Grlom u jagode

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Grlom u jagode
Format Drama, Comedy
Created by Srđan Karanović
Starring Branko Cvejić
Bata Stojković
Olivera Marković
Rahela Ferari
Gordana Marić
Miki Manojlović
Aleksandar Berček
Bogdan Diklić
Đurđija Cvetić
Country of origin Flag of Yugoslavia SFR Yugoslavia
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 10
Production
Running time 45-55 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel TV Belgrade
Original run August 4, 1976October 6, 1976
External links
IMDb profile

Grlom u jagode is a 1975 Serbian TV series directed by Srđan Karanović and co-written by Karanović and Rajko Grlić. Depicting the life and times of a young man nicknamed Bane Bumbar, the series achieved huge popularity throughout SFR Yugoslavia.

Revolving around Bane, his family, and his circle of friends, the series also portrays 1960s Belgrade, Serbia and Yugoslavia.

[edit] Overview

Bane Bumbar is growing up in Stara Karaburma neighbourhood with his parents Sreta and Olja, his half-sister Seka Štajn (his mother's child form a previous marriage) and his maternal grandmother Elvira.

His circle of friends includes characters such as Miki Rubiroza, Glupi Uške, Boca Čombe, as well as his off-and-on girlfriend Goca.

Occasionally narrated by Bane and other characters from a distance of 10-15 years, each one of Grlom u jagode's 10 episodes depicts a different year from 1960 to 1969, inclusive, with Bane's various endevours, concerns, education, love life, etc. taking center stage during each particular episode.

[edit] Main characters

  • Bane Bumbar is a city kid growing up in post-war Belgrade, the capitol of communist Yugoslavia. Born Branislav Živković to parents Sreta and Olja, both of whom fought in the World War II on the Partisan side, his birth date is in 1945, couple of days before the war officially ended.