Anders Jansson
Director
Halvvägs till himlen (2013)
Season 1
The young and idealistic priest Albin returns to Sweden from Kenya to work in a church in the small village Östra Nöbberup. Albin want to renew the work of the parish and tries to attract visitors to church with controversial methods. This is not appreciated by the other members of the parish, especially not by the curate Jan Samuelsson who wants Albins job as a priest.
Released Sept. 15, 2013
Episode 30 min
None+
Genres: Comedy
Keywords: tmdb.priest, tmdb.small-community
Production Companies: Anagram Film
Network: TV4
S1E1 - Den gode herden
Love and happiness thrive in Östra Nöbberup. The priest Albin and the deaconess Fanny are getting married. But Fanny is offered a new exciting job abroad and Albin is forced to hire the work-shy Ylva.
Sept. 15, 2013, midnight
S1E2 - Om inte berget kommer till Muhammed
Since Albin took office, the number of churchgoers has decreased catastrophically and something must be done. Albin and Fanny set out to knock on the door in an attempt to lure the villagers back to the church.
Sept. 22, 2013, midnight
S1E3 - Långfredagens mysterium
Easter is approaching and Jan is planning for this year's Golgotha hike, where he and the staff drag a cross through the village. But when Albin announces that he intends to take over Good Friday's service, Jan is upset.
Sept. 28, 2013, midnight
S1E4 - Gud och Mammon
Due to the church's poor finances, Albin is commissioned by Bengt-Åke to dismiss someone from the staff. Something that rhymes badly with his sermon on putting human value before the pursuit of money.
Oct. 5, 2013, midnight
S1E5 - Prostvisitationen
Lund diocese's contract rector visits the parish and it turns out that the rector is Albin's former wife Karin. Albin's hope is lit that it can sort out its problems.
Oct. 12, 2013, midnight
S1E6 - Exitus acta probat
It's soon time for this year's big church bazaars and Albin visits the sewing workshop. Its Conservative chairman Evy does not have much left over for Albin's modern methods and the two have a hard time pulling together.
Oct. 19, 2013, midnight
S1E7 - Sjätte budet
Albin encounters a bachelor party and one of the women, Maggan, flirts shamelessly with him. It all ends with Albin waking up the next morning with Maggan in bed. Later that day, Albin and Jan will hold the church's marriage counseling.
Oct. 26, 2013, midnight
S1E8 - Den blomstertid nu kommer
The principal of a school wants to have the graduation in the church with a condition, the ceremony must not contain any religious elements. Something Albin has a hard time accepting.
Nov. 2, 2013, midnight
Network: TV4
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 720 min.
Released: Sept. 15, 2013
Last Air Date: Dec. 27, 2015, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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