The prince and the girl
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The prince and the girl |
| Country of production | Germany |
| Year (s) | 2002-2007 |
| length | 45 minutes |
| Episodes | 43 in 3 seasons |
| genre | Family series |
| idea | Michael Baier |
| music | Stephan Massimo, Georg Kleinebreil |
| German-language first broadcast |
September 17, 2003 on ZDF |
| occupation | |
The Prince and the Girl is the title of a German television series that was produced between 2002 and 2007.
action
1st season
The unmarried and childless Prince Friedrich von Thorwald, head of the noble family of the same name and lord of a large economic empire, is dying. However, he wants to prevent his unloved sister, Princess Beate, from inheriting him, and therefore, according to the family statutes, needs a male descendant who will later take over the Thorwald's business. The prince has his good friend and advisor Dr. Ulrich Gesswein was therefore asked to look around for a suitable woman who could give birth to his heir. Gesswein then presents photos of some women to Friedrich and the prince decides in favor of the apparently bourgeois Ursula Kaminski. It is located at that time in custody because they had tried in the house of a banker break, which she had taken for her father. Dr. Gesswein hires the detective Paul Danner, who, with the help of a lawyer and a large sum of money, is supposed to ensure that the young Ursula can leave the prison again. After Danner has promised her that she should find out who her birth parents are, she agrees to the conditions initially set. However, when she is informed a little later that her consideration consists of bearing a princely descendant, she wants to meet the prince personally beforehand. The meeting taking place in the castle and all other activities in the prince's premises are secretly observed by his nephew Benjamin through a few cameras. But Beate also soon suspects that her brother is up to something. In order to bring about his death, she lets her fencing teacher and lover Dr. Jennewein get an ineffective drug for which she exchanges the prince's insulin . She is being watched by her son Benjamin. Ursula has meanwhile decided to become the mother of Friedrich's child. In a clinic she is artificially fertilized. During a visit to the Prince Ulrich Gesswein discovers the counterfeit insulin ampoules and sends them to a laboratory . It turns out that it contained a saline solution. Gesswein learns from Benjamin that Beate is behind this attack.
In the meantime Jennewein has bribed Danner's assistant and thus obtained documents about Ursula Kaminski, in which Beate reads that Count Lichtenthal is Ursula's father. Now between Beate on the one hand and the prince with Dr. Gesswein, on the other hand, had a bitter struggle. In the course of this, Danner's assistant manipulates the car of Ursula's best friend Jutta, so that an accident occurs. Jutta dies, while Ursula survives, slightly injured. The detective Danner then swapped the women's handbags and it was reported that Ursula was the victim. From now on only Danner knows where Ursula is. A short time later, an investigation shows that the prince will have a son. He and Ursula marry in secret. After the ceremony, Benjamin follows Danner's car and finds out where Ursula is being taken. A setback for him, however, is that his mother Beate finds out that he has installed a monitoring system in the castle. She takes care of their removal and thus also destroys the recordings of the drug exchange with which Gesswein had put her under pressure. As a result, she does everything she can to seize power in the company, but soon realizes that Ursula is determined to stand up to her. A little later, Danner goes into hiding with Ursula in Austria , but Beate has made sure that her son-in-law Gernot, who is dependent on her favor, follows in their footsteps. At the last moment, however, he shrinks from killing Ursula.
2nd season
Prince Friedrich celebrates his birthday in a good mood. This fact arouses Beates suspicion, because after all , she believes that she caused the death of his wife Ursula. In fact, she is staying with Countess Laura von Boronski in the princely city palace, isolated from the outside world. The expectant mother should stay there until the birth . She is guarded by the former police officer Leo Bachschuster. But not even he can prevent the cheerful princess from leaving the palace carelessly. She observes Beates assistant Söhnlein, who takes a few photos, but is discovered by Ursula. She then runs into a car and remains unconscious. Beate immediately has her sister-in-law brought to Professor Oberndorf's clinic and forces him to let Ursula's child disappear. The parents are then informed that their son died in the recent accident. Ursula cannot believe this and asks Leo to clarify the circumstances of her accident. He manages to find out that a nurse from the clinic recently took a leave of absence. Little Nicolai can be freed just in time and return to his mother. Said nurse still flies to Brazil - but without the child - to lull Beate and Professor Oberndorf to safety. Even Friedrich does not find out that his son is alive. That is why he now wants to appoint Ursula as his sole heir. When she withdraws more and more from him, he promises her to bring her to her birth mother in Great Britain . In the meantime, Beate throws Gernot out of the company because he couldn't manage to kill Ursula. Since her mother also insists on a quick divorce , Cynthia tries suicide because she loves her husband. Soon she has to choose between the two.
Ursula is also faced with an important decision: Either she will become Friedrich's heir or she will get a divorce. At first she tends to divorce, but then her mother Christine Duchess of Stoneham arrives surprisingly, who brusquely slammed the door in her daughter's nose when she visited. There is a clarifying discussion between the two. After all her defeats, Beate is close to desperation and so she admits to Friedrich that she is responsible for all the terrible events of the last time. He uses the opportunity and drives his sister out of the castle into the city palace. Laura has to move in with Ursula, Friedrich and Nicolai. Ursula has meanwhile agreed to take on responsibility in the holding company . But on her first day at work, Friedrich has to stay in bed and only Dr. Gesswein is at her side. On this day she meets Robert Castrop for the first time, an employee of the holding company who wants to become director of banking and investment. Beate takes advantage of this to try once again to force Ursula out of the company. She instructs Castrop to meet Ursula privately and to start a relationship with her. In fact, a conversation about the holding's farms ends in Castrop's apartment, where little son has prepared everything for a romantic dinner and installed a few bedbugs on the side. Shortly afterwards there was an exchange of blows between Ursula and Beate in the company. While one advocates keeping the agricultural sector and u. a. Converting the riding stables into a therapy center for disabled people makes the other public against these plans. After such a tense encounter between the two opponents, Castrop and Ursula meet. They are observed by paparazzo Zapatka, who is supposed to take compromising photos on Beate's behalf. The prince soon learns of his wife's affair and flies to a friend in Paris . Leo has also left the princess after she had put herself in danger through her liaison with Castrop. Now Ursula brings him back so that he can find Friedrich, who has not told her his whereabouts. Meanwhile, the prince travels from Paris to London and visits Christine Duchess of Stoneham. When Ursula found out about this, she too went to Great Britain.
Professor Oberndorf proposed to Beate. The two want to start a new life. Dr. Gesswein. He has met his great love Jennifer Annast again, but has to discover that she has left him in the dark about her past life as a prostitute . After Jennifer attempts suicide because of his rejection, Ulrich finally realizes how much he loves her and returns to her. Christine Duchess of Stoneham has decided to come to Germany with her daughter and son-in-law and live at Thorwald Castle. Meanwhile, Laura leaves after realizing that her love for Benjamin will remain unrequited. Ursula continues to try to relax the relationship with Dr. Gesswein. A dinner in a small group should encourage them. Gesswein and Jennifer appear, but Benjamin remains missing. Finally Ursula, full of concern, sets off on horseback in search of him. She finds the young man injured in a field where he confesses his love to her.
3rd season
occupation
| actor | Role name | consequences |
|---|---|---|
| Maximilian Schell | Prince Friedrich von Thorwald † | 1-37 |
| Rike Schmid | Ursula Kaminski, b. Countess von Lichtenthal, married. by Thorwald † | 1-33 |
| Daniela Ziegler | Princess Beate von Thorwald | 1-40 |
| Vanya Mues | Benjamin von Thorwald | 1-31 |
| Tessa Mittelstaedt | Cynthia von Thorwald , divorced Countess von Baldung , married. Castrop | 1-40 |
| Stefan Hunstein | Dr. Dieter Jennewein | 1-10 |
| Roland Koch | Dr. Ulrich Gesswein | 1-36 |
| Siemen Rühaak | Gernot Graf von Baldung | 1-13 |
| Hans Peter Korff | Joseph Bachschuster | 1-40 |
| Oliver Mommsen | Paul Danner | 1-12 |
| Mirjam Heller | Jutta Fabian † | 1-5 |
| Michael King | Prof. Martin Oberndorf | 13-40 |
| Norman Kalle | Leo Bachschuster | 13-40 |
| Dorka Gryllus | Countess Laura von Boronski | 13-23 |
| Jens Atzorn | Norbert Söhnlein | 13-23 |
| Andrea Jonasson | Christine Duchess of Stoneham | 15-32 |
| Florian Fitz | Robert Castrop | 16-40 |
| Melika Foroutan | Jennifer Annast, married. Gesswein † | 18-26 |
| Hendrik Borgmann | Ulf Kirchhoff | 24-40 |
| Anja Schuess | Iris Wohlfahrt | 26-35 |
| Arthur Brauss | John McGregor | 26-35 |
| Dennenesch Zoudé | Emily McGregor | 29-31 |
| Julia Stinshoff | Sophia von Waldow (Bäumler) | 32-40 |
| Thomas Heinze | Dr. Thomas Baumgartner (Father) | 33-40 |
| Franco Nero | Duke Massimo di Romano | 34-40 |
Episode list
| number | Season | Episode title | First broadcast |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.1 | Bride show | 09/17/2003 |
| 2 | 1.2 | wedding-night | 10/01/2003 |
| 3 | 1.3 | traitor | 10/08/2003 |
| 4th | 1.4 | Challenge | 10/15/2003 |
| 5 | 1.5 | attack | 10/22/2003 |
| 6th | 1.6 | Dream wedding | 05/11/2003 |
| 7th | 1.7 | Radical cure | 11/12/2003 |
| 8th | 1.8 | conspiracy | 11/26/2003 |
| 9 | 1.9 | farewell | 12/03/2003 |
| 10 | 1.10 | dream trip | 12/10/2003 |
| 11 | 1.11 | Romance in Minor (1) | 12/17/2003 |
| 12 | 1.12 | Romance in Minor (2) - Homecoming | 12/17/2003 |
| 13 | 2.1 | One wrong step (1) | 09/14/2005 |
| 14th | 2.2 | One wrong step (2) - On your own | 09/14/2005 |
| 15th | 2.3 | One last try | 09/21/2005 |
| 16 | 2.4 | At the last second | 09/28/2005 |
| 17th | 2.5 | A new life | 05/10/2005 |
| 18th | 2.6 | Snake in paradise | 10/12/2005 |
| 19th | 2.7 | The great temptation (1) | October 19, 2005 |
| 20th | 2.8 | The great temptation (2) - wolf in sheep's clothing | October 19, 2005 |
| 21st | 2.9 | Wrong game | 11/02/2005 |
| 22nd | 2.10 | ultimatum | 11/02/2005 |
| 23 | 2.11 | Voice of the heart | 11/16/2005 |
| 24 | 3.1 | Shadows over happiness (1) | January 17, 2007 |
| 25th | 3.2 | Shadows over happiness (2) | January 17, 2007 |
| 26th | 3.3 | Dark clouds | 01/24/2007 |
| 27 | 3.4 | In rapid succession | 31/01/2007 |
| 28 | 3.5 | Suspected murder | 02/21/2007 |
| 29 | 3.6 | Farewell letter | 02/28/2007 |
| 30th | 3.7 | Friendship | 07.03.2007 |
| 31 | 3.8 | Bad surprise | 03/21/2007 |
| 32 | 3.9 | Forgive and forget | 04/11/2007 |
| 33 | 3.10 | Dangerous current | 05/02/2007 |
| 34 | 3.11 | blackmail | 05/09/2007 |
| 35 | 3.12 | A good star | 05/16/2007 |
| 36 | 3.13 | Skyward | 05/23/2007 |
| 37 | 3.14 | Mysterious journey | 05/30/2007 |
| 38 | 3.15 | The prince's sons | 06/13/2007 |
| 39 | 3.16 | losses | 06/20/2007 |
| 40 | 3.17 | Nicolai | 06/27/2007 |
| 41 | 3.18 | Mother's happiness | 07/04/2007 |
| 42 | 3.19 | Family ties | 07/11/2007 |
| 43 | 3.20 | Power games | 07/18/2007 |
media
literature
- Sylvia Hartmann: Loyalty and betrayal . Vgs Verlagsgesellschaft, Cologne 2003, ISBN 3-8025-3291-0 .
- Sylvia Hartmann: Thwarted plans . Vgs Verlagsgesellschaft, Cologne 2003, ISBN 3-8025-3292-9 .
- Michael Baier, Karin Schramm: The heir . Vgs Verlagsgesellschaft, Cologne 2005, ISBN 3-8025-3404-2 .
- Michael Baier, Karin Schramm: Broken Hearts . Vgs Verlagsgesellschaft, Cologne 2005, ISBN 3-8025-3405-0 .
DVD
- The first season of the series was released on DVD on August 21, 2006.
- The second season was released on DVD on July 14, 2008.
- The third season was released on DVD on September 22, 2008.
Web links
- The prince and the girl in the Internet Movie Database (English)