| 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 (1993-12-01) – 24 December 1993 (1993-12-24) |
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Tomtemaskinen ("The Santa Claus Machine") was the Sveriges Television's Christmas calendar in 1993. The story is based on Sven Nordqvist's books about Pettson and Findus.
Plot
Pettson has promised the cat Findus that Santa Claus will come for Christmas. He decides to build a "Santa Machine".
Reruns
The series was shown as a rerun in SVT 2 between 12 September-9 November 1998.
Video
The series was released to VHS in 1997 by Independent Entertainment. and to DVD in by Pan Vision.
References
- "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
- Explore the mechanics of tomtemaskinen, tomtemaskinen.com
- Tomtemaskinen at the Swedish Film Institute Database
- Tomtemaskinen at IMDb