Ragnar Bragason
Director
The Night Shift (2007)
Season 1
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.
Released Sept. 16, 2007
Episode 25 min
10+
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Production Companies: Saga Film
Network: Stöð 2
S1E1 - Episode 1
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..
Sept. 16, 2007, midnight
S1E2 - Episode 2
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.
Sept. 23, 2007, midnight
S1E3 - Episode 3
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.
Sept. 30, 2007, midnight
S1E4 - Episode 4
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.
Oct. 7, 2007, midnight
S1E5 - Episode 5
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.
Oct. 14, 2007, midnight
S1E6 - Episode 6
Ólafur's cheap body building food supplement has some unusual results. Georg manages to racially abuse the wife of a local.
Oct. 21, 2007, midnight
S1E7 - Episode 7
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.
Oct. 28, 2007, midnight
S1E8 - Episode 8
It's election night in Iceland and Georg revelling in his knowledge of the political process organizes the night shifts own election.
Nov. 4, 2007, midnight
S1E9 - Episode 9
The tension between Daniel and Georg continues. Georg recruits a new employee, Haraldur. Daniel faces pressure from his family to return to medical school.
Nov. 18, 2007, midnight
S1E10 - Episode 10
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.
Nov. 25, 2007, midnight
S1E11 - Episode 11
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.
Dec. 2, 2007, midnight
S1E12 - Episode 12
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.
Dec. 9, 2007, midnight
Network: Stöð 2
Episode Runtime: 25 min.
Season Runtime: 25 min.
Released: Sept. 16, 2007
Last Air Date: Dec. 9, 2007, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR / 10+
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