Bert (1994– )

The first appearance on screen for Bert Ljung, a normal teenager who's diary Swedes have been able to follow in well over ten books now. As in the books, he fights spots, looks for girls, ... See full summary »

Stars:

Martin Andersson, Oliver Loftéen, David Boati

Cast

Series cast summary:
Martin Andersson	...	Bert (12 episodes, 1994)
Oliver Loftéen	...	Åke (11 episodes, 1994)
David Boati	...	Lill-Erik (10 episodes, 1994)
Ing-Marie Carlsson	...	Mamma Madeleine (10 episodes, 1994)
Johan Ulveson	...	Pappa Fredrik (10 episodes, 1994)
Nick Atkinson	...	Torleif (9 episodes, 1994)
Johan Tillenius	...	Nicke (9 episodes, 1994)
Katinka Hollenberg		(8 episodes, 1994)
Martin Lindqvist	...	Klimpen (8 episodes, 1994)
Yvonne Lombard	...	Mormor Svea (8 episodes, 1994)
Johanna Mork		(8 episodes, 1994)
Hanna Alström		(7 episodes, 1994)
Cissi Blomqvist		(7 episodes, 1994)
Oskar Elliot		(7 episodes, 1994)
Bo Fager		(7 episodes, 1994)
Sarah Dawn Finer		(7 episodes, 1994)
Axel Heckscher		(7 episodes, 1994)
Annika Jansson		(7 episodes, 1994)
Erik Johansson	...	Benny (7 episodes, 1994)
Petra Loboda		(7 episodes, 1994)
Truls Mosegaard		(7 episodes, 1994)
Henrik Schyffert	...	Harry Oldsberg (7 episodes, 1994)
Michelle Stachowicz		(7 episodes, 1994)
Klara Wigzell		(7 episodes, 1994)
Nadia Alg	...	Nadja (5 episodes, 1994)
Karin Fridheim		(5 episodes, 1994)
Charlotte Strandberg	...	Fröken Ek (5 episodes, 1994)

Storyline

The first appearance on screen for Bert Ljung, a normal teenager who's diary Swedes have been able to follow in well over ten books now. As in the books, he fights spots, looks for girls, runs his moped, plays with his weird friends Ake and Erik, and a lot of other stuff teenagers are supposed to do.

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Plot Keywords:

diary | crotch grab | band | male underwear | elephant | 

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Genres:

Family | Comedy

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Details

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish

Release Date:

1 October 1994 (Sweden)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sveriges Television (SVT)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (12 episodes)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by Bert - Den siste oskulden (1995)

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Soundtracks

"ÄR DET SÅ HÄR ATT VARA KÄR NÄR MAN ÄR LITEN"
Sven Flodin, Gösta Rybrandt
Kent Gillström
Episode" {"viktiga är inte att kämpa väl utan att vinna, Det" (1994)}

User Reviews

Strangely surreal teenagers' show with some great actors

In a world where seemingly everyone is a caricature - Åke the insane super nerd; Lill-Erik, the ultimate punch-bag; Klimpen, the epitome of a bully; Torleif, the recorder-playing, cultured snob; and of course the hot girls, Paulina, Nadja, etc - Bert himself is just your average teenager, with his fantasies and life experiences. He plays in a garage rock band, the Heman Hunters, plays soccer, longs for company from the opposite sex and secretly writes his diary.

It is a strangely surreal show that expands beyond being an average young-teen angst series like "Eva och Adam" and becomes an oddity that is worth seeing by anyone. The show's intro is classic, where Bert (played brilliantly, I should add, by Martin Andersson) dances around in front of the mirror in his underpants to Lill-Babs' "Älskade Ängel".

Also appearing are Johan Ulvesson (hilarious) as Bert's boring dad, an optician, and Henrik Schyffert as the sort of subtly hilarious game show host that only he could play. Well worth seeing but not a complete hit for Swedish television.