Blue Blood (TV Series)
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Blue blood |
 | |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | English |
| year | 1990 |
| Production company |
ZDF TMG |
| length | 45 minutes |
| Episodes | 10 ( list ) |
| genre | Crime series |
| Director |
Sidney Hayers Robert Young Juan Luis Buñuel |
| script | Brian Clemens |
| production |
Claus Beling Herbert Kloiber |
| music |
Harold Faltermeyer Hermann Weindorf Alfons Weindorf |
| First broadcast | January 15, 1990 on ZDF |
Blaues Blut is a German-British television series . The production took place in 1988, the first broadcast in Germany by the ZDF in 1990. A noble private detective uncovered crimes in the high society milieu.
action
The fun-loving and handsome playboy Count Henry von Altenberg has financial problems because his father only left him in debt. In order to save the family property, a castle in Bavaria, he has to find a job. He has no professional training, but has profound knowledge of foreign languages. In the absence of alternatives, he decides to become a private detective. Under the name "Henry Aging" he solves crimes in high society circles. He is helped by his ex-wife Lisa Prentice, who has the necessary sense of criminality.
background
The series was produced in English by the production company Tele München and dubbed for ZDF. The screenwriter Brian Clemens ( With umbrella, charm and bowler hat ) made sure that British humor was not neglected in the suspense-charged episodes. Álex Phillips junior was hired as cameraman . The film was shot in St. Moritz , Florence and on the Riviera .
Although Blaues Blut was successful with viewers, the ZDF stopped production after a season for cost reasons.
Actors and roles
The following table shows the main characters in the series. Other roles included Barbara Wussow , Horst Janson , Hannelore Elsner , Hans Peter Hallwachs , Günther Maria Halmer , Arthur Brauss and Siemen Rühaak .
| actor | role | consequences |
|---|---|---|
| Albert Fortell | Count Henry von Altenberg | 10 |
| Capucine | Countess Simone von Altenberg | 7th |
| Ursula Karven | Lisa Prentice | 7th |
| Jean Bouchaud | Leon Graf | 3 |
| Friedrich von Thun | Carl von Altenberg | 2 |
Episodes
The pilot of the series was not broadcast by ZDF at the beginning, but only in seventh and eighth position in two parts ( The Scandal and The End of Fine Men ).
| episode | title | Charisma |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The scandal | February 26, 1990 |
| 2 | The end of fine gentlemen | March 5, 1990 |
| 3 | Whoever lives twice dies once more | January 15, 1990 |
| 4th | Against the clock | January 22, 1990 |
| 5 | His last coup | January 29, 1990 |
| 6th | The girl from the sea | 5th February 1990 |
| 7th | Dark paths | February 12, 1990 |
| 8th | Shadow of the past | 19th February 1990 |
| 9 | Where the devil watches | March 12, 1990 |
| 10 | Deadly weekend | March 19, 1990 |
DVD release
The series was released on June 11, 2010 in a complete box with all 10 episodes by Alive AG.
Web links
- Blue blood in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Blue blood at Fernsehserien.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Michael Reufsteck, Stefan Niggemeier: Das Fernsehlexikon. All over 7000 programs from Ally McBeal to the ZDF hit parade . Goldmann, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-442-30124-6 .
- ↑ Blue blood at Alive AG. Retrieved April 30, 2019 .
- ↑ Martin Compart: Crime TV. Lexicon of crime series . Bertz-Verlag, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-929470-17-9 , p. 46