German
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: ''Macht der Leidenschaft'') was the first hour-long television serial produced in
Canada
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and
Germany
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. It was produced and distributed by
Baton Broadcasting System
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and ZDF between 1993 and 1994. In 1996, BBS stations replayed the entire series in a half-hour format.
Storylines
To assist with bringing in a German audience, the show went on location to
Hamburg
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when a jewel thief and his lover (who had been in a coma for seven years and wanted revenge on the woman her husband had married in the meantime) stole the Dimarco diamond from a museum in that country.
Another milestone of this show was the exploration of a
lesbian
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couple attempting to adopt a daughter whose biological mother was deemed unfit because of her addiction to cocaine. Their attempts were thwarted when the child's biological father (who had been working as their butler) intervened. This couple also frequently shared on screen kisses. When the
ABC Daytime
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serial ''
All My Children
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'' did this ten years later, it made international news.
''Family Passions'' featured popular soap actors such as
Kin Shriner
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,
Roscoe Born
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,
Andrew Jackson
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Laurie Holden
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, future ''
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'' actor
Hayden Christensen
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, Barry Flatman,
Jennifer Dale
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She is the sister of Canadian actress Cynthia Dale. From 1980 to 1986 she was married to Robert Lantos; they have t ...
,
Jason Cadieux
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Dietmar Schönherr
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, ,
Adelheid Arndt
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Life
The daughter of a chemist and a teacher after graduation, she first studied ethnology in Berlin and graduated there from 1973 to 1977 from acting school.
She started ...
and
Tina Ruland
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made an appearance on the show.
Main crew
* Jørn Winther
* Bruce Neckels
*
Thom Racina Thom Racina is an American television writer and novelist.
Personal
He hails from Kenosha, Wisconsin, went to school in Albuquerque and Chicago, where he got a MFA in Theatre Arts and Directing.
He is close friends with Sally Sussman Morina.
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