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Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

  • TV Series
  • 1983–20041983–2004
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
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Timothy Spall, Christopher Fairbank, Tim Healy, Gary Holton, Jimmy Nail, Pat Roach, and Kevin Whately in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (1983)
ComedyDrama
Seven British construction workers escape Britain's ever-growing dole queues and travel to Germany to work on a site in Düsseldorf. Follow their trials and tribulations of working away from ... Read allSeven British construction workers escape Britain's ever-growing dole queues and travel to Germany to work on a site in Düsseldorf. Follow their trials and tribulations of working away from home and away from the women they left behind.Seven British construction workers escape Britain's ever-growing dole queues and travel to Germany to work on a site in Düsseldorf. Follow their trials and tribulations of working away from home and away from the women they left behind.
IMDb RATING
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  • Creator
    • Franc Roddam
  • Stars
    • Timothy Spall
    • Jimmy Nail
    • Tim Healy
  • Creator
    • Franc Roddam
  • Stars
    • Timothy Spall
    • Jimmy Nail
    • Tim Healy
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    • 35User reviews
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    • Nominated for 7 BAFTA Awards
      • 4 wins & 8 nominations total

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    Timothy Spall
    Timothy Spall
    • Barry Taylor
    Jimmy Nail
    Jimmy Nail
    • Oz Osborne
    Tim Healy
    Tim Healy
    • Dennis Patterson
    Kevin Whately
    Kevin Whately
    • Neville Hope
    Christopher Fairbank
    Christopher Fairbank
    • Albert Moxey
    Pat Roach
    Pat Roach
    • Bomber Busbridge
    Gary Holton
    • Wayne Norris
    Julia Tobin
    • Brenda Hope…
    Noel Clarke
    Noel Clarke
    • Wyman Norris
    Bill Paterson
    Bill Paterson
    • Ally Fraser
    Ray Knight
    • Barman
    Lesley Saint-John
    • Vicki
    James Booth
    James Booth
    • Kenny Ames
    Peter Birch
    Peter Birch
    • Herr Ulrich
    Val McLane
    • Norma
    Alexander Hanson
    • Tarquin Pearce
    Branka Katic
    Branka Katic
    • Tatiana Taylor
    Brigitte Kahn
    • Dagmar
    • Creator
      • Franc Roddam
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    • Trivia
      When the Berlin wall was pulled down by German citizens, a British journalist found some interesting graffiti. It read "Built by Germans, demolished by Oz".
    • Goofs
      Most of the German location shots in Series 1 were filmed in Hamburg, not Dusseldorf. One of the giveaways is that many of the cars have HH (Hamburg) number plates.
    • Quotes

      Neville Hope: Erm... I'll have to ask Brenda...

    • Crazy credits
      Final Episode of Series 3: "The Transporter Bridge Is Still In Middlesborough" - so convincing were the digital effects of the dismantling and reassembling of the bridge, many people in the UK were reported to have visited Middlesborough to check the bridge was still in place.
    • Alternate versions
      Due to copyright complications there are cuts in the series 2 video releases. However, these cut scenes are still broadcast in the TV & satellite repeats. Also, due to the editing out of the commercial breaks for the video release of both series, scenes either side of these breaks have been shortened and/or cut completely. It is hoped that all these cuts/edits can be fully restored for the DVD release, tentatively scheduled for 2002.
    • Connections
      Featured in 10 Years of Alright on the Night (1988)

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    True Grit Brit drama of excellence
    Very few things capture a time and spirit as eloquently as this TV series. Germany is the setting for a band of 'brothers' fleeing the mass unemployment and uncertainty of Thatcher's Britain in search of work, money and hope. This TV series contains natural acting, pathos, humour and a gritty realism that manages to combine drama and comedy without an emphasis on sentimentality or bawdy laughs. The series chronicles the debacles of a motley crew of British workers uncertain about Germany, their lives and their futures. Promised a hostel with swimming pool, they end up in a barren hut with no amenities yet friendships are forged and a social life centered on Beck's Beer and brothels ensues. With a memorable soundtrack and performances from relatively unknown actors that inspire, their pursuits become a part of the viewers' lives in a way that very few modern TV series capture. Oz, Dennis, Moxey, Bomber, Barry, Neville and Wayne become personal friends of the viewing public along the way in this story of the working man, ordinary lives and extraordinary situations that although filmed over twenty years ago remain timeless.
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    • Why does Wayne's role in the show start to diminish at the latter end of series 2?
    • Why was there a gap in between series 1 and 2, and especially series 2 and 3?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 11, 1983 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Official Fansite
    • Languages
      • English
      • Turkish
      • German
      • Russian
      • Spanish
      • Albanian
      • Serbian
    • Also known as
      • Öl, kvinnor och tegel
    • Filming locations
      • Elstree Studios, Shenley Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK(Studio, building site: series 1)
    • Production companies
      • Central Independent Television
      • Witzend Productions
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
      • Stereo

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