Nikola (TV series)

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Nikola
Genre Sitcom
Created by Ken Cinnamon
Karen Wengrod
Written by Gunther Burghagen
Directed by Ulli Baumann
Christoph Schnee
StarringMariele Millowitsch
Walter Sittler
Oliver Reinhard
Eric Benz
Friederike Grasshoff
Alexander Schottky
Country of originGermany
Original languageGerman
No. of seasons9
No. of episodes110
Production
Executive producer Gunther Burghagen
Running time25
Production company Sony Pictures Film- und Fernsehproduktion
Original release
Network RTL Television
Release12 September 1997 (1997-09-12) 
16 December 2005 (2005-12-16)
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Und tschüss!

Nikola is a German television sitcom that premiered on 12 September 1997 on RTL Television.

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Synopsis

After her divorce, Nikola Vollendorf moves to Cologne together with her children Peter and Stephanie. Nikola starts to work at Rheintal hospital as head nurse at the orthopedic department. The show centers around her arguments with Chief Physician Dr. Schmidt, who is not only the head of her department, but also lives in the same building as Nikola. Although they are arguing most of the time, Nikola and Dr. Schmidt start to trust each other and build a relationship.

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