Year produced/filmed: ~1982
# of episodes: 8 (Germany 6)
Grade: 5
Genres: family life
Sub-subject: music
Broadcaster: WDR
Production company: SR Utbildningsprogram (Sveriges Radio), Utbildningsradion
Story: Judith Hollander
Editor Sweden:
Editor WDR: Lothar Humburg
Director: Eskil Garpebring
Media: VHSx1, 80 minutes
Media publisher: Nelson Filmscan
Additional media: Workbook, video transcript, active viewing guid, answer key
Working material: Jack Lonergan, Jocelyn Neuman
Material publisher: Longman, Athena Undervislingsmidler
Novel available: no ?
Other literature:
Additional credit (probably music): Ove Säverman
Plot (short): Adventures of Kids who want to create a pop music band. for 10-14 yo Girl Penny, brother Bob (10 yo) and friend Pat.
Episodes: 8-10 minutes each
1. Head or Tails
2. Sorry, I'm late
3. Mr. Magic's Cream (or ep 4, SUI and SUE?)
4. Going shopping
5. Bad luck
6. Please, Aunt Kate
-The Guitar (probably ep 3 in SUI and SUE?)
..
Detailed plot: Ep 1: Penny playing drums in her room. Her brother Bob first played football in the garden then wants to watch football on TV. They throw a coin. Heads, so Football. As it's too loud for dad and the football match is bad so they watch a pop concert. They can't decide who plays the drum and who the guitar so they play "Double Trouble".
Ep 2: Penny is late at school as her brother wore her socks. Bob (and his sister) want to buy an electric guitar in a shop but it costs 100 pounds.
Ep 3: Bob helps a milkman bringing bottles to houses. An old lady (Mrs Wolf) has a barking cat which got cream from them.
Ep 4: Penny and girl Pat goes shopping for Mrs Wolf who they
met. They lost the shopping list. Penny wants Pat
staying for dinner.
Ep 5: Penny is sick and can't play the drums. Bob borrows a guitar from Peter and gives him comics.
Ep 6: Penny's dad telephoning with Aunt Kate; she needs help. Bob and Penny visit her. Aunt Kate has a guitar and wants to throw it away. She gave it to Bob. On stage they perform a song with Pat. Band is obviously called Double Trouble.
Ep 7+8 (sorry, currently no details). In Germany only 6 episodes. See episode list and update. Probably the stage scene (ep 6 or even the full episode 6 of Germany) is originally ep 8.
Actors:
Bob
Penny (sister)
Mum (in garden ,mowing)
Dad (in Kitchen, dishes)
Teacher (of Penny) ep 2
Shop assistant (music shop)
Mr Magic (milkman ?) ep 3
Mrs Wolf (old lady with cat)
Mr Wild
Pat (band member) girl
Peter ep 5
Aunt Kate (ep 6)
Info: Also used in Switzerland DRS 1986. (maybe abridged 40 minutes, 4 ep on 1 VHS, or are there 2 VHS?. I have updated and reconstructed the plot with the help of the workbooks (there might be some errors/plots/characters missing etc). I (previously) haven't found any pics or clips. Update coming soon. Media and search infos here
Update: Screenshot, age of Penny and Bob, release in Germany 1986, end plot/ confirm episode The Guitar, just 6 ep in Germany, magazine content.
https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2021/07/update-double-trouble-exclusive.html
Update: I found episode 1 on YouTube. It's from 1982 (not 1984). Actors are credited.
I later also found ep 2
https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2023/04/double-trouble-ep-2.html
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