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''Portveien 2'' was a children's

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produced by

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, which premiered on 19 March 1985. It has had many reruns, and has become a part of Norwegian TV history. The show produced 140 episodes. The outdoor footage for the series was filmed in a little house in the allotment gardens at

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. Portveien 2 is not a real address, the closest street is Kongsvingergata. The

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was NRK's first

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where the shootings were rationalised, so one could make a large volume of episodes. ''Portveien 2'' was an attempt to make a children's show for the youngest children and at the same time engage the whole family. The themes in the shows were generally attached to

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, but also to

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s and other social relationships.

Contributors

The scriptwriters were

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Eli Rygg and

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together with

Terje Strømdahl Terje may refer to: * Terje (name), a form of the Scandinavian name Torgeir *Tria ( hu, Terje), a village in the commune of Derna, Bihor Derna ( hu, Felsőderna) is a commune in northeastern Bihor County, Crișana, Romania, 50 km from the ...

who shared the role as the male host. The

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''Raffen'' was played by Åsmund Huser, who also played the role as the secret occupant of the house who was never revealed.

References

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