''Die Wache'' is a German weekly

police procedural The police show, or police crime drama, is a subgenre of procedural drama and detective fiction that emphasizes the investigative procedure of a police officer or department as the protagonist(s), as contrasted with other genres that focus on eithe ...

show that was broadcast from 1994 until 2006 by

RTL Television RTL (from '), formerly RTL plus and RTL Television, is a German-language free-to-air television channel owned by the RTL Group, headquartered in Cologne. Founded as an offshoot of the German-language radio programme '' ,'' RTL is conside ...

. Set in a fictional police station in Cologne, it was modelled on the British series ''

The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, '' Woodentop'', broadcast in August 1983. The programme focused on ...

'' and described typical police episodes and investigations. The entire series consisted of 245 episodes of 45 minutes during 12 seasons, between 3 January 1994 and 8 June 2006.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wache, Die 1994 German television series debuts 2006 German television series endings 1990s German police procedural television series 2000s German police procedural television series RTL (German TV channel) original programming Television shows set in Cologne German crime television series German-language television shows German television series based on British television series