Gunilla Röör, Suzanne Reuter, Ulla Skoog, Evamaria Björkström and Stefan Sauk. Peter Dalle was the main creative force, writing most of the material and directing the fourth season; the first three seasons were directed by Kjell Sundvall. Other writers included Carsten Palmaer, Sven-Hugo Persson and Rolf Börjlind.

The show became famous for its sharp, offensive, and politically incorrect humor, which even led to complaints to the broadcasting commission. The opening theme was Earth, Wind & Fire’s “In the Stone.” The Lorry gang also performed a show at the Tyrol in 1991 and appeared in the movie Yrrol in 1994. They later returned with a successful variety show at the Oscar Theatre in Stockholm in 2001–2002, with sketches drawn from the TV series.

Season 1–4 of Lorry total 28 episodes, including 2 specials. The series was produced by Tommy Bennwik and released on DVD on 17 July 2010.