Åke Cato (Writer)

På spåret

På spåret is a popular Swedish TV game show broadcast on SVT since September 5, 1987. The show, which is intended to be humorous yet educational, has remained one of the most popular TV shows in Sweden, attracting an average of 2,150,000 viewers during the 2007 season. The all-time record was set in March 1990, when 3.7 million people tuned in to see the show. This means that nearly every second Swede saw the game show. På spåret is an original format developed by Ingvar Oldsberg for SVT, and he hosted the show for many years. Author and tennis legend Björn Hellberg was promoted from contestant to permanent Oldsberg sidekick in 1995 after winning for four straight seasons. Famous gourmet, restaurant-owner, and former contestant Carl-Jan Grankvist sat in for Hellberg during the 2004 season. In 2009, after 21 years, Oldsberg left and Kristian Luuk took over as the host. Björn Hellberg too decided to leave and was replaced with Fredrik Lindström.

Release Date1987-09-05

Charactersd Tävlande

Episode Count2

Vote Count13

Nöjesmassakern

Release Date1985-10-11

DepartmentCreator

JobCreator

Charactersd

Episode Count[ 10 ]

Tack för kaffet

Release Date1991-01-24

DepartmentCreator

JobCreator

Charactersd Self

Episode Count[ 8 ]

Ett, tu -73

New Year's Eve program from Södra Teatern in Stockholm with hosts Gary Engman and Grynet Molvig to celebrate the new year of 1973. Performances from many different artists, including Ted Gärdestad, Göran Fristorp, Claes af Geijerstam and Staffan Scheja.

Release Date1972-12-31

DepartmentCrew

JobEditorial Staff

Julkalendern

An annual Swedish Christmas calendar television series.

Release Date1960-11-27

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Episode Count24

Vote Count11

The Smuggler King

It's the early 20s, just after World War I. In Sweden, restrictions on alcohol are harder than most people like and so, smuggling is abundant. In this particular little town, smuggling is ruled by one man, who is the king of smugglers. The smugglers who work for him don't get to keep much of the profit themselves, but if they don't work for him, they get in trouble, which his henchmen make sure. However, Albert Jansson arrives in town and starts taking up the competition with the smuggler king. Meanwhile, the police, together the customs office, try to catch the smugglers.

Release Date1985-02-08

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count6

One-Week Bachelors

Gary's wife goes away for a week and Gary expects a week of hard work at the office. After having left her at the airport, he misses the bus. But the car mechanic Lasse gives him a ride. Although they are unlike each other, they get to know each other. Gary makes a mess of everything and can't avoid Lasse.

Release Date1982-12-16

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count9

Cabaret Lill

A stage show starring Lill Lindfors.

Release Date1977-04-07

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Fars lilla tös

Play performed at Fredriksdalsteatern in 1999, based on Hurra, ein Junge by Arnold and Bach. It was originally performed in Swedish with Nils Poppe, but when Eva Rydberg took over, a new production was created.

Release Date2000-01-05

DepartmentWriting

JobAdaptation

Bröstsim & gubbsjuka

An elderly wholesaler will marry a girl, young enough to be his daughter, who is under the impression that he rescued her from drowning. Obviously, things get complicated when both the girl's former boyfriend and the actual rescuer show up

Release Date1999-12-31

DepartmentWriting

JobAdaptation

Vote Count2

Den tappre soldaten Bom

Soldier Fabian Bom moves around 1940s Helsingborg with his usual antics.

Release Date1995-01-06

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Är du inte riktigt fisk?

Cissi lives in an expensive apartment in Östermalm, in order to pay for it she keeps two lovers, an ad man and a fishmonger, who write her checks for her various expenses. Everything goes smoothly until the two men show up at the same time.

Release Date1989-01-01

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count2

Sicken ärta

Swedish production of the muscial Once Upon a Mattress from 1998 that wasn't released until 2021.

Release Date2021-03-26

DepartmentWriting

JobAdaptation