Lindenstraße (1985– )

Located in an average quarter of Munich, this weekly soap opera focuses on the lives of normal people. Beside the typical storylines like love, marriage and death, the show has treated a ... See full summary »

Creator:

Hans W. Geissendörfer

Stars:

Marie-Luise Marjan, Andrea Spatzek, Annemarie Wendl

5 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Marie-Luise Marjan	...	Helga Beimer (867 episodes, 1985-2013)
Andrea Spatzek	...	Gabi Zenker (808 episodes, 1985-2013)
Annemarie Wendl	...	Else Kling (774 episodes, 1985-2006)
Joachim Hermann Luger	...	Hans Beimer (727 episodes, 1985-2013)
Moritz A. Sachs	...	Klaus Beimer (721 episodes, 1985-2013)
Ludwig Haas	...	Dr. Ludwig Dressler (584 episodes, 1985-2013)
Hermes Hodolides	...	Vasily Sarikakis (577 episodes, 1985-2013)
Knut Hinz	...	Hans-Joachim Scholz (569 episodes, 1990-2013)
Jo Bolling	...	Andy Zenker (554 episodes, 1990-2013)
Sybille Waury	...	Tanja Schildknecht (527 episodes, 1985-2013)
Rebecca Siemoneit-Barum	...	Iffi Zenker (520 episodes, 1990-2012)
Georg Uecker	...	Carsten Flöter (519 episodes, 1986-2013)
Ute Mora	...	Berta Griese (516 episodes, 1985-2003)
Irene Fischer	...	Anna Ziegler (513 episodes, 1987-2013)
Bill Mockridge	...	Erich Schiller (486 episodes, 1991-2013)
Amorn Surangkanjanajai	...	Gung Pham Kien (447 episodes, 1985-2013)
Marianne Rogée	...	Isolde Pavarotti (403 episodes, 1986-2011)
Margret Van Munster	...	Rosi Koch (389 episodes, 1988-2007)
Anna Nowak	...	Urzula Winicki (375 episodes, 1990-2009)
Sontje Peplow	...	Lisa Hoffmeister (372 episodes, 1991-2013)
Moritz Zielke	...	Momo Sperling (364 episodes, 1992-2013)
Julia Stark	...	Sarah Ziegler (352 episodes, 1988-2013)

Storyline

Located in an average quarter of Munich, this weekly soap opera focuses on the lives of normal people. Beside the typical storylines like love, marriage and death, the show has treated a lot of controversial issues during the years, for example homosexuality, drug abuse, domestic violence, rape, xenophobia, prostitution and AIDS.

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Plot Keywords:

death | soap | homosexuality | cult tv | social problem | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Germany]

Country:

West Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

8 December 1985 (West Germany)

Filming Locations:

Cologne, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Geißendörfer Film- und Fernsehproduktion (GFF), Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR), Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

29 min

Sound Mix:

Mono Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The show was broadcast in the same time-slot on Sunday, 6.40 pm between 1985 and 2005. From 2005 the show starts at 6.50 pm. Most episodes take place on the Thursday before airing, but are shot three months earlier. The producers sometimes use short-term shootings to include important events. For example, several references to the 9/11 terrorist attacks were made on episode 824 (broadcast on 16 September 2001).

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Connections

Referenced in Hans Meiser: Ich wär' so gern ein Soapstar! (1999)

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