The children from Mühlental

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Television series
German title The children from Mühlental
Original title Urwisy z Doliny Młynów
Country of production Poland ,
Germany
year 1985
length about 30 minutes
Episodes 12 in 1 season
production Janusz Łęski / WDR
music Andrzej Korzyński
First broadcast October 27, 1985 on Telewizja Polska
German-language
first broadcast		 September 25, 1986 on
Das Erste
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Die Kinder vom Mühlental (original title: Urwisy z Doliny Młynów ) is a twelve-part television series for children that was created in 1985 as a Polish- German co-production . The series is produced by Janusz Łęski .

The German first broadcast was on September 25, 1986 in the first , since then the series has been broadcast several times on various third programs. It was first broadcast in Poland on October 27, 1985. Each episode is approximately 30 minutes long.

action

The series tells the adventures of six children (Stanni, Bärbel, Anja, Martha, Jacek and Wacek) who live in Mühlental, a fictional village in Poland.

The storyteller is Jacki the stork , who comes back to Mühlental in spring in the first episode. There he is eagerly awaited by all residents. After his arrival, Jacki decides to observe the children for a year and to pass what he experiences on to the audience .

In the second episode, Captain Groschny appears as the new sea keeper. At first the children are afraid of him because he is supposed to be very strict, but after getting to know him better they make friends with him. Groschny often helps the children in the course of the series.

When winter comes back at the end of the series, Jacki decides not to fly south this year. The last episode takes place at Christmas .

background

Die Kinder vom Mühlental (original title: "Urwisy z Doliny Młynów") was the first German-Polish co-production after the conclusion of an agreement between the Committee for Radio and Television (Warsaw) and the WDR in 1984. WDR was involved in the development of this series essentially involved.

The mill that was used as a filming location is located in the village of Dąbrowa nad Czarną in the rural community of Aleksandrów .

actor

The children

The adults

Uwe Gaube wrote the German dialogues .

Episodes

  1. Welcome Jacki / Circus Klementinchen
  2. April, April / Captain Groschny
  3. A house like summer / The magic ring
  4. Stanni learns to swim / the kindergarten
  5. A mysterious encounter / hamsters in the mill
  6. Scarecrows / Groschny has disappeared
  7. Scharik, the dog / Konrad, the hawk
  8. The hiding place / a photo for grandma
  9. The wild pigs / the thieving magpie
  10. It's the crazy tractor / mother's birthday
  11. When it gets midnight / The first snow
  12. The big leap / When the animals talk

Klemens and Klementinchen

The 13-part follow-up series Klemens and Klementinchen was created in 1987, but takes place before Die Kinder im Mühlental .

The ten-minute episodes tell how Stanni and Bärbel hatch, raise and protect the two geese Klemens and Klementinchen from their natural enemies. The first broadcast was from July 1989 on WDR .

Episodes

  1. Fox you stole the goose
  2. Goose baptism
  3. Clement has disappeared
  4. The new hut
  5. The secret of goose language
  6. Sometimes you have to give up
  7. A huge mess
  8. The cackling rescuers
  9. Goose stress
  10. Klemens, the mathematician
  11. A photo for the parents
  12. All the geese fly high
  13. Happy end

Filmography

  • Die Kinder vom Mühlental , the complete TV series on DVD, 365 minutes, WDR 2013
  • Klemens and Klementinchen , the complete TV series on DVD, 143 minutes, WDR 2013

Trivia

  • There is a spelling mistake in the end credits : The word “voice” is written with three “m” (ie “voice”).
  • Stork Jacki says goodbye at the end of each episode with “Well then!”.
  • In 1989 a new children's series with Janna was produced with similar content and some of the same actors

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