TV series

Macken

1986 · 1 season

A gentle, song-filled visit to a quirky petrol station where eccentric regulars and mild mishaps keep things cheerfully silly.

Overview: Macken 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?
How it feels: Whimsical, warm, satirical and absurd. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Work, family, friendship, class
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: work
family
friendship
class
justice
Places: workplace
countryside
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none