Tomtemaskinen
| Tomtemaskinen | |
|---|---|
| Genre | children |
| Created by | Sven Nordqvist |
| Based on | Pettson and Findus |
| Written by | Birgit Hageby Sven Nordqvist |
| Directed by | Torbjörn Ehrnvall |
| Starring | Ingvar Hirdwall Ika Nord Björn Granath |
| Country of origin | Sweden |
| Original language | Swedish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Original release | |
| Network | Kanal 1, TV2 |
| Release | 1 December – 24 December 1993 |
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Tomtemaskinen ("The Santa Claus Machine") was the Sveriges Television's Christmas calendar in 1993.[1] The story is based on Sven Nordqvist's books about Pettson and Findus.
Plot
[edit]Pettson has promised the cat Findus that Santa Claus will come for Christmas. He decides to build a "Santa Machine".[2]
Reruns
[edit]The series was shown as a rerun in SVT 2 between 12 September-9 November 1998.
Video
[edit]The series was released to VHS in 1997 by Independent Entertainment.[3] and to DVD in by Pan Vision.
References
[edit]- ^ "Tomtemaskinen" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1993. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
- ^ "Julkalendrar genom tiderna" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ "Tomtemaskinen" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1997. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
External links
[edit]- Explore the mechanics of tomtemaskinen, tomtemaskinen.com
- Tomtemaskinen at the Swedish Film Institute Database
- Tomtemaskinen at IMDb
