Kottan ermittelt (1976–1983)"Kottan ermittelt" (which translates as "Kottan investigates") is one of the defining moments of Austrian television... See full summary » |
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Kottan ermittelt (1976–1983)"Kottan ermittelt" (which translates as "Kottan investigates") is one of the defining moments of Austrian television... See full summary » |
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Walter Davy | ... |
Paul Schremser
(19 episodes, 1976-1983)
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Curt A. Tichy | ... |
Alfred Schrammel
(19 episodes, 1976-1983)
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Bibiane Zeller | ... |
Ilse Kottan
(18 episodes, 1977-1983)
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Carlo Böhm | ... |
Erwin Drballa
(15 episodes, 1978-1983)
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Chris Lohner | ... |
TV-Ansagerin
(15 episodes, 1976-1983)
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Lukas Resetarits | ... |
Major Adolf Kottan
(14 episodes, 1980-1983)
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Franz Suhrada | ... |
Fritz Schreyvogel
(14 episodes, 1978-1983)
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Peter Patzak | ... |
Polizist
(14 episodes, 1976-1983)
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Kurt Weinzierl | ... |
Oberst Heribert Pilch
(13 episodes, 1981-1983)
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Gusti Wolf | ... |
Mutter Kottan
(12 episodes, 1982-1983)
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Ernst Konarek | ... |
Rudolf Horrak
(12 episodes, 1979-1983)
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Michaela Mock | ... |
Polizeiärztin
(10 episodes, 1981-1983)
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"Kottan ermittelt" (which translates as "Kottan investigates") is one of the defining moments of Austrian television. Masquerading as a police/crime series, it is actually a fierce anarchic satire on the Austrian police and Austrian society in general. There are no heroes, only anti-heroes, and the police officers, who are all incompetent caricatures to varying degrees, often solve their cases more by chance than through actual investigation. Major Kottan (the name is a spoof of hardboiled German dime-store novel hero Jerry Cotton) was played by no less than three actors over the course of the series, each giving the character a fairly distinct personality: grumpy, prejudiced misanthrope; sarcastic cynic ; and anarchic nihilist -- the common factor being that each is too caught up in his own preconceptions to actually solve the case. Then there's Inspector Schrammel... Written by H. Prillinger
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