The rescue pilot / episode list
This episode list contains all episodes of the German emergency and rescue series Die Rettungsflieger , sorted according to the German first broadcast . The television series , which was broadcast from 1997 to 2007, comprises 11 seasons with 108 episodes and the pilot film Four Friends in Action .
Overview
| Season | Number of episodes | First broadcast on ZDF | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season premiere | Season finale | ||
| Pilot film | February 15, 1997 | ||
| 1 | 6th | January 27, 1998 | January 27, 1998 |
| 2 | 8th | January 20, 1999 | March 10, 1999 |
| 3 | 6th | April 5, 2000 | May 10, 2000 |
| 4th | 9 | September 13, 2000 | November 22, 2000 |
| 5 | 10 | September 19, 2001 | December 5, 2001 |
| 6th | 10 | April 3, 2002 | June 5, 2002 |
| 7th | 12 | February 12, 2003 | May 7, 2003 |
| 8th | 15th | September 15, 2004 | December 29, 2004 |
| 9 | 7th | March 16, 2005 | April 20, 2005 |
| 10 | 12 | September 28, 2005 | December 14, 2005 |
| 11 | 13 | April 11, 2007 | July 11, 2007 |
Pilot film
The pilot film Four Friends in Action , full-length (90 minutes instead of the usual 45 minutes of an episode) was first broadcast on February 15, 1997.
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
Original title | First broadcast D | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | Four friends in action (90 min.) | February 15, 1997 | Rolf Liccini |
For the repetitions of the pilot film in the afternoon program of ZDF and in the afternoon and evening programs of ZDFneo , the pilot film was cut into two 45-minute parts, either entitled Heart Alarm Part 1 and Heart Alarm Part 2 or Four Friends in Action (1) and Four Friends in use (2) .
season 1
The first season of the television series Die Rettungsflieger comprises 6 episodes and premiered on January 27, 1998 on the ZDF broadcaster . The finale was broadcast on March 3, 1998.
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
Original title | First broadcast D | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | light in the dark | January 27, 1998 | Rolf Liccini |
| 2 | 2 | What ferments for a long time ... | February 3, 1998 | Rolf Liccini |
| 3 | 3 | Blind rage | February 10, 1998 | Rolf Liccini |
| 4th | 4th | Nosedive | February 17, 1998 | Rolf Liccini |
| 5 | 5 | Black Friday | February 24, 1998 | Rolf Liccini |
| 6th | 6th | happy Birthday | March 3, 1998 | Rolf Liccini |
season 2
The second season of the television series Die Rettungsflieger comprises 8 episodes and premiered on January 20, 1999 on the ZDF broadcaster. The final was broadcast on March 10, 1999.
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
Original title | First broadcast D | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7th | 1 | In panic | January 20, 1999 | Klaus Gietinger |
| 8th | 2 | Flight blind | January 27, 1999 | Klaus Gietinger |
| 9 | 3 | The shock | February 3, 1999 | Wilhelm Engelhardt |
| 10 | 4th | With one's back to the wall | February 10, 1999 | Wilhelm Engelhardt |
| 11 | 5 | For better or for worse | February 17, 1999 | Rolf Liccini |
| 12 | 6th | Without warning | February 24, 1999 | Rolf Liccini |
| 13 | 7th | The fear in the neck | March 3, 1999 | Rolf Liccini |
| 14th | 8th | Hot and cold | March 10, 1999 | Rolf Liccini |
season 3
The third season of the television series Die Rettungsflieger comprises 6 episodes and celebrated its premiere on April 5, 2000 on the ZDF broadcaster. The finale was broadcast on May 10, 2000.
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
Original title | First broadcast D | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15th | 1 | Terrible faint | April 5, 2000 | Rolf Liccini |
| 16 | 2 | Laughing Guardian Angels | April 12, 2000 | Rolf Liccini |
| 17th | 3 | Play with life | April 19, 2000 | Hans Werner |
| 18th | 4th | Out of control | April 26, 2000 | Hans Werner |
| 19th | 5 | Around head and collar | May 3, 2000 | Hans Werner |
| 20th | 6th | Dangers of love | May 10, 2000 | Rolf Liccini |
Season 4
The fourth season of the television series Die Rettungsflieger comprises 9 episodes and premiered on September 13, 2000 on the ZDF broadcaster. The finale was broadcast on November 22, 2000.
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
Original title | First broadcast D | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21st | 1 | The child in the well | September 13, 2000 | Rolf Liccini |
| 22nd | 2 | Crazy | September 20, 2000 | Rolf Liccini |
| 23 | 3 | Farewell to Thomas | October 4, 2000 | Georg Schiemann |
| 24 | 4th | The new | October 11, 2000 | Georg Schiemann |
| 25th | 5 | Gone too far | October 18, 2000 | Georg Schiemann |
| 26th | 6th | Offspring in the team | October 25, 2000 | Georg Schiemann |
| 27 | 7th | All for one | November 8, 2000 | Georg Schiemann |
| 28 | 8th | Left alone | November 15, 2000 | Georg Schiemann |
| 29 | 9 | Hunting season | November 22, 2000 | Georg Schiemann |
Season 5
The fifth season of the television series Die Rettungsflieger comprises 10 episodes and premiered on September 19, 2001 on ZDF. The finale was broadcast on December 5th, 2001.
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
Original title | First broadcast D | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30th | 1 | Children's paradise | September 19, 2001 | Rolf Liccini |
| 31 | 2 | Death ride | September 26, 2001 | Rolf Liccini |
| 32 | 3 | The team in need | October 10, 2001 | Rolf Liccini |
| 33 | 4th | Farewell to Maren | October 17, 2001 | Rolf Liccini |
| 34 | 5 | Torsten's decision | October 24, 2001 | Georg Schiemann |
| 35 | 6th | The offer | October 31, 2001 | Georg Schiemann |
| 36 | 7th | In the line of fire | November 7, 2001 | Georg Schiemann |
| 37 | 8th | African fever | November 21, 2001 | Thomas Jacob |
| 38 | 9 | Explosive | November 28, 2001 | Thomas Jacob |
| 39 | 10 | Fatality | December 5, 2001 | Thomas Jacob |
Season 6
The sixth season of the television series Die Rettungsflieger comprises 10 episodes and premiered on April 3, 2002 on the ZDF broadcaster. The finale was broadcast on June 5, 2002.
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
Original title | First broadcast D | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 1 | Definitely | April 3, 2002 | Thomas Jacob |
| 41 | 2 | Wollckes risk | April 10, 2002 | Thomas Jacob |
| 42 | 3 | Between heaven and earth | April 17, 2002 | Thomas Jacob |
| 43 | 4th | For dessert | April 24, 2002 | Thomas Jacob |
| 44 | 5 | Heat free | May 1, 2002 | Rolf Liccini |
| 45 | 6th | The trauma | May 8, 2002 | Rolf Liccini |
| 46 | 7th | misunderstandings | May 15, 2002 | Rolf Liccini |
| 47 | 8th | Dangerous wedding | May 22, 2002 | Rolf Liccini |
| 48 | 9 | Full of surprises | May 29, 2002 | Christian bull |
| 49 | 10 | The birthday | June 5, 2002 | Christian bull |
Season 7
The seventh season of the television series Die Rettungsflieger comprises 12 episodes and celebrated its premiere on February 12, 2003 on the ZDF broadcaster. The final was broadcast on May 7, 2003.
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
Original title | First broadcast D | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 1 | The time bomb | February 12, 2003 | Thomas Jacob |
| 51 | 2 | Welcome on board! | February 19, 2003 | Thomas Jacob |
| 52 | 3 | Hopeful | February 26, 2003 | Thomas Jacob |
| 53 | 4th | Painful experiences | March 5, 2003 | Thomas Jacob |
| 54 | 5 | Rumor mill | March 12, 2003 | Guido Pieters |
| 55 | 6th | Lots of disasters | March 19, 2003 | Guido Pieters |
| 56 | 7th | The decision | March 26, 2003 | Guido Pieters |
| 57 | 8th | Pilot wedding | April 2, 2003 | Guido Pieters |
| 58 | 9 | Restart | April 16, 2003 | Guido Pieters |
| 59 | 10 | Rivals in the cockpit | April 23, 2003 | Bodo black |
| 60 | 11 | That darn day | April 30, 2003 | Bodo black |
| 61 | 12 | Separation hurts | May 7, 2003 | Bodo black |
Season 8
The eighth season of the television series Die Rettungsflieger comprises 15 episodes and premiered on September 15, 2004 on ZDF. The finale was broadcast on December 29, 2004.
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
Original title | First broadcast D | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | 1 | Lovesickness | September 15, 2004 | Michael Knof |
| 63 | 2 | Royal children | September 22, 2004 | Michael Knof |
| 64 | 3 | Fresh wind in the rescue center | September 29, 2004 | Guido Pieters |
| 65 | 4th | The proof of love | October 6, 2004 | Guido Pieters |
| 66 | 5 | Fifth wheel on the car | October 13, 2004 | Guido Pieters |
| 67 | 6th | The hero of the day | October 20, 2004 | Guido Pieters |
| 68 | 7th | In the trap | October 27, 2004 | Guido Pieters |
| 69 | 8th | The little hero | November 10, 2004 | Klaus Wirbitzky |
| 70 | 9 | Wrong suspicion | November 17, 2004 | Klaus Wirbitzky |
| 71 | 10 | Fear of death | November 24, 2004 | Klaus Wirbitzky |
| 72 | 11 | The substitute | December 1, 2004 | Klaus Wirbitzky |
| 73 | 12 | Fathers and sons | December 8, 2004 | Klaus Wirbitzky |
| 74 | 13 | The mysterious patient | December 15, 2004 | Michael Knof |
| 75 | 14th | Life without lies | December 22, 2004 | Michael Knof |
| 76 | 15th | Raven Fathers | December 29, 2004 | Thomas Nikel |
Season 9
The ninth season of the television series Die Rettungsflieger consists of 7 episodes and premiered on March 16, 2005 on the ZDF broadcaster. The final was broadcast on April 20, 2005.
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
Original title | First broadcast D | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | 1 | Fragile | March 16, 2005 | Thomas Nikel |
| 78 | 2 | Old mates | March 16, 2005 | Thomas Nikel |
| 79 | 3 | For love | March 23, 2005 | Thomas Nikel |
| 80 | 4th | Hit and run | March 30, 2005 | Walter Feistle |
| 81 | 5 | Lies and secrets | April 6, 2005 | Walter Feistle |
| 82 | 6th | Greetings to Singapore | April 13, 2005 | Gero Weinreuter |
| 83 | 7th | star sign | April 20, 2005 | Gero Weinreuter |
Season 10
The tenth season of the television series Die Rettungsflieger comprises 12 episodes and premiered on September 28, 2005 on ZDF. The final was broadcast on December 14, 2005.
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
Original title | First broadcast D | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | 1 | Deadly recklessness | September 28, 2005 | Gero Weinreuter |
| 85 | 2 | Poison sting | October 5, 2005 | Bodo black |
| 86 | 3 | Back to life | October 12, 2005 | Bodo black |
| 87 | 4th | Farewell to happiness | October 19, 2005 | Gero Weinreuter |
| 88 | 5 | Heart flutter | November 2, 2005 | Bodo black |
| 89 | 6th | Surprising turn | November 9, 2005 | Thomas Nikel |
| 90 | 7th | Aim high | November 16, 2005 | Thomas Nikel |
| 91 | 8th | Stubborn heads | November 23, 2005 | Thomas Nikel |
| 92 | 9 | Short circuit | November 23, 2005 | Gero Weinreuter |
| 93 | 10 | Desires | November 30, 2005 | Wolfgang Dickmann |
| 94 | 11 | separation | December 7, 2005 | Wolfgang Dickmann |
| 95 | 12 | Errors | December 14, 2005 | Wolfgang Dickmann |
Season 11
The eleventh and final season of the television series Die Rettungsflieger comprises 13 episodes and premiered on April 11, 2007 on ZDF. The season and series finals aired on July 11, 2007.
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
Original title | First broadcast D | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96 | 1 | A big day | April 11, 2007 | Thomas Nikel |
| 97 | 2 | Mother's worries | April 18, 2007 | Thomas Nikel |
| 98 | 3 | In the middle of life | April 25, 2007 | Thomas Nikel |
| 99 | 4th | decisions | May 2, 2007 | Thomas Nikel |
| 100 | 5 | Trust issues | May 9, 2007 | Wolfgang Dickmann |
| 101 | 6th | Forever and ever | May 16, 2007 | Wolfgang Dickmann |
| 102 | 7th | True friendship | May 23, 2007 | Wolfgang Dickmann |
| 103 | 8th | Clear words | May 30, 2007 | Wolfgang Dickmann |
| 104 | 9 | The pursuit of happiness | June 13, 2007 | Donald Kraemer |
| 105 | 10 | cabal and Love | June 20, 2007 | Donald Kraemer |
| 106 | 11 | New beginnings | June 27, 2007 | Donald Kraemer |
| 107 | 12 | joy for life | 4th July 2007 | Donald Kraemer |
| 108 | 13 | Nice prospects | July 11, 2007 | Donald Kraemer |
Web links
- Episode list in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- List of episodes at Fernsehserien.de