''Berlin, Berlin'' is a
television series
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produced for the
ARD. It aired in
Germany
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from 2002 to 2005 Tuesdays through Fridays at 18:50 on the German public TV network
Das Erste. The show won both national and international awards.
A sequel film,
Berlin, Berlin, was released on
Netflix
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on May 8, 2020.
Plot
The series tells the story of Lolle (played by
Felicitas Woll
Felicitas Woll (born 20 January 1980) is a German actress. She is perhaps best known for her roles in the television series '' Berlin, Berlin'' (2002–2005) and the television film ''Dresden'' (2006).
Biography
Felicitas Woll grew up in Harbs ...
) who, after finishing school, follows her boyfriend, Tom, from
Malente
Malente is a municipality in the district of Ostholstein, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is about 5 km northwest of Eutin and 35 km north of Lübeck.
The historian Sigrid Jahns
Sigrid Jahns (''née'' Langer) (born on 26 October 1 ...
to
Berlin
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and List of cities in Germany by population, largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's List of cities in the European Union by population within ci ...
. Once there, she discovers that Tom has been cheating on her with another girl. Rather than move back home, Lolle decides to stay in Berlin with her cousin, Sven (played by
Jan Sosniok
Jan Sosniok (born 14 March 1968 in Gummersbach) is a German actor.
His career began with a role in the German TV soap opera '' Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten''. Sosniok plays in TV-films and sometimes takes theatre-roles.
He is well known for his ...
), his best friends Hart (Matthias Klimsa) and Rosalie (Sandra Borgmann).
At the end of season one Lolle and Sven fall in love with each other, even though they are second cousins. Their grandparents were siblings, as is revealed in the first episode when Daniel, Sven's son, asks Lolle how she is related to him.
Before getting into a relationship with Lolle, Sven instead decides to go back to his former wife, Silvia, because of Daniel. Season one also follows Lolle's relationship with the ex-girlfriend, Rosalie, of Tom's new girlfriend. At the end of season one, Rosalie, an actress, leaves Germany to go to the
USA
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...
and pursue a new life.
At the beginning of season two Lolle, desperate after losing Sven to Silvia and Rosalie's departure to the USA, she finds a new friend with Rosalie's former girlfriend, Sara (Rhea Harder). At first Lolle wants to convince Sven to love her, but he seems to be undecided and is unsure of what he should do. She then meets Alex, an art student, and they become a couple. Sven separates from Silvia once more, however, and is now free to be with Lolle, but she replies that she should stay with Alex. At the end of season two, she realizes that she loves Sven too, and attempts being with both Sven and Alex. Hart also begins to acknowledge his love for Sarah, and after a series of problems, they get together.
Cast
Episodes
Series One (2002)
# Landflucht (
Pilot
An aircraft pilot or aviator is a person who controls the flight of an aircraft by operating its directional flight controls. Some other aircrew members, such as navigators or flight engineers, are also considered aviators, because they a ...
)
# Wie bekomme ich meinen Freund zurück
# Happy Birthday, Lolle
# Auf der Flucht
# Rotalarm
# Ich will Sandra Bullock massieren
# Selbstversuch
# All you need is love
# Träume
# Lolle und der Traumprinz
# Nicht ganz koscher
# Die Geliebte
# Singles
# Dr. Strangelove
# Lesbe sein dagegen sehr
# Küssen, küssen, küssen
# Lolle gegen Fatman
# Ich bin nicht nett
# Beste Freunde
# Taddi und Mr. Psycho
# Cousin und Cousine
# Extremsitutionen ...
# Martha
# Überraschungen
# Eine Million
# Positiv ist negativ
Series Two (2003)
# Lolle allein in Berlin
# Frisch verheiratet
# Cinderello
# Froschkönige
# Höllendate
# Männer sind auch nur Menschen
# Malente, Malente
# Eltern, früher oder später kriegen sie dich
# Looking for Beinlich
# Nicht fair
# Wer liebt Fatman?
# Big and Beautiful
# Kairo
# That's the way
# Ex und hopp
# Spieglein, Spieglein
# Gegen die Uhr
# 20 Minuten
# Ich lieb dich nicht - du liebst mich nicht
# Aha
Series Three (2004)
# Sven oder Alex?
# Alex oder Sven
# Nimm Zwei
# Nicht genug
# Jung, dynamisch, arbeitslos
# Backe, backe Kuchen
# Mütter und Töchter
# Ziemlich ähnlich
# Generationen
# Hochzeitsspiele
# Svenja
# Täuschen, tarnen, küssen
# Vero
# That's what friends are for
# The weapons of women
# The ghosts I called
# Again with feeling
# Daily Talk
# Dream job
# Wickie
Series Four (2005)
# Stuttgart - Stuttgart
# Real friends
# At first Blick
# fear is stupid
# happy family
# had pig
# love is…
# revenge is…
# what if
# fate
# Silvia
# Rituals
# Hero of the Year
# Be Hard
# The wedding dress
# Deus ex machina
# Hormones are stupid
# Weekend in the country
# The wedding
# Melbourne, Melbourne (
Finale)
Awards
In 2004 the series won an
International Emmy Award
The International Emmy Awards, or International Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the television industry. Bestowed by the New York–based International Academy of Television Arts and Sci ...
in the category "Best Comedy" for Episode 47.
References
External links
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2002 German television series debuts
2005 German television series endings
Das Erste original programming
German comedy-drama television series
German-language television shows
Grimme-Preis for fiction winners
International Emmy Award for best comedy series winners
Television series with live action and animation
Television shows about comics
Television shows set in Berlin