Vertshuset Den Gyldne Hale is a Norwegian Christmas calendar series that aired on NRK Television in 1989. All the actors spoke both Norwegian and sign language (signs for speech).
The script for the series was written by Grete Høien and Gudny Hagen. Grete Høien was also the director of the series. She has told Dagbladet Magasinet that of all the series she has worked on, she is most proud of Vertshuset Den Gyldne Hale. Gudny Hagen is behind several TV series for children, and has previously worked as a preschool teacher for hearing-impaired children.
A large family is going to the mountain for their Christmas vacation, in a rented cabin. But when father alcohol problem comes to show, old secrets are revealed, and it all evolves into a Chritmas tragedy.
