Pelle Svanslös (TV series) explained

Genre:	Christmas calendar
Creator:	Gösta Knutsson
Starring:	Björn Kjellman Cecilia Ljung Christer Fant Brasse Brännström
Narrated:	Gösta Prüzelius
Country:	Sweden
Language:	Swedish
Num Episodes:	24

Pelle Svanslös is a 1997 Swedish live-action SVT's Christmas calendar TV series initiated by SVT Dramas executive chief Mark Levengood. The series is based on Gösta Knutsson's books about Pelle Svanslös and was well received by both children and grownups. The script was written by Pernilla Oljelund.

Some of the actors wore mechanical, remote-controlled tails with their costumes.

Plot

The series is set at Åsgränd in the town of Uppsala in Sweden, where a group of cats are living. Among them are Pelle Svanslös, Måns and Maja Gräddnos.^[1]

Actors

• Björn Kjellman - Pelle Svanslös
• Cecilia Ljung - Maja Gräddnos
• Christer Fant - Måns
• Leif Andrée - Bill
• Göran Thorell - Bull
• Brasse Brännström - Trisse
• Suzanne Ernrup - Gullan från Arkadien
• Jonas Uddenmyr - Murre från Skogstibble
• Lena-Pia Bernhardsson - Maja Gräddnos mamma
• Anna Norberg - Frida
• Lakke Magnusson - Fritz
• Jonathan Dehnisch - Fridolf
• Julia Dehnisch - Fridolfina
• Peter Harryson - Pettersson
• Ulla Akselson - Gammel-Maja
• Björn Granath - Konrad
• Lars Dejert - Tusse Batong
• Claes Månsson - Karl-Erik, kalkonen
• Henry Bronett - Taxen Max
• Reuben Sallmander - Frösö-Frasse
• Ecke Olsson - Ville med sillen
• Katarina Ewerlöf - Mirjam, societetskatt
• Fransesca Quartey - Monique, societetskatt
• Anders Beckman - Långe John
• Gösta Prüzelius - Berättaren

Video

The series was released on VHS in 1998,^[2] and on DVD on 19 November 2001.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Julkalendrar genom tiderna. Svensk mediedatabas. Swedish. 3 December 2014.
2. Web site: Pelle Svanslös. Svensk mediedatabas. Swedish. 1997. 5 April 2011.