The following is an episode list for the German television series Derrick . There were a total of 281 episodes aired originally on ZDF (in Germany), ORF (in Austria) and SRG (in Switzerland) between 20 October 1974 and 16 October 1998 (25 seasons). The show was about Chief Inspector (Oberinspektor) Stephan Derrick (Horst Tappert) and his loyal assistant Inspector (Kriminalhauptmeister) Harry Klein (Fritz Wepper), who solve murder cases in Munich and surroundings. Here you also find the actors of each episode of Derrick .
Episode | Title | Airdate | Actors |
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001 - 01 | Waldweg | 20 October 1974 | Horst Tappert, Fritz Wepper, Wolfgang Kieling, Lina Carstens, Klaus Höhne, Karl Lieffen, Walter Sedlmayr |
002 - 02 | Johanna | 3 November 1974 | Horst Tappert, Fritz Wepper, Lilli Palmer, Helmut Lohner, Helga Anders |
003 - 03 | Stiftungsfest | 11 December 1974 | Horst Tappert, Fritz Wepper, Siegfried Lowitz, Andrea Rau |
Episode | Title | Actors | Air date | |
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277–1 | "Die Tochter des Mörders" | Horst Tappert, Fritz Wepper, Jeannine Burch, Gundi Ellert, Günther Kaufmann, Christian Kohlund, Werner Schnitzer, Theresa Scholze | 23 January 1998 | |
Walter König (Schnitzer), the owner of an Italian restaurant, receives demands for protection money, but refuses to pay. Mafia thug Johannes Dohna (Kohlund) is sent to give König a final warning, but in an altercation ends up killing him. He flees, and leaves his daughter Vera (Scholze) behind. When Derrick arrives at the suspect's apartment, he finds Vera there, and realizes she is the key to catching the murderer. | ||||
278–2 | "Anna Lakowski" | Horst Tappert, Fritz Wepper, Willy Schäfer, Marion Kracht, Pierre Franckh, Klaus Höhne, Heidelinde Weis | 6 March 1998 | |
During a burglary, the owner of the apartment comes home unexpectedly, and is murdered. The cleaner, Anna Lakowski (Weis), arrives, and sees the face of one of the burglars as they flee. Undercover policeman Jakob Droste (Franckh) gets a lead on the murderers, and Lakowski is needed to identify the man she saw. Soon, however, it becomes clear that her infatuation for Derrick will be an impediment to the investigation. | ||||
279–3 | "Herr Kordes braucht eine Million" | Horst Tappert, Fritz Wepper, Willy Schäfer, Lambert Hamel, Christiane Hammacher, Miguel Herz-Kestranek | 17 April 1998 | |
Herr Kordes (Hamel) risks losing his house if he cannot produce one million marks in ten days. He comes up with the plan of kidnapping the daughter of successful businessman Herr Heimeran (Herz-Kestranek). Heimeran decides to involve Derrick. The police set up a trap at the money transfer, but things do not go according to plan. | ||||
280–4 | "Mama Kaputtke" | Horst Tappert, Fritz Wepper, Willy Schäfer, Sonja Sutter, Thomas Schücke, Volker Lechtenbrink, Wolf Roth, Susanne Uhlen, Werner Schnitzer, Henry van Lyck, Günther Kaufmann, Carolin Fink | 1 May 1998 | |
A hobby ornithologist, recording bird sounds, happens to record the sound of a girl being murdered. Derrick meets with the brother and sister of the deceased, Paul (Schücke) and Gabriele (Fink), and senses that they are hiding something. Shortly after, their mother (Sutter) arrives in town, and Derrick enlists her help to reveal the truth. | ||||
281–5 | "Das Abschiedsgeschenk" | Horst Tappert, Fritz Wepper, Willy Schäfer, August Everding, Uwe Friedrichsen, Dirk Galuba, Günther Kaufmann, Karl Lieffen, Tobias Nath, Eleonore Weisgerber, Michael Ande, Markus Böttcher, Pierre Franckh, Helmut Ringelmann, Rolf Schimpf | 16 October 1998 |
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