"Polizeifunk ruft" (1966) TV series 1966-1970

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

5 December 1966 (West Germany)

Genre:

Crime

Cast

Karl-Heinz Hess	...	Polizeihauptwachtmeister Walter Hartmann (52 episodes, 1966-1970)
Josef Dahmen	...	Kriminalhauptkommissar Koldehoff (34 episodes, 1966-1970)
Karl Heinz Kreienbaum	...	Reviervorsteher Karl Kröger (32 episodes, 1966-1970)
Eckart Dux	...	Kriminalobermeister Schlüter (29 episodes, 1968-1970)
Karin Lieneweg	...	Inge Campen (21 episodes, 1966-1970)

Also Known As:

Les cavaliers de la route (France)

Runtime:

26 min (13 episodes) | West Germany:25 min (52 episodes)

Country:

France | Canada | Germany | Japan | West Germany

Language:

French | Japanese | German

Color:

Black and White (season 1) | Color (seasons 2-4)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Hamburg, Germany

Company:

Studio Hamburg International Production (SHIP)

Movie Connections:

Followed by "Hamburg Transit" (1970)

realistic police drama

This TV series, transmitted between 5 and 7 in the early evening slot on the ARD, was a fairly accurate reflection of actual police work at the time. The action content was ever so slightly revved up for entertainment purposes, and each episode had a self-contained story, but other than that it does not feel too far removed from reality TV. Apparently there was indeed some collaboration with Hamburg's police, and - probably not entirely unconnected to that - the odd episode here and there feels like a police education video.

Several episodes were filmed outside Germany, in France and Japan, on the pretext of a police exchange programme (we always keep our leading man), and these episodes have aged much more badly than the rest of the series.