''Vier Frauen und ein Todesfall '' is an Austrian crime television series, first aired on the Austrian television channel "ORF eins" in 2005. The show also aired in Switzerland on
SRF1
SRF 1 (''SRF eins'') is a German-language Swiss television channel, one of three produced by the SRG SSR public-service broadcasting group (the others being SRF zwei and SRF info). The channel, formerly known as SF1, was renamed on 16 Decembe ...
, in Germany on
RTL Crime and on the Franco-German TV network
Arte
Arte (; (), sometimes stylized in lowercase or uppercase in its logo) is a European public service channel dedicated to culture.
It is made up of three separate companies: the Strasbourg-based European Economic Interest Grouping ARTE, plu ...
dubbed in French.
The sending-rights were sold to Slovenia, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Russia and Denmark.
Plot
The four so-called "funeral friends" live in a small Austrian village and visit every funeral there. They always have their own theories about how people died and start investigations themselves because of the incompetence of the village police. With that, they often make enemies among the village's other inhabitants.
Critical reception
At the beginning the show seemed to be a flop, but the ratings are still very good (1.3 million). Apart from the setting in a very picturesque landscape the show offers a typical Austrian sense of humour and a sometimes unorthodox image of women.
See also
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List of Austrian television series
The following is a list of television series produced in Austria :
References
External links
Austrian TV
at the Internet Movie Database
{{WorldTV
Austrian television series,
Lists of television series by country of production, Austria
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External links
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ORF (broadcaster) original programming
Austrian crime television series
2005 Austrian television series debuts
2000s Austrian television series
2010s Austrian television series
German-language television shows
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