Wilsberg

Wilsberg
Created by	Jürgen Kehrer
Starring	Leonard Lansink Heinrich Schafmeister Oliver Korittke Ina Paule Klink Rita Russek Roland Jankowsky
Country of origin	Germany
No. of episodes	50
Production
Running time	90 Minutes
Original release
Network	ZDF
Release	20 February 1995

Wilsberg is a German TV series based on novels about the fictional private detective Georg Wilsberg. A first TV episode was aired in 1995, five years after the release of the first novel, starring Joachim Król. Since the second episode (aired more than three years later), Georg Wilsberg is portrayed by Leonard Lansink.

Synopsis

Wilsberg is not only a private detective, he also runs a bookshop for antiquarian books in Münster. Both jobs mix very well. He purchases whole libraries if he can, preferably striking bargains by buying the bequest of a recently deceased. He has got a business card which gives his side job away. So if there are any doubts concerning the circumstances of the demise, the relatives are inclined to employ Wilsberg. Other customers appreciate the chance to hire a private detective discreetly by pretending they are just looking for rare books when they visit him. Wilsberg investigates cases all over Münster and its outskirts.

Disparities between films and books

Readers of the novels recognise many of the plots and locations in the television series, however some adaptation was needed in order to make the material easily intelligible to a national audience and to those who had not read the books. Due to the success of the series new scripts were commissioned recounting stories not present in the novels.

External links

• Wilsberg at IMDb
• Official Homepage for Wilsberg