The Julekalender: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Julekalender is a Christmas story about three "nisser" who have to go from the North Pole and back to the cave in the Norwegian province of Trøndelag to find the life melody of the head nisse who is about to die. However they have to watch out for the evil "Nåså", who during the series comes to live with a potato farmer nearby. The series is based on funny lines containing dialect or a mix between Norwegian and English. The lines are repeated in episode after episode, and if a good line occurs, one of the nisses will say "Hey, that's a good vending (phrase). Maybe we can use that in another episode!" The show is a copy from the danish "The Julekalender" (1991).

Series details

• Title: The Julekalender
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Norwegian
• Genres: Comedy, Music, Mystery
• Premiere date: 1994-12-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 1994-12-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TV 2 Direkte
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: TV 2 Play
• Network country: Norway
• Typical episode runtime: 12 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 6622
• IMDb ID: tt0108825
• TVDB ID: 80954

Cast and credited roles

• Arve Opsahl — Good Old Gammel Nok
• Erling Mylius — Benny Jensen/Fritz
• Ivar Gafseth — Olaf Sand/Gynter
• Tore Johansen — Gjertrud Sand/Hansi
• Lasse Kolstad — Narrator
• Hans-Gunnar Skarstein — Newsreader

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1994-12-01; final listed air date 1994-12-24; episode order: 24.

Source and licence

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