Tveir á báti
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Tveir á báti is an Iceland
ic television series that first aired on Icelandic public television channel Sjónvarpið
in December 1992. The series is a part of Jóladagatal Sjónvarpsins
, an ongoing series of televised Advent calendar
s. It was written by Kristín Atladóttir, an assistant producer at Sjónvarpið
at the time.
The show follows Séra Jón, played by Gísli Halldórsson, who gets stranded in the middle of the ocean in early December after his boat runs out of fuel, and his encounters with an anthropomorphic
polar bear, played by Kjartan Bjargmundsson. Among other players is Steinn Ármann Magnússon.
Tveir á báti was rerun on Sjónvarpið
in December 2000.
A physical advent calendar containing leads to each episode's plot was published in conjunction with the initial airing of the series.
. Séra Jón takes a nap as the boat sails out to sea, but oversleeps. When he wakes up, the boat is out of fuel in the middle of the ocean, with no land in sight. Séra Jón needs to find a way to get back home before Christmas so that he can ring the bell on Christmas.
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
ic television series that first aired on Icelandic public television channel Sjónvarpið
Sjónvarpið
RÚV is the television channel of RÚV, the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service, launched in 1966. The channel broadcasts primarily news, sports, cultural programs, children's material, American, British & Nordic films and entertainment programming...
in December 1992. The series is a part of Jóladagatal Sjónvarpsins
Jóladagatal Sjónvarpsins
Jóladagatal Sjónvarpsins is an ongoing Icelandic Christmas calendar television series, produced by public television channel Sjónvarpið.-List of series:...
, an ongoing series of televised Advent calendar
Advent calendar
An Advent calendar is a special calendar which is used to count or celebrate the days of Advent in anticipation of Christmas. Some calendars are strictly religious, whereas others are secular in content...
s. It was written by Kristín Atladóttir, an assistant producer at Sjónvarpið
Sjónvarpið
RÚV is the television channel of RÚV, the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service, launched in 1966. The channel broadcasts primarily news, sports, cultural programs, children's material, American, British & Nordic films and entertainment programming...
at the time.
The show follows Séra Jón, played by Gísli Halldórsson, who gets stranded in the middle of the ocean in early December after his boat runs out of fuel, and his encounters with an anthropomorphic
Anthropomorphism
Anthropomorphism is any attribution of human characteristics to animals, non-living things, phenomena, material states, objects or abstract concepts, such as organizations, governments, spirits or deities. The term was coined in the mid 1700s...
polar bear, played by Kjartan Bjargmundsson. Among other players is Steinn Ármann Magnússon.
Tveir á báti was rerun on Sjónvarpið
Sjónvarpið
RÚV is the television channel of RÚV, the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service, launched in 1966. The channel broadcasts primarily news, sports, cultural programs, children's material, American, British & Nordic films and entertainment programming...
in December 2000.
A physical advent calendar containing leads to each episode's plot was published in conjunction with the initial airing of the series.
Premise
Séra Jón is a composer, bell-ringer and seaman from the small village of Stóra-litlu-Bugðuvík. Every Sunday and every major holiday, Séra Jón rings the church bell to call the villagers to church. He also goes to sea every morning on his small fishing boat. One day in early December, Séra Jón is very sleep-deprived from composing a new Christmas carol which he plans to play on the church bells on Christmas EveChristmas Eve
Christmas Eve refers to the evening or entire day preceding Christmas Day, a widely celebrated festival commemorating the birth of Jesus of Nazareth that takes place on December 25...
. Séra Jón takes a nap as the boat sails out to sea, but oversleeps. When he wakes up, the boat is out of fuel in the middle of the ocean, with no land in sight. Séra Jón needs to find a way to get back home before Christmas so that he can ring the bell on Christmas.