The Night Shift

25min

Comedy

Næturvaktin revolves around the lives of three employees working at the Shell petrol station in Laugavegur, Reykjavík. The three man night shift is made up of eccentric supervisor Georg Bjarnfreðarson, a committed Marxist, vegan, who has an admiration for everything Swedish. Ólafur Ragnar, a regular employee and a simple, well-meaning guy who dreams of fame and wealth. And Daníel Sævarsson, who after dropping out of medical school joins the team. What the three men don't know is due to this job how profoundly their lives will be forever linked.

Episodes

Cast

Episode 1

1. Episode 1

25min

16th Sep 2007

Medical school drop-out Daníel begins his first night shift at the Shell petrol station n Laugavegur, Reykjavík. He then encounters his two fellow night shift workers, Georg Bjarnfreðarson the shift supervisor, a devoted communist, vegan with an admiration for all things Swedish. And Ólafur Ragnar, and a simple but well-meaning guy obsessed with celebrity culture and instant fame and fortune..

Episode 2

2. Episode 2

25min

23rd Sep 2007

Georg's shift becomes more complicated when he is left to supervise his son Flemming Geir. Ólafur tries to get more time off, and Daníel spends more time with Ylfa.

Episode 3

3. Episode 3

25min

30th Sep 2007

Georg gets a reprimand from his ex-wife for not spending enough father and son time with Flemming Geir. Ólafur becomes more irritated at the idea of the joint shift fund being used for a holiday to Sweden and Daníel bumps into a face from the past.

Episode 4

4. Episode 4

25min

7th Oct 2007

Ólafur's dreams of fame get a step closer when he has a chance to attend the X-Factor open auditions, though trouble brews when Georg refuses to give him the time off to go.

Episode 5

5. Episode 5

25min

14th Oct 2007

The band "Sólin" finally gets their chance of a big break, but Ólafur manages to get into trouble at work so Georg refuses to give him the time off to go.

Episode 6

6. Episode 6

25min

21st Oct 2007

Ólafur's cheap body building food supplement has some unusual results. Georg manages to racially abuse the wife of a local.

Episode 7

7. Episode 7

25min

28th Oct 2007

Georg becomes increasingly frustrated when, after a series of customer complaints, head office send the company personnel officer to asses his work at the station.

Episode 8

8. Episode 8

25min

4th Nov 2007

It's election night in Iceland and Georg revelling in his knowledge of the political process organizes the night shifts own election.

Episode 9

9. Episode 9

25min

18th Nov 2007

The tension between Daniel and Georg continues. Georg recruits a new employee, Haraldur. Daniel faces pressure from his family to return to medical school.

Episode 10

10. Episode 10

25min

25th Nov 2007

The Sólin posters ordered by Ólafur arrive, it's Daniel's father's birthday, and Benjamín is coming from Nigeria to collect his money from Ólafur.

Episode 11

11. Episode 11

25min

2nd Dec 2007

Georg preaches on the ideals of feminism and attempts to teach Flemming Geir the facts of life. Ólafur comes to work with a hangover. Daníel and Ylfa become closer.

Episode 12

12. Episode 12

25min

9th Dec 2007

Georg contacts the CEO of the company, much to his annoyance. The shift argue about how to spend the shift fund with Georg desperate to get his own way.

First air date

16th Sep 2007

Last air date

9th Dec 2007

Status

Ended

Type

Miniseries

Original language

is

Networks