Crash (1984 TV series)
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Crash - Truslen fra det sorte hul ("Crash - The Menace from the Black Hole") is a 1984 Danish
children's science fiction
TV-series which was written, directed and produced by Carsten Overskov
and starred Lars Ranthe
.
Crash was produced and broadcast by the Danish Broadcasting Corporation and was also broadcast by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation in Norway and by Sveriges Television
in Sweden in summer 1985. It was a major production but was not successful in Denmark.
Carsten Overskov published a book called Truslen fra det sorte hul, also in 1984.
Some 20 years after the broadcast DR was given means to digitalize the series along with other Danish productions such as Tonny Toupé Show, Casper og Mandrilaftalen and Gotha.
series Thunderboy. When his parents discover one day that the first issue is worth 10,000 krone
r, the family searches the entire house for his copy but fails to find it. In frustration, Birger kicks the furniture in his room and discovers that the room functions as a spaceship. He takes off, and in outer space discovers a supervillain named Barry Slisk, who had stolen his comic book. Slisk has his hideout in a black hole
and Birger must try to thwart his evil plans. In the course of doing so he meets a beautiful girl named Iris, who helps him.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
children's science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
TV-series which was written, directed and produced by Carsten Overskov
Carsten Overskov
Carsten Overskov is a Danish writer.Overskov also wrote, produced and directed the 1984 TV series Crash.- Selected bibliography :*Swarbrick og hajerne *Det bli'r svært, Swarbrick...
and starred Lars Ranthe
Lars Ranthe
Lars Ranthe is a Danish film and television actor.-Selected filmography :-Selected television work:- External links :...
.
Crash was produced and broadcast by the Danish Broadcasting Corporation and was also broadcast by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation in Norway and by Sveriges Television
Sveriges Television
Sveriges Television AB , Sweden's Television, is a national television broadcaster based in Sweden, funded by a compulsory fee to be paid by all television owners...
in Sweden in summer 1985. It was a major production but was not successful in Denmark.
Carsten Overskov published a book called Truslen fra det sorte hul, also in 1984.
Some 20 years after the broadcast DR was given means to digitalize the series along with other Danish productions such as Tonny Toupé Show, Casper og Mandrilaftalen and Gotha.
Plot
The main character in the series is ten-year-old Birger, who collects the comic bookComic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
series Thunderboy. When his parents discover one day that the first issue is worth 10,000 krone
Danish krone
The krone is the official currency of the Kingdom of Denmark consisting of Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland. It is subdivided into 100 øre...
r, the family searches the entire house for his copy but fails to find it. In frustration, Birger kicks the furniture in his room and discovers that the room functions as a spaceship. He takes off, and in outer space discovers a supervillain named Barry Slisk, who had stolen his comic book. Slisk has his hideout in a black hole
Black hole
A black hole is a region of spacetime from which nothing, not even light, can escape. The theory of general relativity predicts that a sufficiently compact mass will deform spacetime to form a black hole. Around a black hole there is a mathematically defined surface called an event horizon that...
and Birger must try to thwart his evil plans. In the course of doing so he meets a beautiful girl named Iris, who helps him.
Cast
- Lars RantheLars RantheLars Ranthe is a Danish film and television actor.-Selected filmography :-Selected television work:- External links :...
as Birger - Anne Marie HelgerAnne Marie HelgerAnne Marie Helger is a Danish film and television actress.- Selected filmography :* Strømer * Nyt Legetøj * The Heritage...
as mother - Peter SteenPeter SteenPeter Steen is a Danish film actor. He has appeared in over 50 films since 1964.In 2004 Steen won a Bodil Award as best supporting actor for the 2003 film Arven .-Selected filmography:...
as father - Jeannie Mortensen as Iris
- Jacob Christensen as Barry Slisk
- Ib Thykier
- Torben HundahlTorben HundahlTorben Hundahl , sometimes credited as Torben Hundal, was a Danish film and television actor.-Partial filmography:* Dangerous Summer * Tintomara * The Happiness Cage...
- Niels SkousenNiels SkousenNiels Skousen is a Danish composer, guitarist, actor and poet. Niels Skousen is married to Linda Wendel ....
Episodes
Episodes- Et spark opad (6 January 1984)
- Suget fra det sorte hul (13 January 1984)
- Den store plan (20 January 1984)
- Den plagede planet (27 January 1984)
- Det store offer (3 February 1984)
- Et spring i døden (10 February 1984)
- Massakren (17 February 1984)
- En viking i skabet (24 February 1984)
- Rejsen ind i det sorte hul (03 Mars 1984)
- Den vilde jagt (10 Mars 1984)
- Robotternes skæbnetime (17 Mars 1984)
- Hvem myrder hvem? (24 Mars 1984)
- Opgøret (31 Mars 1984)
External links
- Crash at Danish Broadcasting Corporation's webpage. Retrieved on 30 May 2010.