Die Wache

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Die Wache
Genre Police procedural
Inspired by The Bill
Country of originGermany
Original languageGerman
No. of seasons12
No. of episodes245
Production
Running time45 minutes
Production company Endemol [1]
Original release
Network RTL
Release3 January 1994 (1994-01-03) 
8 June 2006 (2006-06-08)

Die Wache is a German weekly police procedural show that was broadcast from 1994 until 2006 by RTL Television. [2] Set in a fictional police station in Cologne, [1] it was modelled on the British series The Bill and described typical police episodes and investigations. [3]

Contents

The entire series consisted of 245 episodes of 45 minutes during 12 seasons, between 3 January 1994 and 8 June 2006. [4]

Selected cast and characters

ActorRoleAppearing
Hans Heinz Moser Hans MaybachSeasons 1–2
Axel Pape  [ de ]Theo SeveringSeasons 1–2
Bernd E. Jäger von Boxen  [ de ]Ulf SchellingAll seasons
Siegfried W. Kernen  [ de ]Werner KrauseSeasons 1–2
Mogens von Gadow  [ de ]Karl SchumacherSeason 1

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References

  1. 1 2 "Die Wache – Fighting Crime". RTL (in German). 2 June 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
  2. "RTLplus Revives RTL Police Series "Die Wache"" (in German). DWDL. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  3. "Die Wache". Fernsehlexikon (in German). Retrieved 29 January 2025.
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