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Hamelen (television series)
Do
Kunt u mij de weg naar Hamelen vertellen, mijnheer ? (Do you a significant part of the erased material has been pre-
know the way to Hamelin, Sir ?) is a Dutch children’s tele- served by video recording, though in inferior quality.
vision series from the 1970s. It was broadcast by KRO and
became an instant success.
Cast
• Ida Bons Loeki Knol
Overview • Rob de Nijs; Bertram Bierenbroodspot
Based on the fairy tale "The Pied Piper of Hamelin", it • Martin Brozius; Aernout Koffij
tells what happened with the children after they disap-
peared from this German town.
When the ratcatcher solves the rat problem in the
Reunions
town of Hamelin but then disappears with all the chil- In late 1989 KRO reran the final 6 episodes and footage
dren of the town, the alternate reality they find them- from a 1976 one-off concert. Many of the actors reunited
selves in is an Alice in Wonderland-like adventure with for a television appearance dressed in the same cos-
flying pumpkins and carpets, mud fighting princes, tumes. Another reunion followed eight years later; this
dwarfs and witches, a love elixir, Wensela’s melting ice time some of the child actors were involved.
palace and a lot more. The show featured over 120 songs.
Musical
Episodes A musical version premièred on 13 October 2003 in Til-
46 episodes were taped between 1972 and 1976; only the burg. Loeki Knol was the only original cast member in-
last six survived on tape besides a few compilations of the volved, playing Lidwina Walg. The show also featured
first episodes. Although expensive to make, after broad- Chantal Janzen and Kim-Lian.
casting they erased the tapes to be re-used. Fortunately
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