
The Little Vampire is a 13-episode children’s television series based on Angela Sommer-Bodenburg’s books The Little Vampire and The Little Vampire Moves In. The series was produced in 1985 as a Canadian-German-British co-production by Norflicks Productions Ltd. (Canada), Polyphon Film- und Fernsehgesellschaft (Germany), and TVS (United Kingdom), and first aired in 1986. It follows a young boy whose ordinary life changes after befriending a young vampire and becoming involved in a secret nocturnal world of adventure, friendship, and light-hearted supernatural escapades.
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Air Date: 1986-12-19
Rüdiger, a bored young vampire, is sent into town and ends up following 10-year-old Anton home. Later that night he s...
Air Date: 1987-01-04
Anton invites Rüdiger over for another secret visit, but plans change when Anton’s mother is stuck at home with an in...
Air Date: 1987-01-11
Uncle Theodor is convinced the new gravedigger is a Geiermeier, and the vampires start taking precautions. Anton’s us...
Air Date: 1987-01-18
Anton’s mother washes the vampire cloak, then cheerfully tells Anton to return it and invite Rüdiger and Anna for din...
Air Date: 1987-01-25
Geiermeier documents his vampire-hunting “career,” while Rüdiger brings Anna to help recover the missing cloak. Anton...
Air Date: 1987-02-01
With dinner at Anton’s house approaching, Rüdiger and Anna need convincing human disguises fast. Rüdiger borrows Anto...
Air Date: 1987-02-08
Anton’s parents brace for a very unusual “tea visit,” and Rüdiger and Anna finally arrive in human clothes and makeup...
Air Date: 1987-02-15
After the dinner disaster, Rüdiger is forced to spend the night outside the crypt and arranges a risky hiding place n...
Air Date: 1987-02-22
Rüdiger hides in Anton’s cellar while Anna visits and reports growing doubt inside the vampire family. Plans for the ...
Air Date: 1987-03-01
Anton hears troubling news about the cemetery and wants the vampires to act, but Rüdiger is focused on the Big Vampir...
Air Date: 1987-03-08
The party continues with one bizarre dance after another, but Anton’s disguise starts to fail, and leaving early is n...
Air Date: 1987-03-15
With demolition work starting, Anton realizes the vampires are in immediate danger and takes a daytime risk to reach ...
Air Date: 1987-03-22
The Schlottersteins prepare to leave, but moving a vampire household is harder than it sounds, especially with coffin...