''Doctor's Diary'' is a German-Austrian
medical drama
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that aired for three seasons from 2008 to 2011 on
RTL
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in a coproduction with
ORF
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. The focus of the series is the young doctor Margarete "Gretchen" Haase, who wants to make a career in a hospital. It was directed by
Bora Dağtekin
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Dagtekin was born and raised in Hanover to a German m ...
and shown from 23 June 2008 to 14 February 2011 on German channel RTL.
In Canada, it was shown starting 31 August 2010 on
Séries+ television. In France from 8 June 2011 on
TF1
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television
and starting 31 March 2013 on
HD1 television.
Plot
One week before her wedding to her fiancé Peter, Gretchen Haase's world falls apart. She returns to
Berlin
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to her parents' house where her father, Professor Franz Haase, makes a suggestion that she applies for an assistant doctor position in surgery at the hospital where he works. Following up on his suggestion, she meets her old school crush Dr. Marc Meier, who works as the head of surgery at the hospital. During their schooldays, he never wasted a day in making her life difficult and never returned her affection. Now as they meet again, he promptly starts to tease her again, this time about her weight, which she is very sensitive about.
Cast
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Diana Amft (VF: Micheline Tsiamalis): Dr. Margarete "Gretchen
(en VO) / Meg
(en VF)" Haase
*
Florian David Fitz
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Television
References
External links
*
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1974 births
Living pe ...
(VF: Alexandre Crepet): Dr. Marc Olivier Meier
*
Kai Schumann (VF: Sébastien Hébrant): Dr. Mehdi Kaan
*
Peter Prager (VF: Jean-Michel Vovk): Dr. Franz Haase
*
Laura Osswald
Laura Isabella Lolita Osswald (born 8 March 1982) is a German stage, and television actress. She is known to have played in the television series ''Verliebt in Berlin'' and ''Schulmädchen''.
Filmography
* 2002-2005: ''Schulmädchen'' : Cara de ...
(VF: Chloé Berthier): Gabi Kragenow
*
Ursela Monn
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Career
Monn is the daughter of a Swiss father and an Irish mother. From the age of 11 onward, she received ballet lessons. A year later, she attended the Max Reinhardt Sem ...
(VF: Francine Laffineuse): Bärbel Haase
*
Annette Strasser: Sabine Vögler
*
Julia Koschitz: Dr Maria Hassmann
*
Zsá Zsá Inci Bürkle: Margarete "Gretchen
(en VO) / Meg
(en VF)" Haase
young
*
Antoine Brison &
Lucas Reiber: Marc Olivier Meier
young
*
Fabian Oscar Wien (VF: Christophe Hespel): Jochen Haase
(seasons 1–2)
*
Chantal Hourticolon: Lilly Kaan
(seasons 1–2)
*
Adele Neuhauser
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Life
Adele ...
: Elke Fisher
*
Bo Hansen
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: Gordon Tolkien
*
Hannah Schröder
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: Anna Kaan
(seasons 1–2)
*
Dominic Boeer: Brad Hollister
(seasons 1 & 3)
*
Elyas M'Barek
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Early life
M'Barek was bo ...
: Dr. Maurice Knechtelsdorfer
(seasons 2–3)
*
Steffen Groth: Frank Muffke / Alexis von Buren
(seasons 2–3)
*
Paula Schramm: Lissi von Buren
(seasons 2–3)
*
Roberto Guerra: Eric
(season 2)
*
Bärbel Schleker
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: Madame Nettelsbacher
(season 2)
*
Nina Vorbrodt: Stefanie Brinkmann
(season 3)
*
Cristina do Rego: Sœur Ingeborg
(seasons 2–3)
*
Valerie Niehaus
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Early life
Valerie Niehaus grew up in Emsdetten where she went to the local primary school. After that she moved to Fulda and later to Berlin.
Career
At the age of thirteen Niehaus ...
: Dr Gina "Gigi" Amsel
(seasons 2–3)
*
Ingrid van Bergen
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Career
Since 1954, Ingrid van Bergen appeared in more than 170 film and tele ...
: Mechthild von Buren
(seasons 2–3)
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Marc Benjamin Puch: Dr Günni Gümmersbach
(season 3)
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Maria Ehrich: Peggy
(season 3)
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Irm Hermann
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: Madame Vögler
(saison 3)
*
Christian Näthe
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: Fritz
(season 3)
*
Nora Tschirner
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Early life
Nora Tschirner was born in East Berlin (then East Germany) to the documentary film director and the radio journa ...
: Mitzi Knechtelsdorfer
(season 3)
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Maxi Biewer
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Biewer was born in Berlin, the daughter of actor Gerd Biewer and Brigitte Krause. She speaks German, English, Russian, and French. Biewer attended a Polytechnic High Sc ...
: Maxi Biewer
(season 3)
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Angela Finger-Erben: Angela Finger-Erben
(season 3)
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Günther Jauch
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Career ...
: Günther Jauch
(season 3)
See also
*
List of German television series
The following is a list of television series produced in Germany:
Current
Drama
* ''4 Blocks (TV series), 4 Blocks'' (TNT Serie, 2017–2019)
* ''Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei'' (RTL Television, RTL, 1996–present)
* ''Babylon B ...
References
External links
*{{IMDb title, id=0954636
German comedy-drama television series
2008 German television series debuts
2011 German television series endings
German-language television shows
RTL (German TV channel) original programming
ORF (broadcaster) original programming