Badehotellet - Episode Guide

The 19 year old daughter of merchant Madsen, Amanda, are scheming to run away from the family vacation, and Madsen himself comes at odds with one of the locals, Morten, when he runs some chickens over.
There's a new girl among the staff this year. Fie a 18 year old, arrives to start as a kitchen help, but are instantly promoted by the hotel host Mr. Andersen. That stirs resentment in one of the other maids, she decides to work against Fie.

Men's Visit

The Count of Ditmar and his parents arrive at the hotel, and he seems to be looking for a business partner; Edward receives an anonymous love note.

Fatal Consequences

Fie wakes up from a terrible nightmare about someone she loves being in danger; the Count needs to leave the hotel after receiving a suspicious phone call, but his departure is delayed when Mr. Andersen gets badly injured.

Raging Storm

Panic strikes the hotel as no one knows how to open the safe and the grocer wants to be paid early; returning from the hospital, Mrs. Andersen reads an upsetting letter; terrible news is announced.

Adventure in the Summer Night

After Mr. Andersen's funeral, the guests contemplate leaving; the Count meets his mysterious caller; the love triangle between Amanda, Fie and Morten becomes more complicated.

Amanda Madsen and the other regulars from Copenhagen are back at Andersen's Seaside Hotel; however, after last summer's events, Fie awaits Amanda‘s arrival with mixed emotions.

It's all hands on deck as the hotel prepares for Amanda and Count Ditmar's engagement party. Everyone is very excited, except for Max, who has good reason to dread the party.

Ten years after he left in anger, Poul returns home from America to settle the issue of his inheritance with his stepmother, Molly Andersen.

Molly tries to borrow the extra money for Pouls share of the inheritance, but is turned down by the bank. When a buyer comes forward to take over the hotel, Fie thinks it's time, Poul is told, what he's putting Mrs. Andersen through. The women among the guests are tired of their husbands laziness and takes a trip to Skagen, but the gents shows them self's capable of partying without them. Morten returns home free of all charges, so Fie and he can finally be together. Amanda and Max gets caught in a storm, while kid sister Vera and Miss Vetterstrøm tries to contact the deceased

Molly Andersen has been offered a deal that could allow the staff and herself to continue working at the hotel, but she must agree to the sale of the property.

It's the moment of truth for many of the guests and employees keeping very personal secrets.

After earning money on the stock exchange, Madsen treats the inhabitants of the hotel to a hunting trip -- but nothing goes as planned when a violent storm arrives.

It is summer once again, and Mrs Andersen and the girls are opening the hotel for a new season. The year is 1930 and the World War is lurking outside the country borders. But quite different matters preoccupy the guests. Merchant Madsen is fighting to recover his position after going bankrupt last year. Mrs Aurland is afraid her husband will discover the truth - that he isn't the father of their newborn son. Amanda is back in her marriage with Count Ditmar but she is still dreaming of Max. And the royal actor Mr Weyse, arrives in the company of a young student actress, who turns out to be a girl with many different talents.

A vagabond, who has news of Morten, is hosted at the hotel and makes an impression on one of the girls especially. Amanda and Count Ditmar return to the hotel after the funeral of the old Count, and accompanying them is Ditmar's mother, who starts to get a sense of what is going on between Amanda and Max. At the same time, a visit is expected from two reputable gentlemen, who are going to assess whether Count Ditmar is suited to replace his father in the Danish Upper House. Merchant Madsen is vigorously trying to acquire funding for his new construction project . Meanwhile Mr Frigh is becoming more and more infatuated with Mr Weyse's young student, Miss Kitty Hansen.

Merchant Madsen has pawned his wife's jewellery in order to gain the capital he needs for his new construction project. This steers the marriage into troubled waters and Mrs Madsen is very upset. But she receives an unexpected helping hand when the mysterious lawyer Kvist moves into the hotel. Amanda has moved in with Max in his summer cottage at the beach, but she fears that Ditmar will act on his threat to cut off the financial support he is providing her parents. Mr Weyse is doing his best to protect young Miss Kitty from Mr Frigh's approaches but he must face the fact that she has a mind of her own. Morten's old childhood home is suddenly sold, which finally gives Mrs Andersen and Fie a reason to contact him.

Amanda and Count Ditmar come to an agreement on how to handle their pro forma marriage, but neither Ditmar's mother nor Max quite agree with their plan. When she is led to believe that Mrs Fjeldsø is sick, Miss Vetterstrøm returns to the hotel from Copenhagen and the two sisters finally talk it all out over a bottle of liqueur. Weyse is suddenly called in for a meeting at the theatre in Copenhagen, where they have received an anonymous letter which threatens the actor's career. Fie's father moves into the little smallholding where Morten used to live - this stirs old emotions within Fie, but the discovery of a naked man on the beach soon takes her mind off of it.
 

Amanda og Ditmar er blevet enige om, hvordan de skal håndtere deres proformaægteskab, men hverken Ditmars mor eller Max er helt med på den plan.
Frøken Vetterstrøm vender tilbage fra København, da hun fejlagtigt tror, at fru Fjeldsø er syg. De to søstre får endelig talt ud godt hjulpet af en flaske likør. 
Weyse kaldes pludselig til møde på teatret, der har modtaget et anonymt brev, der truer den gode skuespillers karriere.
Og så flytter Fies far ind i det lille husmandssted, hvor Morten har boet. Det vækker gamle følelser hos Fie, men fundet af en nøgen mand på stranden får hende snart på andre tanker.

Both Max and Mr Frigh are suffering from heartache. Max is hurting because Amanda has put him on ice after he messed up in front of Count Ditmar's mother. Mr Frigh is troubled because the subject of his longings, the young Miss Kitty, has gone back to Copenhagen with Mr Weyse. But then both men  receive letters which renew their hope. After having moved into the new house, Fie's father is dismayed by his sad destiny. Mrs Andersen decides to cheer him up and she succeeds beyond expectation. And then, in the middle of it all, a very prominent guest arrives at the hotel - Prime Minister Thorvald Stauning, himself.

Både Max og fabrikant Frigh lider af kærlighedssorger. Max fordi Amanda har lagt ham på is, efter han kvajede sig over for Ditmars mor. Frigh fordi hans længsels genstand, den unge skuespillerelev Kitty Hansen, er rejst tilbage til København. Men så modtager de to herrer begge et brev, der skaber fornyet håb. 
Fies far er flyttet ind på husmandsstedet og plages af mismod over sin triste skæbne. Fru Andersen sætter sig for at muntre ham op. Det lykkes over al forventning. 
Og midt i det hele får hotellet pludselig besøg af selveste statsminister Thorvald Stauning.

Mr Frigh visits Miss Kitty in Copenhagen and decides to go back to the hotel to put his cards on the table. But how do you tell your wife that you are leaving her? Mr Frigh decides to seek advice with the most experienced person on the matter, namely Mr Weyse. At the same time, Merchant Madsen and Max are impatiently waiting for an answer from the architect competition, which could kick-start their business. For Mrs Aurland on the other hand, the waiting is over - if her husband has figured out that he is not the father of their child, it is about time she tells him the truth, whatever the cost. But then Mr Weyse receives a long-waited call, which turns everything upside down.

Fabrikant Frigh har besøgt Kitty i København og beslutter at tage tilbage til hotellet for at lægge kortene på bordet. Men hvordan fortæller man sin kone, at man forlader hende? Frigh vælger at søge råd hos den mest erfarne på området, skuespiller Weyse. 
Samtidig venter Max og grosserer Madsen utålmodigt på svar fra arkitektkonkurrencen, der kan sætte gang i forretningen. 
For fru Aurland er ventetiden derimod slut. Hvis hendes mand har fundet ud af, han ikke er far til deres barn, er det på høje tid, hun får talt ud med ham, koste hvad det vil. Men så modtager Weyse en længe ventet opringning, der vender op og ned på det hele.

The seasons have changed and it is the fall of 1930. Edward Weyse has been fired from the theatre and now makes a living by playing the piano, accompanying silent films at the cinema. Amanda, who is now working as the assistant of the self-absorbed and choleric film director Gerhard Flügelhorn, pays Mr Weyse a visit along with her new boss, who offers Weyse a part in his new film. The hotel is extraordinarily opened out of season, in order for the final scenes of the film to be shot in peaceful and quiet surroundings. Unfortunately, the rumours of the exciting filming have reached the regular summer guests and suddenly the film crew is no longer alone at the hotel. Mrs Andersen has fallen ill and is staying with Fie's father, who is convinced that she would feel better if she told Morten her great secret.

Once again it is summer at the North Sea. The calendar reads 1931, and the newspapers are bursting with articles about bankruptcies and world crisis. That doesn't prevent the regular guests from Copenhagen from returning to the little hotel, where Fie is now in charge of daily management. However, the maid Edith is certain that Fie is dreaming about something else entirely, and therefore she seeks out the spiritual Miss Vetterstrøm to figure out what it is. The royal actor Mr. Weyse is riding a wave of success within the world of the moving picture and, in order to be left in peace for the summer, he has told the press that he is vacationing at Lake Garda, a decision he will come to regret bitterly, as his archenemy from the theatre, Sophus Poulsen, moves into the hotel, accompanied by none other than Weyse's ex-wife.

Fie's little sister, Ane, is expelled from her place with the priest, so Fie takes responsibility for her, but Ane is not easy to keep track of. Amanda finally lures Max over to the hotel, where Weyse is being driven mad.

Ane is dying to go to Hotel Udsigten to watch Jesper perform but Fie won't let her. Nevertheless, Ane makes plans, which leaves Edith in somewhat of a pickle.

Mrs. Aurland needs Weyse to look after baby Severin, which has an unexpected effect on the otherwise self-absorbed actor.

Two of the maids have fallen ill and consequently a fear arises in the kitchen that it might be caused by food poisoning -- and that some of the guests might have gotten it as well.

Mrs. Frigh is still very captivated by the local farmer, Arne Kokholm, while Mrs. Aurland becomes increasingly careless at hiding her relationship with Weyse. A storm is brewing.

The summer is declining, but sorrows and joys are far from over at the little hotel.

Summer 1932. It's been a year since Morten gave the hotel to Fie, but she has almost not seen him since, because he is collaborating with Madsen on the construction of a big building project in Copenhagen. But the regulars have made their appearance at the hotel. The family Madsen, Mr. Weyse, Mrs. Fjeldsø and her sister, and Mr. Aurland with his wife and sons, as well as the Frigh family. However, without Mr. Frigh, as the couple is in divorce, so Mrs. Frigh prefers for him to stay away. In the middle of the idyll, the Copenhagen stockbroker August Molin arrives with his Swedish wife, and Weyse is immediately taken by Mrs. Molin. A dangerous game, for Mr. Molin holds a violent jealousy, and it's not the only secret that Mr. Molin is hiding.

Wholesaler Madsen is close to finalizing the purchase of the cheap timber that Molin has suggested to him. Meanwhile, Molin is trying hard to hide that he is on the edge of bankrupcy and that the timber does not belong to one of his clients, but to himself, bought with the client's money and without his knowledge. At the same time, Molin must make sure that his beautiful wife stays away from Weyse. Meanwhile, there are good things for Amanda, who sells an idea for a commercial with Weyse. Meanwhile, manufacturer Frigh arranges a croquet tournament, Edith comes face to face with the man she once dreamt of, and Fie's sister, Ane, demonstrates that secrets are not reserved for hotel guests.

The distinguished stock broker August Molin has been hit by nervous stomach. The sale of the building timber from Jutland to Madsen drags out, so today is definitely the last chance, to avoid revealing Molin's fraud against his senile client. Mrs. Alma Molin has tried to forget their problems and is looking forward to filming Amanda's commercial down on the beach. Weyse has also agreed to participate, unaware that the project will bring old emotions to life, that he thought were forgotten in the past. Finally, Valter tries again to court Edith. Mr. Aurland discovers Otilia's great interest in literature and comes to the sensible maid with a surprising proposition.

Little Severin has been stung by a wasp but Weyse is sure its a viper and that immediate action is needed. Morten also wants to see action as Merchant Madsen has bought Molin's timber from Jutland. The meeting between the two business partners turns out quite differently from what Madsen had feared. And Edith has fallen head over heels in love, which is insufferable for Otilia. Otherwise, there is peace between the Molin spouses, after a successful wood sale and the prospect of an even greater profit by helping Frigh. Finally, Fie is faced with somewhat of a dilemma as Miss Duelund from the hat store discovers that Ane has been lying to her.

Madsen considers Morten's offer to split the partnership. Fie and her dad try to track down Jesper to find Ane's baby. Mitzi finds out that Ditmar is gay. Her brother visits with 5 Hitler Jugend friends.

Copenhagen, January 1933: Weyse has just married Mrs. Aurland. Madsen and Frigh decide to surprise him at the hotel. Fie opens the hotel. The rest of the usual guests show up. Big changes follow.

Six years have passed, and dark clouds are gathering over Europe. The regular guests of the beach hotel are still set for their vacation. Mrs. Frigh is now chair of the tobacco factory, and has grand plans for her now grown son Leslie. But she has not taken into account the new maid Nana. Amanda struggles to keep her ad agency afloat, while Mr. Weyse tries to forget an unfortunate incident onstage last year. Merchant Madsen has his hopes up for a building project in Nazi Germany.

Weyse sees a psychoanalyst. Molin comes to talk with Madsen about doing business in Germany and to see his ex. Mrs. Andersen, Mr. Kjær and Emma return from Fie in England. Leslie tries to get a date with Nana.

Leslie hopes for a second date with Nana. His mom has plans for him in the company. Robert has secretly returned to Denmark and contacts Olga at the hotel.

Madsen sees Robert when he nearly runs down a hen. Amanda spends all her money on a tourist film before the contract is signed. Weyse still needs a psychologist. Jesper plays jazz in Skagen.

With the company money gone, Amanda suggests to Ditmar and Dupont that the three of them run the hotel next summer. Weyse returns from his two cute high school graduates. Ditmar's mom's engaged. Will Robert get on the ferry to Sweden?

Morten visits family and wants to sell the hotel as he'll return to England. Leslie tells his mom about Nana. Helene learns about Weyse's adventures. Will Robert get to Sweden? Summer and peace end.

1940: Despite war and occupation, Amanda opens the doors for her first season as the new owner. Relieved to escape the German uniforms in the street, the guests return to the hotel. Madsen is the only one with an automobile, despite petrol rationing and driving bans. Mrs. Frigh is accompanied by her grown daughter, Bertha, whose head is filled with a secret infatuation, all the while Mrs. Frigh herself is more interested by the friendly gentleman they meet on the train. Everything is peaceful and there is no danger until Weyse's two boys cause problems with a couple of bathing German soldiers.

Mrs. Weyse fears there will be great trouble when the Wehrmacht finds out that the youngest son in the family has stolen a service record from them. Weyse promises to get rid of the book, but that is not how the German herrenvolk play. Simultaneously Molin returns from Berlin with a very tempting offer for Madsen about a new collaboration with the Germans. But is it wise to say yes now that Denmark is occupied? Luckily, war and occupation do not put a hold on urges and the new guest Johan Ramsing continues to court Mrs. Frigh, just as a suitor suddenly appears for her daughter, Bertha.

Forced to perform for the Germans in Skagen Weyse suddenly comes up with a genius idea of how to avoid it. However, the German lieutenant Kiessling is also a man of ideas. Additional pressure is put on the distressed actor when film director Gerhard Flügelhorn unexpectedly shows up to launch his anti-Nazi film project. Meanwhile, Mrs. Frigh enjoys the company of the sympathetic Johan Ramsing who is ready to offer sound advice on her business as well as on how she can handle her rebellious daughter. At the same time, Madsen is close to accepting work on the expansion of Aalborg Airport with the certainty of his wife's resistance being a passing phase.

When the minister of foreign affairs, Scavenius, expresses admiration for the great German victories Lydia Vetterstrøm believes the time has come to show national sentiment by joining in community singing. However, it is not easy to get everyone involved. Mrs. Frigh is only occupied with Johan Ramsing after having spent the night together in complete secrecy. Weyse rehearses for his film role in 'Havoc' together with the anti-Nazi Gerhard Flügelhorn, at the same time as he anxiously tries to hide that he has performed for the Germans in Skagen. And Madsen is struggling to get his wife to attend the banquet with the Wehrmacht in Aalborg, while Morten is trying to figure out who it is that helps the Germans with the expansion of the airport down there.

Weyse's good spirits have recovered as the film that showed him performing for the Germans has been burned. However the joy does not last forever. Morten has found out that Madsen is helping the Germans with the extension of Aalborg Airport. Therefore, to obtain information for the English, he asks Ane to look for the construction plans in Madsen's room. Leslie arrives to bring his rebellious twin sister to her senses, but his encounter with Nana challenges him. Meanwhile Mrs. Frigh is impatiently waiting for Johan Ramsing to return from Copenhagen. When he finally arrives, he brings with him a somewhat surprising story.

The summer draws to an end and the guests prepare to travel back home. Madsen steadfastly refuses his wife's wish to back away from the construction of the airport in Aalborg for the Germans, while Weyse considers saying yes to the Danish-German cultural society in order to protect his job at the theatre. However, when Amanda straightforwardly rejects the German Lieutenant's advances, it leads a chain of events that turns every plan upside down. In the middle of it all, Ditmar's Nazi stepfather shows up to bring little Wilhelm home to Frijsenholm. And Leslie realizes that he cannot live without Nana.

The summer of 1941. The German occupying power has commandeered the neighbouring hotel but that does certainly not keep the regular guests away. As Edward Weyse says, "If we just pretend they are not there, then they are not there". The popular actor is otherwise writing his memoirs, Merchant Madsen is keen to rediscover the joys of eroticism, all the while Mrs. Frigh has completely repressed the fact that a marriage swindler tricked her of a fortune last summer. Everything looks promising but then a Communist scene painter, two German soldiers with binoculars and an orthopaedic surgeon from Gentofte turn everything upside down.

Lieutenant Kiessling once more shows himself as Amanda's helper when he gets the German barricade moved down the beach. However, he has a small request in return. When Weyse doesn't seem to get any further with his memoirs, because his wife is stuck in Copenhagen with the wanted scene painter Svend Damm, a bold plan to get rid of the freeloader is born. But will it work? Mrs. Frigh is in shock after the sight of the swindler from last summer and most of all wants to forget it all but then her active daughter takes action. In the middle of all this, Merchant Madsen suddenly gets involved in the fate of a young German soldier.

A letter to the young German soldier causes big problems. Bertha volunteers to spy. Weyse's ex won't write his memoirs, but has some advice. Bertha and Alice have a talk about Emil and the bag.

Merchant Madsen feels complicit in the young German soldiers' desertion, but it won't be the last time their paths meet. In an attempt to repress the thought that his wife is on the run with the Communist theatre painter Svend Damm, actor Weyse throws himself energetically into his memoirs, but when the police come knocking on his door everything changes. At the same time, Madsen's faithful companion August Molin arrives with daunting plans of desertion, while a small present from the German Lieutenant Kiessling suddenly makes Amanda lie to the entire hotel.

When a detached German sea mine is washed ashore just down from the hotel, it‘s the beginning of a dramatic end to the guests' holiday. But by then, the young German soldier Stefan is to be put in front of a court-martial, Mrs. Frigh needs to find out what happened to the charming fraud Emil Høyer, and actor Weyse will fall subject to an unreasonable accusation of having taken a political stand. In the meantime, Amanda once more has need of Lieutenant Kiessling, while Merchant Madsen's relationship with the occupying power is put to a conclusive test.

Summer 1946. Guests and employees are back at the hotel. Madsen meets a wealthy Danish-American and immediately sees the chance for profit. Weyse is lured into a trap by the theater, but his wife has no time to help him. And Amanda misses her beloved Uwe, whom she has not been allowed to see for a year.

Madsen returns with Seerup, determined to hold on to the rich Danish-American long enough to land a deal. Helene gets down to business with her mailbox, while the young actress Kitty Hansen moves in to practice theater with Weyse. And then a death sets Edith's dreams in motion.