Polizeiruf 110

Polizeiruf 110
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Genre	Crime drama
Country of origin	East Germany (1971 - 1990) Germany (1990 - present)
Original language	German
No. of episodes	280+
Production
Running time	90 Minutes
Original release
Network	Fernsehen der DDR (1971 - 1990) ARD (1990 - present)
Release	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.

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 / ... (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)

External links

• Polizeiruf 110 at IMDb