A case for TKKG

This article deals with the ZDF youth series. For the ZDF cartoon series, see A case for TKKG (cartoon series) .

Television series
Original title	A case for TKKG
Country of production	Germany
original language	German
Year (s)	1985-1987
length	25 minutes
Episodes	12
genre	Detective film / youth series
idea	Stefan Wolf
music	Ralph Bonda and Carsten Bohn
First broadcast	November 7, 1985 on ZDF
occupation
Fabian Harloff / Kai Artist : Peter "Tim" Carsten Christian Pfaff : Karl Vierstein Kai Maahs  : Willi "Klößchen" Sauerlich Jessica Gast : Gabriele "Gaby" Glockner Edgar Bessen : Commissioner Emil Glockner Karl Michael Vogler : Hermann Sauerlich Micaëla Kreißler : Erna Sauerlich Marco Kröger : "King" Seibold Marlies Engel : Mrs. "Mübo" Müller-Borello

One case for TKKG is a twelve-part ZDF youth series from 1985–1987. It is based on the youth book series TKKG . Directed by Lutz Büscher .

background

The first six episodes were shown for the first time in November and December 1985 on ZDF. The ZDF broadcast episodes 7 to 12 two years later in October and November 1987 for the first time. After that, all episodes were broadcast at irregular intervals on ZDF and KI.KA (there, among other things, as part of the program TKKG - The Detective Club ). The film was shot in Hamburg , including in Hagenbeck's zoo , and in various locations in the Stormarn district ( Schleswig-Holstein ). The toy vehicles therefore have the number plate of the Stormarn district: OD. The episode The contortionist was filmed on and in the Tremsbüttel manor .

content

The sequence of the individual episodes of the series is based on Stefan Wolf's books for young people, apart from some cuts. Again and again the four youngsters come across mysterious cases that they masterfully solve or uncover. The four attend a boarding school, where Tim and Klößchen also live there during the week, while Gaby and Karl are external. Sometimes there are events at your school, such as B. the terror of class 9 a against their teacher Müller-Borello, which forces TKKG to intervene. They clash with the Mafioso Borello, the ex-husband of the teacher, and with the rocker "King" Seibold. It is he who is responsible for an attack on a businessman in episode 7. Inspector Glockner, also the father of gang member Gaby, can always count on the help of the young detectives. Most of the time, gang leader Tim is responsible for the procedure in the various cases. He is mainly supported by the highly intelligent Karl. At the end of each episode, as a running gag so to speak, Dumpling always claims the success of an action for itself.

Oskar the dog is a constant companion of the TKKG clique.

Actors of the series

The leading roles are Fabian Harloff and from episode 7 (season 2) Kai Künstler as Tim, Christian Pfaff as Karl, Kai Maahs as Klößchen, Jessica Gast as Gaby, Edgar Bessen as Inspector Glockner and Karl-Michael Vogler as the chocolate manufacturer Sauerlich and Else Quecke to see Granny Sauerlich. With the exception of Fabian Harloff, all child actors in the TKKG clique ended their acting careers after the series. The guest stars included Diether Krebs , Werner Cartano , Mick Werup , Ferdy Mayne , Gernot Endemann , Karin Rasenack , Ernst von Klipstein , Ben Becker , Horst Janson , Helga Feddersen , Werner Kreindl , Ivan Desny , Claudia Rieschel , Uwe Hacker , Carlo von Tiedemann , Witta Pohl , Peter Schlesinger , Willem and Arthur Brauss made an appearance.

consequences

First season

• The Empty Grave in the Bog (November 7, 1985)
• Anxiety in the 9a (November 14, 1985)
• The Hunt for Thieves of Millions (November 21, 1985)
• The contortionist (November 28, 1985)
• The Secret of the Chinese Vase (December 5, 1985)
• The Blind Clairvoyant (December 12, 1985)

Second season

• Raid in the Port (October 22, 1987)
• Beasts in the Dark (October 29, 1987)
• Spy on the Run (November 5, 1987)
• Gangsters at the Garden Party (November 12, 1987)
• Sharks on board (November 19, 1987)
• Death Freight in a Jaguar (November 26, 1987)

Web links

• A case for TKKG in the Internet Movie Database (English)