Die Wache
| Die Wache | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Police procedural |
| Inspired by | The Bill |
| Country of origin | Germany |
| Original language | German |
| No. of seasons | 12 |
| No. of episodes | 245 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company | Endemol[1] |
| Original release | |
| Network | RTL |
| Release | 3 January 1994 – 8 June 2006 |
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 | Theo Severing | Seasons 1–2 |
| Bernd E. Jäger von Boxen | Ulf Schelling | All seasons |
| Siegfried W. Kernen | Werner Krause | Seasons 1–2 |
| Mogens von Gadow | Karl Schumacher | Season 1 |
References
- ^ a b "Die Wache – Fighting Crime". RTL (in German). 2 June 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ "RTLplus Revives RTL Police Series "Die Wache"" (in German). DWDL. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ^ "Die Wache". Fernsehlexikon (in German). Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ "The Watch (1994)". TheTVDB. Retrieved 29 January 2025.