Zwei Brüder is a German detective television series based on an idea by Felix Huby, who also wrote several screenplays. Eleven directors produced 17 episodes of 85-90 minute length for ZDF

ZDF

Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen , ZDF, is a public-service German television broadcaster based in Mainz . It is run as an independent non-profit institution, which was founded by the German federal states . The ZDF is financed by television licence fees called GEZ and advertising revenues...

 between 1994 and 2000. The music for the series was by Frank Langer and Wilbert Hirsch.

Plot

The two brothers, Christoph (Fritz Wepper

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) and Peter Thaler (Elmar Wepper

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) could not be more different: the elder Christoph is married and a successful attorney. The younger Peter has given up his studies and is considered by police as a ruthless detective. Both live in the house of the mother (Ruth Hausmeister) and so tensions are inevitable. Together, they go hunting criminals and solve difficult cases.

Episodes

The episodes are as follows:

• 1. Zwei Brüder
• 2. Die lange Nacht
• 3. Die Quirini-Affäre
• 4. Der Gassenmörder
• 5. In eigener Sache
• 6. Die Tochter
• 7. Nervenkrieg
• 8. Einzelgänger
• 9. Kaltes Herz
• 10. Tödliche Träume
• 11. Verschleppt
• 12. Gift
• 13. Herztod
• 14. Mörderische Rache
• 15. Tod im See
• 16. Farbe der Nacht
• 17. Abschied

Cast

Klaus J. Behrendt

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, Suzanne von Borsody

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, Jacques Breuer, Anne-Sophie Briest, Sky du Mont

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, Alexander Duda, Anton Feichtner

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, Peter Fricke

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, Dirk Galuba

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, Gerald A. Held, Jörg Hube

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, Michael König, Oliver Korittke, Henry van Lyck

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, Axel Milberg, Franka Potente

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, Ralf Richter

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, Barbara Rudnik

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, Dietmar Schönherr

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, Ellen Schwiers, Philipp Sonntag, Dietz-Werner Steck, Oliver Stritzel

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, Friedrich von Thun, Max Tidof

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, Christian Tramitz

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, Karl-Heinz Vosgerau

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, Klaus Wennemann

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 und Rolf Zacher.