"Bert" (1994) TV series

Writers:

Michael Hjorth (writer)
Anders Jacobsson (writer)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

1 October 1994 (Sweden)

Genre:

Family | Comedy

Plot:

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...

Plot Keywords:

Diary | Band | Teenage Crush | Heartbreak | Selfishness

Cast

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)
Sara 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)

Runtime:

30 min (12 episodes)

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish

Color:

Color

Company:

Sveriges Television (SVT)

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Normaaliperusviiva (2007)

Soundtrack:

MY WAY

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.