For millennia, humans have pondered the meaning of life. For over 50 years, NRK television has wondered the same thing.

Christmas ribs, silver boys and "same procedure as every year, James". The license inspector looks at more or less traditional customs associated with Christmas.

NRK's TV drama ranges from sad television theater to viewer successes such as Kampen om tungvannet and Skam. The license inspector has seen through five decades of crime, social realism and Norwegian drama dialogue of varying quality. (1:6)