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: "Behind bars - The Women's Prison", in short: HG or HiGi) was a

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television series in the form of a soap opera and told the dramaturgically oversubscribed-life in a prison for women. The series was broadcast from 22 September 1997 until 13 February 2007 at the private broadcaster RTL. The acts played in the fictional prison for women, ''Reutlitz'' in Berlin and included lesbian love affairs, drug deals, escape attempts, conflicts with sadistic prison guards, as well as crimes such as murder. RTL decided to cancel the long running drama after 16 seasons and 403 episodes. The last nine episodes were transmitted during the night at 01.05 AM. A Turkish adaption, Parmaklıklar Ardında (Behind Bars) is filmed in

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* 1997 German television series debuts 2007 German television series endings German-language television shows German television soap operas German LGBT-related television shows Lesbian-related television shows Prison television series RTL (German TV channel) original programming Imprisonment and detention of women 1990s prison television series 2000s prison television series 1990s LGBT-related drama television series 2000s LGBT-related drama television series {{germany-tv-prog-stub