Berlin, Berlin is a television series produced for the ARD

ARD (broadcaster)

ARD is a joint organization of Germany's regional public-service broadcasters...

. It aired in Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 from 2002 to 2005 Tuesdays through Fridays at 6:50PM on the German public TV network Das Erste

Das Erste

Erstes Deutsches Fernsehen , marketed as Das Erste , is the principal publicly owned television channel in Germany...

. The show won both national and international awards.

Plot

The series tells the story of Lolle (played by Felicitas Woll

Felicitas Woll

Felicitas Woll is a German actress best known for the ARD-Series Berlin, Berlin.-Career and personal life:...

) who, after school, follows her boyfriend, Tom, from Malente

Malente

This Article is about a German location. For the DJ with the same name, see 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....

 to Berlin

Berlin

Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...

. 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

Jan Sosniok is a German actor.His career began with a role in the German daily soap Gute Zeiten – Schlechte Zeiten...

), his best friend Hart (Matthias Klimsa) and Rosalie (Sandra Borgmann).
At the end of season one Lolle and Sven fall in love with each other, knowing that they are second cousins. Their grandparents were siblings on their maternal side where cousins are called 'great' or "Groß" Cousin or Cousine. Their relationship is revealed when Lolle explains to Sven's son Daniel that they are Groß Cousinen (Great cousins) or second cousins once removed in American kinships terms.
But before starting a real relationship with Lolle, Sven decides to go back to his former wife, Silvia, because of their son, Daniel.
As well as Sven's best friend, Hart, who is also his neighbour, the series also portrays Lolle's friend Rosalie, who goes to the USA to pursue a new life there at the end of season one.

At the beginning of season two Lolle loses her best friend Rosalie and her great love Sven. She seems to be desperate, finding a new friend with Rosalie's former mate Sarah (Rhea Harder). First Lolle wants to convince Sven of her love. But he seems to be undecided, hesitating what he should do. So she meets Alex, an art-student, becoming a couple.
Now Sven separates from Silvia, being free for Lolle, but she replies she would stay with Alex.
But at the end of season two she takes notices that she loves him, too. Loving Sven and Alex she attempts being with both guys.
Besides Sven's best friend Hart recognizes his love to Sarah. After some problems they get together.

Episodes

Series One (2002)

1. Landflucht (Pilot
   Television pilot
   A "television pilot" is a standalone episode of a television series that is used to sell the show to a television network. At the time of its inception, the pilot is meant to be the "testing ground" to see if a series will be possibly desired and successful and therefore a test episode of an...
   
   )
2. Wie bekomme ich meinen Freund zurück
3. Happy Birthday, Lolle
4. Auf der Flucht
5. Rotalarm
6. Ich will Sandra Bullock massieren
7. Selbstversuch
8. All you need is love
9. Träume
10. Lolle und der Traumprinz
11. Nicht ganz koscher
12. Die Geliebte
13. Singles
14. Dr. Strangelove
15. Lesbe sein dagegen sehr
16. Küssen, küssen, küssen
17. Lolle gegen Fatman
18. Ich bin nicht nett
19. Beste Freunde
20. Taddi und Mr. Psycho
21. Cousin und Cousine
22. Extremsitutionen ...
23. Martha
24. Überraschungen
25. Eine Million
26. Positiv ist negativ

Series Two (2003)

1. Lolle allein in Berlin
2. Frisch verheiratet
3. Cinderello
4. Froschkönige
5. Höllendate
6. Männer sind auch nur Menschen
7. Malente, Malente
8. Eltern, früher oder später kriegen sie dich
9. Looking for Beinlich
10. Nicht fair
11. Wer liebt Fatman?
12. Big and Beautiful
13. Kairo
14. That's the way
15. Ex und hopp
16. Spieglein, Spieglein
17. Gegen die Uhr
18. 20 Minuten
19. Ich lieb dich nicht - du liebst mich nicht
20. Aha

Series Three (2004)

1. Sven oder Alex?
2. Alex oder Sven
3. Nimm Zwei
4. Nicht genug
5. Jung, dynamisch, arbeitslos
6. Backe, backe Kuchen
7. Mütter und Töchter
8. Ziemlich ähnlich
9. Generationen
10. Hochzeitsspiele
11. Svenja
12. Täuschen, tarnen, küssen
13. Vero
14. Dafür sind Freunde da
15. Die Waffen der Frauen
16. Die Geister, die ich rief
17. Noch mal mit Gefühl
18. Daily Talk
19. Traumjob
20. Wickie

Series Four (2005)

1. Stuttgart - Stuttgart
2. Echte Freunde
3. Auf den ersten Blick
4. Angst ist blöd
5. Happy Family
6. Schwein gehabt
7. Liebe ist…
8. Rache ist…
9. Was wäre wenn
10. Schicksal
11. Silvia
12. Rituale
13. Held des Jahres
14. Sei Hart
15. Das Hochzeitskleid
16. Deus ex machina
17. Hormone sind doof
18. Weekend auf dem Lande
19. Die Hochzeit
20. Melbourne, Melbourne (Finale
    Series finale
    A series finale refers to the last installment of a series with a narrative presented through mediums such as television, film and literature. In many Commonwealth countries, the term final episode is commonly used in regards to a television series...
    
    )

Awards

In 2004 the series won an International Emmy Award

International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is an organization of global broadcasters, with members from nearly 70 countries and over 400 companies...

in the category "Best Comedy" for Episode 47.