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| Genre | Children's Programming |
| Country of origin | Netherlands |
| Original language | Dutch |
| No. of episodes | 45 |
Kunt u mij de weg naar Hamelen vertellen, mijnheer? (Do you know the way to Hamelin, Sir ?; lit.Can you tell me the way to Hamelin, sir?) is aDutchchildren's television series from the 1970s. It was broadcast byKRO and became an instant success.
Based on the fairy tale "The Pied Piper of Hamelin", it tells what happened with the children after they disappeared from thisGerman town.
When The Piedpiper solves the rat problem in the town ofHamelin The Mayor refuses to pay him his gold so out of revenge he disappears with all the children of the town and 4 adults (Bertram Bierenbroodspot, his fiancé and the daughter of the Mayor Lidwientje Walg, Gatekeeper Aernout Koffij and Town Crier Hildebrandt Brom), the alternate reality they find themselves in is anAlice in Wonderland-like adventure with flying pumpkins and carpets, mud fighting princes, dwarfs and witches, a love elixir, Wensela's melting ice palace and a lot more. The show featured over 120 songs.
45 episodes were taped between 1972 and 1976; only the last six survive on tape, aside from a few compilations of the first episodes, as after broadcasting the tapes werewiped to be reused. A significant part of the erased material has been preserved by recording on avideocassette recorder, though in inferior quality.
In late 1989 KRO reran the final 6 episodes and footage from a 1976 one-off concert. Many of the actors reunited for a television appearance dressed in the same costumes. Another reunion followed eight years later; this time some of the original child actors were involved.
A musical version premièred on 13 October 2003 inTilburg.Loeki Knol was the only original cast member involved, playing Lidwina Walg. The show also featuredChantal Janzen andKim-Lian.
Cast:
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