''Crash – Truslen fra det sorte hul'' ("Crash – The Menace from the Black Hole") is a 1984 Danish children's

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TV-series which was written, directed and produced by

Carsten Overskov Carsten Overskov (12 August 1946 – 28 May 2015) was a Danish people, Danish writer. Overskov also wrote, produced and directed the 1984 television series, TV series ''Crash (1984 TV series), Crash''. Selected bibliography *''Swarbrick og haje ...

and starred

Lars Ranthe Lars Kristian Ranthe (born 26 August 1969) is a Danish actor. Personal life Ranthe married to actress Christina Albeck Børge in 1998 with whom he has two daughters, actress Rigmor Ranthe (born 2004) & Betty Marie Ranthe (born 2008). Sele ...

Broadcast history

''Crash'' was produced and broadcast by the Danish Broadcasting Corporation and was also broadcast by the

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in Norway and by

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in Sweden in summer 1985. 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. 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''.

Plot

The main character in the series is ten-year-old Birger, who collects the

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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

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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

as Birger *

Anne Marie Helger Anne Marie Helger (born 12 February 1946) is a Danish actress and performer. She has performed in theatre, films and television. Style and work In Denmark, Helger is well known for her activism, political satire and engagement in numerous h ...

as mother *

Peter Steen Peter Steen (22 January 1936 – 7 February 2013) was a Danish film actor. Steen was born in Randers, Denmark, and appeared in over 50 films from 1964 onwards. In 2004 Steen won a Bodil Award as best supporting actor for the 2003 film '' Ar ...

as father *

Jeannie Mortensen Jeannie may refer to: * Jeannie (given name), a given name and a list of people with the name * Jeannie (''I Dream of Jeannie''), a main character of ''I Dream of Jeannie'' ** ''Jeannie'' (TV series), an animated series based on ''I Dream of Jean ...

as Iris *Jacob Christensen as Barry Slisk * Ib Thykier * Torben Hundahl *

Niels Skousen Niels Skousen (born 28 January 1944 in Cologne, Germany) is a Danish composer, guitarist, actor, and poet. Niels Skousen is married to (since 2003). He started his musical career in 1964. After having heard the Bob Dylan album Another Side Of ...

Episodes

EpisodesCrash
" danskfilmogtv.dk. Retrieved on 27 June 2010. # Et spark opad (6 January 1984) # Suget fra det sorte hul (13 January 1984) # Den store plan (20 January 1984) # Den plagede planet (27 January 1984) # Det store offer (3 February 1984) # Et spring i døden (10 February 1984) # Massakren (17 February 1984) # En viking i skabet (24 February 1984) # Rejsen ind i det sorte hul (03 Mars 1984) # Den vilde jagt (10 Mars 1984) # Robotternes skæbnetime (17 Mars 1984) # Hvem myrder hvem? (24 Mars 1984) # Opgøret (31 Mars 1984)

Notes

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0389599, Crash *
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Danish Broadcasting Corporation DR (), officially the Danish Broadcasting Corporation in English, is a Danish public-service radio and television broadcasting company. Founded in 1925 as a public-service organization, it is Denmark's oldest and largest electronic media enter ...

's webpage. Retrieved on 23 April 2025. 1984 Danish television series debuts Danish science fiction television series Danish children's television series Danish drama television series 1980s Danish television series Television shows about comics Danish-language television shows DR TV original programming