Good times Bad Times
| Television series | |
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| Original title | Good times Bad Times |
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| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Year (s) | since 1992 |
| Production company |
UFA Serial Drama |
| length | 25 minutes |
| Episodes | 7050+ |
| Broadcasting cycle |
Mondays to Fridays, 7:40 p.m. |
| genre | Daily soap |
| Theme music |
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| production |
Guido Reinhardt , Rainer Wemcken |
| First broadcast | May 11, 1992 on RTLplus |
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Good times, bad times ( acronym : "GZSZ") is a soap opera produced by UFA Serial Drama . It has been broadcast on the German private broadcaster RTL from Monday to Friday in the evening program since 1992 . It is considered the most successful German television series in its genre .
background
"Good Times, Bad Times" was modeled on the Australian soap opera The Restless Years , which was broadcast from 1977 to 1981. While the first 230 books were adopted with a few changes, since the 231st episode of “Gute Zeiten, Bad Zeiten” German scripts have been written.
The series “ Goede tijden, slechte tijden ” has been running in the Netherlands since 1990, also modeled on the Australian version and on an RTL Group ( RTL 4 ) station . In contrast to the German version, the Dutch series takes a summer break every year.
development
Filming began on March 16, 1992, initially in the Berlin Union Film Studios in Berlin-Tempelhof . The first episode aired on May 11, 1992.
In 1995 the GZSZ crew moved to the Brandenburg state capital Potsdam , where filming has been taking place in the famous Babelsberg district ever since . On the historic site of Studio Babelsberg - the oldest film studio in the world - more than 6000 broadcast GZSZ episodes have been produced in the so-called television center. One end is not foreseen.
The episodes are always produced seven weeks in advance. On 22 June 1998, with the 1500 episode in which the then Prime Minister of Lower Saxony and later chancellor , Gerhard Schröder who participated, Rekordeinschaltquote of 6.73 million viewers reached.
The actors are predominantly young talents without many years of acting experience, most of whom leave the series after a while in order to advance their television careers beyond soap operas. In the course of the series, these were, for example, Oliver Petszokat , Jeanette Biedermann , Rhea Harder , Yvonne Catterfeld , Mia Aegerter , Simone Hanselmann , Alexandra Neldel and Senta-Sofia Delliponti (as Oonagh). The series served u. a. as a stepping stone for careers in the music industry, so in 1994 for the band Caught in the Act and 1995 for Just Friends . Later, individual actors such as Jeanette Biedermann and Yvonne Catterfeld achieved top ten successes in the German charts, Oliver Petszokat even reached number one on the charts. Jörn Schlönvoigt reached number 8 in the German charts in 2007. The fictional band Dark Circle Knights , which appeared in the series from 2011 to 2012, reached number 69 in Austria. Oonagh reached several top ten positions, including number 2 in the German charts in 2015. In 2005, the playwright Rolf Hochhuth cast his play “Familienbande” at the suggestion of Hanne Wolharn exclusively with actors from the soap opera “Gute Zeiten, Bad Zeiten”.
On May 18, 2016, the 6,000th episode was broadcast in second place on the television evening with 4.02 million viewers (13.9 percent). This is the best times, bad times is the oldest daily broadcast series on German television. Since July 2018 GZSZ has also been broadcast in France and Belgium. Au Rythme de la Vie begins there with episode 6063.
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Features of the storylines
The ups and downs of growing up
The series is about mostly young people from a neighborhood in Berlin-Mitte . They go to high school , study , do a social year or are in their first years of employment, for example in the media , fashion , gastronomy and handicrafts . The lives of these people - according to the young target group of the series - are presented with its ups and downs. This includes facets from the areas of love , separation pain , intrigue , bullying at school or in work life , power struggles, difficulties in choosing a career , dreams of a career in singing, drugs or other crime , illnesses , disabilities and deaths .
Long-term identity changes
In the medium term, the audience experiences how these young characters sometimes go through significant developments and changes in their personalities , triggered for example by drastic external events . With the death of his parents and his girlfriend, the main character Philip changed from a teenage sun boy to a profound melancholic and later to a successful doctor. Another example is embodied by the main character Jasmin, who initially appeared in the series as sexually inhibited , but who, through the therapeutic processing of a long-ago rape trauma, has become a young woman capable of relating, who, among other things, puts a sextape of herself online about her stalled Help your career take off.
Main and sub-storylines
The main storylines usually extend over several months, with shorter secondary storylines - sometimes of a loosening nature - being included, which often only refer to a few episodes. The longer storylines often skip a few episodes, but are then reliably continued in later episodes. It often happens that the same character is involved in several storylines at the same time. As expected, the main storylines gain in drama and complexity during the anniversary episodes. In these episodes, serial deaths and other dire events can be seen in particular.
Representation of life and love forms
Some of the stories seem very realistic and, as is usual in this genre, often also sensitively address social developments towards new ways of life. With regard to love stories, this concerns, for example, triangular relationships or the emancipation of homosexuals - represented by several same-sex relationships since the beginning of the show, including Lenny and Carsten, Franzi and Paula, Anni and Jasmin, often combined with differentiated, benevolent accompanying portrayals of complex coming- out processes. The increasingly frequent initiation of love affairs via the Internet is also discussed , most recently shown using the lovers Lucy and Philip, including the associated opportunities and risks. Love triangles like those of John, Paula, Tim and Caroline or those of John, Leon and Pia are also covered in the series.
Taking up real social issues
Similar to the traditional ARD Weekly Soap Lindenstrasse, there are numerous storylines that revolve around real societal explosives: These included the torture scandals in the Bundeswehr - the main character Lenny was mistreated by fellow recruits in the Bundeswehr barracks in the same way as the real mistreatment of soldiers in Coesfeld . Furthermore, the increasing over-indebtedness of young people, the establishment of ever new (designer) drugs in certain youthful subcultures , the socio-ethical euthanasia of the seriously ill or the threat to freedom of the press from corruption are also discussed . The latter was represented in 2009 by the dispute between the story- telling editor Alexander Cöster and the (initially secret) publisher Jo Gerner.
Further examples:
- When Lenny Cöster had to go to prison for a short time in 2008 because of a brawl abroad, his mother Iris was very worried and cited the case of Marco Weiss as an example of her concern .
- The virus of the pandemic H1N1 2009/10 ( swine flu ), a major topic in Germany in 2009, was also taken into account at GZSZ: Lucy Cöster suffered from this form of flu during the time she was exchanging France. So she couldn't celebrate Christmas in Berlin.
- The year 2010 was strongly marked by the efforts of the young illegal immigrant Dasha from Kazakhstan to stay afloat in Berlin.
- After the botch in the Cologne subway expansion, which presumably caused the collapse of the historic city archive on March 3, 2009, for the 18th anniversary of GZSZ in May 2010 the corresponding items were built into the series: In the course of the expansion of the subway At the train station in the Kiez, the entire courtyard, including the Mocca and the hostel, was buried in a landslide .
- The German discussion about tax evaders CDs was also taken into account in the script. Fearing that he could be exposed with such data, Jo Gerner stopped engaging in tax evasion . His nephew Patrick accused himself of having committed the crime and was later sentenced to prison for it.
- The economic crises in Ireland and Greece were also discussed.
- An organ donation scandal was shown in 2014 .
- The refugee crisis was dealt with in 2015/2016 .
Occasional unreality and inconsistencies
On the other hand, there have always been and still are extremely unrealistic storylines such as series of murders - for example in the case of the "pantyhose killer" in 1994, which RTL turned into a kind of guessing thriller with competitions for viewers - kidnappings and the appearance of previously unknown relatives, often their own children or siblings whom the characters knew nothing about until then. There is also a discrepancy in the fact that the two characters Dominik Gundlach (at that time, before his adoption , still called Felix Löpelmann) and Patrick Graf Jr., were seen as infants in the early GZSZ years. In real terms, the two cousins, who are well over 20 years old in the later episodes, would have to be around ten years younger. Often the court proceedings that were seen at GZSZ were not negotiated as is the case in German court proceedings. The accused were taken under oath when they testified, although this is not possible in the German criminal process . Furthermore, the plaintiff and defense object to questions from the other side, which is only common in American criminal procedure law . It is also far from reality that the protagonists often change jobs, and this never seems difficult, as they quickly receive job offers from roommates or other neighborhood residents. Even in moments of unemployment, a lack of money is a regular issue, but never actually recognizable. In general, there is no lack of the latest technology (smartphone or laptop). Apartments are always equipped with all the necessary furniture or utensils.
The current figures
The Gerner clan
Jo Gerner is the longest standing and probably the most distinctive figure in the series. He is a businessman and lawyer with his own law firm and is very concerned about his own interests, but also has a very strong sense of family and a heart for children. Jo used to be financially committed to Villa Regenbogen. His daughter Vanessa, with whom he only came into contact in 1996, went to Taiwan in 1998 . Since his youngest daughter Johanna was born and his son Dominik, who was given up for adoption , moved to Berlin, Jo is no longer as unscrupulous as he used to be. He got into the series business when he was supposed to represent his then unknown brother Patrick Graf legally. Gerner has already stepped in front of the altar three times, was engaged twice, had several relationships and affairs. From 2007 to 2013 Gerner was married to Katrin. However, this marriage was a marriage of convenience for the benefit of their daughter Johanna. He briefly had a relationship with the younger magazine editor Sophie Lindh, whom he made editor-in-chief of Metropolitan Trends magazine . However, when she began an affair with Leon Moreno and she separated from him, he immediately dismissed her and tried in vain to attack the relationship. He is currently married to Yvonne Bode. In the beginning Gerner was only with Yvonne for business reasons, but discovered that he really loves her.
Sunny Lehmann b. Richter is Jos' granddaughter and lived with him in his apartment from 2015 to early 2017. She had a relationship with Vince Köpke, which Jo always wanted to stop. He already made sure that the two parted ways. The reason for his hatred towards Vince is the relationship between his father Leon, with whom Sophie cheated on him. Sunny also wanted to marry Vince in the meantime. However, he was tricked into using drugs by a friend. In doing so, he cheated on Sunny with another woman the night before the wedding. She could not forgive him for this even after therapy and they went their separate ways. She has been in a relationship with Felix Lehmann since October 2016 and married him on May 17, 2017. However, the two separated in August when Sunny found out that her husband had lied to her for months and tried to pin his intrigue on his brother Chris. After the separation, she was on a pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago. After that, she discovered her feelings for Chris and led him into a relationship until October 2018.
Flemming family
Katrin Flemming (née Gabriele Galuba) is a tough business woman who often longs for love and security, but usually does not show it. She comes from a simple background. Her mother had a drinking problem and ran a snack . Katrin had her name changed in order to separate herself from the rest of the family. She had a long relationship with Leon Moreno. Through an affair with Gerner, she accidentally became pregnant and married Jo for the good of the child - to the chagrin of Leon. From 2008 to 2017 her first-born daughter Jasmin was in Berlin. Katrin worked as an interior designer for a long time . She then owned the lifestyle magazine Metropolitan Trends for a long time . A stroke due to overwork and financial problems with the magazine resulted in Katrin losing her magazine and putting her life into question. Her boyfriend, the young student Till Kuhn, finally helped her to get out of her life crisis. They split up when Till found out that she was unscrupulously trying to get her magazine back. She briefly returned to a management position at Metropolitan Trends, which improved her relationship with Sophie. She has since sold the magazine to a competing magazine and founded the real estate company KFI International. She was about to have a second wedding with Jo, but she decided against it when Till surprisingly comes back to Berlin. A short time later, the two have a relationship again. But when Till is diagnosed soon afterwards that he is ill, he decides to take his own life. After his death, Katrin falls into a deep hole. Now she's fine again. After Till's death, she set up a foundation to cure Lancaster syndrome. She was a partner in the real estate company KFI International, together with Jo Gerner and Sunny Lehmann. In the meantime they had lost KFI to Felix and Laura Lehmann, who then took over as W&L. She got her shares back from Laura through clever moves. Then she merged the company with Felix. Due to alcohol problems and persistent differences with Felix, she goes into inpatient therapy and passes her shares on to Jo with the agreement to get it back later.
Johanna Flemming is the daughter of Katrin and Jo and was born in 2006. Johanna was seriously ill in infancy. For the benefit of Johanna, Katrin and Jo led a marriage of convenience after Gerner had kidnapped Johanna in order to have her to themselves. Johanna goes to a boarding school, but visits her parents in the neighborhood regularly.
Moreno family
Leon Moreno comes from a showman family and came to Berlin with his brother Fabian and his adoptive sister Vanessa. Leon initially worked as a cook in the pheasant. From 2008 to 2013 he was a co-owner of the masonry. He sold his shares in Tayfun Badak because he had personal problems with the other partner , John Bachmann. Leon sat in a wheelchair for a while because of a fall down stairs . For a long time he was considered a daredevil and a riot . After he was married to Cora Hinze, he was married to Verena Koch since 2010 and has their son Oskar with her. Verena died in a car accident in 2011. Also in 2011, his illegitimate son Vincent Köpke came to Berlin. In 2014, Leon adopted Vince's former home sister Mieze. He had been with Sophie since early 2015. After a lawsuit against Jo Gerner for bodily harm, he had to begin his detention in the prison. Since Leon only went there to protect the real perpetrator, his convicted son Vince, he left the prison after this legal trickery became known. So that Sophie could take over the guardianship of his children during his imprisonment, the two married in prison. At the beginning of 2017 they got the news of Sophie's pregnancy. However, the unborn baby suffered from a serious illness, which led to a miscarriage. Then there was a marital crisis. In the meantime, however, they were happy again until Sophie had an affair with Jonas Seefeld. Then the marriage of the two broke up. However, Leon had a one-night stand with Maren Seefeld. Leon is the father of her child. He is currently with Nina and is doing the masonry again.
Oskar Moreno is the son of Verena and Leon. He was born on November 11th 2010 and his biological aunt Pia and John took over his sponsorship.
Bachmann / Höfer family
John Bachmann is the brother of Emily and Philip. John founded a party agency with Shirin. With Caroline Neustädter, John has a son who lives in Canada. After failed marriages with Paula and Pia, John has returned to the neighborhood and has a relationship with Elena. The relationship broke up in 2016. From May 2018 to July 2020 he was in a relationship with Shirin.
Philip Höfer is the twin brother of Emily and half-brother of John. He lives with both of them in a shared apartment . Only two years after Philip met his biological father Hannes, he died in a plane crash. Philip entered into a marriage of convenience with Dascha Petrova so that it could stay in Germany. However, this was soon canceled because she then met Tayfun Badak. Before that, Philip had two relationships with Franziska Reuter and Lucy Cöster. In August 2011 Philip carelessly ran over Verena Koch when she broke down around a blind curve at night. She died shortly after of her serious injuries, which made Philip feel guilty and hatred Leon. In July 2012, after some obstacles, he married his girlfriend Ayla Özgül. The marriage lasted two years until Ayla kidnapped her foster daughter and niece Kate. Philip is a doctor and works at the Jeremias Hospital. In the summer of 2018, he suffered an accident in which he lost his memory. In the meantime he remembered nothing and stopped practicing as a doctor. Then he was back together with Laura Lehmann.
Emily Wiedmann (nee Höfer, formerly Badak) is the twin sister of Philip and half-sister of John. Emily's attempts to make it big in show business failed. She worked as a model before she became addicted to cocaine and had to quit her job to seek therapy. After that, Emily tried unsuccessfully as a singer. Emily's first relationship was with Lenny Cöster, until she realized he was gay. This really cracked Emily's confidence. After that, she had relationships with Patrick Graf and Max Krüger (tuners). In 2013, Emily became the mother of Kate through a one-night stand. In 2014 she married Tayfun Badak. However, an affair with David Brenner quickly led to the separation and a pronounced custody battle over the daughter Tayfun had adopted. After the reconciliation, Tayfun lost his ability to empathize through brain surgery and left Emily. At the beginning of 2017, she met the craftsman Paul, who was new to the neighborhood. The wedding took place in summer 2018. She runs the fashion label Vlederbag.
Kate Badak is the daughter of Emily and a one night stand called Roberto. After her birth, her uncle Philip and Ayla temporarily took over her care. After a short time, however, Kate came back to Emily because she had clear thoughts through the relationship with Tayfun and felt responsible for the child.
Paul Wiedmann is married to Emily. He works for the Upcycling Buddies .
The Seefelds
Maren Seefeld is the mother of Lilly, Tanja, Jonas and Emma Seefeld. She went decades ago a brief affair with the Dark Circle Knights - Star Kurt le Roy and was pregnant with Tanja. They had a difficult relationship with each other for a long time, but this has now improved. Her remaining children come from a failed marriage. Maren Seefeld has a relationship with Alexander Cöster that was interrupted for some time because of his affair with the Metropolitan Trends intern Olivia. The two are a couple again and live together. She is currently part of the masonry workforce. In 2017 the Seefelds and Alexander Cöster bought the "Späti" and run it. After Maren becomes pregnant after a brief affair with Leon, Alex separates from Maren and buys half of the "Späti" from her. The relationship with Alex revived after the baby was born and Maren is the manager of the masonry.
Lilly Seefeld is Maren's middle daughter. She is very interested in science and has been an introvert for a long time. For a while she was unhappy in love with Vince Köpke. She felt very insecure in her demeanor and appearance, as she was often teased by her classmates. As a result, she developed bulimia . After some back and forth, she got together with Vince Köpke in 2013, shortly after a relationship with Till Kuhn (Bommel). The relationship ended in 2014 after Lilly fled with Philip. Most recently, she had a brief relationship with the illegal refugee Amar, who returned to his wife, who was believed to be dead. In the meantime, she was in a relationship with Tuner that ended with the death of Chris. They are now friends again. She studies medicine and works like Philip in the Jeremias Hospital.
Alexander Cöster (from Peine ) came to the neighborhood with his family to meet his half-brother Daniel. In the meantime, however, everyone has moved away, only he has stayed. He worked as editor-in-chief at Metropolitan Trends magazine , but was fired because of the interim bankruptcy. With the severance pay he bought an old taxi while drunk and worked as a taxi driver for a short time. He later returned to the newly founded magazine and has been working there under a pseudonym since a scandal. His marriage to Iris failed due to several affairs, including a. with his boss Katrin Flemming and the nanny of his children, Caroline Neustädter. He had a relationship with Anna Galuba, which failed because Alexander no longer wanted children. He has been in a relationship with Maren Seefeld since 2011, interrupted by an affair with Olivia, an intern at Metropolitan Trends. In 2018, however, he separated from Maren because she had an affair with consequences with Leon. However, he is now back together with Maren. In 2020 Alexander Cöster died in a car accident just before he wanted to go on a world tour with Maren.
Jonas Seefeld is the son of Maren and the younger brother of Lilly. He lived with his father in Munich for a long time and moved to the Kiez in 2014. He produces music himself and has a strong urge to be accepted and praised by others. He was with Mieze, Selma and Sophie. In 2017 he founded a scooter workshop / rental, but also works in the "Späti".
The Lehmanns
Rosa Lehmann is a charismatic banker who smells big business. That's why she gets in touch with KFI-Immobilien. She showered her firstborn, Felix, with a lot of pressure and discipline. It was only after the birth of her second son, Chris, that she developed feelings of motherhood. She devotedly takes care of her second child, which triggers envy and resentment in the heart of his big brother Felix, who was barely allowed to experience love from his mother. She is a lesbian and had a brief affair with Anni.
Felix Lehmann is an ambitious young banker on the threshold of his first own project, which also takes him to Berlin. Right at the beginning, Felix meets Sunny, whom he likes immediately - and his brother Chris Lehmann. In turn, he has not seen him for a long time and he is deeply at odds with him. He has been engaged to Sunny since 2017 and married her in May of that year. In August of the same year, Sunny separated from him because she found out about his machinations. After a car accident, he was in a coma and could neither speak nor move. He fought his way back to life bit by bit. In the meantime, he and Laura Weber engaged in evil machinations against Jo and Katrin, regardless of losses.
Laura Lehmann is still officially married to Felix Lehmann, but has since been in a relationship with Phillip Höfer.
Various
Max Krüger - known as Tuner - was initially part of Lenny Cöster's clique and was a macho and daredevil. When he clashed with the clique Lenny and Carsten Reimann, he realized that he had to change his life. Since then, Tuner has become more socially accessible and is a partner and waiter in the clubhouse. He had a relationship with Emily Höfer. Tuner suffered from heart disease, but received a new heart transplant on time . Until recently he was in a relationship with Lilly Seefeld. He is the managing director of the Upcycling Buddies .
Locations
After the series took place in an unnamed big city in the first few years (“the city”), as signaled by the non-existent license plates beginning with ET, Berlin is now very often remembered as a location. The panorama of the city is shown several times per episode, well-known parts of the city such as Prenzlauer Berg or Tiergarten are mentioned frequently. Events that actually take place in Berlin and are characteristic of this city, for example the CSD , are often integrated into the storylines at the appropriate time.
Over the years, the series has centered on various cafés and restaurants that have been run by main characters, for example the pubs Allistairs , Siggis Bar and Daniels Bar , the Bluebird bar , the Fasan restaurant and the Mocca café . In addition, companies from the field of the media industry came up again and again, in particular the advertising agencies Löpelmann , Sisters , the newspaper editors of the local papers City-Lights and Morgenecho , as well as the editors of the lifestyle magazine Metropolitan Trends . Many of the younger main characters were among the students at the Viktoria-Luise-Gymnasium , where Elisabeth Meinhart and Clemens Richter taught. In the first year of the series , the domicile was of outstanding importance as a social institution ; Elisabeth Meinhart was the head of this facility at the time. Shops were Holms corner shop , Charlie's shop and Kais Corner as well as various boutiques . Other important locations were a motorcycle workshop (run by the former main characters Peter Becker and Heiko Richter ), general practitioners' practices (in the first years of the series the practice of Dr. Ulrich , later that of Dr. Gundlach , among others ) and the law firm of Dr. Jo Gerner . The Traumfabrik hostel (previously sleep laboratory ) was destroyed in a collapse in 2010.
Currently, next to the club masonry cafe, clubhouse , the grocery store convenience store , the fashion business Vlederbag and the Jeremiah - hospital and agency W & L before.
The North American state of Canada plays a major role in GZSZ , as many figures have decided to emigrate there since the beginning of 2009. At the beginning Paula Rapf decided to work on a farm there. Her best friend Tim Böcking followed her with his son Felix and his friend Caroline Neustädter finally came to Tim with her son Benjamin . In 2010 Tim's father Clemens Richter moved to Canada with his wife Elisabeth Meinhart . The character John Bachmann visited the country regularly because of the emigrated role characters. Baltic Sea vacations also take place frequently, and always when characters have problems. In addition, specials (e.g. anniversary episodes) are filmed on holiday islands such as Mallorca or Fuerteventura .
Jeremias Hospital The hospital has existed since 1993. At the beginning, however, the Marien Hospital was still the focal point of the series as a serial hospital . The Jeremias hospital became the focal point when Sonja Wiebe and Andy Lehmann had to be treated after their accidents and Dr. Jan Wittenberg was introduced to the series as her attending physician. In the years that followed, performers were repeatedly admitted to this hospital.
Philip Höfer and Lilly Seefeld work here. The hospital is also used as a medical center by the neighborhood residents. Many general practitioners also have their own medical practices.
Tussi Attack later Vlederbag Tussi Attack the fashion and cosmetics business that has been run by Emily Höfer and Jasmin Flemming since 2015 . Sophie Lindh later also worked there as a marketing manager. Emily is now working there with Sunny .
Before that, the cosmetics store Kollestyle by Emily Höfer and the boutique prinzesskleid (formerly GretaMarlene ) by Jasmin Flemming were present on the premises . Before that, the building served as a hat shop, which, however, had not been used for a long time.
Masonry The masonry was opened in 2008. The owners were initially Leon Moreno and Henrik Beck , after they had decided to open a new catering business in the neighborhood. Leon works as a cook there. He currently runs the club alone.
The workforce of the pheasant destroyed in a fire was taken over into the masonry . These are Armin , Stefan , Daniela and Kathleen . Vince Köpke also worked there as a trainee cook and Jasmin Flemming as a waitress. After the takeover by the Mafia, David Brenner was briefly head of the masonry . Before he went to witness protection , he gave the masonry back to Leon and Tayfun . Then Leon tried to get the crew back together.
The masonry is now one of the hippest clubs in Berlin. Well-known performers appear there regularly; a. Nena , Mando Diao , 2-room apartment or Jennifer Rostock . All guest stars who have appeared at the masonry can be found under the guest appearances. Although Berlin law stipulates that "toilets for" women "and" men "must be separated from each other by continuous walls" for restaurants, "the masonry has a unisex toilet . In the broadcast on September 3, 2018, Sunny was able to open the door to a cabin from the outside, which is unusual.
After a fire in April 2018, the setting was extensively redesigned.
Spätkauf The Spätkauf was run by Danny from 2006 to 2008 . In 2008 Tayfun Badak bought the shop because Danny was overwhelmed with it and now only works there as an employee. Tim Böcking , Lenny Cöster and Emily Höfer already worked there as temporary workers . Tayfun's wife Dasha Badak also often helped out. When he moved out, Tayfun handed over the spa purchase to Mesut . Maren and Alexander finally take over the late purchase. After the death of Alexander the shop is now run by Jonas and Paul .
Townhouse The townhouse has existed since 2008. Jo Gerner and his granddaughter Sunny Richter lived there . Katrin Flemming and Johanna Flemming also lived there until they separated . Also lived Dominik Gundlach , Max Kruger Jasmin Flemming , Patrick Gerner , Anna Galuba , Sophie Lindt , Alexander Cöster and Robert Klee there. In the lower rooms of the townhouse are the real estate company W&L (formerly KFI International ) and the offices of Katrin and Jo. The living area of the Gerner family was on the first floor . On the second floor there are the sleeping quarters and in the attic there is the apartment of Dominik , who has since passed away , and which has meanwhile been lived in by Brenda . Patrick had to live in the basement of the house at times.
Felix Lehmann currently lives there.
Clubhouse The clubhouse has existed since August 2010. It used to be a hotel. For reasons unknown this was closed and Pia Koch rented the lobby and turned it into her own café. It was founded as a clubhouse because Pia did not have the money for the concession. Pia Koch , Emily Höfer , Dominik Gundlach and Max Krüger became equal partners, Anni also works there. Over time, Pia and Emily sold their shares to Max Krüger . Tuner's apartment is above the clubhouse . Shirin , who later took it over, tried to sell it because she was leaving the neighborhood.
Victoria-Luise-Gymnasium The Victoria-Luise-Gymnasium is the school at GZSZ and is also located in the Kiez. The teachers Clemens Richter and Elisabeth Meinhart taught there until 2010. Exactly 34 main actors were already students at the school. In addition, Lenny Cöster worked at school as a civilian service caretaker after he had left the armed forces .
Until the summer of 2013, Zac Klingenthal and Lilly Seefeld last visited the school, which they finished with their Abitur. Even Jonas Seefeld went to school here. Luis Ahrens and Brenda Schubert recently attended school. Felix Lehmann currently lives there.
Merle Kramer is currently attending grammar school.
WG At GZSZ there was a WG from 1995 to 2002 that had to be renovated due to water damage. That is why the residents of that time, Sandra Lemke , Marie Balzer , Julia Blum and Verena Koch, moved to another apartment in the same house. It has existed since 2002. Up until then, Lena and Caroline Neustädter , Henrik Beck , Franziska Reuter , Paula Rapf , Leon Moreno , Verena and Pia Koch , Emily Höfer , Tayfun Badak , Shirin Akinci and Till Kuhn lived there.
Meanwhile, Sunny , Lilly , John , Toni and Erik live in the premises.
Bachmann / Höfer apartment The Bachmanns' apartment has existed since 2001 and is located in the Kiez. The address is Reichenburger Straße 16 . Xenia di Montalban initially rented the apartment to run the Christopher Bohlstädt Foundation for illiterate people. When the apartment became too small for her, she moved with the foundation. A short time later, Patrizia Bachmann moved in with her sons John and Ben . Later on, Hannes Bachmann , John and Ben's father , also came into the apartment. Later Ben and Patrizia went to Africa and instead Senta Lemke , Patrizia's sister , moved into the apartment and Senta and Hannes became a couple. Later, Emily and Philip Höfer , John's half-siblings and Hannes ' illegitimate children , joined them. Even Paula Rapf , wife of John , a retired. They lived in this constellation for some time until Hannes and Senta were killed in a tragic plane crash. The relationship between John and Paula failed, so that Paula moved out first and Emily also left the apartment after a dispute . Also lived there Leon Moreno , Vince Köpke , Tayfun Badak , Zac Klingenthal , Lilly Seefeld and Dasha Badak and David Brenner .
Philip Höfer , Emily Wiedmann , Paul Wiedmann , Kate and Nihat Güney currently live in the apartment.
Apartment Seefeld At the end of 2008 the Cöster family moved into this apartment after living in Daniel's apartment for a year . Lenny Cöster's friend Carsten Reimann also lived there for some time . After Alexander and Iris Cöster separated and Iris , Lenny , Carsten and Lucy Cöster left Berlin, Alexander lived alone in the apartment for a while. He later moved to a loft.
Maren , Lilly and Tanja Seefeld have lived in the apartment since December 2010 , after Alexander left the apartment to them. He in turn moved into the apartment in 2012, as he and Maren have been a couple for a long time. Tanja moved out of the apartment in the summer of 2013. Maren's son and Lilly's brother Jonas also lived in the apartment. At times, Lilly's ex-boyfriend Vince Köpke , his adoptive sister Mieze and Katrin Flemming also lived here .
Maren currently lives there with Emma .
Apartment Ahrens In mid-2017, Nina and Martin Ahrens moved to Berlin with their son Luis . They moved into a vacant rental apartment, which is located directly above the Seefeld apartment. After the separation, Martin moved out of the apartment and left Berlin. In the meantime, Katrin , Robert and Brenda also lived there.
Nina currently lives in the apartment with Leon .
Apartment Moreno Clemens Richter and his wife Vera Richter moved to Reichenburger Straße 1 in 1996 . After Clemens and Vera separated, Clemens' good friend Elisabeth Meinhart-Richter moved in in 2002 and they have both been married since 2009. In 2010 the two decided to break up their tents in Berlin and immigrate to Canada to live with their son and grandson. They rented the apartment to their old friend Leon Moreno . He lived there with his son Oskar and his wife Sophie . Verena Koch , Leon's wife, lived there until her death . Jo later took over the apartment, who lives there and also set up his office, because Leon and Oskar made a later failed attempt to emigrate to the USA to Vince and then rejected new emigration plans with Oskar to Portugal because of his love for Nina .
There furthermore also lived Anna Meisner , Nico Weimer House , Frank Richter , Cora Hinze , Alexander Hinze , AR Daniel , Rosalinde Blumel , Tim and Felix Böcking , Dasha Höfer , Iris Cöster , Dominik Gundlach , Max Kruger , Leon's son Vince Köpke , Maren , Alexander Cöster and Emma.
Jo currently lives there with Yvonne and Moritz .
All current GZSZ main locations - whether "masonry", high school, shops or apartments - do not exist in real Berlin, but are film sets that are set up on the premises of Studio Babelsberg . They can be viewed in parts and only on guided tours from the neighboring Babelsberg Film Park .
Beginning of each episode
Before the beginning of each episode, excerpts of scenes from previous episodes are shown, which are relevant for understanding the episode that is now pending. This is followed by an intro in the form of theme music as well as the visual sequence of the main characters.
Intro
Since the beginning of “Good times, bad times”, several introgenerations can be distinguished. In the introversions of the first generation, which were used from 1992 to 1996, frames with the faces of the figures could be seen, which moved through the picture, with a scene from the series with the respective figure in the background. The faces changed from version to version within this first introgenation. A common feature of all versions of the first generation is that the logo was not shown at the end, as in the later introgenation, but in the middle, appearing together with the first two verses of the refrain , I see in your heart, see good times , bad times . At that time, the logo still consisted of a pink and a green bar that were perpendicular to each other.
In 1996, a completely new introgenation was heralded in a pink-light-blue color concept along with a new logo. The title song was shortened by one line of text ("You have a goal and you take every hurdle with feeling") and interpreted more quickly and more quickly by another singer. Instead of excerpts from scenes, individual shots of the actors were shown. At first they became blurred, then after a few seconds they faded into the picture more sharply and mostly moved in poses from one side of the picture to the other. If the image of the respective actor was out of focus, the next one appeared in the picture, so that mostly two main actors could be seen side by side. In the background, individual lines of text from the title song ran horizontally or vertically through the picture and in the middle of the picture individual short scenes were shown, which were colored according to the opening credits and were therefore difficult to recognize. Loving couples (including Saskia and Tom as well as Elisabeth and Daniel) could be seen kissing or hugging. While the superimposed actors in the foreground changed several times until 2001, the excerpts with these couples were always retained, so that the corresponding actors could still be seen in the background of the opening credits several years after they left the series. From 1998 two different opening credits were shown in parallel, alternating daily. The different versions were used independently of the respective episodes. If version A was shown in an episode in the evening, version B was shown when the same episode was repeated in the morning and vice versa. The latter only applies to the first broadcast on RTL. In the later repetitions on VOX and Passion, one and the same opening credits were always retained, even if an episode was broadcast several times. When the episodes from 2000 and 2001 were later repeated on VOX, curiously enough, two opening credits were shown that were never shown on RTL.
From 2001 onwards, individual scenes were recorded against a bluish background, mostly showing a portrait and a full body photo of the same figure. As a new feature, the names of the main actors were shown for the first time in a German soap opera. The theme song was also re-recorded again - this time with an even livelier vocal interpretation than ever before. This version was retained until September 4, 2006.
The intro, which was used from 2006 to 2010, was the result of another fundamental revision: the logo was slightly modernized (colors slightly modified) and the entire opening credits were adapted to this design. The title song has also been shortened so that only the refrain is sung. The actors wear clothes in the same colors and do not appear individually, but exclusively in groups. Couples, friends and even rivals were shown together, some people appear twice. There are hardly any cuts anymore, rather posed scenes are drawn through the picture from right to left. In this version, too, there were two alternating versions of the opening credits, but they only differed slightly from each other. One of the differences, for example, is that the serial dog Bolle can be seen in the first version . In 2008, the opening credits were updated after several actors left the soap opera. Since then, for the first time in years, there has been a single variant of the opening credits instead of - as before - two rotating variants.
In August 2010 a new intro concept was used again; again two different versions were used. Sketches of the Kiez and Berlin were faded in in the background . Again several figures could be seen at the same time and appeared in a kind of 3D . Episode 4803, which was broadcast on August 12, 2011, did not contain any opening credits on the occasion of the death of the series character Verena Koch . Since July 1, 2014, single scenes have been used again as opening credits. The actors can usually be seen at the edge of the picture, while pictures of Berlin can be seen on the opposite side. The capital is even more involved in the opening credits.
In May 2017 the concept of the intro was revised again. The shooting no longer took place on the green screen, as before, but in the real scenes. The individual figures are now shown in their respective typical living space.
Theme song
The title song Mitten ins Herz , written by Bernie Paul , could be heard in the opening credits from the beginning of the series until 2014. It was sung by Bo Andersen from 1992 to 1996, Viveca from 1996 to 2001, and Sabine Grunert from 2001 to 2006. The interpreter of the fourth version is unknown. In 2014 the song was modernized by the band Glasperlenspiel and has since been heard as Ich seh in dein Herz . The credits of the series are not shown by RTL, but in the repetitions on VOX and Passion it is or was broadcast. It is underlaid with the instrumental version, of which there are three different versions. Episode 1867 of November 30, 1999 contains a special version of the theme song.
The title song was also released on CD: The first version is included on the first two samplers for the series and on the album The Greatest TV Hits of All Time - The Best Cult Series . The second version can be heard on Volume 7 and on the anniversary CD for the 2000th episode as well as the three radio play CDs. The first Christmas album contains a special version, sung by the “Gute-Zeiten-Schlechte-Zeiten family”. The instrumental version from 1996 to 2001 was also published on the three radio play CDs.
End of each episode
The episodes each end with a cliffhanger , usually in the form of a decisive action - such as a momentous statement - of a character, which arouses curiosity in the audience about the next episode. In the first broadcasts, instead of the actual credits, a preview of the next episode with small scene excerpts will be shown next to inserted text panels and it will be pointed out that the next episode can be viewed immediately on RTLnow .
Broadcast dates
Since “Gute Zeiten, Bad Zeiten” started broadcasting on May 11, 1992, the series has been broadcast on RTL Monday through Friday from 7:40 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. In the meantime, each episode is not only interrupted once, as it used to be, but twice by an advertising block of around 5–7 minutes each. The respective episodes are repeated on the following day at 8:30 a.m. From 2002 to March 2016, a weekly review was also shown every Saturday morning in such a way that the episodes broadcast Monday to Friday can be seen in full length directly one after the other.
From October 1995 "Good Times, Bad Times" was shown again on VOX from the first episode. Since broadcasting on RTL began in May and on VOX in October, all recurring events were postponed by half a year. The consequence of this was that, for example, the Christmas episodes were shown in midsummer. After the series had been on the VOX program for almost ten years, it was initially postponed to the night program at the end of 2004 due to the weaker audience figures taken by VOX.
On the pay TV channel Passion , “Good times, bad times” has been shown again from the beginning since December 2006. On December 31, 2007, the broadcast was canceled at episode 281 and started again at episode 1. In addition, the current episodes of the series can be seen on the same day before the RTL broadcast.
In addition, on TVNOW, for a fee, episodes can be seen that were long ago. Since March 2016, the current episodes can be accessed free of charge for seven days as a replacement for the canceled Saturday repetition.
In France , the soap opera has been broadcast under the name “ Au rythme de la vie ” since June 8, 2018, every morning at 9:45 am on the national channel France 2 . In Belgium on La Une .
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Main cast
Current leading actors
Sorted according to the order of entry.
| actor | role | Episodes | Years | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfgang Bahro | Prof. Dr. Dr. Hans-Joachim "Jo" Gerner | 185– | 1993– |
Lawyer, owner of the masonry property and partner in “Wealth & Living” , gives guest lectures in Harward, son of Richard; Half brother of Patrick Sr. Father of Vanessa, Dominik, Patrick and Johanna; Grandfather of Sunny; Stepfather of Laura and Moritz; Husband of Yvonne; Ex-husband of Nataly, Patrizia and Katrin; Ex-fiancé of Elinor, Isabel and Sophie; Ex-boyfriend of Rebecca, Elke, Barbara, Sonja and Elena; Exaffair of Vera, Claudia, Julia, Elvira, Senta and Iris; One night stand by Charlotte, Anna and Andrea |
| Daniel Fehlow | Leon Moreno | 961–1512 1654–1714 2205–3028 3171–3747 3835–4451 4517–6691 6869– |
1996–1998 1999 2001–2004 2005–2007 2007–2010 2010–2019 2019– |
Cook and owner of the “masonry” father of Vince, Oskar and Emma Seefeld; Brother of Fabian; Vanessa's adoptive brother; Friend of Nina; Verena's widower; Ex-husband of Cora and Sophie; Ex-boyfriend of Kim, Katja, Katrin, Isabel and Pia; Exaffair of Daniela, Anna, Ariane and Sandra; One-Night-Stand by Flo, Christina and Maren Guest appearance: Episode 1749 (1999) |
| Felix von Jascheroff | John Bachmann | 2277–5436 5675– |
2001–2014 2015– |
Employee in the “masonry” son of Patricia and Hannes; Brother of Ben and Lena; Half brother of Philip and Emily; Uncle of Kate; Nephew of Senta; Cousin of Sandra; Father of Benjamin; Ex-husband of Paula and Pia; Ex-boyfriend of Julia, Caroline, Elena and Shirin; Exaffair of Emily and Jule; One night stand by Kathleen, Jasmin and Leyla |
| Ulrike Frank | Katrin Flemming, married Flemming-Gerner, born. Gabriele "Gabi" Galuba | 2632–2704 2948– |
2002–2003 2004– |
Interior designer and partner in “Wealth & Living” mother of Jasmin and Johanna; Daughter of Irene; Sister of Anna; Ex-wife of Marc and Jo; Ex-girlfriend of Leon, David Carstensen and Bommel (through his suicide); Exaffair of Alexander, Kurt, David Brenner, Frederic, Anni and Nihat; Supporting role from December 2002 to April 2003 Ulrike Frank played the role of Tina Zimmermann as the second actress in 2000, but only as a supporting actress |
| Anne Menden | Emily Wiedmann, b. Höfer, dated Badak | 3114– | 2004– |
Designer and manager of “Vlederbag” mother of Kate; Daughter of Lydia and Hannes; Twin sister of Philip; Half sister of John, Ben and Lena; Aunt of Benjamin; Wife of Paul; Ex-wife of Tayfun; Ex-girlfriend of Lenny, Patrick, Tuner and David; Ex-afair of John and Dominik; One night stand by Roberto |
| Jörn Schlönvoigt | Dr. med. Philip Höfer | 3114– | 2004– |
Chief physician in the “Jeremias Hospital” son of Lydia and Hannes; Twin brother of Emily; Half-brother of John, Ben and Lena; Uncle of Kate and Benjamin; Ex-husband of Dasha (fictitious marriage) and Ayla; Ex-boyfriend of Franzi, Lucy and Laura; One-night stand by Lilly and Elena |
| Thomas Drechsel | Max "Tuner" Krüger | 4227– | 2009– |
Managing Director of the "Upcycling Buddies", coffee producer son of Elvira and Edzard; Half-brother of Jacky; Ex-boyfriend of Emily, Jule and Lilly; One-Night-Stand of Lotta supporting role from April 2009 to May 2010 |
| Eva Mona Rodekirchen | Maren Seefeld | 4616–5154 5264– |
2010–2013 2013– |
Managing director of “Mauerwerk” mother of Tanja, Lilly, Jonas and Emma Seefeld; Ex-girlfriend of Kurt and Alexander (through his death); One night stand from Leon |
| Iris Mareike Steen | Liljane "Lilly" Seefeld | 4629– | 2010– |
Doctor and PhD student in the "Jeremias Hospital" daughter of Maren; Sister of Jonas; Half sister of Tanja and Emma Seefeld; Ex-girlfriend of Bommel, Vince, Amar and Tuner; One night stand by Philip, Chris and Nihat |
| Felix van Deventer | Jonas Seefeld | 5544– | 2014– |
Managing director in “Spätkauf”, resident DJ in “Mauerwerk” son of Maren; Brother of Lilly; Half-brother of Tanja and Emma Seefeld; Friend of Merle; Ex-boyfriend of Lisa, Mieze, Selma, Lea and Sophie; One night stand by Melina |
| Valentina Pahde | Sunny Richter dated Lehmann | 5671– | 2015– |
Partner and employee of “Vlederbag” daughter of Vanessa and Frank; Granddaughter of Jo; Niece of Patrick, Dominik and Johanna; Ex-wife of Felix; Vince's ex-fiancee; Ex-girlfriend of Chris; One night stand by Nihat |
| Squidward Meilinger | Felix Lehmann | 6064– | 2016– |
Managing Director of “Lehmann Bank”, partner in the clubhouse and managing director of “Wealth & Living”, son of Rosa; Brother of Chris; Grandson of Heinrich; Cousin of Nele; Laura's still-husband; Ex-husband of Sunny; Brenda's exaffair |
| Niklas Osterloh | Paul Wiedmann | 6142– | 2016– |
Employee in the "clubhouse", craftsman and employee of the "Upcycling Buddies" stepfather of Kate; Son of Silke and Stefan; Brother of Anneke; Husband of Emily; Eva's ex-boyfriend |
| Maria Wedig | Nina Klee, formerly Ahrens | 6311– | 2017– |
Deputy Managing Director at “Wealth & Living” mother of Toni and Luis; Friend of Leon; Ex-wife of Martin; Still-wife of Robert |
| Chryssanthi Kavazi | Laura Lehmann, b. Schmidt, former Weber | 6269–6861 7075– |
2017–2019 2020– |
Employee in the “club house” daughter of Yvonne and Yanis; Stepdaughter of Jo; Half sister of Moritz; Still wife of Felix; Ex-girlfriend of Philip; leaves Philipp and goes to her father in Greece for a while |
| Patrick Heinrich | Erik Fritsche | 6464–6537 6583–6606 6752– |
2018 2019– |
Cook in the "masonry" father of Merle; Half brother of Jan; Uncle of Ronja and Tim; Ex-husband of Shirin; Friend of Toni supporting role from March to October 2018 |
| Olivia Marei | Antonia "Toni" Ahrens | 6550– | 2018– |
Policewoman daughter of Nina and Martin; Stepdaughter of Robert; Sister of Luis; Friend of Erik |
| Timur Ülker | Nihat Güney | 6600– | 2018– |
Employee in the “club house”, with the “upcycling buddies” and assistant in the office of Jo Sohn von Mustafa; Cousin of Shirin, Nazan and Leyla; One-night stand by Lilly and Sunny; Exaffair of Kathrin |
| Gisa Zach | Yvonne Bode | 6680– | 2019– |
Physiotherapist in the “Jeremias Hospital” mother of Laura and Moritz; Wife of Jo; Ex-wife of Michael; Ex-girlfriend of Yanis |
| Ronja Herberich | Merle Kramer | 6938– | 2020– |
Student at the “Victoria-Luise-Gymnasium” daughter of Erik; Friend of Jonas |
| Vildan Cirpan | Nazan Akinci | 6978– | 2020– |
Doctor in the "Jeremias Hospital", developer of a medical app, business partner of Felix Leyla's sister; Cousin of Shirin and Nihat |
| Lennart Borchert | Moritz Bode | 7031– | 2020– |
Bartender in the “masonry” son of Yvonne and Michael; Jo's stepson; Half-brother of Laura; Henry's exaffair |
Former leading actors
Sorted according to the order of exit.
| actor | role | episode | Years | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernhard-Heinrich Herzog | Oswald Löpelmann | 19-69 | 1992 | Ex-husband of Claudia; goes to Claudia in France when she has problems there. The role was later played in episode 258 (1993) by Christoph Piesk . BRA. In 1997, Herzog also played the role of Steffen Jente. |
| Dirk Borchardt | Bertram Koehler | 5-70 | 1992 | Father of Moritz; Husband of Denise; moves with his family to another part of town |
| Viktoria Voigt | Denise Koehler | 5-70 | 1992 | Mother of Moritz; Wife of Bertram; moves with her family to another part of town |
| Suzanne Zialenbach | Lilo Gottschick | 4-51 129-230 |
1992 1992-1993 |
Ex-girlfriend of Daniel; Michael’s exaffair; leaves town after taking André to a mental hospital |
| Natascha Pfeiffer | Marina Geppert-Richter, b. Geppert | 1-234 | 1992-1993 | Wife of Karsten; moves with this to Bad Wiessee |
| Thomas Gohlke | Karsten Richter | 135-234 | 1992-1993 | Brother of Clemens and Wilfried; Uncle of Heiko, Diana and Tim; Husband of Marina; moves with this to Bad Wiessee |
| Marie-Christine Herriger | Julia Backhoff | 4-240 | 1992-1993 | Ex-girlfriend of Peter; leaves Berlin because of a job offer in Frankfurt |
| Johannes Berenz | Dr. Frank Ullrich | 1-242 | 1992-1993 | Brother of Tina; Nephew of Helga; Friend of Sybille; Ex-fiancé of Elke; Martha's one-night stand; goes to Africa for development aid with Sybille |
| Dirk Meier | Florian May | 231-327 | 1993 | Simone's affair; falls in love with her and travels to New York after her |
| Ines Victoria Macha | Yasemin Mutlu † | 240-360 | 1993 | Friend of Heiko; falls victim to the pantyhose killer |
| Mirjam Köfer | Diana Richter † | 219-377 | 1993 | Daughter of Wilfried; Niece of Clemens and Karsten; Cousin of Heiko, Tim and Frank; Ex-girlfriend of Tommy; falls victim to the pantyhose killer |
| Timmo Niesner | Tommy Walter † | 226-380 | 1993 | Ex-boyfriend of Diana; falls victim to the pantyhose killer |
| Andrea Kathrin Loewig | Iris Gundlach, b. Gebauer † | 248-480 | 1993-1994 | Dominik's adoptive mother; Wife of Michael; dies by a car bomb of the pantyhose killer |
| Michael Trischan | Jürgen Borchert | 305-524 | 1993-1994 | leaves town to begin a career as an art dealer |
| Neelesha Barthel | Manjou Neria | 395-568 | 1993-1994 | Friend of Lukas; goes to New York with him and her father |
| Andreas Arnstedt | Lukas Heitz | 438-573 | 1994 | Son of Daniel; Nephew of Alexander; Cousin of Lenny and Lucy; Friend of Manjou; this follows to New York |
| Alexander Eisenfeld | Oliver Engel | 259-585 | 1993-1994 | Brother of Milla; flies to Japan to his parents |
| Andrea Höhne | Claudia Löpelmann, b. Wedemeier † | 2-42 | 1992 | Dominik's mother; Friend of Michael; Ex-wife of Oswald; Ex-girlfriend of Clemens; Exaffair of Jo; moves to the country with Michael; dies in December 2007 of a stroke outside of the series |
| Aelrun Goette | 245-630 | 1993-1994 | ||
| Udo Thies | Dr. Michael Gundlach | 241-630 | 1993-1994 | Dominik's adoptive father; Widower of Iris; Friend of Claudia; Vera’s one-night stand; moves to the country with Claudia Guest appearance: Episode 3882–3902 (2007–2008) |
| Matthias Matz | André Holm | 157-687 | 1992-1995 | Friend of Rita Sahmel; goes to Italy with her. Break: April to June 1993 |
| Michael Rudiger | Matthias Zimmermann | 294-488 676-750 |
1993-1994 1995 |
Son of Beatrice; Husband of Melanie; Ex-husband of Tina; goes to South America with his mother after building something up with Melanie |
| Hannelore Minkus | Beatrice Zimmermann | 320-750 | 1993-1995 | Mother of Matthias; One night stand by Daniel; walking with her son to South America votes appearance already in Episode 308 |
| Victoria Storm | Camilla "Milla" angel | 243-898 | 1993-1996 | Sister of Oliver; Widow of Joseph; Ex-wife of Tom; goes to Spain ; later returns to Berlin (see GZSZ offshoot Großstadtträume ) Guest appearances: episodes 949–950 (1996), 1500 (1998) |
| Alexander Kiersch | Patrick Graf † | 1-900 | 1992-1996 | Son of Richard; Half brother of Jo; Uncle of Dominik, Vanessa, Johanna and Patrick; Husband of Elke; Tina's ex-fiancé; dies of a brain tumor Guest appearance: Episodes 905–906 (1996) in a video message |
| Julia Gerke | Jennifer Gruber, adopt., B. Pitt | 621-910 | 1994-1996 | Daughter of Joane and Cecil; Twin sister of Jessica; goes to England with her family |
| Judith Gerke | Jessica Gruber, adopt., B. Pitt | 642-910 | 1994-1996 | Daughter of Joane and Cecil; Twin sister of Jennifer; goes to England with her family |
| Irene Neuner | Dr. Rebecca Scheele | 631-948 | 1994-1996 | Mother of Kim; travels to her mother and then goes to the United States with Kim |
| Jan Sosniok | Thomas "Tom" Lehmann | 500-950 | 1994-1996 | Brother of Andy and Chrissie; Ex-husband of Milla; Ex-fiancé of Saskia and Tina; Harumi's exaffair; One-Night-Stand by Ariane Lehnert; goes to Spain with Milla Guest appearances: episodes 1283–1287 (1997), 1500 (1998) |
| Andreas Elsholz | Heiko Richter | 1-963 | 1992-1996 | Son of Vera and Clemens; Half brother of Tim; Uncle of Felix; Nephew of Karsten and Wilfried; Cousin of Frank and Diana; Ex-fiancé of Ute; Ex-boyfriend of Tina, Yasemin and Mascha; One-Night-Stand by Elke; submerges |
| Saskia Valencia | Saskia Rother | 207-983 | 1993-1996 | Daughter of Angela and Heinrich; Friend of Harumi; Ex-fiancée of Peter and Tom; goes to San Francisco with Harumi |
| Alexandra Finder | Kim Scheele | 713-1003 | 1995-1996 | Daughter of Rebecca; goes to America guest appearance: episodes 1497–1512 (1998) |
| Sandra Keller | Tina Zimmermann, b. Ullrich | 1-1023 | 1992-1996 | Sister of Frank; Niece of Helga; Ex-wife of Matthias; Ex-fiancée of Tom and Patrick Sr. Ex-girlfriend of Heiko; Peter's exaffair; leaves Berlin The role was later played in the episodes 1970–1976 (2000) and in the GZSZ branch Großstadtträume by Ulrike Frank . |
| Norbert Hülm | Robert König † | 699-1108 1362-1380 |
1995-1996 1997 |
runs into a house that is being blown up, but his body is never found Guest appearance: Episode 1632 (1998) as a delusional idea of Cora |
| Claudia Weiske | Elke Graf-Kruger, b. Opitz † | 1-931 1070-1208 |
1992-1996 1996-1997 |
Daughter of Ilse and Rüdiger; Mother of Patrick; Widow of Patrick Sr. Wife of John; Ex-fiancee of Michael and Frank; Ex-girlfriend of Jo and Rainer; One-Night-Stand by Heiko; goes to the United States with Rainer, separated from him and later remarried; died in 2012 outside the series in the USA (news of death in episode 5110) Guest appearance: episodes 1765–1770 (1999) |
| Angela Neumann | Vera Richter | 1-1231 | 1992-1997 | Mother of Heiko; Adoptive mother of Kevin; Ex-wife of Clemens; Exafair of Daniel; One night stand by Michael; flies to Sri Lanka with Kevin |
| Kea Könneker | Christiane "Chrissie" Lehmann † | 1019-1280 | 1996-1997 | Sister of Tom and Andy; Ex-girlfriend of Nico; dies in a car accident |
| Julian Scheunemann | Karl-Heinz "Charlie" Fierek † | 247-354 586-1507 |
1993 1994-1998 |
Ex-boyfriend of Kim and Sophie; is shot in the courtroom |
| Daniel Enzweiler | Jörg Reuter | 986-1559 | 1996-1998 | Ex-boyfriend of Nataly, Barbara and Sonja; disappears without a trace after a car accident with Sonja |
| Anne Brendler | Vanessa Richter, adopt. Moreno | 961-1611 | 1996-1998 | Mother of Sunny; Daughter of Jo; Half sister of Dominik, Patrick and Johanna; Adoptive sister of Leon and Fabian; Granddaughter of Richard; Niece of Patrick Sr. Wife of Frank; Ex-girlfriend of Fabian and Felix; goes to Taiwan to open a hotel. Guest appearances: Follow 5761–5778, 5860–5861 (2015), 6049–6054 (2016), 6255–6258 (2017) |
| Torsten Stoll | Frank Richter | 1269-1649 | 1997-1999 | Son of Karsten; Nephew of Clemens and Wilfried; Cousin of Heiko, Tim and Diana; Husband of Vanessa; Father of Sunny; One-night-stand by Katja; goes to Vanessa in Taiwan Guest appearance: Follows 1884–1888 (1999) |
| Alexander Schäfer | Alexander "Alex" Hinze | 1338-1713 | 1997-1999 | Son of Doris; Brother of Cora; goes to his mother in Brussels |
| Alexandra Neldel | Katja Wettstein | 1072-1749 | 1996-1999 | Daughter of Volker; Ex-girlfriend of Leon and Oliver; One-Night-Stand by Frank, Helge and Jan; leaves Berlin to look for Leon in Finland |
| Simone Hanselmann | Anna Meisner | 1383-1767 | 1998-1999 | Ex-girlfriend of Clemens; is schizophrenic and is arrested when she becomes her "evil side" Judith |
| Oliver Petszokat | Ricky Marquart | 1369-1849 | 1998-1999 | Ex-boyfriend of Nataly; One-Night-Stand from Cora; leaves Berlin in the direction of Stuttgart |
| Raphael Schneider | Andreas "Andy" Lehmann † | 667-1969 | 1995-2000 | Brother of Tom and Chrissie; Husband of Flo; is poisoned by sect leader Michael Danecker, whereupon Flo does euthanasia at his own request. Andy's doppelganger Thomas Schmidt also played in 1997 |
| Laurent Daniels | Philip Kruger | 1205-1988 | 1997-2000 | Ex-boyfriend of Fabian and Simon; moves to another part of the city (thereby switches directly to the GZSZ branch of Big City Dreams ) |
| Nadine Dehmel | Nataly Hunter | 931-2043 | 1996-2000 | Ex-wife of Jo; Ex-girlfriend of Jörg; Nico's one-night stand; leaves Berlin |
| Fenja Rühl | Barbara Graf, b. Wiebe | 284-407 | 1993 | Sister of Martin and Sonja; Ex-wife of Richard; Ex-girlfriend of Jo, Peter and Daniel; Lara exaffair; is sentenced to ten years imprisonment for attempted child abduction of Betty Becker due to an intrigue of Sonja. Guest appearance: Episode 2426–2457 (2002), whereupon she fled abroad after attempting to murder Sonja and has been suspected of being in South America ever since |
| Maren Thurm | 904-1691 | 1996-1999 | ||
| Mona Klare | 1692-2071 | 1999-2000 | ||
| Cathrin Vaessen | Franziska Bohlstädt | 1884-2083 | 1999-2000 | Mother of Charlotte and Chris; Ex-fiancee of Jan; One night stand by Jo; goes to France to open a wine bar |
| Rainer Meifert | Dr. Jan Wittenberg | 1559-2091 | 1998-2000 | Cousin of Moritz; Ex-fiancé of Charlotte; Ex-boyfriend of Flo; One-night-stand by Katja and Franziska; fled abroad |
| Franziska Dilger | Inca Berent | 1756-2211 | 1999-2001 | Foster daughter of Elisabeth and Daniel; is taken away by the police after a rampage (shoots Chris) in the school |
| Jan Hartmann | Christopher "Chris" Bohlstädt † | 1849-2211 | 1999-2001 | Son of Franziska; Brother of Charlotte; Friend of Xenia; One night stand by Flo; is shot by Inka in the school building (the shot was actually aimed at Nico) |
| Stefanie Julia Möller | Charlotte Bohlstädt | 1854-2213 | 1999-2001 | Daughter of Franziska; Sister of Chris; Jan's one-night stand; after the death of her brother moves to live with her mother in France |
| Matthias Hinze | Peter Becker, adopt., B. Meinhart | 1-85 | 1992 | Father of Betty; Son of Elisabeth and Robert; Adopted son of Gerda and Erwin; Half brother of Alexandra; Adoptive brother of Karin and Berthold; Husband of Melissa; Ex-fiancé of Saskia; Ex-boyfriend of Julia; Exaffair of Tina; Lara one-night stand; returns to Australia with his daughter Guest appearances: Episodes 808–837 (1995), 899–906 (1996) |
| Sali Landricina | 86-729 | 1992-1995 | ||
| Patrick Harzig | 1756-2422 | 1999-2002 | ||
| Tina Bordihn | Sonja Wiebe † | 1310-1559 | 1997-1998 | Marie's adoptive mother; Sister of Barbara and Martin; Ex-wife of Fabian; Ex-girlfriend of Jo and Jörg; Exaffair of Bernd; One night stand by Andy; dies from a self-inflicted explosion in Daniels |
| Tokessa Möller-Martinius | 1560-2502 | 1998-2002 | ||
| Tim Sander | Kai Scholl † | 1514-2510 | 1998-2002 | Ex-boyfriend of Marie; is seriously injured by the explosion in Daniels ; as a result dies from irreparable damage to the liver |
| Rhea Harder | Florentine Isabella "Flo Spira" Spirandelli di Montalban | 893-2383 2491-2524 |
1996-2002 | Daughter of Theresa and Albert; Niece of Henriette; Cousin of Xenia; Widow of Andy; Friend of Martin; Ex-girlfriend of Jan; Peter's exaffair; One-night stand by Leon and Chris; goes to Munich with Martin |
| Stephan Meyer-Kohlhoff | Martin Wiebe | 277-324 | 1993 | Brother of Barbara and Sonja; Friend of Flo; goes to Munich with this guest appearance: episode 375–376 (1993) |
| Norman Kalle | 2079-2524 | 2000-2002 | ||
| Mia Aegerter | Xenia di Montalban | 2032-2537 | 2000-2002 | Cousin of Flo; Ex-fiancee of Ben; Ex-girlfriend of Chris; gets cold feet before her wedding and goes to Munich, where she lives with Flo and Martin from then on. Guest appearances: Episode 2657–2689 (2003) |
| Hendrik Borgmann | Moritz Demand | 1936-2539 | 2000-2002 | Ex-boyfriend of Sandra; Senta exaffair; One night stand by Marie; goes on a world tour with his houseboat |
| Christin Baechler | Patrizia Bachmann, b. Honest man | 2277-2708 | 2001-2003 | Mother of Ben, Lena and John; Sister of Roland and Senta; Ex-wife of Hannes and Jo; accepts a job offer in Cape Town on a cameo consequences 3708-3714 (2007), Senta and Hannes' funeral |
| Peer Kusmagk | Ben Bachmann | 2452-2771 | 2002-2003 | Son of Hannes and Patrizia; Brother of Lena and John; Half-brother of Emily and Philip; Ex-fiancé of Xenia; Verena's one-night stand; goes to his mother in Cape Town |
| Ralf Benson | Fabian Moreno | 961-1972 2854-2931 |
1996-2000 2003-2004 |
Marie's adoptive father; Brother of Leon; Uncle of Vince and Oskar, ex-husband of Sonja; Ex-boyfriend of Vanessa, Silke and Philip; goes into the witness protection program ; later has to go to jail for his criminal past |
| Jeanette Biedermann | Marie Balzer | 1744-2687 2830-2931 |
1999-2003 2003-2004 |
Adopted daughter of Sonja and Fabian; Ex-girlfriend of Kai; One-Night-Stand by Moritz Demand; goes to the monastery in Romania to help homeless children |
| İsmail Şahin | Deniz Ergün † | 2583-3148 | 2002-2005 | Ex-husband of Sandra (through own death); Ex-boyfriend of Verena; succumbs to his injuries on the day of his wedding after falling from a window |
| Raphaël Vogt | Dr. Nico Weimershaus | 944-3168 | 1996-2005 | Father of Antonia and Sebastian; Friend of Julia's; Ex-boyfriend of Cora and Chrissie; Nataly's one-night stand; Julia travels to London and finally stays there with her |
| Yvonne Catterfeld | Julia Blum | 2316-2360 2430-2903 2991-3168 |
2001 2002-2004 2004-2005 |
Friend of Nico; Ex-girlfriend of John and Jonas; goes to London for an audition and stays there with Nico |
| Dominic Boeer | Jonas Vossberg | 2779-2946 3034-3168 |
2003-2004 2004-2005 |
Ex-boyfriend of Julia; Isabel's exaffair; disappears when he loses Julia to Nico |
| Nina Bott | Cora Hinze | 1338-3328 | 1997-2005 | Mother of Antonia and Sebastian; Daughter of Doris; Ex-wife of Leon; Ex-girlfriend of Nico; Ricky's one night stand; gets a job offer and goes to Taiwan with her children |
| Uta Kargel | Lena Bachmann | 2961-3447 | 2004-2006 | Daughter of Patrizia and Hannes; Sister of Ben and John; Half sister of Emily and Philip; Ex-girlfriend of Tim and Henrik; leaves Berlin |
| Natalie Alison | Isabel Eggert † | 2851-3502 | 2003-2006 | Mother of Felix; Daughter of Konrad and Ingrid; Ex-fiancee of Jo; Ex-girlfriend of Leon; Jonas' exaffair; One night stand by Tim; dies of a car accident after giving birth to her son |
| Catherine Ursinus | Cornelia "Nele" Wenzel | 3215-3566 | 2005-2006 | goes to America |
| Hanne Wolharn | Senta Lemke, b. Biedermann † | 2085-3698 | 2000-2007 | Mother of Sandra; Sister of Roland and Patrizia; Aunt of Ben, Lena and John; Friend of Hannes; Exaffair of Moritz and Jo; One-Night-Stand by Clemens; dies in a plane crash |
| Klaus-Dieter Klebsch | Johannes "Hannes" Bachmann † | 2506-3703 | 2002-2007 | Father of Ben, Lena, John, Emily and Philip; Friend of Senta; Ex-husband of Patrizia; is seriously injured in the plane crash and later dies in hospital |
| Stefan König | Sebastian Winter | 3351-3816 | 2005-2007 | Ex-boyfriend of Franzi; Ex triangular relationship with Emily and Verena; taking a modeling job in France to |
| Robert Lyons | Vincent Buhr | 2890-3639 3700-3830 |
2004-2006 2007 |
Friend of Jana Colditz; Elisabeth's ex-husband (marriage of convenience); Ex-boyfriend of Verena; goes to Sydney with Jana |
| Jasmine Tawil | Franziska "Franzi" Reuter † | 3336-4000 | 2005-2008 |
from October 2005 initially supporting role in Paula's affair; Ex-girlfriend of Sebastian and Philip; dies in a fire in the pheasant |
| Anna Frenzel-Röhl | Sandra Ergün, b. Lemke | 1894-2515 | 2000-2002 | Daughter of Senta and Thomas; Niece of Roland and Patrizia; Cousin of Ben, Lena and John; Friend of Marc; Widow of Deniz; Ex-girlfriend of Moritz, Kike and Sam; Exaffair of Leon; circumnavigated the world with Marc and now lives with him in Portugal Guest appearance: Follows 4811–4813 (2011) to Verena's funeral |
| May of Bremen | 2530-4003 | 2002-2008 | ||
| Arne Stephan | Marc Hansen | 3453-4003 | 2006-2008 | Friend of Sandra; Ex-husband of Katrin; sailed around the world with Sandra and now lives with her in Portugal. Arne Stephan also played Marc's mentally ill twin brother Viktor Hansen |
| Josephine Schmidt | Paula Rapf | 2595-4163 | 2002-2009 | Foster daughter of Daniel; Ex-wife of John; Ex-girlfriend of Markus; Exaffair of Franzi (through her death); One night stand by Tim; goes to a friend in Canada |
| Pete Dwojak | Henrik Beck | 3171-4188 | 2005-2009 | Ex-boyfriend of Lena, Sveta and Iris; One night stand by Verena and Katrin; goes to Thailand |
| Roman Roth | Tim Böcking | 2492-2918 | 2002-2004 | Son of Clemens; Half-brother of Heiko; Nephew of Karsten and Wilfried; Cousin of Frank and Diana; Father of Felix; Friend of Caro; Ex-boyfriend of Lena; One-night stand by Verena, Isabel, Emily and Paula; kidnapped his son Felix to Canada Guest appearances: Follows 4326–4338 (2009), 4571–4573 (2010) |
| Oliver Bender | 2995-4190 | 2004-2009 | ||
| Hans Christiani | Agamemnon Rufus (AR) "Daniel" | 8-4293 | 1992-2009 | is only called "Daniel" (as a nickname); Father of Lukas; Half-brother of Alexander; Friend of rose; Ex-husband of Elisabeth; Ex-boyfriend of Lilo; Vera's exaffair; One night stand by Beatrice; goes to America with Rose on Route 66 |
| Jessica Ginkel | Caroline "Caro" Neustädter | 3463-4338 | 2006-2009 | Mother of Benjamin; Friend of Tim; Ex-girlfriend of John; Alexander's exaffair; emigrates to Tim, Felix and Paula in Canada from voice appearance in episodes 4442–4444, switched to " Der Lehrer " |
| Alexander Becht | Leonard "Lenny" Cöster | 3895-4473 | 2007-2010 | Son of Iris and Alexander; Brother of Lucy; Friend of Carsten; Ex-boyfriend of Emily; had to serve a sentence in the Plötzensee prison for armed robbery and serious bodily harm. Guest appearances: Follows 4516, 4524–4536, 4553–4563 (2010), in which he was given prison leave and finally moved to Rosenheim with Carsten to get a job in a social Facility to start |
| Felix Isenbügel | Carsten Reimann | 4091-4563 | 2008-2010 |
Supporting role from October 2008 to August 2009 son of Frank Reimann; Friend of Lenny; moves with this to Rosenheim |
| Sarah Tkotsch | Lucy Coester | 3862-4563 | 2007-2010 | Daughter of Iris and Alexander; Sister of Lenny; Ex-girlfriend of Philip; One-Night-Stand by Dominik; went to Tokyo for an internship with a well-known photographer and was later employed there; studies today in Paris break: December 2009 to March 2010 |
| Frank-Thomas Mende | Clemens Richter | 1-4577 | 1992-2010 | Father of Heiko and Tim; Grandfather of Felix; Brother of Karsten and Wilfried; Uncle of Frank and Diana; Husband of Elisabeth; Ex-husband of Vera; Carola's ex-fiancé; Senta one-night stand; emigrates to Canada with Elisabeth. Guest appearance: Episodes 4811–4813 (2011) at Verena's funeral Long break: November 1996 to March 1997 |
| Lisa Riecken | Elisabeth Meinhart-Richter, b. Meinhart | 1-4577 | 1992-2010 | Mother of Peter; Grandmother of Betty; Wife of Clemens; Ex-wife of Daniel and Vincent (fictitious marriage); Ex-girlfriend of Hartmut and Volker; emigrates to Canada with Clemens Guest appearance: Follows 4811–4813 (2011) to Verena's funeral |
| Kristin Meyer | Iris Cöster, b. Conradt | 3671-4643 | 2007-2010 | Mother of Lenny and Lucy; Ex-wife of Alexander; Ex-girlfriend of Henrik; Exaffair of Jo; accepts a job offer as a street worker in Munich |
| Susan Sideropoulos | Verena Koch † | 2179-2205 2434-4442 4593-4802 |
2001 2002–2010 2010–2011 |
Daughter of Claus; Half sister of Pia; Mother of Oskar; Wife of Leon; Ex-fiancee of Casimir; Ex-girlfriend of Deniz, Henrik and Vincent; Tayfun Exaffair; One-Night-Stand by Ben, Alexander and Armin; dies of an aortic tear as a result of a car accident. Guest appearances: episodes 4803-4812 as a corpse and daydream, 4901 as an illusion on New Year's Eve |
| Lena Ehlers | Dascha Badak, b. Petrova | 4415-4905 | 2010–2012 | Ex-wife of Philip (fake marriage) and Tayfun; goes back to Kazakhstan Lena Ehlers played Karin Becker in 1992 as the first actress |
| Samia Dauenhauer | Jacqueline "Jacky" Krüger | 4905-5073 | 2012 | Daughter of Elvira; Half sister of Tuner; goes to Hamburg to a dance school |
| Bjorn Harras | Patrick Gerner, recognized, born Count † | 4366-5000 5075-5132 |
2009–2012 |
The role was embodied in episodes 991–1207 (1996–1997) by the child actors Josephin & Viktoria Kunze. Son of Elke and Jo; Half-brother of Vanessa, Dominik and Johanna; Uncle of Sunny; Grandson of Richard; Ex-boyfriend of Jasmin and Emily; falls from a roof in a drug frenzy. Guest appearances: episodes 5022–5023 in a video recording, up to and including episode 5137 as a corpse Björn Harras played the supporting role of Nils “Driver” Barkhoff from April to August 2009 |
| Senta-Sofia Delliponti | Tanja Seefeld | 4630-5264 | 2010-2013 | Daughter of Maren and Kurt; Half sister of Lilly, Jonas and Emma Seefeld; Ex-girlfriend of Zac; Exafaires of Vince, Bommel and Dominik; goes to Australia Guest appearances: Follow 7068– Comes to Berlin to help Maren deal with the death of Alexander. |
| Raúl Richter | Dominik "Nik" Gundlach, adopt., Geb. Felix Löpelmann † | 3882-5637 | 2007-2014 |
The role was played in episodes 416–654 (1994–1995) by the child actors Chris & Erik Matzas. Son of Claudia and Jo; Foster son of Michael; Half-brother of Vanessa, Patrick and Johanna; Grandson of Richard; Uncle of Sunny; Elena's ex-husband (by own death); Ex-fiancé of Jasmine; Julie's ex-boyfriend; Emily and Kata's exaffair; One-Night-Stand by Pia, Tanja and Nele; succumbs to severe head injuries as a result of a motorcycle accident (episode 5632) |
| Jascha Rust | Zacharias "Zac" Klingenthal | 4697-5646 | 2011-2014 | Son of Lars and Christina; Brother of Charleen; Ex-boyfriend of Tanja; Claire's exaffair; goes to Silicon Valley for an internship |
| Isabell Horn | Pia cook | 4197-5436 5675-5745 |
2009-2014 2015 |
Daughter of Claus; Half sister of Verena; Oskar's aunt; Ex-wife of John; Ex-girlfriend of Leon; Tayfun Exaffair; One-Night-Stand by Dominik and Anni; moves to Essen after separating from John (changes to Alles Waswas ) |
| Franziska van der Heide | Mieke "Mieze" Lutze | 5311-5811 | 2013-2015 | Ex-girlfriend of Jonas; Vince's one-night stand; goes to London |
| Ramona Dempsey | Anna Nele Lehmann | 5306-5818 | 2013-2015 | is only called "Nele"; Niece of Rosa; Cousin of Chris and Felix; Ex-fiancee of Mesut; Dominik's one-night stand, leaves Berlin after separating from Mesut |
| Tayfun Baydar | Tayfun Badak | 4146-6035 | 2008-2016 | Adoptive father of Kate; Son of Semira and Cem; Friend of Emily; Ex-husband of Dasha and Emily; Ayla's ex-boyfriend; Verena and Pia's exaffair; goes to San Diego |
| Vincent Kruger | Vincent "Vince" Köpke | 4668-6080 | 2011-2016 | Son of Leon; Half-brother of Oskar; Nephew of Fabian, ex-fiancé of Sunny; Ex-boyfriend of Lilly; Tanja's exaffair; Kitty One Night Stand; goes to LA |
| Rona Özkan | Selma Özgül | 5869-6085 | 2015-2016 | Cousin of Ayla and Kemal; Niece of Oya and Birol; Ex-girlfriend of Jonas; moves back to her parents in Freising |
| Sıla Şahin | Ayla Höfer, b. Özgül | 4328-5443 | 2009-2014 | Daughter of Oya and Birol; Sister of Kemal; Cousin of Selma; Ex-wife of Philip; Ex-fiancee of Kaan; Ex-girlfriend of Tayfun; Friend of david; goes to Cuba with David |
| Nadine Menz | 5489-6142 | 2014-2016 | ||
| Philip Christopher | David Brenner | 5459-6142 | 2014-2016 | Friend of Ayla; Ex-boyfriend of Emily; Katrin's exaffair; goes to Cuba with Ayla |
| Merlin Leonhardt | Till "Bommel" Kuhn † | 5070-5556 6070-6178 |
2012–2014 2016–2017 |
Ex-boyfriend of Katrin (through own death); Ex-boyfriend of Lilly and Sarah; Tanja's exaffair; suffers from an incurable nervous disease and commits suicide (subsequently seen in episodes 6179-6184 and 6210-6211 in Katrin's daydreams and in episode 6182 as a corpse) Supporting role from August 2012 to December 2013 Guest appearance: episode 5652 (2014) |
| Mustafa Alin | Mesut Yildiz | 4751-6207 | 2011-2017 | Friend of Emma Knapp; Ex-fiancé of Nele; Ex-boyfriend of Maja; goes to Frankfurt / M with Emma Knapp. Supporting role from May 2011 to December 2013 |
| Elena Garcia Gerlach | Elena Gundlach, b. Castillo | 5291-5331 5413-5455 5609-6254 |
2013 2014 2014–2017 |
Widow of Dominik; Ex-girlfriend of John and Jo; One night stand by Philip; goes back to Spain supporting role from July 2013 to March 2014, main role from October 2014 to May 2017 |
| Janina Uhse | Jasmin Flemming, recognized, adopt. Nowak, b. Melanie Galuba | 3902-6305 | 2008-2017 | Daughter of Katrin and Frederic; Half sister of Johanna; Granddaughter of Irene; Niece of Anna; Ex-wife of Kurt; Ex-fiancée of Dominik and Frederic; Ex-girlfriend of Patrick and Anni, John's one-night stand; goes to New York City to work as chief designer |
| Luise von Finckh | Luisa Juliane "Jule" Vogt | 6126-6380 | 2016-2017 | Daughter of Erika and Rainer, half sister of Anni; Ex-girlfriend of Tuner; Exaffair of John; takes an apprenticeship in Heidelberg Guest appearance : Episode 6579 (2018) Luise von Finckh played the supporting role Claire Latour in 2012 |
| Linda Marlen Runge | Andrea "Anni" Brehme | 5295-6579 | 2013-2018 | Daughter of Christel and Rainer; Half sister of Jule; Ex-wife of Amar (fictitious marriage); Ex-girlfriend of Jasmin; Exaffair of Rosa and Katrin; One night stand by Pia; travels on after a festival and leaves Berlin |
| Lea Marlen Woitack | Sophie Lindh | 5464-6707 | 2014-2019 | (Still) wife of Leon; Ex-fiancee of Jo; Ex-girlfriend of Jonas; accepts a job offer in Singapore |
| Eric standing firm | Christian "Chris" Lehmann | 5640-6713 | 2014-2019 | Son of pink; Brother of Felix; Grandson of Heinrich; Cousin of Nele; Ex-boyfriend of Sunny; One night stand by Lilly; goes into hiding after a break-in at a pharmaceutical company |
| Maximilian Braun | Luis Ahrens | 6311-6786 | 2017-2019 |
Pupil son of Nina and Martin; Robert's stepson; Brother of Antonia; goes to New Zealand for a year |
| Nik Breidenbach | Alexander Cöster † | 3668-4229 | 2007-2009 | Father of Lenny and Lucy; Half-brother of Daniel; Uncle of Luke; Cousin of Stefan's; Ex-boyfriend of Maren (through own death), ex-husband of Iris; Ex-boyfriend of Anna and Olivia; Ex-affair of Katrin; Verena's one-night stand; dies in a traffic accident Guest appearances: episodes 7034–7041 as a corpse and daydream Clemens Löhr played the supporting role Casimir von Leibhold in 2005 |
| Clemens Löhr | 4266-7033 | 2009-2020 | ||
| Nils Schulz | Robert Klee | 6724-7039 | 2019-2020 | Father of Brenda; Still-husband of Nina; Stepfather of Toni and Luis; accepts a job offer in Cape Town |
| Annabella Zetsch | Brenda Schubert | 6550-6622 6838-7039 |
2018 2019-2020 |
Daughter of Robert; Nina's stepdaughter; Ex-affair of Felix; goes to Cape Town with Robert Guest appearance: Episode 6730-6731 (2019) supporting role from July to October 2018 |
| Gamze Senol | Shirin Akinci | 6363-7051 | 2017-2020 | Niece of Mustafa; Cousins of Nihat, Nazan and Leyla; Ex-girlfriend of John; Ex-wife of Erik; leaves Berlin feeling guilty about Alexander's death |
Supporting cast
Current supporting actors
Sorted according to the order of entry.
| actor | role | Episodes | Years | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniela Hansen | Daniela | 1972–55xx 5xxx– |
2000–2014 2015– |
Cook in “Masonry”, previously cook in “Pheasant” Ex-Affair from Leon |
| Kathleen Richter | Kathleen | 2 ??? - | 2001– |
Waitress in "Masonry", before that waitress in "Fasan" One-Night-Stand by John Kathleen Richter already in 2000 played the role of a guest at a benefit event for Villa Regenbogen (episode 2000) |
| Mia Sophie Lange | Johanna Aurelia "Motte" Flemming | 3600-3936 | 2006-2008 |
Student at a boarding school in Rheinsberg, daughter of Katrin and Jo; Half-sister of Jasmin, Vanessa, Patrick jr. and Dominik; Sunny aunt; Niece of Patrick sen. and Anna; Granddaughter of Richard and Irene; School friend of Charleen |
| Finja Büngel | 3937-5254 | 2008-2013 | ||
| Layana Forester | 5255-5809 | 2013-2015 | ||
| Charlott Reschke | 5810– | 2015– | ||
| Kata Wandro | Kata | 4528–6 ??? 62 ?? - |
2010–2016 2017– |
Employee in the "club house" Ex-Affair of Dominik |
| Lenny Ottl | Oskar Moreno | 4845–6 ??? | 2011-2018 |
Pupil son of Verena and Leon; Nephew of Pia and Fabian; Half-brother of Vince, grandson of Claus |
| Joey | 6680– | 2019– | ||
| Bastian disk | Ole | 5 ??? - | 2014– | Waiter in the "masonry" |
| Susanna Okonowski | Lea Reibitz | 6 ??? - | 2017– |
Nurse trainee in the Jeremias hospital Ex-girlfriend of Jonas |
| Livia Gaiser | Leyla Akinci | 6995– | 2020– |
Employee in the "club house" ; Sister of Nazan; Cousin of Shirin and Nihat; One night stand by John |
Former supporting actors
Sorted according to the order of exit.
| actor | role | episode | Years | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidi Weigelt | Ilse Opitz † | 8-29 | 1992 | Mother of Elke; dies in episode 53 as a result of a car accident, but off-screen |
| Christian Oskar Spitzl | Michael Döring † | 1-36 | 1992 | former teacher at the Victoria-Luise-Gymnasium ; Husband of Annette; Affair between Elke and Lilo; is stabbed by his wife and then appears in Elke's mind up to and including episode 51 |
| Claudia Arnold-Brauner | Annette Döring | 40-51 | 1992 | Wife of Michael Döring; turns himself in for the murder of her husband |
| Ilonka Breitmeier | Birgit Seitz | 1-69 | 1992 | Office hours assistance in the practice of Frank Ullrich ; goes on vacation and meets a millionaire there |
| Michael von Rospatt | Friedhelm Hahnich | 63-82 | 1992 | Farmer ; Husband of Margot; Father of Trude and Hannes; Thanks to Heiko for saving his life, Heiko let him live and work on his farm for a while |
| Edeltraut Elsner | Margot Hahnich | 64-82 | 1992 | Farmer ; Wife of Friedhelm; Mother of Trude and Hannes |
| Oliver Reinhard | Arne Blund | 65-82 | 1992 | Farm workers on the Hahnichs' farm |
| Brigitte Mira | Simone Harvey | 83-97 | 1992 | Fortune teller; cheats Marina out of her money |
| Julien Haggége | Hans Gordon "Flash" | 91-104 | 1992 | Residents in Domi goal; flies out of the home after it was discovered that he had stolen Elisabeth's brooch |
| Michael Griem | Erik West | 100-107 | 1992 | Psychopath; Ex-husband of Helga Markmann; wants to kill them, is admitted to psychiatry |
| Regina Nowack | Mrs. Marschner | 107-120 | 1992 | Neighbor of the judge; Mother of Nicole; urges her daughter Heiko to marry because he is wealthy |
| Beate Schwarzbauer | Nicole Marschner | 103-121 | 1992 | Neighbor of the judge; Ex-lover of Kalle Groß; has the intention to marry Heiko Richter because he is wealthy, her plan failed |
| Gundi Eberhard | Trude Hahnich | 64-82, 122 | 1992 | Daughter of Friedhelm and Margot; Sister of Hannes; is expecting a child from Kalle Groß |
| Marcus Vick | Kalle Groß | 99-122 | 1992 | works on the Hahnich's farm ; Friend of Heiko Richter; goes back after realizing that Nicole Marschner was only using it, is expecting a child from Trude |
| Fritz Hammer | Franz Minden | 38-123 | 1992 | Elke's lawyer in the Michael Döring case and in various other cases; Friend of Frank Ullrich |
| Constanze Harpen | Thea Klein | 3 | 1992 | Patient of Frank Ullrich; accuses him of sexual harassment, turns out to be untrue |
| Margot Rothweiler | 85-124 | 1992 | ||
| Oliver upholstery | Martin Sommer | 74-132 | 1992 | good friend of Marina and Elke; goes to Munich to become a sound engineer |
| Margarete Hamm | Ursel summer | 111-132 | 1992 | Mother of Martin Sommer; cold hearted and selfish |
| Inca Victoria Groetschel | Lena Hartwick | 45-134 | 1992 | Secretary at the Löpelmann agency |
| Nora Bendig | Helga Markmann | 78-154 | 1992 | Ex-fiancee of Walter Bornat; Ex-girlfriend of Daniel; wrongly pretended to be Helga Ullrich |
| Peter Wieland | Walter Bornat | 115-157 | 1992 | Publisher of Elisabeth Meinhart ; Ex-fiance of Helga Markmann; Brother of Isabelle Bornat |
| Christiane Maybach | Isabelle Bornat | 141-146 | 1992 | Sister of Walter Bornat; eccentric and dominant |
| Mike Zobrys | Sebastian rhyme | 140-164 | 1992-1993 | Son of Hilde Reim; he was mistakenly diagnosed with cancer; goes to another city with his mother to be treated in a special clinic |
| Klaus Schindler | Armin Braun † | 151-165 | 1992-1993 | Manager of Lilos Hotel ; Call girl killer (killed Josie Kaufmann, Elfi Krach and Frau Bild); Peter pushes him off the hotel roof while trying to kill Elke |
| Manuela Winckler | Hilde Reim | 91-166 | 1992-1993 | Receptionist in the Classic Hotel and short-term office hours assistant from Frank Ullrich ; Mother of Sebastian Reim; goes to another city because of her son |
| Esther Hellmund | Ute Lorenz | 135-182 | 1992-1993 | Heiko's teacher and ex-girlfriend |
| Monica Gruber | Martha Neumann | 181-200 | 1993 | Owner of a pension ; Sister of Sybille Vogler; nurses Frank Ullrich to health during his amnesia |
| Bernd Ludwig | Rudiger Opitz | 65-78 196-201 |
1992-1993 | Father of Elke; goes on a world tour |
| Dascha Lehmann | Tanja Marein | 153-204 | 1992-1993 | Niece of Holger Bachstein; Friend of Markus Born; goes back to her parents |
| Hannes Stelzer | Otto Kowalski | 207-226 | 1993 | Owner of a joinery; Head of Peter Becker; sells his business to Jo Gerner |
| Gytta Schubert | Helga Ullrich † | 153-229 | 1992-1993 | Aunt of Frank and Tina; Beloved of Daniel; she kills herself because of an incurable disease |
| Rudolf Geske | Holger Bachstein | 91-232 | 1992-1993 | Uncle of Tanja Marein; Neighbor of the Domi target |
| Gordon Munro | Markus Born | 148-232 | 1992-1993 | Residents in Domi goal; Friend of Tanja Marein; goes to her and starts training |
| Eva Probst | Jessica Naumann | 4-103 209-237 |
1992 1993 |
former teacher at Victoria-Luise-Gymnasium, good friend of Elisabeth Meinhart |
| Ursela Monn | Mrs. Walter | 233-238 | 1993 | Mother of Tommy; crushes her son with extreme motherly love |
| Caroline Grothgar | Sybille Vogler | 192-242 | 1993 | Sister of Martha Neumann; Friend of Frank Ullrich; goes with him to Uganda |
| Detlef Lutz | Arthur Rankert | 37-251 | 1992-1993 | Commissioner in various cases |
| Klaus Munster | Erich Kauffeld | 238-251 | 1993 | Bank robbers; Uncle of Anni Kauffeld; is arrested by the police with the help of Tommy Walter, ARDaniel and Elisabeth Meinhart |
| Dita from Aster | Anni Kauffeld | 237-260 | 1993 | Niece of Erich Kauffeld; flees from her criminal uncle to the Domi target; befriends Tommy Walter there; finds her mother again through a newspaper article and leaves town with her |
| Egon Hofmann | Siggi | 226-281 | 1993 | lost his bistro in poker to Daniel; Guest appearance: Episode 745 (1995) Egon Hofmann also played the supporting role of Dieter Nowak from 2008–2009 |
| Tommaso Cacciapuoti | Bruno Zampieri | 263-295 | 1993 | Talent scouts in the fashion industry; Ex-affair of Tina |
| Arthur Meyer | Arthur | 9-303 | 1992-1993 | Waiter at the Allistairs |
| Juana-Maria von Jascheroff | Cornelia Blau | 240-308 | 1993 | best friend of Vera Richter; Ex-girlfriend of ARDaniel; goes to Munich because of a job offer |
| Sybille Heyen | Anja Brandt | 273-313 | 1993 | former student of the Victoria-Luise grammar school; Author of several ransom letters; is admitted to psychiatry |
| Zsolt Bács | Volker Arnold | 277-317 | 1993 | PR manager at the Löpelmann agency; Saskia Rother's ex-affair |
| Kevin Klockzin | Max Probst | 249-324 | 1993 | Son of Annette Probst; Nephew of Michael Gundlach; leaves Berlin with his mother Guest appearances: episodes 375–376 (1993) on Michaels and Iris 'hen party and wedding, 492–493 (1994) at Iris' funeral |
| Wookie Mayer | Simone Sontheimer | 271-324 | 1993 | Photographer ; Wife of Manfred Sontheimer; Florian May's affair; leaves Berlin and goes to New York |
| Debora refuses | Hilda Berg † | 332-350 | 1993 | Deputy office hours assistant in Michael Gundlach's practice ; falls victim to the pantyhose killer |
| Werner Kanitz | Erwin Becker | 1-25 126-134 353-354 |
1992-1993 | Father of Karin and Berthold; Adoptive father of Peter; Ex-husband of Gerda; leaves Berlin after separating from his wife; After his return, he has to flee the city because Karin reported him |
| Christiane Christiani | Gerda Becker | 1-25 130-134 317-354 |
1992-1993 | Mother of Karin and Berthold; Adoptive mother of Peter; Ex-wife of Erwin; leaves the city with Karin after separating from her husband Christiane Christiani also played the role of Rosalinde "Rose" Blümel in 2009 |
| Walter Jacob | Rudolf Söllner | 237-373 | 1993 | Father of Hartmut Söllner |
| Ernst Wilhelm Lenik | Wilfried Richter | 124-134 204-212 381-382 |
1992-1993 | Carola's husband; Brother of Clemens and Karsten; Father of Diana |
| Birgit Anders | Carola Richter | 124-134 381-382 |
1992-1993 | Wife of Wilfried; Mother of Diana; Ex-fiancee of Clemens |
| Carolina Vera | Nicole Ehlert | 318-384 | 1993 | Photo model; Waitress in the pheasant ; Ex-affair of Matthias Zimmermann; goes to Milan because of a job offer |
| Robert Schröter | Jack Conrad | 354-390 | 1993 | Temporary job in Siggis' bar |
| Lutz Moik | Richard Graf † | 48-186 212-214 390-407 |
1992-1993 1993 1993-1994 |
1. Actor of the role, then played by Peter Groeger in 1996 father of Patrick sen. and Jo; Dominik's grandfather, Patrick jr. and Johanna; Sunny's great-grandfather; Ex-husband of Barbara Graf; dies in the course of the plot of the 1754th episode (1999) outside of the series happening |
| Lena Ehlers | Karin Becker | 1-3 130-134 |
1992 | Daughter of Gerda and Erwin Becker; Sister of Berthold; Adoptive sister of Peter; goes to boarding school Lena Ehlers also played the leading role Dascha Petrova from 2010–2012 . |
| Heinke Huettmann | 317-420 | 1993-1994 | ||
| Gerd Blahuschek | Hartmut Söllner | 335-429 | 1993-1994 | All-round craftsman ; Ex-boyfriend of Elisabeth; leaves the city because he granted Daniel happiness with Elisabeth |
| Marcus Ulbricht | Tobias Gericke † | 283-485 | 1993-1994 | Pantyhose killer (killed Hilda, Yasemin, Diana, Tommy, and Iris); commits suicide |
| Heath Domanowski | Annette Probst, b. Gundlach | 284-324 375-376 492-493, 559 |
1993-1994 | Sister of Michael Gundlach; Mother of Max; Ex-girlfriend of Martin Wiebe |
| Dagmar custom | Rita Sahmel | 554-599 662-687 |
1994 1995 |
Friend of André Holm; goes with this to Italy |
| Denise Zich | Daniela Zöllner | 783-823 | 1995 | goes on tour with the band Just Friends and later separates from this guest appearance: Episode 874–875 (1995), 918–926, 988–989 (1996) |
| Mariella Ahrens | Elinor Black | 793-833, 837 | 1995 | Ex-fiancee of Jo |
| Anna Luebbecke | Lizzy Ehlers † | 746-928 | 1995-1996 | best friend of Kim; was stabbed to death with scissors by Charlie's crazy aunt Eva Reichel |
| Mey Lan Chao | Harumi Shimizu | 928-983 | 1996 | Saskia's partner; Ex-affair of Tom; goes to San Francisco with Saskia |
| Gerd Lukas Storzer | Götz von der Heide | 852-1062 | 1995-1996 | former employee of "City Lights" and later assistant to Jo in the restaurant "Fasan" |
| Manfred Callsen | Dr. Rainer Falk | 1083-1208 | 1996-1997 | Ex-boyfriend of Elke; goes with her to the United States |
| Frederic Sieber | Kevin Schäfer | 1143-1231 | 1997 | former member of the Street Kid Gang; Vera’s foster son; goes with her to Sri Lanka |
| Roland Boecker | Volker Wettstein alias Guido Ahrens † | 1086-1125 1220-1236 |
1996 1997 |
Father of Katja; Ex-boyfriend of Elisabeth; forced his daughter to become a drug dealer and was eventually shot by police while escaping |
| Claudio Maniscalco | Felix Reinecke | 1066–1130 1 ??? - 1 ??? |
1996 1998 |
Magician ; Vanessa's ex-boyfriend |
| Inca Loewendorf | Astrid Seiter † | -1708 | 1997-1999 | dies of a virus transmitted through a mouse |
| Susanne Evers | Silke Balzer † | 1706-1787 | 1999 | Mother of Marie; Partner of Fabian; is badly injured by her ex-husband David in an outburst and dies in hospital |
| Herbert Ulrich | Simon Nilsson alias Thomas Rieplich | 1812-1903 | 1999-2000 | Author ; Ex-husband of Philip Krüger; once murdered the real Simon Nilsson to impersonate him and is arrested after he married Philip |
| Christian Olsen | Michael Danecker † | 1819-1888 1949-1950 |
1999 2000 |
Head of the sect "Ring der Welt" ; poisoned all sect members during the "Journey to Another Dimension" as well as Andy, Nataly, Cora and Nico; was arrested and later killed himself with a cyanide capsule |
| Rimbert play bird | Anton Weimershaus † | 1895-2000 | 2000 | Father of Nico; is terminally ill with mericoblastosis and dies on the day his granddaughter Antonia is born |
| Frank Reidock | Bernd Kohlweyer † | 1994-2083 | 2000 | set up a hostess service with Sonja and wanted to sell Inka as prostitutes in Armenia; gets caught in the propeller of his private jet during Inca's liberation by Kai and Marie |
| Verena Araghi | Tiffany Banquet | 2055-2095 | 2000 | original owner of Moritz 'houseboat; gave this to Xenia and Chris shortly before they left Berlin |
| Wolfgang Grindemann | Roland Biedermann | 1188-1232 1298-2096 |
1997-2000 | Brother of Senta and Patrizia; Uncle of Sandra, Ben, Lena and John; Waiter in the pheasant (with breaks) |
| Rudiger Sander | Konrad Scholl | 1832-2517 | 1999-2002 | Kai's father (with a break) |
| Patrick Dewayne | Kike Valdez | 2984-3084 | 2004 | Drama student ; Ex-boyfriend of Sandra; leaves town |
| Ignazio Caporrimo | Marc Lüders | 3090-3154 | 2004-2005 | tried under pressure from his community to deprive Lena of the millions she had won |
| Roswitha Dost | Irene Galuba † | 3147-3149 3215-3241 |
2005 |
1. Actress of the role, played in the memories of Katrin by Martina Baumann in 2008 (episode 4049 & 4057). Mother of Katrin and Anna; Grandmother of Jasmin and Johanna; chokes on a pretzel and suffocates |
| Shai Hoffmann | Jürgen "Scout" Fahl † | 3200-3271 | 2005 | Gang member; was hit by a subway during a test of courage |
| Clemens Löhr | Casimir von Leibhold | 3312-3335 | 2005 | Ex-fiancé of Verena (decided after her "altar mask" for the savior Vincent); wanted to produce Leon's cooking show Clemens Löhr played the lead role from 2009 to 2020 as the second actor Alexander Cöster † |
| Daniel Jan Gardener | Sam Michalak | 3325-3414 | 2005-2006 | Carpenter ; Father of Lotte; Ex-boyfriend of Sandra; goes back to Freiburg |
| Wolfgang Finck | Herbert Schüttler | 3329-3520 | 2005-2006 | Owner of a car workshop ; Uncle of Paula's ex-boyfriend Markus; sexually molested her when she was his trainee |
| Caroline Beil | Juliane Welker | 3535-3556 | 2006 | Henrik's ex-affair |
| Arne Stephan | Viktor Hansen † | 3459-3570 | 2006 | Twin brother of Marc; Cousin of Sven Lutterbek; was schizophrenic ; kidnaps Sandra and shoots himself after her liberation Arne Stephan also played Viktor's twin brother Marc Hansen from 2006–2008 as the leading role |
| Branco Vukovic | Sven "Lutti" Lutterbek | 3496-3589 3905-3906 |
2006 2008 |
Authorized representative of the Hansen shipyard ; Cousin of Marc and Viktor Hansen |
| Julia Kratz | Eva Worch | 3566-3681 | 2006-2007 | Pimp ; is arrested on Henrik and Sveta's initiative |
| Ulrike Haase | Sveta Lewandowska | 3622-3681 | 2006-2007 |
former forced prostitute ; Henrik's ex-girlfriend Ulrike Haase played the role of Viola Voigt in 2005 |
| Gloria Iberl | Jana Colditz, b. Chadley | 3801-3830 | 2007 | Friend of Vincent Buhr and former member of the sect Conception ; Daughter of sect leader Jonathan Chadley; emigrates to Australia with Vincent |
| Philipp Rimmele | Gerd | -3905 | 2000-2008 | former waiter at "Mocca" ; is gay ; emigrates to Ibiza and a short time later comes to visit Berlin because of Sandra's wedding |
| Beate Fritsch | Heike Rieckmann | -4002 | 2002-2008 | former secretary of Jo Gerner |
| Eva-Maria May | Kim Miller | 3879-4059 | 2007-2008 | drug addict model; former girlfriend of Emily |
| Daniel Fripan | David Repkow | 4088-4164 | 2008-2009 | Lenny bullies and abuses in the federal government Daniel Fripan previously played the role of a work colleague of Dominik in 2008 |
| Egon Hofmann | Dieter Nowak | 4130-4283 | 2008-2009 | Husband of Edith; Adoptive father of Jasmin; Has to go to prison for eight years without parole because of the attempted murder of Katrin and the rapes of Jasmin Egon Hofmann played the supporting role Siggi in 1993 |
| Christiane Christiani | Rosalinde "Rose" flowers | 4273-4293 | 2009 | Friend of Daniel; goes with this to America on Route 66 Christiane Christiani played the supporting role of Gerda Becker in 1992 |
| Annemarie Eilfeld | Lisa Ritter | 4296-4325 | 2009 |
1. Actress of the role, played by an extra in episode 4336. Member of the girl group Cosmic Chicks |
| Matthias Rödder | André "Andy" Amos | 4288-4336 | 2009 | Talent scout; Manager of the band "Cosmic Chicks" |
| Dorothea Gebhard | Pauline Schuhmacher | 4296-4336 | 2009 | Member of the girl group Cosmic Chicks |
| Timmi Trinks | Benjamin Neustädter | 4445-4448 | 2010 | Son of Caroline Neustädter and John Bachmann (in the dream of the latter) |
| Harald Richter | Ralf Becker | 4396-4464 | 2009-2010 | Kiosk owner ; was beaten up by Lenny on Christmas Eve in 2009 |
| NN | Gregor | 3911-4488 | 2008-2010 |
Waiter in the "Mocca" (successor to Gerd) |
| Claus Stahnke | Ronny "The Hell" Heller | 4107-4530 | 2008-2010 |
Owner and lessor of the “masonry”; Former professional boxer from the end of 2009 to July 2010 only made irregular appearances |
| Claudia Jakobshagen | Vera Trebe | 4419-4521 4566-4567 |
2010 | Smuggler of illegal immigrants |
| Claudia Haupt | Elvira Kruger | 4508 - ???? | 2010–201x | Ex-wife of Edzard; Mother of Tuner and Jacky |
| Daniela Hoffmann | 5454 - ???? | 2014 | ||
| Suzanne Kockat | Anna Galuba | 4065-4124 4267-4321 4567-4601 5894-5904 |
2008 2009 2010 2015 |
2. Actress of the role, previously embodied in memories of Katrin by Laura Gosemann (episodes 4049, 4057). former prostitute; former trainee at “Metropolitan Trends” daughter of Irene; Sister of Katrin; Aunt of Jasmin and Johanna; Ex-girlfriend of Alexander; Ex-Affair of Leon; One night stand by Jo; goes to Munich because of a job offer |
| Kalle Haverland | Manfred Kowalski | 4680-4826 | 2011 | Patrick's protector in prison |
| Cem Erzincan | Murat Cengiz † | 4388-4399 4641-4659 4809-4832 |
2009–2010 2010–2011 2011 |
former gang member of Tayfun; Dominik's kidnapper; goes into hiding and is later found shot off-screen Guest appearance: Episode 4598 (2010), when Tayfun wanted to visit his father in Kreuzberg |
| Stefan Eggers | Stefan | 2 ??? - 49 ?? | 2001-2011 | Waiter in the "masonry", previously head waiter and briefly managing director of the "Fasan" |
| Özgür Özata | Dr. Kaan Demir | 4709-4732 | 2011 | Doctor at Jeremias Hospital ; Ayla's ex-fiance |
| Sinan Al Kuri | 4738-4994 | 2011–2012 | ||
| Kai crab apple | David Carstensen | 4930-5001 | 2012 | Henchman of Bayan Linostrami; Ex-boyfriend of Katrin; shoots at Gerner and then dives under Kai Holzapfel already played the role of a referee in 2008 |
| Murat Seven | Hakan Buran | 4390-4399 4641-4659 4808-5027 |
2009–2010 2010–2011 2011–2012 |
former gang member of Tayfun; Dominik's kidnapper; According to his statement, he is carried away during the kidnapping process. Guest appearance: Episode 4598 (2010) when Tayfun wanted to visit his father in Kreuzberg |
| Matthias Unger | Bayan Linostrami | 4439-5033 | 2010–2012 | Masterminded the kidnapping of Dominik and Patrick and the instigation of Murat's murder; were sentenced to 13 years imprisonment for the above crimes (several and long pauses) |
| Luisa Gieselmann | Zoe Latour | 5048-5069 | 2012 | Exchange student from France |
| Luise von Finckh | Claire Latour | 5048-5069 | 2012 |
Exchange student from France ; Zac Luise von Finckh's affair has starred Jule Vogt since 2016 |
| Adriana Möbius | Julie Moreau | 5075-5102 5166-5168 |
2012 2013 |
Acting student from Paris ; Dominik's ex-girlfriend; goes to Australia |
| NN | Tom | 4487-5198 | 2010-2013 |
Journalist at "Metropolitan Trends" was fired after two warnings |
| Tim Williams | Kurt Le Roy | 4822-4956 5001-5037 5069-5085 5138-5424 |
2011-2014 |
Singer of the band " Dark Circle Knights " father of Tanja; Ex-husband of Jasmin; Ex-boyfriend of Maren; Katrin's ex-affair |
| Jana Hora -Goosmann | Christina Klingenthal | 5438-5442 | 2014 |
Businesswoman from Dubai wife of Lars; Mother of Zac and Charleen |
| Ingo Naujoks | Edzard Wilhelm Kruger | 5265-5279 5446-5476 |
2013 2014 |
Elvis impersonator father of Tuner; Ex-husband of Elvira |
| David Owe | Bo Larsen | 5547-5xxx | 2014 | Boss of the mafia that wants to take over the masonry |
| Anna Juliana Jaenner | Olivia Christians | 5654-5816 | 2015 | Alexander's ex-girlfriend |
| Achim E. Ruppel | Rainer Brehme | 5 ??? - ???? | 2015 | Father of Anni and Jule; Husband of Christel |
| Dieter Bach | Dr. Frederic "Rico" Riefflin, b. Schulze † | 5835-5927 | 2015-2016 |
Chief physician of the cardiology in the "Jeremias hospital" father and fiancé of Jasmin; Ex-affair of Katrin; was slain in the affect of Maren (episode 5923) |
| Yvonne Ernicke | Andrea Heinrichs | 5 ??? - 6209 | 2015-2017 |
Secretary at "KFI International" one-night stand from Jo |
| Thando Walbaum | Amar Akram | 5768-5821 5907-6030 |
2015 2016 |
Translator for “Katrin Flemming Immobilien” father of Abinona; Husband of Aminata and Anni (marriage of convenience); Ex-boyfriend of Lilly; goes back to his family in Ghana |
| Sascha Pederiva | Roberto Falciani | 5043 6046-6078 |
2012 2016 |
Father of Kate; Emily's one night stand; disappears under Emily's pressure back to Italy |
| Katja Sieder | Sarah Wegner | 6088-6104 | 2016 | Bommel's ex-girlfriend |
| Armin Benz | Armin Kretschmar | 1953-xxxx | 2000-2016 |
Waiter in “Masonry”, previously waiter in “Bluebird”, before that bartender in Verena's “Daniels” one-night stand |
| Anne-Catrin Märzke | Dr. Maja Brünning | 5865–6 ??? | 2015-2016 |
Doctor in the "Jeremias Hospital" Mesut's ex-girlfriend |
| David Meier | Luis Kramer | 5963–6 ??? | 2016 | Pupil ; Buddy of Jonas |
| Oliver Franck | Dr. Martin Ahrens | 6328-6442 6659-6661 |
2017-2018 |
Lawyer father of Luis and Antonia; Ex-husband of Nina; goes to Stuttgart |
| Luisa Wietzorek | Miriam Althoff | 6456-6514 6539-6540 |
2018 |
The author poses as Anneke Wiedmann |
| Manuela Wisbeck | Nicole Muller | 6594-6651 | 2018 |
Deputy Managing Director in “Masonry” sister of Axel; Friend of Nicholas |
| Janina Kranz | Karla Borchert | 6713-6772 | 2019 |
Intern at “Vlederbag” stalker from Emily; goes to mental hospital after she kidnaps Emily |
| Markus Ertelt | Jan Schilling † | 6753-6826 | 2019 |
Managing Director at RPU father of Ronja and Tim; Half brother of Erik; Husband of Milena; is shot by Toni, then dies of excessive blood loss. |
Episode cast
The following table lists actors who do not have a fixed supporting role, but only appear sporadically in isolated episodes. It is sorted according to the order of entry.
| actor | role | episode | Years | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Siebert | Norbert Sommer | 3599– | 2006– | former family man and solar technician ; now homeless person who lives in the neighborhood |
| NN | Danny | 3 ??? - | 2006– | 2006–2008 owner, since 2008 only employee in "Spätkauf" |
| Tamer Alagöz | Tarek | 3 ??? - | 2006– |
Owner of the "Fallafel" family father of Turkish origin |
| Emilia Klauk | Kate Wiedmann, b. Hofer | 5219– | 2013– | Daughter of Emily and Roberto; Adopted daughter of Tayfun; Stepdaughter of Paul; Granddaughter of Hannes and Lydia; Niece of John, Philipp, Lena and Ben; Cousin of Benjamin |
| Joana Schümer | Rosa Lehmann, b. Merchant | 6056-6154 6255-xxxx 6706 |
2016– |
Owner of the "Lehmann Bank" daughter of Heinrich; Widow of Konrad; Mother of Chris and Felix; Aunt of Nele; Anni's ex-affair |
Guest appearances (selection)
Stars from music and show as well as other celebrities have guest appearances on the series at irregular intervals. These were, in chronological order, for example:
Brigitte Mira (1992), Caught in the Act (November to December 1994), Just Friends (1995 to 1996, 1997, 1998), Lucilectric (1995), Tic Tac Toe (December 1996), Blümchen (1997), Rosenstolz (1998 ), Gil Ofarim (1998), Gerhard Schröder (June 22, 1998), Thomas Gottschalk (2000), O-Town (2002), Klaus Wowereit (December 2002), Gracia Baur (2003), Jenny Elvers-Elbertzhagen (2003) , Hape Kerkeling (2005), Martin Semmelrogge (October 13, 2005), Rolf Hochhuth (November 2005), US5 (December 9, 2005), Caroline Beil as Juliane Welker (July 24 to August 11, 2006), Cornelia Schindler ( 2006), Axel Kruse (2006), Matthias Platzeck (November 14, 2006), Lisa Bund (July 10, 2007), Britt Hagedorn (January 10 and 11, 2008), LaFee (April 9 and 10, 2008), Sabine Bätzing (September 1, 2008), Udo Walz (May 10 and 12, 2010), Motsi Mabuse (November 12, 2015), Heinz Horrmann (January 19 and 20, 2016), Conan O'Brien (November 11, 2015) 2016) and Carolin Niemczyk (February 4th and 5th, 2019).
And with an unknown date: Frank Zander , Joy Fleming , Barbara Valentin , Ursela Monn , Carlo Thränhardt , Eberhard Diepgen , Herbert Feuerstein , Manfred Stolpe and Atemlos .
A wide variety of bands have performed once a month at Club Mauerwerk since 2008 . They usually play one or two songs, but unlike the other guest stars, they have no speaking role (with the exception of Nena , DJ Antoine and Vanessa Mai ). These were in chronological order:
Jennifer Rostock (July 10, 2009), Mando Diao (July 23 and 24, 2009 / August 23, 2017), Nena (October 5, 2009), 2-room apartment (February 12, 2010), Luxuslärm (April 2010), Tom Gaebel (May 11, 2010), Glashaus (June 22, 2010), Unheilig (July 19, 2010 / December 17, 2010 / May 23, 2012), Amanda Jenssen (August 17, 2010), Esmée Denters (September 15, 2010) , Stanfour (September 15, 2010), The Baseballs (November 16, 2010), Royal Republic (February 16, 2011), Bosse (March 16, 2011), The Wanted (April 18, 2011), In Extremo (May 10, 2011) 2011), Cassandra Steen (June 8, 2011), Blind (July 14, 2011), Lovers Electric (July 28, 2011), Skindred (November 11, 2011), Marlon Roudette (January 26, 2012), The Overtones (6 July 2012), Ed Sheeran (August 30, 2012), Eagle-Eye Cherry (October 16, 2012), Chima (November 21, 2012), Die Happy (December 18, 2012), Haudegen (January 21, 2013), Leslie Clio (February 18, 2013), Mrs. Greenbird (April 10, 2013), Saint Lu (April 17, 2013), Stereophonics (May 21, 2013), Frida Gol d (19. June 2013), Grossstadtgeflüster (August 9, 2013), Sunrise Avenue (October 22, 2013), Elif (November 21, 2013), Birdy (December 16, 2013), Family of the Year (February 24, 2014), Rebecca Ferguson (March 18, 2014), Andreas Bourani (April 25, 2014), Marla Blumenblatt (May 19, 2014), Kaiser Chiefs (June 16, 2014), Schafe & Wolfe (August 22, 2014), Staubkind (November 19, 2014 ), Nessi (January 23, 2015), Tom Beck (June 24, 2015), Jack Savoretti (August 19, 2015), Lena (October 15, 2015), DJ Antoine (December 9 and 10, 2015), Max Giesinger (April 22, 2016 / October 30, 2018), Graham Candy (August 12, 2016), Wincent Weiss (December 7, 2016), LP (January 6, 2017), von Welt (as a silent concert in the clubhouse) (14. February 2017), Tim Bendzko (April 18, 2017), Vanessa Mai (June 15, 2017) and Glasperlenspiel (January 28, 2019).
In 2012 there was the so-called Mauer-Flower-Festival Open Air, where different bands and artists performed. In 2013 there was the Mauer-Flower Reloaded 2.0 , which took place in the masonry . A third edition of the Mauer-Flower-Festival followed in June 2018 . Various bands also performed here. These were in chronological order:
Rea Garvey (May 22, 2012), Silbermond (May 23, 2012), MIA. (May 24, 2013), Kraftklub and Aura Dione (both May 25, 2012), Revolverheld (September 16, 2013), Backstreet Boys and Gleis 8 (both September 17, 2013), Gentleman , The Feeling and Christina Stürmer (all 18 September 2013), Rea Garvey, Namika , The Night Game , Mike Singer , Kim Petras and Welshly Arms . (every June 18 and 19, 2018)
Animals
Sorted according to the order of entry.
| actor | role | Started | Exit | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murphy | 1994 | 1994 | Oliver Engel's dog; is handed over to his best friend Lars after his emigration | |
| Silvermoon | 1997 | 2001 | Barbara Graf’s racehorse, which is tended by Flo after its owner has gone underground | |
| Soapy | 1999 | 1999 | Marie and Fabian's pony; is given back to a farm | |
| Gonzo † | 2004 | 2005 | first dog of Emily and Philip; fell from a skyscraper roof in a scuffle between John and Philip | |
| Bolle † | Bolle † | 2005 | 2009 | second dog of Emily and Philip, later also of John; was put to sleep 1. Dog in this role died in real life on February 20, 2009 in a traffic accident (could be seen in the series until April 2009) |
| Jolly | 2009 | 2012 | ||
| Lisa | 2012 | 2015 | ||
| Sunny | Chucho | 2015 | 2017 | Dog of Elena and Philip, later only Elena; leaves Berlin with her |
| Klausi | 2017 | Oskar's mouse |
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| Fabian Moreno | Fabian Moreno | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dr. Nico Weimershaus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nele Wenzel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agamemnon Rufus (AR) "Daniel" Daniel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paula Rapf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tim Böcking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henrik Beck | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Caroline Neustädter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Carsten Reimann | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Patrick Gerner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Puss Lutze | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ayla Höfer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vince Koepke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Brenner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selma Özgül | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jasmine Flemming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mesut Yildiz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bommel Kuhn | Bobble | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elena Gundlach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Anni Brehme | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Economical meaning
The soap is considered to be a prime example of the German industrial assembly line production of television entertainment. The market share among 14 to 49 year olds was around 18 percent in 2014, which is significantly above the broadcaster average. This results in high advertising income, in 2007 it was 218 million euros, compared to only moderate production costs of 70,000 to 80,000 euros per episode. A commercial costs 30,000 to 60,000 euros, depending on the season, and up to 24 can be placed per episode. The main buyers are Ferrero , Procter & Gamble , L'Oréal , Danone and McDonald’s . The series is considered RTL's cash cow .
Audience ratings
| year | Time slot | spectator | Market share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| total | 14 to 49 years | total | 14 to 49 years | ||
| 2007 | Mon - Fri, 7:40 p.m. | 3.69 million | 2.05 million | 13.7% | 21.2% |
| 2008 | 3.82 million | 2.21 million | 14.7% | 23.3% | |
| 2009 | 3.49 million | 2.04 million | 13.4% | 21.6% | |
| 2010 | 3.59 million | 2.15 million | 13.4% | 22.2% | |
| 2011 | 3.75 million | 2.17 million | 14.0% | 22.6% | |
| 2012 | 3.36 million | 1.86 million | 12.8% | 20.2% | |
| 2013 | 3.25 million | 1.79 million | 12.5% | 20.3% | |
| 2014 | 2.91 million | - | - | 17.8% | |
| 2015 | 2.66 million | - | - | 16.9% | |
| 2016 | 2.84 million | - | - | 18.2% | |
| 2017 | 2.74 million | - | - | 19.1% | |
| 2018 | 2.84 million | - | - | 19.6% | |
Swell:
Awards
series
- 1999: Bambi for Best Series
- 2003: German Television Award 2003 in the category Best Daily Broadcast
- 2010: Nomination for the German Television Prize 2010 for Best Daily Series
- 2012: German Soap Award for the best series (jury prize)
Actor as part of GZSZ
German Soap Award 2011
Prize winners:
- Best Actor Daily Soap - Raúl Richter
Nominations:
- Best Actress Daily Soap - Sıla Şahin , Susan Sideropoulos
- Best Actor Daily Soap - Thomas Drechsel
- Best lovers - Daniel Fehlow and Susan Sideropoulos
- The worst villain - Wolfgang Bahro
- Best newcomer - Senta-Sofia Delliponti
- Sexiest Woman - Janina Uhse
- Sexiest Man - Raúl Richter
German Soap Award 2012
Prize winners:
- Most beautiful lovers - Sıla Şahin and Jörn Schlönvoigt
- Sexiest Woman - Sıla Şahin
Nominations:
- Best Actress Daily Soap - Isabell Horn , Ulrike Frank
- Best Actor Daily Soap - Daniel Fehlow , Thomas Drechsel
- The worst villain - Wolfgang Bahro , Björn Harras
- Best newcomer - Iris Mareike Steen , Jascha Rust
- Sexiest Woman - Janina Uhse
- Sexiest Man - Felix von Jascheroff , Raúl Richter
“Big City Dreams” as an offshoot
The Big City Dreams series was created as an offshoot of the daily family series “Gute Zeiten, Bad Zeiten” and ran on RTL every Monday in prime time from May 8, 2000 . Originally 26 episodes of 45 minutes each were planned, but due to poor audience ratings , the series was withdrawn from the program after the seventh episode on June 26th. At least nine other episodes were completed but have not yet aired.
In late April 2000, the role of Tina Zimmermann returned for a few episodes on Good Times, Bad Times . Her sudden appearance causes suspicion among her former acquaintances, especially since she warns Clemens Richter of the growing competition and offers him to take over City Lights . He declines her offer, but gives her a job. Tina initially pretends to support the editorial team in their fight against a new magazine from the Jansen publishing group. Only later does it emerge that she works for the competition and wanted to take advantage of internal information. City Lights will eventually be hired and sold to save the editors' jobs. Philip Krüger thinks Tina is a lying snake and therefore doesn't want to work for her. But he realizes that he was wrong about her and moves to another part of the city to be closer to his new job.
The founders of the lifestyle magazine Pool , published by the Jansengruppe, are Tina Zimmermann and Eric Palmer, who often clash because of their different motivations. Thematically, the magazine deals with careers, club life, extreme sports, glamor and eroticism. The hard day-to-day editorial work begins with its business and private ups and downs, intrigues and love affairs. In the course of the first episodes, in addition to Tina and Philip with Milla Engel and her brother Olli and Steffi Körte, three other characters appear who are already known from the mother's series.
| actor | role | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Michou Pascale Anderson | Samira | |
| Herb Andress | Friedrich Jansen | publisher |
| Caspar Arnhold | Alex | |
| Zsolt Bács | Eric Palmer | Editor-in-chief |
| Laurent Daniels | Philip Kruger | Scene DJ |
| Alexander Eisenfeld | Oliver "Olli" Engel | Brother of Milla |
| Ulrike Frank | Tina Zimmermann, b. Ullrich | Editor |
| Ina Paule Klink | Stefanie "Steffi" Körte | |
| Stephan Luca | Stefan Mählert | Real estate manager, fiancé of Milla |
| Martin Luding | Benedikt Bartel | |
| Christoph Mory | Markus Seibert | Press officer |
| Mehdi Moinzadeh | Ignacio "Nacho" de Pedro | |
| Marie Munz | Evelyn Scholl | Photographer, sister of Hannah |
| Nikolaus Okonkwo | Paul Koepcke | Sports journalist |
| Jasmin Rana Schöler | Li Pham | |
| Anke Schwiekowski | Hannah Scholl | Sister of Evelyn |
| Winfried Stahlke | Dr. Hans Reimann | |
| Victoria Storm | Camilla "Milla" angel | Olli's sister, Stefan's fiancée |
| Sylvia Wintergreen | "Maggie" Hartmann | Editorial secretary |
Crossover
In several episodes of Good Times, Bad Times found crossover instead with other RTL series:
- The roles Melanie Schmidt and Horst Dahnke from Hinter Gittern - Der Frauenknast , played by Sigrid M. Schnückel and Thomas Engel , had an appearance at GZSZ in 2000 when Barbara Graf had to go to prison.
- On May 7, 2010, Jo Gerner made a guest appearance in episode 924 of Everything that counts .
- The 18-year anniversary in May 2010 to complete at GZSZ the All-that-counts roles Richard Steinkamp and Simone Steinkamp (played by Silvan-Pierre Leirich and Tatjana Clasing ) a guest appearance.
- On May 14, 2010, Katrin Flemming-Gerner made a guest appearance in episode 928 of Everything that counts .
- In June 2010 the lifestyle magazine Metropolitan Trends reported on Isabelle Reichenbach , an ice skater from Everything that matters .
- In the Sat.1 soap opera One like none , the wedding of the main characters Manu and Mark was celebrated in the original GZSZ neighborhood . Arne Stephan , the actor in Mark , played with GZSZ from 2006 to 2008 .
- The fictional 'GUFA-Bank' from Everything that counts was also mentioned at GZSZ at the end of 2010.
- At GZSZ, the fictional social network “explorefriends” , which also plays a role in Unter uns and Everything that counts , is mentioned or shown at GZSZ .
Through guest appearances and crossovers in the context of the other series mentioned, Gute Zeiten, Bad Zeiten is part of a common series universe of Alles Waswas , Der Puma - Fighter with Heart , Good Times, Bad Times , Big City Dreams , Behind Bars - Der Frauenknast , SK-Babies and Between us .
CD, DVD and books
CDs, books and DVDs appear irregularly for the series.
CD
From 1993 to the present day 44 music CDs have been released. In the beginning, current chart hits and vocal performances by actors were published several times a year. After a three-year break, the 43rd issue was published in October 2006. The first eight albums were released as single CDs, later all followed as double CDs.
In addition to the series, six albums have been released so far: "The Good Times Bad Times Family: Christmas With Us - The Christmas Album of the RTL Series Stars" (1994), "The Good Times Bad Times Family: Christmas With Us 2 - The new Christmas album of the RTL series stars "(1995)," Merry Christmas To You "(1997)," I Love You "(1998)," 2000 - The Anniversary CD "(2000) and" Unter Stars - Music & Tips for 12 Zodiac Signs ”(2001).
In 1998 three radio plays were also published: “Charlie”, “Cora & Nico” and “Flos & Andy's dream wedding”.
DVD
On May 7, 2010, a DVD box with the first 50 episodes of the series was released for the first time. Episodes 51–100 appeared on July 16, 2010. Another box with episodes 101–150 appeared on November 5, 2010. Box 4, with episodes 151 to 200, was released in October 2012.
Books
So far, 56 books have been published (from January 1996 to July 2007) as well as three summaries of novels from episodes 1 to 300 and three books with short stories for the series. The book series “Hautnah” has been available in paperback format since September 2007.
Trivia
The annual RTL donation marathon is always a theme in the soap. Usually the main characters collect within the story for the fundraiser of the station. In addition, extras roles for the soap were already auctioned on the charity auction platform United Charity during the charity marathon .
After leaving GZSZ, Clemens Löhr switched behind the camera and is now the director of the series. Before that, he was a guest director several times.
In 1993 Juana-Maria von Jascheroff played the role of Cornelia Blau, who in real life is the mother of Felix von Jascheroff, who in turn has played the role of John Bachmann since 2001.
"Look2know" is the fictional internet search engine used in the series.
"Lovers & Lies" is a fictional daily soap (similar to GZSZ itself) that is often mentioned and watched by the many residents of the neighborhood (also like to watch together).
literature
- Kerstin Goldbeck: Good entertainment, bad entertainment. The television review and the popular . Transcript Verlag, Bielefeld 2015, ISBN 978-3-8394-0233-7 .
- Eckhard Pabst: Pictures of cities, pictures of life. Conceptions of urbanity in the TV series “ Lindenstrasse ” and “Gute Zeiten, Bad Zeiten” . Ludwig-Verlag, Kiel 2015, ISBN 978-3-937719-66-5 .
Web links
- Official website of "Good times, bad times"
- Good times, bad times in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Großstadtträume in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Website at soapsworld.de
- Appreciation on the occasion of the 4000th broadcast on Spiegel Online
- Appreciation on TV Movie on the occasion of the 6,000th broadcast
- GZSZ preview for six weeks. TV Movie
- Wiki about GZSZ with roles, actors and preview
- GZSZ preview
Individual evidence
- ↑ Filmmuseum Potsdam: 1995: GrundyUFA rents Studio Babelsberg's newly built television center and produces “Gute Zeiten, Bad Zeiten” there… ( Memento from November 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), www.filmmuseum-potsdam.de, accessed November 6, 2014
- ↑ Mittelbayerische: With "GZSZ" there is no end in sight www.mittelbayerische.de, accessed November 6, 2014
- ↑ derwesten.de : The 6000 episode from GZSZ has a strong quota
- ↑ RTL : 6000th episode
- ↑ Westfälische Nachrichten : Soap opera in feature length , media / people, dpa , April 23, 2016
- ↑ “Good times, bad times” will also be on TV in Belgium and France from July 2018. rtl.de, June 22, 2018
- ↑ Diana Boettcher: Study on Relationships at Good Times, Bad Times. In: Falling in love and separating at GZSZ - Does fiction correspond to reality? Diana Boettcher, August 25, 2017, accessed September 3, 2017 .
- ↑ § 4 Paragraph 3 of the Berlin Ordinance on the Implementation of the Catering Act ( Memento of the original of September 29, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ↑ Filmpark Babelsberg: Media City Tour including GZSZ outdoor set ( memento of the original from January 19, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. www.filmpark-babelsberg.de, accessed January 19, 2016
- ↑ Au rythme de la vie. Retrieved July 11, 2018 (French).
- ↑ Au rythme de la vie - RTBF Auvio . In: RTBF Auvio . ( rtbf.be [accessed July 11, 2018]). Au rythme de la vie - RTBF Auvio ( Memento of the original of July 11, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ FTD Dossier: GZSZ - RTL's gold mine, p. 2. ( Memento from June 7, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Audience market shares of selected TV channels in Germany in 2017. statista.com, accessed on January 8, 2018 .
- ↑ Manuel Weis: The Soap-Check 2011: RTL wins, «Anna» breaks in. Oddsmeter.de, January 20, 2012, accessed October 7, 2016 .
- ↑ Manuel Weis: Soap-Check 2013: “GZSZ” defies the trend. Oddsmeter.de, January 9, 2014, accessed October 7, 2016 .
- ↑ Daniel Sallhoff: Soap-Check 2015: Another year of losses. Quotemeter.de, January 4, 2016, accessed October 7, 2016 .
- ↑ Manuel Weis: Überflieger: "GZSZ" is soap winner of the year 2017. Oddsmeter.de, January 6, 2018, accessed on January 8, 2018 .
- ↑ Timo Nöthling: Soap Ranking 2018: «GZSZ» extends lead, ARD soaps are falling. Oddsmeter.de, January 6, 2018, accessed January 6, 2018 .
- ↑ RTL Spendenmarathon auction: One day at the GZSZ-Set RTL.de, accessed on April 12, 2018
- ↑ After series end: Clemens Löhr remains loyal to GZSZ. June 15, 2020, accessed August 11, 2020 .
