Hobitit

The series is divided into nine episodes. The narrator is the old Samwise Gamgee, who tells a story to an audience of young hobbits several years after the events of the War of the Ring.

1 Bilbo

Sam provides a brief account of the origin of the One Ring and how it came into Gollum's possession. Bilbo Baggins finds the Ring and defeats Gollum in a game of riddles on his way to the Lonely Mountain.

2 Tie ("The Road")

Bilbo celebrates his birthday and then leaves the Ring to Frodo. On Gandalf's advice, Frodo and Sam leaves the Shire; Merry and Pippin join them.

3 Vanha metsä ("The Old Forest")

The Hobbits travel through the Old Forest, getting into troubles with Old Man Willow and then with the Barrow-wights. They are saved in both cases by Tom Bombadil and manage to reach Bree. Meanwhile, Gandalf heads for Isengard, where he discovers Saruman's betrayal.

4 Pomppiva poni ("The Prancing Pony")

The hobbits arrives in Bree at the Prancing Pony Inn, where the host Barliman Butterbur gives them a message from Gandalf. They meet Strider, who guides them towards Rivendell, but the Black Riders start to chase them.

5 Konkari ("Strider")

The Black Riders wound Frodo but the party manages to reach Rivendell, where Frodo is healed. At Elrond's council it is decided that the Ring must be destroyed and the Fellowship of the Ring is formed.

6 Lorien

The Fellowship travels south via Moria, where the Orcs attack them and Gandalf apparently dies. The others flee under the leadership of Strider to Lothlórien, where they meet Galadriel. After travelling further south along the Anduin, the Fellowship breaks up: Frodo and Sam continue the journey to Mordor on their own, while Merry and Pippin are captured by the Orcs and Boromir is killed.

7 Mordor

Frodo and Sam travel in Mordor and face Gollum, which they force to be their guide. It is mentioned (but not shown) that Pippin and Merry freed themselves and helped the Ents destroying Isengard and exiling Saruman; they rejoined with Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli, as well as with Gandalf, who managed to survive the fight with the Balrog.

8 Tuomiovuori ("Mount Doom")

Gollum guides Frodo and Sam to the Black Gate, which proves to be inaccessible, and then brings them to Cirith Ungol, where Frodo is paralised by Shelob.

9 Vapautus ("Liberation")

Sam saves Frodo and help him to reach Mount Doom. At the last moment Frodo declares the Ring as his own, but Gollum bites it from his finger and falls into Mount Doom, destroying the Ring. Sam and Frodo wake up in Gondor, where they are reunited with Gandalf, Pippin and Merry, and hear that Aragorn became King of Gondor. The hobbits head home with Gandalf, who leaves them after reaching Bree, and have to free the Shire from Saruman's rule. Frodo travels to the Grey Havens in order to leave the Middle-Earth and Sam concludes his story, hinting that he will soon do the same.

The show's cast included the following actors and roles:[2]

• Taneli Mäkelä – Frodo Baggins [Frodo Reppuli][3]
• Pertti Sveholm – Samwise Gamgee [Samvais Gamgi][3]
• Jari Pehkonen – Peregrin Took [Peregrin Tuk]
• Jarmo Hyttinen – Meriadoc Brandybuck [Meriadoc Rankkibuk][4]
• Vesa Vierikko – Gandalf [Gandalf Harmaa][3]
• Kari Väänänen – Gollum [Klonkku],[3] Aragorn/Strider [Konkari]
• Ville Virtanen – Legolas
• Tomi Salmela – Gimli
• Carl-Kristian Rundman – Boromir
• Martti Suosalo – Bilbo Baggins [Bilbo Reppuli][4]
• Esko Hukkanen – Tom Bombadil[5]
• Leif Wager – Elrond
• Matti Pellonpää – Saruman
• Mikko Kivinen – Barliman Butterbur [Viljami Voivalvatti]

The series was written and directed by Timo Torikka; Toni Edelmann composed the soundtrack.[1] Hobitit featured nine episodes of 30 minutes runtime that were aired from 29 March to 24 May 1993. Filming locations included the Ryhmäteatteri theatre in Helsinki and Yle's studio production facilities. Landscapes were added using chroma key compositing.