[Afamilyatwar-list] Family at War cast on Norwegian TV

[Christine Kendell]

That was so interesting! Thank you for posting.

To be trivial for a moment, isn’t it odd now to see people smoking on screen? And the accents are very different from what you’d hear now – far more upmarket, so to speak. You can hear how RP has changed over the years. (Even the queen speaks differently now from how she did years ago!)

Christine

 

From: afamilyatwar-list-bounces at baylor.edu [mailto:afamilyatwar-list-bounces at baylor.edu] On Behalf Of Knut Willersrud via Afamilyatwar-list
Sent: 01 June 2018 12:31
To: afamilyatwar-list at baylor.edu
Subject: [Afamilyatwar-list] Family at War cast on Norwegian TV

 

Thank you for allowing me to this forum.

 

I live in Norway and have been a fan of the series since I watched it on Norwegian TV (NRK) in the early 70s (being 11-12 years at the time).

I had got the Acorn DVD set, but without subtitles it was a bit difficult to follow the dialogue. Luckily I recently discovered there is a Norwegian DVD set with subtitles from 2008-2010.

It’s probably sold out now, but I bought it second hand and have now started re-watching. I think there were similar DVD editions in Sweden, Denmark and Finland.

The set seems more complete than the Acorn; including some deleted scenes (like the Porters at the wedding, ep.3) and the “End of Part 1” “Part 2” idents with music etc. I don’t know if it’s totally uncut of course.

 

 

The series was of course hugely popular in Norway, and in November 1971 some of the cast were guests at a popular NRK Saturday night entertainment show.

It’s Edwin, David, Frida and Margaret with her little boy in a relaxed conversation with the host Erik Bye, and in the end Margaret sings the song “Crow on the Cradle”.

Note people were smoking on TV in those days!

 

I have included a link to the NRK archive (should be watchable abroad). It’s towards the end of the programme at 1:07. Press “Vis mer” in blue letters at the end below the picture, and then items 16 & 17 (about Familien Ashton) in the list. 

 

https://tv.nrk.no/serie/loerdagskveld-med-erik-bye/FUHA02002571/27-11-1971

 

 

Best regards, 

Knut

 

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