Annika is a three-part miniseries written and produced by Colin Nutley and Sven-Gösta Holst and televised in 1984. It tells the story of a romance between Pete, an eighteen-year-old Isle of Wight deck chair attendant (played by Jesse Birdsall), and a Swedish foreign language student, the titular Annika (played by Christina Rignér).
Cast Christina Rignér as Annika Sellberg Jesse Birdsall as Pete Daniels Ann-Charlotte Stålhammar as Pia Birger Österberg as Per Anders Bongenhielm as Torbjörn Vas Blackwood as Alan Lia Williams as Karen Mark Drewry as Bill Bartender Christer Boustedt as Mr. Sellberg Don Henderson as Mr. Daniels Lena Strömdahl as Mrs. Sellberg
Episodes
Production
Background Swedish foreign language students from companies such as EF have been regular visitors to the Isle of Wight since the 1970s and romances such as the one depicted in this series were not uncommon.
Filming locations The series was filmed in and around Ryde, parts of London and in Sweden, Stockholm and the surrounding area. Ryde locations included the head of Ryde Pier (at the start of episode 1) and the Prince Consort bar.
Music Episode 1 featured scenes in the Prince Consort bar with live music being played by the, then popular, Isle of Wight band The Waltons.
Home media A region 2 DVD entitled Annika The Complete Series was released by Network in 2011.
References
External links
The Waltons. Internet Archive