is a German family drama television series broadcast on
Das Erste
Das Erste (; "The First") is the flagship national television channel of the ARD association of public broadcasting corporations in Germany. ''Das Erste'' is jointly operated by the nine regional public broadcasting corporations that are member ...
from 1995 to 2002. It consists of three pilot films and two seasons of 13 episodes each.
Synopsis
Successful conductor Max takes over the South German Symphony, whose chief conductor has recently died of a heart attack. He subsequently gets a visit from his ex-wife, Ingrid. She is a
paleontologist
Paleontology (), also spelled palaeontology or palæontology, is the scientific study of life that existed prior to, and sometimes including, the start of the Holocene epoch (roughly 11,700 years before present). It includes the study of fossi ...
and has received a research assignment in the
Andes
The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...
. She wants Max to bring their three daughters, Gitti, Beatrice, and Marlene, to South America; he does so reluctantly.
Various unexpected events ensue. Marlene gets involved with a religious sect, Beatrice quits her medical studies to become a paramedic, and Gitti has kidney failure.
Max meets Helen, an American soprano, and they begin to date. Helen has two adoptive sons, Henry and William. William's birth mother starts a custody battle, Henry experiments with drugs, and eventually, the two brothers try to run away from home when they become convinced that Max wants to send them to boarding school.
Cast and characters
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Christian Quadflieg
Christian Urs Quadflieg (; 11 April 194516 July 2023) was a German actor and television director. After working at various theatres, he became a freelance actor from 1974 onwards. He had his breakthrough on television in 1977 in the episode fro ...
as Max
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Suzanne von Borsody
Suzanne von Borsody (; born 23 September 1957 in Munich) is a German actress.
She comes from a prominent theatre family, being the daughter of actress Rosemarie Fendel and actor Hans von Borsody. Her grandfather, Eduard von Borsody, was a famou ...
as Ingrid
* Anna Schmidt as Gitti
* Rita Lengyel as Beatrice
* Nina Bagusat as Marlene
* Marita Marschall as Helen
* Miguel Molina as Henry
* Constantin Gastmann as William
See also
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List of German television series
The following is a list of television series produced in Germany:
Current
Drama
* ''4 Blocks'' (TNT Serie, 2017–2019)
* ''Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei'' ( RTL, 1996–present)
* ''Babylon Berlin'' (Sky 1 & ARD, 2017–presen ...
External links
* {{IMDb title, 0112211
1995 German television series debuts
2002 German television series endings
German-language television shows
Das Erste original programming