Lindenstraße
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Lindenstraße is a German television show on ARD
's Das Erste
, one of Germany's two publicly administered TV channels. The first episode was aired on December 8, 1985, and since then has been broadcast weekly. Its current timeslot on Das Erste is Sundays at 6:50 pm. The events of the Sunday episode usually take place on the Thursday before the show, based on the show's original airing the episodes Thursday night. Exceptions are the so-called holiday episodes that take place on Sunday, such as for Christmas
and Easter
and also on important election days (especially the election to the German Bundestag).
Setting the pace for other soap opera
s in Germany, the first episodes were met with mostly bad reviews. However, Lindenstraße soon became one of the most successful shows on German TV and has gained enormous cultural significance.
The creator of Lindenstraße is Hans W. Geißendörfer, whose company Geißendörfer Film- und Fernsehproduktion GmbH (GFF - "Geißendörfer film and TV productions") still produces the series today. In the beginning Geißendörfer also directed
the series. It is set in Munich
, but filmed at the WDR studios in Cologne
-Bocklemünd where an entire outdoor street mock-up of the eponymous Lindenstraße was built. An actual street named 'Lindenstraße' exists in Munich's Harlaching district, but it has nothing to do with the series' fictional street.
The show is based on the long-running British soap Coronation Street
, from which it borrows its main premise (the everyday life of a number of neighbours). It tackles topics such as racism, cancer, AIDS, Alzheimer's disease, disabilities (both physical and mental), and homosexuality. In 1987, it gained notoriety for showing the first primetime gay kiss on German television. The show is also known for its prompt incorporation of real-life events and current topics.
Dallas star Larry Hagman
made a cameo appearance
on Lindenstraße on February 19, 2006.
ARD (broadcaster)
ARD is a joint organization of Germany's regional public-service broadcasters...
's Das Erste
Das Erste
Erstes Deutsches Fernsehen , marketed as Das Erste , is the principal publicly owned television channel in Germany...
, one of Germany's two publicly administered TV channels. The first episode was aired on December 8, 1985, and since then has been broadcast weekly. Its current timeslot on Das Erste is Sundays at 6:50 pm. The events of the Sunday episode usually take place on the Thursday before the show, based on the show's original airing the episodes Thursday night. Exceptions are the so-called holiday episodes that take place on Sunday, such as for Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
and Easter
Easter
Easter is the central feast in the Christian liturgical year. According to the Canonical gospels, Jesus rose from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion. His resurrection is celebrated on Easter Day or Easter Sunday...
and also on important election days (especially the election to the German Bundestag).
Setting the pace for other soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
s in Germany, the first episodes were met with mostly bad reviews. However, Lindenstraße soon became one of the most successful shows on German TV and has gained enormous cultural significance.
The creator of Lindenstraße is Hans W. Geißendörfer, whose company Geißendörfer Film- und Fernsehproduktion GmbH (GFF - "Geißendörfer film and TV productions") still produces the series today. In the beginning Geißendörfer also directed
Television director
A television director directs the activities involved in making a television program and is part of a television crew.-Duties:The duties of a television director vary depending on whether the production is live or recorded to video tape or video server .In both types of productions, the...
the series. It is set in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, but filmed at the WDR studios in Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
-Bocklemünd where an entire outdoor street mock-up of the eponymous Lindenstraße was built. An actual street named 'Lindenstraße' exists in Munich's Harlaching district, but it has nothing to do with the series' fictional street.
The show is based on the long-running British soap Coronation Street
Coronation Street
Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...
, from which it borrows its main premise (the everyday life of a number of neighbours). It tackles topics such as racism, cancer, AIDS, Alzheimer's disease, disabilities (both physical and mental), and homosexuality. In 1987, it gained notoriety for showing the first primetime gay kiss on German television. The show is also known for its prompt incorporation of real-life events and current topics.
Dallas star Larry Hagman
Larry Hagman
Larry Martin Hagman is an American film and television actor, producer and director known for playing J.R. Ewing in the 1980s primetime television soap opera Dallas and Major Anthony "Tony" Nelson in the 1960s sitcom I Dream of Jeannie.-Early life and career:Hagman was born in Fort Worth, Texas...
made a cameo appearance
Cameo appearance
A cameo role or cameo appearance is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the performing arts, such as plays, films, video games and television...
on Lindenstraße on February 19, 2006.
Cast
Current cast members
| Actor | Character | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Domna Adamopoulou | Elena Sarikakis | 1985- |
| Bennet Bertold | Simon Schildknecht | 2006- |
| Daniela Bette | Angelina Buchstab | 2007- |
| Jo Bolling | Andreas "Andy" Zenker | 1990- |
| Susanna Capurso | Sabrina Scholz | 2005- |
| Anna-Sophia Claus | Lea Starck | 1999- |
| Cynthia Cosima | Caroline "Caro" Stadler | 2008- |
| Ole Dahl | Paul Dağdelen | 2002- |
| Clara Dolny | Josefine "Josi" Stadler | 2008- |
| Irene Fischer | Anna Ziegler | 1987- |
| Tanja Frehse | Maria Stadler | 2008- |
| Joris Gratwohl | Alexander "Alex" Behrend | 2000- |
| Jan Grünig | Martin Ziegler | 1999- |
| Erkan Gündüz | Murat Dağdelen | 1999- |
| Ludwig Haas | Ludwig Dressler | 1985- |
| Kurt Hinz | Hans-Joachim "Hajo" Scholz | 1990- |
| Hermes Hodolides | Vasily Sarikakis | 1985- |
| Beatrice Kaps-Zurmahr | Andreas Neumann | 2004–2009, 2010- |
| Dominique Kusche | Sophie Ziegler | 1998- |
| Joachim Hermann Luger | Hans Beimer | 1985- |
| Marie-Luise Marjan Marie-Luise Marjan Marie-Luise Marjan is a German actress.Marie-Luise Marjan is best known for her role as Helga Beimer in the German Television Series Lindenstraße... |
Helga Beimer | 1985- |
| Bill Mockrigde | Erich Schiller | 1991- |
| Sontje Peplow | Lisa Dağdelen | 1991- |
| Harry Rowohlt Harry Rowohlt Harry Rowohlt is a German writer and translator. He also plays the role of a derelict in the famous German weekly-soap Lindenstraße.- Background :... |
Harry Rennep | 1995- |
| Christian Rudolf | Jimi Stadler | 2008- |
| Moritz A. Sachs | Klaus Beimer | 1985- |
| Johannes Scheit | Tom Ziegler | 1989- |
| Michael Schmitter | Ernesto Stadler | 2009, 2010- |
| Rebecca Siemoneit-Barum | Iphigenie "Iffi" Beimer | 1990- |
| Toni Snétberger | Vincenzo "Enzo" Buchstab | 2006- |
| Gunnar Solka | Peter Lottmann | 2004- |
| Philipp Sonntag | Adolf "Adi" Stadler | 2008- |
| Andrea Spatzek | Gabriele "Gabi" Zenker | 1985- |
| Julia Stark | Sarah Ziegler | 1987–2003, 2004- |
| Jennifer Steffens | Sandra Sarikakis | 2007, 2008- |
| Amorn Surangkanjanajai | Gung Pham Kien | 1985- |
| Sara Turchetto | Marcella Varese | 1997- |
| Georg Uecker Georg Uecker Georg Uecker is a German actor.Uecker studied theatre and film, Scandinavian studies and Latin studies at the University of Cologne.... |
Carsten Flöter | 1986–1991, 1995- |
| Giselle Vesco | Hildegrad Scholz | 2000- |
| Claus Vinçon | Georg "Käthe" Eschweiler | 1996–2006, 2007- |
| Cosima Viola | Jacqueline "Jack" Aichinger | 2001- |
| Sybille Waury Sybille Waury Sybille Waury is a German actress.- Life :She is probably best known for her portrayal of Tanja Schildknecht in the German TV-series Lindenstraße . She also starred as Dorothée in the Schulz & Schulz-movies next to Götz George and Martina Gedeck. She also played in the movies Money by Doris Dörrie... |
Tanja Schildknecht | 1985- |
| Birgitta Weizenegger | Ines Krämer | 1999- |
| Moritz Zielke | Moritz "Momo" Sperling | 1992–2001, 2002- |