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TV series

Derrick

197425 seasons6.0 / 10

Derrick was a German TV series produced by Telenova Film und Fernsehproduktion in association with ZDF, ORF and SRG between 1974 and 1998 about Detective Chief Inspector Stephan Derrick and his loyal assistant Inspector Harry Klein, who solve murder cases in Munich and surroundings.

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Checked Sep 3, 2026

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Synopsis

Derrick was a German TV series produced by Telenova Film und Fernsehproduktion in association with ZDF, ORF and SRG between 1974 and 1998 about Detective Chief Inspector Stephan Derrick and his loyal assistant Inspector Harry Klein, who solve murder cases in Munich and surroundings.

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Episode 1

Mitternachtsbus

1h7.7 / 10

Helga Landau, a waitress in a small village tavern, returns one evening from Munich with the last bus of the day, the midnight one. She learned from her doctor that she was pregnant and wants to break the news to her young friend, Erich Holler, the son of the landlord where she works. A heated discussion arises between the two young people because Erich does not want to marry Helga and, on the contrary, tries to buy the girl's silence. The next morning Helga's lifeless body is fished out of a pond.

Episode credits

Directed by Theodor GrädlerWritten by Herbert ReineckerGuest stars Werner Kreindl, Hartmut Becker, Christiane Schröder, Bruni Löbel, Rudolf Platte, Lambert Hamel, Hans Quest, Horst Sachtleben

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Episode 2

Tod am Bahngleis

1h4.4 / 10

Along the metropolitan railway between Munich and Ottobrunn, the police find the body of a young woman, the third in a few weeks. Derrick and Harry suspect that the killer is acting on the edge of the railway line because it is someone who works in that environment. The investigations lead to a construction site of workers who have been working on the arrangement of the tracks for some time.

Episode credits

Directed by Alfred WeidenmannWritten by Herbert ReineckerGuest stars Peter Kuiper, Mascha Gonska, Günter Strack, Arthur Brauss, Claudia Rieschel, Gerhart Lippert, Franz Morak, Ulli Kinalzik

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Episode 3

Nur Aufregungen für Rohn

1h8.0 / 10

Elder Paul Seibach has been working as a security carrier for a supermarket for a year. One day, waiting for him at the exit, the man finds a masked thug who, after robbing him, manages to escape. Back home, Seibach shows up at the door of his neighbor, Harald Rohn, claiming to have recognized him as the perpetrator of the robbery. That same evening Derrick is called to the crime scene: Seibach's body lies on the road in front of the house and his children, Lena and Eugen, cannot explain their father's tragic death.

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Directed by Wolfgang BeckerWritten by Herbert ReineckerGuest stars Thomas Fritsch, Helmut Käutner, Michael Ande, Frauke Sinjen, Gustl Halenke, Thomas Astan, Peter Böhlke, Jutta Kammann

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Episode 4

Madeira

1h7.5 / 10

Paul Bubach, a charming middle-aged man, meets older women and convinces them to sell their belongings to move with him to the island of Madeira where they can spend a second youth. Inspector Derrick finds that this story presents an unclear point, however: neither of the women seduced by Bubach ever made it to Madeira, indeed both have disappeared without a trace. Even Kläre, Bubach's niece, cannot imagine that her beloved uncle could be a murderer. In the absence of any clues, Derrick is forced to wait for something to happen...

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Directed by Theodor GrädlerWritten by Herbert ReineckerGuest stars Curd Jürgens, Elfriede Kuzmany, Susanne Uhlen, Werner Pochath, Inge Birkmann, Paula Denk, Hans Pössenbacher

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Episode 5

Zeichen der Gewalt

1h3.0 / 10

The lawyer Rieger is contacted by telephone and forced to hand over a gun to a dangerous prisoner, a certain Günter Hausmann, so that he can easily escape. The mysterious telephone operator warns Rieger that his wife has been taken hostage and will be killed if the request is not fulfilled. The lawyer agrees but, before delivering the weapon, he empties the magazine. A few days later Derrick is informed that Hausmann killed a prison guard during his escape.

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Directed by Theodor GrädlerWritten by Herbert ReineckerGuest stars Joachim Bißmeier, Gaby Dohm, Sybil Danning, Raimund Harmstorf, Jan Hendriks, Rudolf Schündler, Eric Pohlmann, Hilde Volk

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Episode 6

Paddenberg

1h7.5 / 10

Robert Hofer accidentally meets a man in whom he recognizes an old comrade in arms named Goldinger. The man, on the other hand, claims his name is Paddenberg. A short time later, the police found Robert Hofer's body in the Forstenrieder Wald, a forest on the outskirts of Munich. Chief Inspector Derrick investigates.

Episode credits

Directed by Franz Peter WirthWritten by Herbert ReineckerGuest stars Peter Pasetti, Anaid Iplicjian, Heinz Bennent, Ernst Jacobi, Edith Schultze-Westrum, Karin Heske, Erica Thomsen

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Episode 7

Hoffmanns Höllenfahrt

1h8.0 / 10

On a spring evening the young Annelise Röhrig is cycling home after attending a party. Along the way, she meets Richard Hoffmann, a neighbor and friend of the family, who, with his car, offers to accompany her by loading the bicycle in the trunk. The next morning, Inspector Derrick and his assistant Harry Klein receive a call: the body of a young woman was found in a landfill.

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Directed by Theodor GrädlerWritten by Herbert ReineckerGuest stars Judy Winter, Klaus Löwitsch, Herbert Mensching, Ingrid Steeger, Pierre Franckh, Bruno Hübner, Katharina Seyferth, Margot Rupp

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Episode 8

Pfandhaus

1h7.0 / 10
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Directed by Dietrich HaugkWritten by Herbert ReineckerGuest stars Johanna von Koczian, Doris Kunstmann, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Gusti Wolf, Jane Tilden, Dirk Dautzenberg, Max Mairich, Doris Arden

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Episode 9

Episode 9

1h8.0 / 10
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Directed by Alfred WeidenmannWritten by Herbert ReineckerGuest stars Ralf Schermuly, Jacques Breuer, Eva Brumby, Liane Hielscher, Traugott Buhre, Friedrich Joloff, Max Eckard, Katrin Grimm

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Episode 10

Episode 10

1h10.0 / 10
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Directed by Alfred VohrerWritten by Herbert ReineckerGuest stars Luitgard Im, Siegfried Wischnewski, Harry Meyen, Karl Walter Diess, Hans Georg Panczak, Käte Jaenicke, Achim Strietzel, Bruno Dallansky

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Episode 11

Episode 11

1h7.5 / 10
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Directed by Helmut AshleyWritten by Herbert ReineckerGuest stars Alexander Kerst, Günter Mack, Oliver Grimm, Anita Lochner, Angela Hillebrecht, Gustl Weishappel, Rinaldo Talamonti

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Episode 12

Episode 12

1h10.0 / 10finale
Episode credits

Directed by Zbyněk BrynychWritten by Herbert ReineckerGuest stars Gert Haucke, Rosemarie Fendel, Mascha Gonska, Nikolaus Paryla, Walter Sedlmayr, Heinz-Werner Kraehkamp, Gerhart Lippert, Carl Möhner

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More about Derrick

Cast

Horst TappertStephan Derrick
Fritz WepperHarry Klein
Willy SchäferWilli Berger
Lisa KreuzerVera
Volker EcksteinBenocha
Dirk DautzenbergLudewig
Jacques BreuerRolf Heckel
Sky du MontBerthold Dettmers

Credits

Created by
Herbert Reinecker
Written by
Herbert Reinecker

Production details

Status
Ended
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
281
Original language
German

Networks & production

  • ZDFGermany

Themes

munich, germanymurder investigationpolice detective