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Die Wache

Die Wache
GenrePolice procedural
Inspired byThe Bill
Country of originGermany
Original languageGerman
No. of seasons12
No. of episodes245
Production
Running time45 minutes
Production companyEndemol[1]
Original release
NetworkRTL
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]

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

Actor Role Appearing
Hans Heinz Moser Hans Maybach Seasons 1–2
Axel Pape [de] Theo Severing Seasons 1–2
Bernd E. Jäger von Boxen [de] Ulf Schelling All seasons
Siegfried W. Kernen [de] Werner Krause Seasons 1–2
Mogens von Gadow [de] Karl Schumacher Season 1

References

  1. ^ a b "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.
  4. ^ "The Watch (1994)". TheTVDB. Retrieved 29 January 2025.