''Drei Damen vom Grill'' was a German television series aired from 1978 to 1992 in Germany's public television ARD. The series revolved around the Färber family (Margarete, Magda and Margot Färber) running a snack bar in

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. The show not only depicts their lives and work, but also reflects the division of Berlin and later the

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. The series aired in

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for many years on

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, titled as "Three Ladies And Their Hot Dog Stand". Episodes were shown in the original German version, but with English subtitle

There also Aired in

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Called "Les aventures de trois filles au grill" on FR3 in the original German with French subtitles. In

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Will Be Aired Called "3 Garotas na Terra da Salsicha" on Channel 2 in the original German with that subtitles.

Cast

Brigitte Mira Brigitte Mira (, 20 April 1910 – 8 March 2005) was a German actress. She worked in both theater and film, later in her career with Rainer Werner Fassbinder on many occasions. Believed to have been born in Hamburg, she moved early on to Berli ...

as Margarete Färber *

Brigitte Grothum Brigitte Grothum (born 26 February 1935) is a German film actress. She has appeared in 50 films since 1955. She was born in Dessau, Germany. Selected filmography *'' Ripening Youth'' (1955), as Dora *''The First Day of Spring'' (1956), as Tri ...

as Magda Färber / Marion Mann *

Gabriele Schramm Gabriele is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name Surname *Al Gabriele, American comic book artist * Angel Gabriele (1956–2016), American comic book artist *Corrado Gabriele (born 1966), Italian polit ...

as Margot Färber *

Günter Pfitzmann Günter Pfitzmann (8 April 1924 – 30 May 2003) was a German film actor who appeared in more than 60 films between 1950 and 2001. He was born and died in Berlin, Germany. Selected filmography * ''Only One Night'' (1950) * ''All Clues Lead ...

as Otto Krüger *

Harald Juhnke Harald Juhnke () (born Harry Heinz Herbert Juhnke, 10 June 1929 – 1 April 2005), was a German actor, comedian, and singer. Life and career Juhnke was born in Berlin-Charlottenburg. His father was a police officer and his mother came from a ...

as Ottmar Kinkel

External links

* 1980s German television series 1978 German television series debuts 1992 German television series endings Television shows set in Berlin German-language television shows Das Erste original programming {{Germany-tv-prog-stub