The Doomsday Prophets

About the show

In Uppsala in 1647, professor Johan Bure and apothecary Simon Wolimhaus wager on when the world will end, putting innkeeper Klas Mugg’s home at risk. Klas’s daughter Elin loves the poor student Lars, who is arrested after confronting noble students. Captain Lennart Sporre persuades Klas to consent to their marriage and secretly sets fire to Wolimhaus’s kennel, invalidating the wager. Amid the ensuing confusion Lars escapes, and the arrival of Queen Kristina is mistaken for Doomsday. Lars is pardoned and marries Elin, while Sporre is united with Görvel; the prophets are confounded.