Heartbeat - The North Medical Team

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Television series
Original title Heartbeat - The North Medical Team
Heartbeat Logo.jpg
Country of production Germany
original language German
Year (s) 1999-2003
Production
company		 Cinecentrum
length 45 minutes
Episodes 85 in 4 seasons ( list )
genre Hospital
series Doctor series
production Helmut Wietz
music Arnold Fritzsch
First broadcast October 5, 1999 on ZDF

Heartbeat - The medical team Nord is a hospital drama of the ZDF . The setting was a clinic in Husum, North Frisia . 72 episodes (seasons 1 to 3) were broadcast on Tuesdays at 6 p.m. between 1999 and 2002. Another 13 episodes (season 4) were broadcast under the slightly different title Heartbeat - The Rescuers until 2003, also on Tuesdays at 7:25 p.m.

action

The staff of the modern Klinikum Nord in Husum take great care of their patients. Usually these are just harmless routine cases, but the struggle for life and death also keeps doctors busy. The focus of the episodes is on the patients, their stories and fates. The help of the clinic is not only looking for citizens from Husum and the coastal region, but also tourists and ship personnel. In the event of emergencies at sea, the medical team intervenes to provide support.

Permanent staff

The permanent staff under the direction of Prof. Roland Wagner ( Christoph Quest ) consists initially of the doctors Anja Hainbach ( Margrit Sartorius ), Dr. Tilman Behrens ( Silvan-Pierre Leirich ), Wagner's daughter Dr. Susanne Vahrenholt ( Maike Bollow ), Dr. Sören Sörensen ( Christoph Mory ) and Dr. Dr. Markus Schumacher ( Frank Behnke ) as well as head nurse Hella Ostermann ( Judith von Radetzky ), carer Kalle Jensen ( Oliver Betke ) and sister Ly ( Ly Châu ). In season 2, the internist Dr. Andreas Neuhaus ( Andreas Herder ) and the nurses Lydia ( Nadine Brandt ) and Imke ( Aline Hochscheid ) were added temporarily. After Prof. Wagner's departure, his daughter Susanne takes over the management of the clinic from season 3. Assistant doctor Dr. Kluge ( Gerit Kling ), the surgeon Dr. Schneider ( René Schoenenberger ), the assistant doctor Dr. Paola Sturm ( Astrid M. Fünderich ) and the young emergency doctor Dr. Mike Reimers ( Dirk Mierau ).

Direction and script

Aljoscha Westermann , Sebastian Monk , Norbert Skrovanek , John Delbridge , Norbert Schultze Jr. , Gunter Krää , Peter Wekwerth and Patrick Winczewski were responsible for directing the 85 episodes .

The scripts came from the pens of Neithardt Riedel , Christoph Wortberg , Ernst Kleemann , Luise David , Martin Kluger , Christof Teubel , Christiane Sadlo , Karsten Biehl , Christian Grohmann , Lorenz Knöpfli , Gabi Krieg , Ingrid Lennartz , Astrid Meyer-Gossler , Katrin Ammon , Kerstin-Luise Neumann , Karl-Heinz Schmidt-Lauzemis , Jörn Schröder and Aljoscha Westermann.

Main actors and roles (selection)

actor role Episodes
Silvan-Pierre Leirich Dr. Tilman Behrens 85
Judith von Radetzky Hella Ostermann 85
Oliver Betke Kalle Jensen 84
Maike Bollow Dr. Susanne Vahrenholt 78
Christoph Mory Dr. Soeren Soerensen 70
Margrit Sartorius Anja Hainbach 63
Nadine Brandt Lydia 57
Andreas Herder Dr. Andreas Neuhaus 53
Markus Pfeiffer Marco Sander 53
Jana Ibing Heike Voss 52
Aline Hochscheid Imke Hansen 51
Christoph Quest Prof. Dr. Roland Wagner 42
René Schoenenberger Dr. cutter 35
Dorothea Böttcher Pia Buettner 29
Karen Friesicke Peggy Schmitz 28
Frank Behnke Dr. Dr. Markus Schumacher 25th
Kirsten Block Paula Drews 20th
Gerit Kling Dr. Martina Kluge 20th
Dirk Mierau Dr. Mike Reimers 13
Astrid M. Fünderich Dr. Paula Sturm 7th
Ly Chau Sister Ly 6th
Max Volkert Martens Prof. Leonard Deckert 6th

Episodes

season 1

episode title First broadcast
1 The new October 5, 1999
2 decision October 12, 1999
3 crash October 19, 1999
4th Bitter truth October 26, 1999
5 Late insight November 9, 1999
6th Shadow of the past November 16, 1999
7th intrigue November 23, 1999
8th Two worlds November 30, 1999
9 mistrust December 7, 1999
10 Childless December 21, 1999
11 Stepchildren December 28, 1999
12 Hours of fear January 4, 2000
13 Family honor January 11, 2000
14th shock January 18, 2000
15th Death of a motorcyclist January 25, 2000
16 Impossible love February 1, 2000
17th father and son February 8, 2000
18th White lie February 15, 2000
19th Real friends February 22, 2000
20th Two sisters February 29, 2000
21st Take a deep breath March 7, 2000
22nd The last will March 14, 2000
23 The beloved March 21, 2000
24 Desired child March 28, 2000
25th Excuses April 4, 2000
26th Belly shot April 11, 2000

season 2

episode title First broadcast
27 The unknown savior October 10, 2000
28 Hurt feelings October 17, 2000
29 Remorse October 24, 2000
30th A tragic accident October 31, 2000
31 A brave son November 7, 2000
32 Name unknown November 14, 2000
33 Heart attack November 21, 2000
34 Death by prescription November 28, 2000
35 Everything will be fine December 5, 2000
36 happy Birthday December 12, 2000
37 Robbery December 19, 2000
38 Let me die January 2, 2001
39 Stranger love January 9, 2001
40 Full moon January 16, 2001
41 Lies and secrets January 23, 2001
42 Heartfelt wishes January 30, 2001
43 fear February 6, 2001
44 jealousy February 13, 2001
45 Puzzling infection February 20, 2001
46 Career February 27, 2001
47 Turning point March 6, 2001
48 The yes word March 13, 2001
49 Ultimate test March 20, 2001
50 Class reunion March 27, 2001
51 Parental love April 3, 2001
52 Mother's happiness April 10, 2001

season 3

episode title First broadcast
53 Alarm in the North Clinic January 8, 2002
54 voodoo January 15, 2002
55 Brother dear January 22, 2002
56 Last chance January 29, 2002
57 The hermit February 5, 2002
58 See you in Nacarangua February 19, 2002
59 True love February 26, 2002
60 The doppelganger March 5, 2002
61 On a knife edge March 12, 2002
62 Stroke of fate March 19, 2002
63 Light and shadow March 26, 2002
64 Storm warning April 2, 2002
65 Visit from Cuba April 9, 2002
66 New beginning April 16, 2002
67 Blind date April 23, 2002
68 Stay with me April 30, 2002
69 The bodyguard May 7, 2002
70 The big day May 14, 2002
71 Hallucinations May 21, 2002
72 Third spring May 28, 2002

Season 4

episode title First broadcast
73 The new October 1, 2002
74 Man overboard October 8, 2002
75 Raped October 15, 2002
76 Waterloo October 22, 2002
77 Late awakening October 29, 2002
78 Fire devil November 5, 2002
79 boat trip November 12, 2002
80 Caught - hung up November 19, 2002
81 Charged November 26, 2002
82 Hunting fever December 3, 2002
83 On the run December 10, 2002
84 Big leaps December 17, 2002
85 Treasure hunt January 7, 2003

DVD release

The first 13 episodes of the series were released on June 10, 2011 by Edel Germany GmbH on DVD.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Michael Reufsteck, Stefan Niggemeier: Das Fernsehlexikon. All over 7000 programs from Ally McBeal to the ZDF hit parade . Goldmann, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-442-30124-6 .