S01E01 A day in June
The Melkersson family arrive on the island where they have rented a house for the summer, only to find out that it's not as wonderful and idyllic as they had pictured.
Life on Seacrow Island
S01E02: Row, row to the fishing islands
Teddy and Freddy take their new friends Niklas and Johan on a trip to one of the rocky islets in the outskirt of the archipelago. They also take Båtsman with them, which makes their little sister Tjorven angry, because it's her dog. When Tjorven's parents don't recognize her complaints, she decides to leave the family and become a housekeeper to Söderman. Johan moors the boat too loosely at the rocky islet and when the four young friends are eating fish by a fire, the boat drifts away. Their boat is saved by the girls teacher Björn, who happens to be in his boat in...
Overview
Vi på Saltkråkan is a Swedish TV series in 13 25-minute episodes from 1964. The script for the series was written by Astrid Lindgren, who later re-wrote it as a book, also titled Vi på Saltkråkan. Astrid Lindgren was closely involved in the filming and editing of the series, which took place on Norröra in the Stockholm archipelago. The series was produced and directed by Olle Hellbom.
Episodes
S01E02 Row, row to the fishing islands
Teddy and Freddy take their new friends Niklas and Johan on a trip to one of the rocky islets in the outskirt of the archipelago. They also take Båtsman with them, which makes their little...
S01E03 Lost in the fog
The fog is coming in from the sea at the outskirt of the archipelago. When Johan, Niklas, Teddy, Freddy and Båtsman leaves the rocky islet out there, they get lost with their boat in the...
S01E04 Midsummer at Saltkråkan
On midsummer, Malin is courted by Christer but the children do their best to stop him.
S01E05 This day - a life
In a book Melker finds the maxim "This day - a life". He decides to make the maxim come true this very day, but despite his good intentions, all his undertakings end in disaster. He...
S01E06 The pirates
Söderman urges Nisse Grankvist to report to the police that some thieves are stealing fishing-nets from the fishermen. Johan, Niklas, Teddy and Freddy go on a boat-trip to Kattskär, an island far out in the...
S01E07 What happens at Kattskär?
In the morning Teddy, Freddy, Johan and Niklas discover that they are not alone on Kattskär. They quickly understand that the two strangers on the island are the thieves that steal fishing-nets. Johan sneaks on...
S01E08 Go all the way into the tub
If there's something uncle Melker really likes - mushrooms. Another island, nearby Saltkråkan, has got the biggest and the best mushrooms. But even though the island is small, it's quite easy to get lost.
S01E09 A small animal for Pelle
Today it's Tjorven and Pelle's turn to go and get some milk at the farmer's place. But the trip becomes a little bit longer than they've planned, and when they come back home again they've...
S01E10 Sure there are Santas
The family of Melkersson arrive to Saltkråkan for celebrating Christmas. The children can't wait for meeting Santa - who's actually living nearby.
S01E11 The fox races across the ice
Jansson's hen-house has been visited by an uninvited guest - a fox! Björn goes to the barn with his carbine, but this night there are more than just one visitor.
S01E12 Carpenter's yard in danger
It is summer again and the Melkersson family have returned to the island. Their rented cottage, "Snickargården" is to be sold to a rich gentleman and his posh daughter and this may mean this is...
S01E13 Melker gets it!
For the first time in his life, uncle Melker gets something on the hook, both factual and figurative. Although, Pelle is the one who should be honored.
Cast
Torsten Lilliecrona
Melker Melkersson
Louise Edlind
Malin Melkersson
Björn Söderbäck
Johan Melkersson
Urban Strand
Niklas Melkersson
Stephen Lindholm
Pelle Melkersson
Bengt Eklund
Nisse Grankvist
Eva Stiberg
Märta Grankvist
Lillemor Österlund
Teddy Grankvist
Bitte Ulvskog
Freddy Grankvist
Maria Johansson
Maria 'Tjorven' Grankvist
Tommy Johnson
Björn
Siegfried Fischer
Söderman
