Polizeiruf 110
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| Genre | Crime drama |
| Country of origin |
 Germany (1990 - present) |
| Language(s) | German |
| No. of episodes | 320+ |
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| Running time | 90 Minutes |
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| Original channel |
Fernsehen der DDR (1971 - 1990) ARD (1990 - present) |
| Original airing | 1971 |
Polizeiruf 110 ("Police call 110") is a long running German language detective television series. The first episode was broadcast 27 June 1971 in the German Democratic Republic (GDR), 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.
In contrast with other television series, in which killings are practically the primary focus, while Polizeiruf handled homicide cases, the cases were more often the frequent and less serious crimes such as domestic violence, extortion, fraud, theft and juvenile delinquency, as well as alcoholism, child abuse and rape. Contrary to Tatort, which concentrated on the primary characters and their private lives, police procedure was the center of attention especially in the earlier episodes. The scriptwriters attached particular importance to representation of the criminal and his state of mind, as well as the context of the crime.
A 1974 episode based on the case of serial killer Erwin Hagedorn was banned by the politburo, which feared an uncomfortable public debate about the death penalty. A script and silent tape of the episode, thought lost, were rediscovered in 2011, and the sound was re-dubbed for broadcast with new actors.[1]
[edit] Prominent cast members
- Peter Borgelt as Hauptmann, later Kriminalhauptkommissar Peter Fuchs (84 episodes, 1971–1991)
- Jürgen Frohriep as Oberleutnant, later Kriminaloberkommissar Jürgen Hübner (68 episodes, 1972–1994)
- Sigrid Göhler as Leutnant Vera Arndt (49 episodes, 1971–2001)
- Wolfgang Winkler as Hauptkommissar Herbert Schneider (42 episodes, 1979–2007)
- Andreas Schmidt-Schaller as Leutnant, Oberleutnant, later Kriminaloberkommissar Thomas Grawe (40 episodes, 1973–2004)
- Jaecki Schwarz as Hauptkommissar Herbert Schmücke (together with Schneider) (38 episodes, 1987–2007)
- Lutz Riemann as Oberleutnant, later Kriminaloberkommissar Lutz Zimmermann (25 episodes, 1983–1991)
- Henry Hübchen as Tobias Törner (13 episodes 1972-2005)[2]
- Horst Krause as Polizeihauptmeister Horst Krause
[edit] External links
- Polizeiruf 110 at the Internet Movie Database
- List of Episodes in the Geman Wikipedia
[edit] References
- ^ Cold war TV drama gets premiere, 37 years after GDR censorship in The Guardian, 24 June 2011 (retrieved 24-06-11)
- ^ Imdb.de
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