8.5/10279 votes#1 - The Ekhdal Family Celebrates Christmas
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 12/26/1984
Young Alexander glimpses the supernatural before the scattered branches of his family gather at his grandmother's house for a traditional Christmas party. Contains the Prologue and First Act.
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Writer: Ingmar Bergman
8.6/10246 votes#2 - The Wraith
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 12/27/1984
Alexander's family is torn apart by the death of his father and his mother's subsequent marriage to the icy priest Edvard Vergérus. Contains the Second Act.
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Writer: Ingmar Bergman
8.7/10244 votes#3 - The Breakup
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 12/27/1984
Fanny and Alexander continue to suffer at the hands of their cruel stepfather while a series of ghosts pay visits to the living. Contains the Third Act.
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Writer: Ingmar Bergman
8.9/10236 votes#4 - The Summer's Events
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 12/30/1984
Alexander makes up a story about his stepfather for which he gets brutally punished. Meanwhile Helena discusses with Gustav about his intentions for Maj. Contains the Fourth Act.
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Writer: Ingmar Bergman
9.0/10232 votes#5 - The Demons
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 1/2/1985
Isak plots to rescue Fanny and Alexander from their stepfather. Contains the Fifth Act and Epilogue.
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Writer: Ingmar Bergman
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Through the eyes of ten-year-old Alexander, we witness the delights and conflicts of the Ekdahl family, a sprawling bourgeois clan in turn-of-the-twentieth-century Sweden.
Genre:Drama
Network:SVT1
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Ekhdal Family Celebrates Christmas" is the best rated episode of "Fanny and Alexander" season 1. It scored 8.5/10 based on 279 votes. Directed by Ingmar Bergman and written by Ingmar Bergman, it aired on 12/26/1984. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Wraith".