Annika is a three-part mini-series written and produced by

Colin Nutley Colin James Nutley (born 28 February 1944) is an English director successful in the Swedish film industry. Career Nutley went to Portsmouth Art College and began his career in British television as a graphic designer. He then turned to drama an ...

and Sven-Gösta Holst and televised in 1984. It tells the story of a romance between Pete, an eighteen year old

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deck chair attendant (played by

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) and a Swedish foreign language student, the titular Annika (played by Christina Rignér).

Cast

* Christina Rignér as Annika Sellberg *

as Pete Daniels * Ann-Charlotte Stålhammar as Pia * Birger Österberg as Per * Anders Bongenhielm as Torbjörn *

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as Alan *

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as Karen * Mark Drewry as Bill Bartender *

Christer Boustedt Christer Boustedt (21 March 1939 in Bromma – 4 September 1986 in Alfta, Ovanåker Municipality) was a Swedish musician and actor. He was primarily a jazz musician playing the saxophone, and contributed film music to many Swedish films. He was c ...

as Mr. Sellberg *

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as Mr. Daniels * Lena Strömdahl as Mrs. Sellberg

Episodes

Production

Background

Swedish foreign language students from companies such as EF have been regular visitors to the Isle of Wight since the 1970s and romances such as the one depicted in this series were not uncommon.

Filming locations

The series was filmed in and around Ryde, parts of London and in Sweden, Stockholm and the surrounding area. Ryde locations included the head of Ryde Pier (at the start of episode 1) and the Prince Consort bar.

Music

Episode 1 featured scenes in the Prince Consort bar with live music being played by the, then popular, Isle of Wight band

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Home media

A region 2

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entitled ''Annika The Complete Series'' was released by Network in 2011.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Annika (TV series) 1980s British drama television series ITV miniseries 1980s British television miniseries 1984 British television series debuts 1984 British television series endings 1980s British romance television series Television series by ITV Studios Television shows produced by Central Independent Television English-language television shows