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29 November 1970 (West Germany)
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A long running German cop show where detectives work to solve a crime.
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Federal Germany's Leading Detective Series
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Cast
(Series Cast Summary - 30 of 2420)| Miroslav Nemec | ... | Kriminalhauptkommissar Ivo Batic / ... (56 episodes, 1988-2009) | |
| Klaus J. Behrendt | ... | Hauptkommissar Max Ballauf / ... (55 episodes, 1990-2009) | |
| Udo Wachtveitl | ... | Kriminalhauptkommissar Franz Leitmayr / ... (54 episodes, 1991-2009) | |
| Ulrike Folkerts | ... | Lena Odenthal / ... (51 episodes, 1981-2009) | |
| Dietmar Bär | ... | Hauptkommissar Freddy Schenk / ... (48 episodes, 1984-2009) | |
| Bernd Michael Lade | ... | Hauptkommissar Kain / ... (46 episodes, 1992-2008) | |
| Peter Sodann | ... | Hauptkommissar Bruno Ehrlicher / ... (45 episodes, 1992-2007) | |
| Michael Fitz | ... | Carlo Menzinger / ... (44 episodes, 1991-2007) | |
| Andreas Hoppe | ... | Mario Kopper / ... (42 episodes, 1981-2009) | |
| Manfred Krug | ... | Hauptkommissar Paul Stoever (41 episodes, 1984-2001) | |
| Charles Brauer | ... | Hauptkommissar Peter Brockmöller / ... (40 episodes, 1981-2001) | |
| Karl-Heinz von Hassel | ... | Kommissar Brinkmann / ... (40 episodes, 1971-2001) | |
| Joe Bausch | ... | Dr. Joseph Roth / ... (40 episodes, 1998-2009) | |
| Götz George | ... | Kommissar Horst Schimanski / ... (35 episodes, 1971-1991) | |
| Dietz Werner Steck | ... | Kommissar Ernst Bienzle / ... (34 episodes, 1973-2007) | |
| Eberhard Feik | ... | Kriminalhauptkommissar Christian Thanner / ... (33 episodes, 1972-1995) | |
| Annalena Schmidt | ... | Frau Keller (33 episodes, 1981-2009) | |
| Tessa Mittelstaedt | ... | Franziska Lüttgenjohann / ... (32 episodes, 1999-2009) | |
| Walter Nickel | ... | Techniker Walter / ... (32 episodes, 1992-2007) | |
| Peter Espeloer | ... | Peter Becker / ... (32 episodes, 1981-2009) | |
| Dominic Raacke | ... | Till Ritter / ... (30 episodes, 1985-2009) | |
| Gustl Bayrhammer | ... | Kriminaloberinspektor Melchior Veigl / ... (30 episodes, 1971-1992) | |
| Rita Russek | ... | Hannelore Schmiedinger / ... (26 episodes, 1982-2007) | |
| Helmut Fischer | ... | Kriminalhauptmeister Ludwig Lenz / ... (26 episodes, 1972-1987) | |
| Ernst-Georg Schwill | ... | Lutz Weber / ... (25 episodes, 1991-2009) | |
| Christian Tasche | ... | Oberstaatsanwalt von Prinz / ... (25 episodes, 1996-2009) | |
| Rüdiger Wandel | ... | Günter Gächter / ... (24 episodes, 1992-2007) | |
| Willy Semmelrogge | ... | Willy Kreutzer / ... (24 episodes, 1972-1980) | |
| Chiem van Houweninge | ... | Hänschen (23 episodes, 1982-1991) | |
| Annekathrin Bürger | ... | Frederike / ... (23 episodes, 1999-2007) |
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90 min
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Referenced in "Baantjer: De Cock en de moord op de broeder van het bloed (#1.12)" (1996)
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"Tatort" (= Crime Scene) is one of the most popular detective series on German TV. Feature length (90 min) episodes air on roughly 30 Sundays of the year - following the evening news at 8:15 p.m.
The public network ARD that shows "Tatort" is organized federally, i.e. it consists of a dozen regional TV stations. Each regional station have their own police team depicted in their region. So, there is a Berlin team, a Hamburg team, and so on - each have their own episodes under the common label. Larger regional stations like WDR (Cologne) add 3 or 4 episodes each year, smaller ones like tiny Radio Bremen just 1.
The style and setting vary with the teams - that is part of the fun of the series. Episodes from Frankfurt have been rather vanguard in terms of cinematography and storytelling, while the Münster team is famed for their witty dialogues and comic effects.
The regional differences also lead to a competition for audiences and public attention. Viewers tend to choose what team episodes to watch - with consequences for audience ratings and public discussions about the poor scripts or the cheap productions that the Tatorte from some stations have been suffering recently.
The feature length and the producers' ambitions to show not only entertaining crime stories but also to present social issues like child abuse, integration of immigrants, or school violence lead to high public awareness for "Tatort". Episodes are regularly reviewed in quality newspapers like Frankfurter Allgemeine or Süddeutsche Zeitung.