The Melchiors

Television series
Original title	The Melchiors
Country of production	Germany
Year (s)	1972 and 1973
Production company	Northern German Radio
length	25 minutes
Episodes	26 in 2 seasons ( list )
genre	Family series drama
Director	Hermann Leitner
script	Rochus Bassauer Heinz-Werner John Werner Präg Irene Rodrian
music	Eberhard Soblick
First broadcast	January 7, 1972 on ARD
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Evelyn Balser : Svea Melchior Ulrike Blome : Agathe Melchior Françoise Dorner : Lucienne Hansi Jochmann : Felicitas Melchior Andreas Poliza : Stig Melchior Friedhelm Ptok : Detmar Tremberg Hans Putz : Knut Melchior Wolfgang Schneider : Eric Melchior Stephan Stroux : Karl Melchior Thomas Stroux : Richard Melchior

The Melchiors is a family series of the ARD . It describes the fate of the Lübeck merchant family Melchior during the heyday of the Hanseatic League in the 15th century . The broadcast took place in 1972 and 1973 in the regional evening program.

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The head of the family and the successful trading company is Knut Melchior. He and his wife Svea have eight children. The two sons Eric and Richard often go on sometimes dangerous trade trips on behalf of their father to buy or sell goods. On one of his trips, Eric meets the pretty French woman Fabienne, who initially does not go down well with the parents, as does the daughter Agathe's inappropriate relationship with an authorized representative. The trading house has to assert itself against powerful competition and survive disputes with pirates and thieves. Thanks to his political skills, Knut Melchior succeeded in advancing within the hierarchy of the Hanseatic League. He negotiated successfully with the war opponent Denmark and eventually obtained the office of mayor. As such, he endeavors to return hijacked merchant ships and has to face the outbreak of the plague.

Episodes

season 1 episode title Charisma 1 Captured cogs 7th January 1972 2 The girl from Bourgneuf January 14, 1972 3 Assault on the stable yard January 21, 1972 4th Shrub Knight on Messerstrasse January 28, 1972 5 The doctor in Salerno 4th February 1972 6th The Grand Duke's Retribution February 11, 1972 7th Riots in Lübeck February 18, 1972 8th Arsonists in Visby February 25, 1972 9 Godecke and the shipbuilders' guild March 3, 1972 10 Pirates in mountains March 10, 1972 11 Stig and the Blue Monday March 17, 1972 12 The brand March 24, 1972 13 Murder in the hostel April 7, 1972

season 2 episode title Charisma 14th Treason in the town hall February 21, 1973 15th The haunted house February 28, 1973 16 In Bruges March 7, 1973 17th The gold maker March 14, 1973 18th The attack March 21, 1973 19th Festival in the city March 28, 1973 20th At the University April 4th 1973 21st The stranger April 11, 1973 22nd Beach robbers April 18, 1973 23 The wolf man April 25, 1973 24 Witches May 2nd 1973 25th The Nuremberg May 9, 1973 26th the vow May 16, 1973

DVD publications

Pidax released season 1 on September 5 and season 2 on November 21, 2014 in complete boxes.

Web links

• The Melchior in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• The Melchiors at Fernsehserien.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 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 .
2. ↑ The Melchiors at Steffi-Line. Retrieved May 30, 2019 .