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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 full episode list
Release Date:
20 October 1974 (West Germany) more
Genre:
Crime more
Plot:
Stephan Derrick is "Oberinspektor" at the Munich police. Together with his assistant Harry Klein he has to solve murder cases... more
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Awards:
3 wins more
NewsDesk:
German Actor Horst Tappert Dead
 (From WENN. 15 December 2008, 5:30 PM, PST)
User Comments:
Simply unique police series more (7 total)

Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 3 of 593)
Horst Tappert ... Oberinspektor Stephan Derrick (281 episodes, 1974-1998)
Fritz Wepper ... Harry Klein (281 episodes, 1974-1998)
Willy Schäfer ... Willi Berger / ... (170 episodes, 1975-1998)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
60 min | Germany:60 min (281 episodes)
Country:
West Germany
Language:
German
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (1974-1995) | Stereo (1995-1998)
Filming Locations:
Bavaria Filmstudios, Geiselgasteig, Grünwald, Bavaria, Germany more
Company:
Telenova Film und Fernsehgesellschaft more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
As a rule, episodes were shown on Friday night at 8.15 p.m. in Germany. more
Movie Connections:
Spoofed in "Tatort: Bermuda (#1.540)" (2003) more

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16 out of 17 people found the following comment useful.
Simply unique police series, 5 January 2002
Author: Harmen from Netherlands

This fantastic German 'Krimi' is unique because of its sterile depiction of murder investigation. Derrick's only weapon is his reasoning. He needs no gun to arrest suspects, he fires his arguments one by one at them, so that the murderer (often a neat & rich person) simply has to surrender. The settings are always great: cool, white villas, sleazy nightclubs and, as another commenter said, an absolutely spartan office. As far as I know there are no references to the families and friends of the protagonist and his introvert sidekick Harry, and you need a magnifying glass to find frivolities like humor. The sterility and formality of the series may be repulsive to some viewers, but I think it's a haven for people that are fed up with them Hollywood-influenced police series on steroids.

There are rumors that Derrick is back on Dutch television, so: "Harry, hol' den Wagen!"

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