Tjuvarnas jul

Tjuvarnas jul (The Thieves' Christmas) was a 2011 TV series for children that was the SVT Christmas calendar broadcast from 1–24 December by Sveriges Television. The plot focuses on a thief named Kurre and his little daughter Charlie. It has a style reminiscent of Charles Dickens's stories.

Tjuvarnas jul
Genre	children
Created by	Stefan Roos Per Simonsson
Developed by	Stefan Roos, Per Simonsson
Written by	Stefan Roos, Per Simonsson
Directed by	Stefan Roos, Per Simonsson
Starring	Tea Stjärne Gustaf Hammarsten Elisabet Carlsson Claes Månsson
Narrated by	Stefan Roos
Composers	Håkan Eriksson Jonatan Järpehag Magnus Ringblom
Country of origin	Sweden
Original language	Swedish
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	24
Production
Production company	SVT
Original release
Network	SVT1 SVT B SVT HD
Release	1 December (2011-12-01) – 24 December 2011 (2011-12-24)
Related
Hotell Gyllene knorren (2010) Mysteriet på Greveholm: Grevens återkomst (2012)

Plot

The series is set in Stockholm during the 19th century.^[1] Kurre feeds entirely on stealing. He is involved in a gang of thieves led by the evil old woman Madame Bofvén. He lives alone in a loft, until a little girl named Ing-Britt (later renamed Charlie by Madame Bofvén) who is his daughter shows up outside his door. During the series, they approach each other as father and daughter, while Madame Bofvén planning to rob the big department store and the police seek diligently after the thieves. As if that were not enough the store owner seems to have an illicit secret.

Cast

• Stefan Roos – Narrator
• Tea Stjärne – Charlie
• Gustaf Hammarsten – Kurre
• Elisabet Carlsson – Gerda
• Jonas Hellman-Driessen – Lönnroth
• Maria Kim – Skuggan
• Thomas Hedengran – Jönsson
• Göran Forsmark – Jansson
• Carl Carlswärd – Trollet
• Siw Carlsson – Madame Bofvén
• Bert Gradin – Bongo
• Anne Kulle – Direktörskan
• Emilie Nyman – Agnes
• Peter Eriksson – Rupert
• Claes Månsson – Föreståndaren
• Birgitta Sundberg – Barnavårdstant
• Urban Frånberg – Personalchef
• Bertil Norström – Polismästaren
• Madeleine Silfving – Flickan
• Bengt Krantz – Borgmästaren

Sequel

A freestanding feature-length film is in production to premiere in late 2014.