''The Blind Judge'' (German: ''Der blinde Richter'') is a 1984 West German

historical History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...

crime In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a State (polity), state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definit ...

television series A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a television set which can be broadcast via over-the-air, satellite television, satellite, or cable television, cable, excluding breaking news, television adverti ...

broadcast on ARD in thirteen episodes.Apropos, Film p.128 It is based on the career of the eighteenth century British

magistrate The term magistrate is used in a variety of systems of governments and laws to refer to a civilian officer who administers the law. In ancient Rome, a '' magistratus'' was one of the highest ranking government officers, and possessed both judici ...

John Fielding Sir John Fielding (16 September 1721 – 4 September 1780) was a notable English magistrate and social reformer of the 18th century. He was also the younger half-brother of novelist, playwright and chief magistrate Henry Fielding. Despite bein ...

Main cast

Franz Josef Steffens Franz Josef Steffens (1923–2006) was a German stage, film and television actor.Ackermann & Schülting p.234 Selected filmography * '' Die Verrohung des Franz Blum'' (1974) * '' Jerusalem, Jerusalem'' (1979, TV series) * ''The Blind Judge'' (198 ...

as Sir John Fielding * Gert Schaefer as

Henry Fielding Henry Fielding (22 April 1707 – 8 October 1754) was an English novelist, irony writer, and dramatist known for earthy humour and satire. His comic novel '' Tom Jones'' is still widely appreciated. He and Samuel Richardson are seen as founders ...

* Rainer Schmitt as Saunder Welch *

Joachim Dietmar Mues Joachim Dietmar Mues (1945–2011) was a German stage, film and television actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in mod ...

William Hogarth William Hogarth (; 10 November 1697 – 26 October 1764) was an English painter, engraver, pictorial satirist, social critic, editorial cartoonist and occasional writer on art. His work ranges from realistic portraiture to comic strip-like s ...

* Walter Jokisch as

Sam Johnson Samuel Robert Johnson (October 11, 1930May 27, 2020) was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for in Congress from 1991 to 2019. He was a member of the Republican Party. In October and November 2015, he was the acting ...

* Ingolf Gorges as

David Garrick David Garrick (19 February 1717 – 20 January 1779) was an English actor, playwright, theatre manager and producer who influenced nearly all aspects of European theatrical practice throughout the 18th century, and was a pupil and friend of Sa ...

* Wolfgang Kaven as Patrick

References

Bibliography

* ''Apropos, Film: das Jahrbuch der DEFA-Stiftung''. Verlag Das Neue Berlin, 2003.

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Blind Judge, The 1984 German television series debuts 1984 German television series endings 1980s crime television series German-language television shows German crime television series Television series set in the 18th century Television shows set in London