Hobitit

Hobitit
Genre	Miniseries
Written by	Timo Torikka
Directed by	Timo Torikka
Starring	Matti Pellonpää; Martti Suosalo; Vesa Vierikko; Ville Virtanen; Kari Väänänen; Leif Wager;
Composer	Toni Edelmann
Country of origin	Finland
Original language	Finnish
No. of episodes	9
Production
Producer	Olof Qvickström
Production locations	Ryhmäteatteri theatre, Yle
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Yle; Ryhmateatteri
Distributor	Yle (Finland & World-Wide)
Release
Original network	Yle TV1
Original release	29 March –; 24 May 1993

Hobitit (The Hobbits) is a nine-part Finnish live action fantasy television miniseries originally broadcast in 1993 on Yle TV1. Directed by Timo Torikka and produced by Olof Qvickström, it is based on The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien, but limits itself to the journey of the hobbits Frodo and Sam, carrying the One Ring to Mount Doom. Their adventures are narrated by Sam many years later to an audience of young hobbits. Except for a flashback to Bilbo's encounter with Gollum, no material from Tolkien's 1937 novel The Hobbit is used.

The series was written and directed by Timo Torikka. Toni Edelmann composed the soundtrack.[1] Hobitit featured nine episodes of 30 minutes runtime that were aired from 29 March to 24 May 1993. Filming locations included the Ryhmäteatteri theatre in Helsinki and Yle's studio production facilities. Landscapes were added using chroma key compositing.

Cast

The show's cast included the following actors and roles:[2]

Taneli Mäkelä – Frodo Baggins [Frodo Reppuli][3]
Pertti Sveholm – Samwise Gamgee [Samvais Gamgi][3]
Jari Pehkonen – Peregrin Took [Peregrin Tuk]
Jarmo Hyttinen – Meriadoc Brandybuck [Meriadoc Rankkibuk][4]
Vesa Vierikko – Gandalf [Gandalf Harmaa][3]
Kari Väänänen – Gollum [Klonkku],[3] Aragorn/Strider [Konkari]
Ville Virtanen – Legolas
Tomi Salmela – Gimli
Carl-Kristian Rundman – Boromir
Martti Suosalo – Bilbo Baggins [Bilbo Reppuli][4]
Esko Hukkanen – Tom Bombadil[5]
Leif Wager – Elrond
Matti Pellonpää – Saruman
Mikko Kivinen – Barliman Butterbur [Viljami Voivalvatti]

Episodes

1. Bilbo, "Bilbo Baggins" (29 March)
2. Tie, "The Road" (5 April)
3. Vanha metsä, "The Old Forest" (12 April)
4. Pomppiva poni, "The Prancing Pony" (19 April)
5. Konkari, "Strider" (26 April)
6. Lorien, "Lothlórien" (3 May)
7. Mordor, "Mordor" (10 May)
8. Tuomiovuori, "Mount Doom" (17 May)
9. Vapautus, "Liberation" (24 May)

References

"Yle teettää oman sovituksen Taru sormusten herrasta-sadusta" [Yle to produce its own version of the tale of The Lord of the Rings]. Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 18 June 1991.
"Hobitit". Video Detective. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
Kajava, Jukka (29 March 1993). "Tolkienin taruista on tehty tv-sarja: Hobitien ilme syntyi jo Ryhmäteatterin Suomenlinnan tulkinnassa" [Tolkien's tales have been turned into a TV series: The Hobbits have been brought to live in the Ryhmäteatteri theatre]. Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). (subscription required)
Robb, Brian J.; Simpson, Paul (2013). Middle-earth Envisioned: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings: On Screen, On Stage, and Beyond. Race Point Publishing. p. 66. ISBN 978-1-937994-27-3.
Mansikka, Ossi. "Tiesitkö, että ysärillä tehtiin suomalainen tv-sarja Sormusten herrasta, ja tätä kulttuurin merkkipaalua on nyt mahdotonta enää nähdä" (in Finnish). Nyt.fi. Retrieved 24 March 2020. Kirjafaneja riemastuttanee tieto, että Torikan versiossa nähdään myös Jacksonin hylkäämä Tom Bombadil Esko Hukkanen esittämänä.

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[1] "Yle teettää oman sovituksen Taru sormusten herrasta-sadusta" [Yle to produce its own version of the tale of The Lord of the Rings]. Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 18 June 1991.

[2] "Hobitit". Video Detective. Retrieved 27 September 2020.

[Kajava-3] Kajava, Jukka (29 March 1993). "Tolkienin taruista on tehty tv-sarja: Hobitien ilme syntyi jo Ryhmäteatterin Suomenlinnan tulkinnassa" [Tolkien's tales have been turned into a TV series: The Hobbits have been brought to live in the Ryhmäteatteri theatre]. Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). (subscription required)

[RobbSimpson2013-4] Robb, Brian J.; Simpson, Paul (2013). Middle-earth Envisioned: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings: On Screen, On Stage, and Beyond. Race Point Publishing. p. 66. ISBN 978-1-937994-27-3.

[5] Mansikka, Ossi. "Tiesitkö, että ysärillä tehtiin suomalainen tv-sarja Sormusten herrasta, ja tätä kulttuurin merkkipaalua on nyt mahdotonta enää nähdä" (in Finnish). Nyt.fi. Retrieved 24 March 2020. Kirjafaneja riemastuttanee tieto, että Torikan versiossa nähdään myös Jacksonin hylkäämä Tom Bombadil Esko Hukkanen esittämänä.