Crash (1984 TV series)

Crash
Title
Written by	Carsten Overskov
Directed by	Carsten Overskov
Starring	see below
Narrated by	Torben Hundahl
Country of origin	Denmark
Original language(s)	Danish
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Producer(s)	Carsten Overskov
Cinematography	Frode Jensen
Release
Original release	6 January 1984

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.

Broadcast history

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.^[1] 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.^[2]

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.^[3]

Plot

The main character in the series is ten-year-old Birger, who collects the comic book series Thunderboy. When his parents discover one day that the first issue is worth 10,000 kroner, 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.

Cast

• Lars Ranthe as Birger
• Anne Marie Helger as mother
• Peter Steen as father
• Jeannie Mortensen as Iris
• Jacob Christensen as Barry Slisk
• Ib Thykier
• Torben Hundahl
• Niels Skousen

Episodes

Episodes^[4][5]

1. Et spark opad (6 January 1984)
2. Suget fra det sorte hul (13 January 1984)
3. Den store plan (20 January 1984)
4. Den plagede planet (27 January 1984)
5. Det store offer (3 February 1984)
6. Et spring i døden (10 February 1984)
7. Massakren (17 February 1984)
8. En viking i skabet (24 February 1984)
9. Rejsen ind i det sorte hul (03 Mars 1984)
10. Den vilde jagt (10 Mars 1984)
11. Robotternes skæbnetime (17 Mars 1984)
12. Hvem myrder hvem? (24 Mars 1984)
13. Opgøret (31 Mars 1984)

Notes

1. "SVT1 1985-06-11" Svensk mediadatabas. Retrieved on 29 June 2010.
2. Carsten Overskov, Truslen fra det sorte hul, Copenhagen: Munksgaard, 1984, ISBN 87-16-09801-3; translated into German by Rainer Berg as Die Gefahr aus dem schwarzen Loch: ein Science-Fiction-Roman für Kinder, Berlin: Elefanten, 1985, ISBN 3-88520-138-0.
3. Thomas Winther. "CRASH", Himmelskibet nr.18, autumn 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
4. "Crash", TVserieguiden. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
5. "Crash" danskfilmogtv.dk. Retrieved on 27 June 2010.

External links

• Crash at the Internet Movie Database
• Crash at Danish Broadcasting Corporation's webpage. Retrieved on 30 May 2010.