''Unter weißen Segeln'' (''Under White Sails'') is a German six-part television film drama series which was broadcast on
ARD's
Das Erste
Das Erste (; "The First") is the flagship national television channel of the ARD (broadcaster), ARD association of public broadcasting corporations in Germany. ''Das Erste'' is jointly operated by the ARD (broadcaster)#Institutions and member org ...
in 2004-2006. The series takes place on the sailing cruise ships of the shipping company Star Clippers.
Plot
The films tell travel stories, with the main setting of the action being the three sailing cruise ships ''Star Flyer'', ''Star Clipper'' and ''Royal Clipper'', but also includes their escapades stopping ashore in the Caribbean, the Mediterranean and Asia during their cruises. The plots revolve around love, suffering, happiness and the longings of the passengers. The captain and the cruise manager are significantly involved in the plot.
The regular cast includes
Peter Weck
Peter Weck (born 12 August 1930) is an Austrian film director and actor. In addition to his about 130 film and television acting credits between 1954 and 2015, he worked as a director on more than 50 productions between 1969 and 2007.
Biography
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,
Helmut Zierl and
Fritz Wepper
Fritz Wepper (17 August 1941 – 25 March 2024) was a German film and television actor. He is best known for his role as Inspector Harry Klein in the long-running crime series ''Derrick'' (1974–1998). Wepper is also remembered for his roles i ...
in the supporting roles and
Christine Neubauer
Christine Neubauer (born 24 June 1962 in Munich) is a German actress and author.
Life and work Background and education
Christine Neubauer is the daughter of a printer. Her ancestors came from Munich, Lower Bavaria and Swabia. She attended M ...
in a main role as cruise manager Marlene, who stops working on the Royal Clipper for the farewell performance and hands over the position of cruise manager to Gerit Kling, alias Saskia. From episode three onwards, the role of captain Bernd Jensen is played by
Horst Janson.
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
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2004 German television series debuts
2006 German television series endings
Nautical television series
German-language television shows
Das Erste original programming
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