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Life on Seacrow Island S1E5 — This day - a life

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Life on Seacrow Island•Season 1•Episode 5

This day - a life

7.9/10 · 49 votesFeb 15, 196425 min

Ranked #1 of 13 in Season 1•+0.6 vs season avg

In a book Melker finds the maxim "This day - a life". He decides to make the maxim come true this very day, but despite his good intentions, all his undertakings end in disaster. He builds a water-conduit to the kitchen, only to find out

Written byAstrid Lindgren

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Seasons1

Season 1 Episodes13

A day in June still

A day in June

Row, row to the fishing islands still

Row, row to the fishing islands

Lost in the fog still

Lost in the fog

Midsummer at Saltkråkan still

Midsummer at Saltkråkan

This day - a life still

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This day - a life

The pirates still

The pirates

What happens at Kattskär? still

What happens at Kattskär?

Go all the way into the tub still

Go all the way into the tub

A small animal for Pelle still

A small animal for Pelle

Sure there are Santas still

Sure there are Santas

The fox races across the ice still

The fox races across the ice

Carpenter's yard in danger still

Carpenter's yard in danger

Melker gets it! still

Melker gets it!

Cast13

Torsten Lilliecrona

Torsten Lilliecrona

Melker Melkersson

Louise Edlind

Louise Edlind

Malin Melkersson

B

Björn Söderbäck

Johan Melkersson

U

Urban Strand

Niklas Melkersson

Stephen Lindholm

Stephen Lindholm

Pelle Melkersson

Bengt Eklund

Bengt Eklund

Nisse Grankvist

Eva Stiberg

Eva Stiberg

Märta Grankvist

L

Lillemor Österlund

Teddy Grankvist

B

Bitte Ulvskog

Freddy Grankvist

Maria Johansson

Maria Johansson

Maria 'Tjorven' Grankvist

Tommy Johnson

Tommy Johnson

Björn

Siegfried Fischer

Siegfried Fischer

Söderman

Crew3

Astrid Lindgren

Astrid Lindgren

Writer

S

Stig Hallgren

Assistant Camera

K

Kalle Bergholm

Director of Photography

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Episode Summary

"This day - a life" is episode 5 of Life on Seacrow Island season 1. It scored 7.9/10 from 49 votes, ranking #1 of 13 episodes this season (season average 7.3). Written by Astrid Lindgren, it aired on February 15, 1964.

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