Zwei Münchner in Hamburg
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| Zwei Münchner in Hamburg | |
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| Created by | Markus Trebitsch |
| Screenplay by | Karlheinz Freynik |
| Directed by | Rolf von Sydow et al. |
| Starring | Uschi Glas, Elmar Wepper |
| Music by | Uwe Buschkötter, James Last |
| Country of origin | West Germany (Season 1) Germany (Season 2-3) |
| Original language | German |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 37 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 50 min. |
| Original release | |
| Network | ZDF |
| Release | 1989 – 1993 |
Zwei Münchner in Hamburg (Two Münchners in Hamburg), is a German television series that aired from 1989 to 1993 in three seasons. It is based on a book by Karl Heinz Freynik.
The series was directed by Rolf von Sydow, Peter German, Celino Bleiweiß and Wilfried Dotzel. Originally, the episodes had a length of about 50 minutes. For subsequent airings, abridged versions of about 45 minutes were developed, which also included shorter credits than the original version.
Plot
[edit]Julia Heininger, is head of department at Bayernbank's head office in Munich. She is a fighter for the interests of ordinary people and puts humanity before the pursuit of merit. When she is given the task of managing the bank branch in Hamburg, Julia is initially unenthusiastic about the move. She suspects an intrigue of her rival Dr Ralf-Maria Sagerer behind this transfer to the Hanseatic city in the far north of Germany. Many board members have little confidence in a female bank director and Dr Sagerer continues to stir up trouble against Julia. As a consequence, the Munich head office also relocates Julia's arch-enemy to Hamburg as her deputy.
Julia moves with her 12-year-old son Maxl and her resolute housekeeper Fanny into an Art Nouveau terraced house in Hamburg-Harvestehude in the fictitious street Eppendorfer Allee 35. The delicatessen trader Alfred Haack lives in the neighbourhood and everyone calls him ‘Vadder Haack’ in the local Hamburg dialect. The sociable man in his mid-sixties soon becomes part of the family, and he and Fanny in particular become close friends.
Distribution
[edit]The series has now been released in its entirety on DVD, using the original unabridged version of the episodes. The first season has been available on four DVDs since 19 December 2005, containing the pilot episode 'Abschied von der Isar' and twelve episodes. The total running time is 630 minutes. The second season followed on 6 August 2007 and season 3 on 10 March 2008, each consisting of four DVDs and containing episodes 13 to 24 (total running time 607 minutes) and 25 to 37 (540 minutes) respectively. The three seasons were re-released in a new edition in 2016.
The special 'Das größte Fest des Jahres - Weihnachten bei unseren Fernsehfamilien', first broadcast on 26 December 1991 and re-run on 18 December 2005, was released on 8 October 2007 as bonus material with the 3rd (DVD) season of the series Die Schwarzwaldklinik.
