"Derrick" (1974) TV series 1974-1998

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25

Release Date:

20 October 1974 (West Germany)

Genre:

Crime

Plot:

Stephan Derrick is "Oberinspektor" at the Munich police. Together with his assistant Harry Klein he has to solve murder cases...

Plot Keywords:

Police | Detective | Munich Germany | Cult Favorite | Character Name In Title

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

Horst Tappert	...	Oberinspektor Stephan Derrick (281 episodes, 1974-1998)
Fritz Wepper	...	Harry Klein (281 episodes, 1974-1998)
Willy Schäfer	...	Willi Berger / ... (174 episodes, 1975-1998)

Runtime:

60 min | Germany:60 min (281 episodes)

Country:

West Germany

Language:

German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (1974-1995) | Stereo (1995-1998)

Filming Locations:

Bavaria Filmstudios, Geiselgasteig, Grünwald, Bavaria, Germany

Company:

Telenova Film und Fernsehgesellschaft

Trivia:

As a rule, episodes were shown on Friday night at 8.15 p.m. in Germany.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Persepolis (2007)

Best Cops Show

My wife and I watched this show in Melbourne, Australia. We were absolutely hooked by not only the believable plots but by the excellent acting by Derrick and his offsider. We found it an interesting window into Germany, its culture and over time became quite familiar with Munich and its surrounds.

The show was shown in Australia by the quite excellent SBS and was shown without ads. The fact that it was sub-titled didn't matter at all... it was compulsive viewing over many series.

If I was to rate this series, it would have to be 9 out of 10.