Drama

Carmen Curlers

What began as two employees working out of a basement in 1963 grew into a worldwide phenomenon with a staff of thousands operating around the clock in a huge factory--complete with a helipad, a private kindergarten, and even its own fire station. From Walter Presents, in Danish with English subtitles.

Episode 1

54m 53s

Axel Byvang is having a shave when he overhears a woman asking to have her hair done for her son’s confirmation. Shortly after the woman leaves, humiliated, Axel finds an ad looking for investors for the invention of an electric curler

Episodes

  • Episode 1: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Episode 1

    S1 E1 - 54m 53s

    Axel Byvang is having a shave when he overhears a woman asking to have her hair done for her son’s confirmation. Shortly after the woman leaves, humiliated, Axel finds an ad looking for investors for the invention of an electric curler

  • Episode 2: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Episode 2

    S1 E2 - 54m 18s

    Although the curler still does not work, Axel signs up for the year's largest beauty fair in Copenhagen, where he will demonstrate Axel’s Curlers. Will he be ready? Meanwhile, Birthe has a crisis at home.

  • Episode 3: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Episode 3

    S1 E3 - 54m 18s

    Axel has hit rock bottom. His customers--and his wife and son--have disappeared. As Frans tries to bring Axel out of his despair, Birthe gets a job as a clerk in the TV store.

  • Episode 4: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Episode 4

    S1 E4 - 53m 48s

    Factory construction for Carmen Curlers is well underway--much to the dismay of Poul, Axel’s boyhood tormentor. But to keep things moving, Axel must pull some strings to get his curlers in stores for Christmas.

  • Episode 5: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Episode 5

    S1 E5 - 58m 28s

    The bank has decided to loan Axel another million, Birthe is given the task of hiring a full factory staff, and Axel and Frans have promised Lundahl an advertising campaign in four days. Meanwhile, Jorgen is feeling hopeless.

  • Episode 6: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Episode 6

    S1 E6 - 59m 37s

    The Carmen Curler factory exudes life. Everyone is busy and the hallways are like a train station--but Frans has never felt so alone. Is it time for a change?

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    Episode 7

    S1 E7 - 58m 26s

    It's Christmas Eve. Axel wants Tove back, but she has other plans. Birthe celebrates Christmas with her family but discovers that Jorgen has spent most of their money on one good, last Christmas. And things aren’t going well for Carmen Curlers, either!

  • Episode 8: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Episode 8

    S1 E8 - 59m 55s

    Axel and Frans go to Paris and come home with an order for 10,000 curler sets. Will he be able to deliver in an extremely short period of time? And is Axel really going to follow Tove to Copenhagen?

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