How to Kill a Bull (miniseries)

How to Kill a Bull is a five-part Finnish television miniseries directed by, originally broadcast in 1989 on Yle TV2. It is based on the 1984 novel of the same name by Anna-Leena Härkönen. The miniseries is produced by Yleisradio. The miniseries was later published by the director as three-part 50-minute episodes.
The miniseries was awarded the 1989 Telvis Award as the best television program of the year.

Plot summary

The main character of the miniseries is Alpo "Allu" Korva, a young city dweller from Turku who is planning to go to Stockholm for the summer vacation with his friend Taala. Against his will, he is sent by his mother to spend the summer in the Torvenkylä village, located in Himanka, North Ostrobothnia, with his relatives to do hay work. At first, Allu sees his situation in the Takkunen family as unbearable, which is not helped at all by his boastful relative Rutanen, but the situation changes when he passionately sets his eyes on the wayward girl Kerttu.

Cast

Santeri Kinnunen as Alpo "Allu" Korva
as Kerttu Hurme
as Pasi Rutanen
as Tauno Takkinen
as Lahja Takkinen
as Svante Takkinen
as Anni Hurme
as Ripe
as Touko Mäkelin
as Vuokko
as Jaakko Hurme
as Toivo Tuuhonen
as Kirsti Nyyssölä
as Mrs. Nyyssölä
as Heikki Nyyssölä
Eero Junttila as Björn Nyyssölä
as Pekka
as Marketta Korva
as Taala
as radiation meter
Kari-Pekka Toivonen as Late
Aino Pirskanen as bookmobile girl