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(''Two Brothers'') is a German detective television series based on an idea by Felix Huby, who also wrote several screenplays. Eleven directors produced 17 episodes of 85-90 minute length for
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between 1994 and 2000. The music for the series was by Frank Langer and Wilbert Hirsch.


Plot

The two brothers, Christoph ( Fritz Wepper) and Peter Thaler (
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) could not be more different: the elder Christoph is married and a successful attorney. The younger Peter has given up his studies and is considered by police as a ruthless detective. Both live in the house of the mother ( Ruth Hausmeister) and so tensions are inevitable. Together, they go hunting criminals and solve difficult cases.


Episodes

The episodes are as follows: *1. Zwei Brüder *2. Die lange Nacht *3. Die Quirini-Affäre *4. Der Gassenmörder *5. In eigener Sache *6. Die Tochter *7. Nervenkrieg *8. Einzelgänger *9. Kaltes Herz *10. Tödliche Träume *11. Verschleppt *12. Gift *13. Herztod *14. Mörderische Rache *15. Tod im See *16. Farbe der Nacht *17. Abschied


Cast

* Klaus J. Behrendt * Suzanne von Borsody * Jacques Breuer * Anne-Sophie Briest * Sky du Mont * Alexander Duda * Anton Feichtner * Peter Fricke * Dirk Galuba * Gerald A. Held * Jörg Hube * * Oliver Korittke * Henry van Lyck * Axel Milberg *
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* Ralf Richter *
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Dietmar Schönherr Dietmar Otto Schönherr (; 17 May 1926 – 18 July 2014) was an Austrian film actor. He appeared in 120 films between 1944 and 2014. He was famous for playing the role of Major Cliff Allister McLane in the German science fiction series '' Rau ...
* Ellen Schwiers * * Dietz-Werner Steck * Oliver Stritzel *
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* Max Tidof * Christian Tramitz *
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* Rolf Zacher


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

* German crime television series 1990s German police procedural television series 2000s German police procedural television series 1994 German television series debuts 2000 German television series endings German-language television shows ZDF original programming Detective television series {{Germany-crime-tv-prog-stub