''Bronski & Bernstein'' (in

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also: ''Bronski und Bernstein'') is a popular

-made police television drama, aired in 2001. The series is set in

Hamburg (male), (female) en, Hamburger(s), Hamburgian(s) , timezone1 = Central (CET) , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = Central (CEST) , utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal ...

and focuses on the two-man staff of an office of the Kriminalpolizei - the German

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- specifically a ''Mordkommission'', or

Homicide Homicide occurs when a person kills another person. A homicide requires only a volitional act or omission that causes the death of another, and thus a homicide may result from accidental, reckless, or negligent acts even if there is no inten ...

Commission. In addition to the two policemen, the office is staffed by an Inspector. The original team at the office consisted of Guido Bernstein and Wolfgang Bronski. This team was also assisted by the main inspector, Theo Micklitz, who comedically yells at the two policemen at the end of each episode about their work. The show is scripted entirely in

and most characters speak German. It is shot on location in Hamburg and its surroundings, though the usage of areas in production is often geographically incorrect.

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are used for some international markets, while in others the series is dubbed.

Characters

Guido Bernstein (Xaver Hutter)

Guido Bernstein (Xaver Hutter) is the son of the police commissioner and a law-school drop-out. He is ambitious and impulsive and breaks all the rules. He is also handsome, a flirt and used to living a life of luxury.

Wolfgang Bronski (Matthias Schloo)

Bronski is another inspector. He tries to keep his family out of the police, as he has a sister and a mother, Angela Bronski and Irmi Bronski. The dependable Wolfgang Bronski (Matthias Schloo) has been working for the Homicide Squad in Hamburg for two years and gets on well with his boss, the Chief Inspector.

Theo Micklitz (Michael Brandner)

External links

Bronski und Bernstein
on the website of NDF * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bronski and Bernstein German crime television series 2000s German police procedural television series German drama television series Special Broadcasting Service original programming Television shows set in Hamburg 2001 German television series debuts 2001 German television series endings German-language television shows Das Erste original programming