
A story about Carlsberg founder JC Jacobsen, his son Carl, and their struggle to create a brewing company, and simultaneously a look at fifty years of Danish history.
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Air Date: 1996-12-29
When old brewer Chresten Jacobsen is carried into the brewery yard with another stroke, 15-year-old Laura arrives in ...
Air Date: 1997-01-05
After Chresten's death, Jacob is now the brewer in Brolæggerstræde, and he has great ambitions to brew proper beer. H...
Air Date: 1997-01-12
JC and Laura attends the coronation of Christian VIII — and they're aware that the time of absolute monarchy is soon ...
Air Date: 1997-01-19
Little Carl does not live up to JC's high expectations and is pressured by his father's 'you can do what you want' ph...
Air Date: 1997-01-26
Carl begins his schooling and becomes an easy victim of ridicule and teasing. JC works tirelessly with the constructi...
Air Date: 1997-02-02
When Carl and his only friend are no longer allowed to play together, Carl is left completely to himself and his imag...
Air Date: 1997-02-09
Carl has graduated high school, but continues to struggle to live up to his father's great expectations. JC has becom...
Air Date: 1997-02-16
Denmark has lost the war to Prussia and Austria, and the defeat is humiliating for the survivors and the government. ...
Air Date: 1997-02-23
JC works with great energy on rebuilding the brewery after the fire. But he misses his son, whom he still won't allow...
Air Date: 1997-03-02
JC lets the returning Carl start his own brewery as a branch of Carlsberg. But Carl struggles, as JC has only contemp...
Air Date: 1997-03-09
JC and Carl are now competing in all areas. Although their villas are located side by side, there is only sparse cont...
Air Date: 1997-03-16
The mutual hostility between JC and Carl is cemented when JC drags his son through a humiliating trial. Carl takes hi...