Jennings at School to the silver screen?

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--- In HPFGU-OTChatter, "GulPlum" wrote:
[snip]
> Oh, and it comes as no surprise to me that a Norwegian news
> source made this into a big story, as from stuff I've read
> online it appears that Norway was always Jennings' biggest
> market (my mind boggles as to why). I've also heard hints
> that there was a Norwegian TV series back in the 70s?

Not only (two, I think) TV-series, but also four full-length movies 
(black/white, from the 1960s), and countless numbers of radioplays.  
Jennings (or Stompa as he is called here - it is short for Stein 
Oscar Magel-Paus Andersen) is indeed very popular in Norway - the 
whole series was adapted and rewritten to Norwegian, rather than 
merely translated.  All the characters became stereotypes of their 
origins in different parts of Norway.  The setting, an oldfashioned 
boardingschool, is very different from typical school in Norway, and 
I think that contributed a lot to the popularity of the series.  The 
whole series was reisssued in the 70s, 80s, 90s, and, I think in year 
2000 or 2001.

Best regards
Christian Stubø
Who takes this opportunity to congratulate the moderators, and give 
his support in the present situation.