Manfred Krug in the role of his life! "Liebling Kreuzberg" was one of the best German series ever made. Robert Liebling, the main character is a cunning, if rather work-shy lawyer, who tries to throw many of his cases to his law firm partner Arnold in order to have more time to be lazy or to follow the pleasure with one of his girlfriends.
But through his large circle of acquaintances and also word of mouth, he keeps taking on very tricky cases. Rarely does it involve murder or manslaughter, but rather smaller, but all the more realistic offenses or disputes, in which he strikes the right tone with great skill and flair and also knows how to hold his own in court. Not infrequently, his and his colleague's clients are not completely innocent and not always sympathetic.
Actually, in each episode, despite the short running time of only 45 minutes, you always get at least 2 cases exactly told, sometimes even more. Because his colleague Arnold also has his difficult cases, which are described and solved just as meticulously as those of the head of the firm, Liebling.
In between, there are minor dramas in the family environment now and then, because as tough as he can be in court, he finds it hard to escape the charm of his annoying daughter and her constant need for money. Liebling's girlfriends also repeatedly take center stage in the narrative, although some are present for extended periods of time. Then, of course, there are his law firm employees Paula and Senta, who keep him and Arnold up to date with facts and appointments.
In the course of the individual episodes, many familiar faces and also voices (a lot of dubbing work for films and series is done in Berlin) appear. Some of them also have recurring roles.
You learn a lot with the series about the law in Germany (and in Berlin in particular) before the fall of the Wall.
