8.040 minSeason 1 • Episode 6
LatestMacken is a Swedish 6-part musical sit-com that ran on SVT in 1986. The local authority wants to close down Roy and Roger's gas station and instead build a motorway where it is positioned. Roy and Roger try to stop it, of course. Will they succeed? Will they find the mysteriously lost white Opel?
Writing
Galenskaparna & After Shave's sketch-comedy precision in serialized form.
Practical Effects
Gloriously ramshackle gas station sets that feel like home.
Score
Original songs that slap harder than they have any right to.
Creator
Claes Eriksson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Galenskaparna & After Shave dominated Swedish comedy in the 80s; this series cemented their crossover from stage to screen.
The lost white Opel became such an iconic running gag that Swedes still reference 'Macken' when anything goes mysteriously missing.
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