Around 200 lovers have already found each other in the “Inga Lindström” films since the TV series began in 2004. Now the format has an anniversary. And dare to do something a bit.
The makers of the “Inga Lindström” films in the Second World War have an anniversary to celebrate. The 100th film in the romantic series will be shown this Sunday (8:15 p.m.). Four million people or more gather regularly who want to end the weekend without a bloody crime thriller, but with a happy ending.
This much can be revealed: The anniversary “Lindström” is a rather unusual episode that, in addition to top-class guest stars, also offers a bed scene in which the crew dared to do something. “We are excited to see how this very special story is received by the audience,” says the responsible ZDF man Alexander S. Tung.
What is it about? The episode “Just Love” takes place around Midsummer Night in an idyllic Swedish landscape, on a small island. Maja (Mersiha Husagic) reluctantly returns to the place from which her father once drove her mother and her away when she was still a child. She made a career as a celebrity chef in London. Now she unexpectedly inherits the island of her childhood – and wants to sell the island as quickly as possible.
Uschi Glas as a guest star
Maya’s appearance throws the few islanders into unrest. Till (Daniel Buder), for example, organizes workshops for “mindful separation” there and fears for his future. Maja’s childhood friend Lucinde (Xenia Assenza) becomes even more confused. Because she knows that since her childhood she has felt more than just friendship for Maja, who never replied to her letters in faraway London. But how will her confession of love affect her good friend?
Uschi Glas is a guest star in the film: “They said it’s the 100th episode – it’s high time I took part. I actually thought that was really nice.” The TV star, along with Leonard Lansink, impressively plays an old married couple who have gathered in the island circle of chairs to mindfully separate. In real life, this kind of thing is rather alien to the crowd favorite. “I have never taken part in a seminar like this,” said Glas in the dpa interview. She knows a lot of people who do it and get something good out of it. “But I personally haven’t done that yet and, to be honest, I don’t even feel like I need it. Everyone has to find their own self,” she said. It’s just “not my thing”.
But Uschi Glas was attracted to the role because, according to the script, the character Anna from the film is struggling with growing dementia. A topic “that you probably deal with secretly or out loud in some way. I was curious to see how I could manage it.” She enjoyed the filming: “It was lovely work. We were there exactly at Midsummer time – and it’s really an incredible celebration for the Swedes,” she remembers.