Wilsberg – Tote Hose

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Director: Hans-Günther Bücking
Screenplay: Ecki Ziedrich
Cinematography: Hans-Günther Bücking
Music: Carsten Rocker
Cast: Leonard Lansink, Oliver Korittke, Roland Jankowsky, Ina Paule Klink, Rita Russek
Production: Anton Moho,
Eyeworks Filmproduktion
ZDF 2011
  1. 1Police Operation
  2. 2Showdown

primetime crime series

Wilsberg is one of the most successful and well-known German crime series (90-Minutes Episodes) on German Television. Since 1998, over 45 episodes have been aired on primetime Saturday 8.15 p.m. at public broadcaster ZDF.Wilsberg (Leonard Lansink), the owner of a second hand book store in small town Münster investigates murder cases as a private eye with unconventional methods and congeniality. Alongside with his friends Ekki (Oliver Korittke), a tax inspector, and Alex (Ina Paule Klink), a young lawyer, Wilsberg always gets in the way of Chief Inspector Anna Springer (Rita Russek).In a mixture of crime and comedy the audience can take part in solving a murder case, while having fun alongside characters closely related to their everyday life. Wilsberg’s formula for success are thrilling criminal cases and particularly unique characters.The 90-minute episodes of Wilsberg have an audience rating about 5,5-6,5 million viewers over all with a market share of 19-20%. Audience rating in the target group (14-49 years) is about 1.2 million viewers with an average market share of around 11%.