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1980s German Television Shows

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A Case For Two(1981-2013)

1h per episode | Drama, Crime
2.9/5 (with 6 votes)

Ein Fall für zwei is a German television series, which premiered on September 11, 1981 on ZDF. The series, located in Frankfurt am Main, features two main characters who solve crimes: a defense attorney and a private investigator. Josef Matula, a former German police officer, has gone into private business. His method of investigation is very effective and direct, and he sometimes even resorts to dirty tricks. Claus Theo Gärtner has portrayed the role since the start of the series.

III nach neun(1974-)

3.3/5 (with 2 votes)

- No description / details available yet. -

Scene of the Crime(1970-)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 30min per episode | Drama, Crime
3.1/5 (with 51 votes)

Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss, crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF 2 in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland.

The Old Fox(1977-)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h per episode | Crime
3.2/5 (with 7 votes)

A police department, lead by an older, experienced detective solve crimes together.

Tagesschau(1952-)

15min per episode | News
3.5/5 (with 97 votes)

German daily news program, the oldest still existing program on German television.

Derrick(1974-1998)

1h per episode | Drama, Crime
3.1/5 (with 19 votes)

Derrick was a German TV series produced by Telenova Film und Fernsehproduktion in association with ZDF, ORF and SRG between 1974 and 1998 about Detective Chief Inspector Stephan Derrick and his loyal assistant Inspector Harry Klein, who solve murder cases in Munich and surroundings.

Police Call 110(1971-)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 30min per episode | Crime
3.3/5 (with 10 votes)

Polizeiruf 110 is a long-running German language detective television series. The first episode was broadcast 27 June 1971 in the German Democratic Republic, and after the dissolution of Fernsehen der DDR the series was picked up by ARD. It was originally created as a counterpart to the West German series Tatort, and quickly became a public favorite.

A Kettle of Colour(1972-2019)

0.9/5 (with 1 vote)

The show was meant to compete with those on West German television. To this end it was fairly successful even attracting a following in parts of West Germany which could receive Eastern TV. Its production values were high. Apart from song and dance numbers and appearances from East German celebrities, almost every broadcast featured well-known stars from the west, often after their popularity had peaked in their home countries.

Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort(1965-1998)

1h per episode | Crime, Drama
0.5/5 (with 1 vote)

Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort was an East German television series.

Auf Achse(1980-1996)

FSK: 12+ years
| 50min per episode | Action & Adventure
3.2/5 (with 7 votes)

- No description / details available yet. -

Directed by Werner Masten - With Nada van Nie

SOKO 5113(1978-2020)

FSK: 12+ years
| 50min per episode | Crime
2.8/5 (with 2 votes)

SOKO 5113 is a long-running German police procedural television series. It was first aired in 1978 on 2 January. SOKO is an abbreviation of the term "Sonderkommission" in German.

Directed by Kai Borsche - With Wilfried Klaus

Löwenzahn(1981-)

FSK: 0+ years
| 30min per episode | Kids & Family
3.9/5 (with 8 votes)

Each 30 minute episode is dedicated to a separate issue or theme and consists mainly of related short featurettes, which explain, explore and educate how things of everyday life and even complex systems work. It spans a wide variety of topics from technology and industry to something as mundane as how the postal service works.

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Scheibenwischer(1980-2008)

1h per episode | Comedy

Scheibenwischer was the name of a long-running German Kabarett show. It was founded in 1980 by Dieter Hildebrandt and produced by BR / RBB to be broadcast on Das Erste. The show ended in 2008 after 28 years on the air.

Forsthaus Falkenau(1989-2013)

50min per episode | Drama, Kids & Family
2.7/5 (with 4 votes)

Forsthaus Falkenau is a German television series.

Aktenzeichen XY … ungelöst(1967-)

1h 30min per episode | Reality-TV, Documentary, Crime
4.1/5 (with 3 votes)

Aktenzeichen XY … ungelöst is a German television programme broadcast since October 1967 on ZDF that aims to combat and solve crimes. Until 2003 it was produced in co-operation with the Austrian public service broadcaster ORF and Schweizer Fernsehen, a division of the Swiss public broadcaster SRG SSR idée suisse. It was the basis for the BBC show Crimewatch, the Dutch show Opsporing Verzocht and its US equivalent America's Most Wanted. The goal of the programme is to throw light on unsolved offences with the aid of viewers. Each episode contains three to five short films, each lasting about ten minutes, in which a real criminal case is reconstructed. The cases are mostly complex ones in which the criminals and chains of events are still unknown. In addition cases are discussed in the studio in which, for example, the identities of criminals or unknown murder victims are sought with the aid of a photo. Viewers can use the telephone or Internet to give information. According to a study by the programme's editorial department, about forty percent of cases shown on the programme are solved.

Directed by Michael Bentele, Kurt Grimm

Drei Damen vom Grill(1977-1991)

FSK: 0+ years
| 25min per episode | Drama, Kids & Family
3.5/5 (with 3 votes)

Drei Damen vom Grill is a German television series.

Die Sendung mit der Maus(1971-)

FSK: 0+ years
| 30min per episode | Animation, Kids & Family
4.1/5 (with 9 votes)

- No description / details available yet. -

Extra 3(2004-)

43min per episode | Comedy, Documentary
3.7/5 (with 6 votes)

Extra 3 is a political satirical magazine from Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR).

Hallo Spencer(1979-2001)

30min per episode | Kids & Family
3.7/5 (with 4 votes)

Hallo Spencer is a German children's television series, created by Winfried Debertin and produced by Norddeutscher Rundfunk from 1979 until 2001. In these 22 years, 275 episodes were filmed, including a number of 'specials' featuring the characters taking part in traditional fairy tale and nursery rhyme themed stories. It is a puppet based show, featuring characters created and operated in the same fashion as Jim Henson's Muppets and Sesame Street, which in fact, some of the show's staff were former employees of the German version of Sesame Street. To this day, the series is popular and well loved in its home country to the extent that the theme park Heide Park features a themed area devoted to the show. The series has been repeated on the commercial channels Nickelodeon Germany and on the pay-TV channel Premiere. Episodes were regularly found on regional broadcast stations until March 2011.

Directed by Klaus Wirbitzky

Unser Sandmännchen(1998-)

FSK: 0+ years
| Kids & Family, Kids & Family
2.3/5 (with 1 vote)

The Sandman's everyday life, travels and fantastic adventures. The character often showcased socialist technological achievements, such as the use of awe-inspiring vehicles like futuristic cars and flying devices. Together with his friends, Pittiplatsch, Schnatterinchen, the dog Moppi, Herr Fuchs and Frau Elster. Premiered in DFF on November 22, 1959.

heute journal(1978-)

30min per episode | News

- No description / details available yet. -

Tagesthemen(2024-)

3.0/5 (with 1 vote)

Tagesthemen is one of Germany's main daily television news magazines, presented by journalists Caren Miosga and Tom Buhrow. Second only to the 20:00 Tagesschau Tagesthemen is ARD's most important newscast. It is clearly different in style and content from Tagesschau and is broadcast Mondays to Thursdays at 22:15, Fridays at 23:15, Saturdays at varying times and Sundays at 22:45. Each Tagesthemen broadcast has a single host. For a time, Anne Will and Ulrich Wickert took turns hosting the program. On September 1, 2006, Tom Buhrow replaced Wickert and on July 16, 2007, Caren Miosga replaced Anne Will. In January 1978, Tagesthemen replaced the late edition of Tagesschau, which had been broadcast until then. The broadcast lasts a half hour on weekdays; it is shorter on Fridays Saturdays and Sundays. In contrast to Tagesschau, which provides only an overview of the news, Tagesthemen is designed to also provide the viewer with more information, context and background. The program usually features four to five segments on the stories and themes of the day. Previously, the program used a variation of the Hammond Fantasy/Tagesschau theme, with the first and last notes in the same keys. Nowadays, Tagesthemen uses the same music as Tagesschau.

heute(2024-)

Heute is a television news program on the German channel ZDF. The main program is broadcast at 19:00, and includes news, with an emphasis on political news from Germany, Europe and the world plus 'mixed' news from cultural life or entertainment, and the sports news with an extra presenter. The weather forecast comes up at 19:22 after a break with commercials. The opening sequence of each broadcast features an analogue clock, a signature element of the program. The newscast “heute” of ZDF and the 20:00-Tagesschau of ARD/“Das Erste” are the main broadcasts of German public TV starting the evening programme. Advertisement can not be shown in public TV after 8:00 p.m.

Aktuelle Kamera(2024-)

Aktuelle Kamera was the state television newscast of the former German Democratic Republic. On air from December 21, 1952 to December 14, 1990, Aktuelle Kamera was one of the main propaganda tools of the East German government.

Berlin Alexanderplatz(1980)

15h 2min | Drama, Crime, TV Movie
3.9/5 (with 19 votes)

In late 1920s Berlin, Franz Biberkopf is released from prison and vows to go straight. However, he soon finds himself embroiled in the city's criminal underworld.

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