Episode 1
Episode 1
1h 30m7.0 / 10
Episode credits
Directed by Theo MezgerWritten by Peter ScheiblerGuest stars Frank Strecker, Rüdiger Kirschstein, Claudia Wedekind, Volker Eckstein, Grete Wurm, Ulli Kinalzik, Ludwig Thiesen, Heidemarie Rohweder
TV series
Scene of the Crime
197057 seasons6.2 / 10
Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland.
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Checked Sep 5, 2026
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Synopsis
Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland.
Season 13 episodes
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Episode 2
Episode 2
1h 30m10.0 / 10
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Directed by Jürgen RolandWritten by Uwe Erichsen, Jürgen RolandGuest stars Klaus Löwitsch, Günther Ungeheuer, Werner Pochath, Diana Körner, Michael Schwarzmaier, Jürgen Lier
Episode 3
Episode 3
1h 30m6.4 / 10
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Directed by Hajo GiesWritten by Thomas Wittenburg, Horst VocksGuest stars Chiem van Houweninge, Peter Bongartz, Reinhard Glemnitz, Rudolf Schündler, Werner Schwuchow, Hansjoachim Krietsch, Nate Seids, Wolfried Lier
Episode 4
Episode 4
1h 30m7.0 / 10
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Directed by Wilm ten HaafWritten by Frank LämmelGuest stars Rolf Castell, Manfred Lehmann, Pierre Franckh, Toni Berger, Georg Einerdinger, Henner Quest, Gisela Freudenberg, Ossi Eckmüller
Episode 5
Episode 5
1h 30m7.5 / 10
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Directed by Volker VogelerGuest stars Uwe Dallmeier, Käte Jaenicke, Ralf Richter, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Harry Oelrichs, Helmut Block, William Denker, Friedrich Wichers
Episode 6
Episode 6
1h 30m9.0 / 10
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Directed by Peter KeglevicWritten by Jens-Peter Behrend, Bernhard FreyGuest stars Ulrich Faulhaber, Margit Saad, Harry Baer, Hanno Pöschl, Vadim Glowna, Petra Jokisch, Andreas Altmann, Ursula Gerstel
Episode 7
The girl on the stairs
1h 30m6.5 / 10
When Schimanski comes home from work in the evening, a girl is sitting on the stairs with him. It is 17-year-old Katja. Her mother, manager of the specialty restaurant "Hawaii", has been murdered, murdered in a way that suggests the perpetrator's very personal motives. Schimanski and Thanner inevitably have to look after Katja: someone is after her, looking for something that was not found in her murdered mother's apartment. It's about drugs. The major dealer and suspected murderer of Katja's mother is Straub, owner of the restaurant "Hawaii". They'll catch him - it's only a matter of time. But then it turns out that things are much more complicated. The police now urgently need Katja's help.
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Directed by Peter AdamWritten by Martin GiesGuest stars Chiem van Houweninge, Anja Jaenicke, Günter Lamprecht, Jan Fedder, Jörg Hube, Frauke Sinjen, Eberhard Feik, Götz George
Episode 8
Episode 8
1h 30m8.0 / 10
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Directed by Stanislav BarabášWritten by Kurt RittigGuest stars Rita Russek, Wolf-Dietrich Berg, Monica Bleibtreu, Rolf Jülich, Angela Schmid, Hans-Dieter Jendreyko, Melanie Horeschowsky, Uli Krohm
Episode 9
Episode 9
1h 30m3.3 / 10
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Directed by Hartmut GriesmayrWritten by Herbert LichtenfeldGuest stars Monika Lundi, Dieter Kirchlechner, Raphael Wilczek, Angela Schmid, Cornelia Corba, Miriam Mahler, Senta Sommerfeld, Rüdiger Schulzki
Episode 10
Episode 10
1h 30m9.0 / 10
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Directed by Peter WeckWritten by Friedhelm WerremeierGuest stars Hartmut Becker, Christiane Krüger, Klausjürgen Wussow, Edgar Hoppe, Paul Edwin Roth, Horst Michael Neutze, Ulrich von Bock, Gaby Blum
Episode 11
Episode 11
1h 30m7.0 / 10
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Directed by Jochen BauerWritten by Fritz EckhardtGuest stars Ossy Kolmann, Erich Auer, Herbert Propst, Klaus Behrendt, Otto Clemens, Eduard Erne, Jitka Frantová, Hans Harapat
Episode 12
Kuscheltiere
1h 30m7.0 / 10finale
When the dead body of an asian child is discovered in a lateral river channel in Duisburg, chief inspectors Schimanski and Thanner have to investigate the case. The autopsy shows that the victim had typhus, since this could lead to a dangerous epidemic, Schimanski and Thanner had to find out more information as quickly as possible, while under pressure from the press and the public.
Episode credits
Directed by Hajo GiesWritten by Chiem van HouweningeGuest stars Chiem van Houweninge, Dieter Pfaff, Nate Seids, Christoph Hofrichter, Geert de Jong, Renate Becker, Ulrich Matschoss, Götz George
Episode information updated Aug 1, 2026
More about Scene of the Crime
Cast
Manfred KrugPaul Stoever
Ulrike FolkertsLena Odenthal
Axel PrahlFrank Thiel
Michael FitzFred Grimm
Charles BrauerKessenich
Tessa MittelstaedtFrau Ungewitter
Eva MattesDr. Kispert
Annalena SchmidtMrs. KellerProduction details
- Status
- Returning Series
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 1,345
- Original language
- German
- Original title
- Tatort
Networks & production
ORF 1Austria
Das ErsteGermany
SRF 1Switzerland
ORF 2Austria
ARDGermany
ARD DegetoGermany
Themes
crime investigationcriminal investigationpolicepolice procedural
