I am marrying a family
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| Original title | I am marrying a family |
| Country of production | Federal Republic of Germany |
| original language | German |
| Year (s) | 1983-1986 |
| length | 45 minutes |
| Episodes | 14th |
| genre | family |
| Director | Peter Weck |
| script | Curth Flatow |
| music | Alain Goraguer |
| First broadcast | November 3, 1983 on ZDF |
| occupation | |
I marry a family is a television series of the ZDF , which was created from 1983 to 1986. 14 episodes were produced, including three long episodes. In the meantime, these are mostly broadcast in two parts, so that there is a 14- and a 17-part version of the series. The script was written by Curth Flatow and directed by Peter Weck . Alain Goraguer composed the film music .
content
The divorced Angelika "Angi" Graf lives with her three children Tanja, Markus and Tom in West Berlin and is co-owner of a small boutique for children's fashion. Through her friends Sybille "Bille" and Alfons Vonhoff, she met the commercial artist Werner Schumann from Vienna at a party specially organized by Bille and initially withheld the existence of her children from him even after several meetings. When he hears about them, he nevertheless decides to marry Angi and bring her and her children to his big house. In the course of the series, the family goes through a series of family-typical adventures. Among other things, Angi and Werner have a baby, Franziska.
Staging
The script contains dialogues marked by humor and irony and provides some comedy . Above all, the portrayal of the gruff character Werner, who is equipped with “ Viennese Schmäh ”, is a pillar of the film plot.
At the center of the series is the idealization of "family happiness", albeit that of a blended family . In almost every episode, the character Werner emphasizes that after many years of short affairs nothing better could have happened to him than marrying a family. The characters Bille and Alfons, who are childless and each concerned with their own gain (she on her husband's money, he on fling with young women), serve as a contrast film - and are often drawn as quarreling and dissatisfied.
Flatow processed autobiographical experiences in his script because he himself had married a woman with several children. The role of Werner Schumann was originally supposed to be played by Harald Juhnke , Peter Weck was only supposed to direct. But Juhnke's alcohol problems prevented his involvement. So Peter Weck took on this role himself.
actor
| actor | Role name | Remarks | Entry sequence | Exit sequence | Year (s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Weck | Werner Schumann | 1 | 14th | 1983-1986 | |
| Thekla Carola Wied | Angelika "Angi" Graf / Schumann | 1 | 14th | 1983-1986 | |
| Julia Biedermann | Tanja Graf | Angelika's daughter | 1 | 14th | 1983-1986 |
| Timmo Niesner | Markus Graf | Angelika's son | 1 | 14th | 1983-1986 |
| Tarek Helmy | Tom Graf | Angelika's son | 1 | 14th | 1983-1986 |
| Pat Poddig (infant) / Frauke Tholen (toddler) | Franziska Schumann | Angelika and Werner's daughter | 5 | 14th | 1984-1986 |
| Maria Sebaldt | Sybille "Bille" Vonhoff | Angelika's friend | 1 | 14th | 1983-1986 |
| Herbert Bötticher | Alfons Vonhoff | Sybille's husband | 1 | 14th | 1983-1986 |
| Herbert Herrmann | Wolfgang Frank | Friend of Werner and frequent client | 1 | 14th | 1983-1986 |
| Bruni Löbel | Mrs. Rabe / Poppe | housekeeper | 1 | 14th | 1983-1986 |
| Gabi Heinecke | Doris Niemayer / Wagner | Werner's employee | 1 | 14th | 1983-1986 |
| Ute Christensen | Martina Hambach / Frank | Werner's employee | 5 | 13 | 1984-1986 |
| Heinz Baumann | Bernie Graf | Angelika's ex-husband | 1 | 11 | 1983-1986 |
| Hans Holt | Uncle Rudolf | Werner's uncle | 4th | 9 | 1983-1985 |
| Helli Servi | Josefa | Uncle Rudolf's housekeeper | 4th | 9 | 1983-1985 |
| Christine Biniasch | Mrs. Hoffmann | housekeeper | 7th | 14th | 1984-1986 |
| Daniel Jacob | Ben | Tanja's friend | 6th | 7th | 1984 |
Episodes
| episode | Season | First broadcast | Duration | title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 3rd November 1983 | approx. 89 minutes | 1 + 1 = 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 5th November 1983 | approx. 44 minutes | Everyday life begins |
| 3 | 1 | November 6, 1983 | approx. 43 minutes | Teething problems |
| 4th | 1 | November 7, 1983 | approx. 44 minutes | The children are on their way |
| 5 | 2 | 4th December 1984 | approx. 103 minutes | Addition to the family |
| 6th | 2 | 5th December 1984 | approx. 47 minutes | The blue letter |
| 7th | 2 | December 8, 1984 | approx. 48 minutes | The friend |
| 8th | 2 | December 9, 1984 | approx. 44 minutes | The 50th birthday |
| 9 | 3 | December 19, 1985 | approx. 88 minutes | Schumann's winter journey |
| 10 | 4th | 4th December 1986 | approx. 44 minutes | surprises |
| 11 | 4th | 7th December 1986 | approx. 43 minutes | Secrets |
| 12 | 4th | December 13, 1986 | approx. 44 minutes | Noise in the house |
| 13 | 4th | December 21, 1986 | approx. 44 minutes | news |
| 14th | 4th | December 27, 1986 | approx. 49 minutes | Angi has to choose |
The three overly long episodes (number 1, 5 and 9) are divided into two roughly normal-length partial episodes each in many broadcasts. The two parts of episode 5 (“family growth”) are then called “family growth”. How do we tell the children? ”And“ New family members. Werner informs himself ... “. The parts of the other two overly long episodes do not have their own titles.
Awards
- 1983: Golden Camera for Curth Flatow, author
- 1984: Golden Camera for Peter Weck, director
- 1984: Bambi for Thekla Carola Wied
- 1984: Golden palm branch for Julia Biedermann
- 1985: Golden Camera for Thekla Carola Wied and Peter Weck (best actor couple)
- 1988: Telestar for Peter Weck
- 1990: Bambi for Thekla Carola Wied and Peter Weck
DVD versions
- The series was released on October 13, 2003 on 7 single DVDs with 2 episodes each.
- On November 2, 2004 a box set with the complete series was released (7 DVDs + 1 DVD with bonus material, including appearances by the actors on " Wetten, dass ..? ")
- On November 11, 2011, a fan box with 9 DVDs (7 DVDs + 2 DVDs with previously unpublished bonus material), a soundtrack CD and an exclusively published novel on the series + Dekomagnet was released.
- On September 25th, 2015 a box with 4 DVDs (DVD 1 and 2 with 3 episodes each, DVD 3 and 4 with 4 episodes each) was released by MORE Home Entertainment GmbH & Co. KG.
Audience ratings
The series was extremely popular. The highest TV reach ever achieved in Austria is the episode of December 27, 1984 with 4 million viewers. However, these quotas are only partially comparable with today's average range of the TELETEST , as they were still collected using the TV diary method (KIT).
Web links
- I marry a family in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- I'm getting married a family fan page with episode guide and background information ( memento from 7 July 2017 in the Internet Archive ) (as of 2017)
- Extensive video meeting on retro TV
Individual evidence
- ↑ I'm marrying a family DVDs at fernsehserien.de
- ↑ Joe Adlbrecht: Media research in the beginning from 1953 to 1991. In: Andreas Novak , Oliver Rathkolb (ed.): The power of images. Kral Verlag, Berndorf 2017, ISBN 978 3 99024 710 5 , pp. 532-534.