Hi Axxel, I think it was shown in all the Nordic countries around the same years and was a huge success. As a child I got used to the Yorkshire TV theme song in the beginning of the shows. Sounds quite weird now come to think of it. In Finland we are quite fond of many British TV series, there is a long tradition of showing them. We got a rerun of Upstairs Downstairs just a couple of months ago. Not going to miss the reruns of Benny Hill though? and since TV & films are shown with subtitles, what a great way to learn English!
Anne