Behind Bars / Season 15

Season 15 of Behind Bars
Episodes	33
Country of production	Germany
First broadcast	September 12, 2005 - May 22, 2006 on RTL
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This article contains all episodes of the fifteenth season of the German television series Hinter Gittern , sorted by first broadcast . They were broadcast from September 12, 2005 to May 22, 2006 on the German broadcaster RTL and, with 33 episodes, is the longest season of the series.

Episodes

No. ( total )	No. ( St. )	Original title	Summary	First broadcast D
353	1	Beautiful new world	After three months in a coma, Walter comes back to Reutlitz and is shocked to discover how much has changed under Jutta's ward management. While Annabelle, Jeanette and Wilhelmina enjoy privileges with their station spokesman post, Uschi is barricaded. Walter wants to change the situation under all circumstances.	September 12, 2005
354	2	Hurray, we're still alive	Walter learns that Manu is also the station spokeswoman and is deeply disappointed. After Uschi has come back, the women manage to oppose Annabelle more and more.	September 12, 2005
355	3	Hunt for Mel	To get to a cell with Annika, Ginger reveals Ilse. Walter, Uschi, Ilse and Nik can warn Mel that Brock is stalking her outside. Brock still manages to arrest Mel in the cemetery.	September 19, 2005
356	4th	Class struggle	Mel comes back to Reutlitz. The women have the plan to finally be able to resolve the conflict through a fight with the station speakers. But Annabelle plays with unfair means.	September 26, 2005
357	5	Window to the hallway	Annabelle disappears without a trace. While the prison management assumes an escape, Uschi firmly believes that something could have happened to her. Finally, Uschi finds Annabelle seriously injured in the basement and is sure that a doorman is behind the act of violence.	October 10, 2005
358	6th	Search for clues	Irene Herrmann is behind the assassination attempt on Annabelle, but she tries to cover it up and portray Uschi as the culprit. Ginger and Annika panic when it turns out that Natascha is coming back to Reutlitz from Preekow. But they are surprised to find that Natascha has changed.	October 17, 2005
359	7th	Methodical madness	Irene tries to explain Uschi insane with various intrigues and has her admitted to psychiatry.	October 24, 2005
360	8th	For lack of evidence	In order to help Walter and Uschi, Manuela's application for transfer is rejected.	October 31, 2005
361	9	The red mamba	With the help of Jutta, Walter and Co. manage to convict Irene Herrmann as the Red Mamba. She eventually kills herself with her own lethal injection.	November 8, 2005
362	10	The cold heart	Ginger puts their friendship on the line out of jealousy and sees to it that Annika is punished for trying to escape. Jutta puts Manu in front of a rehearsal.	November 14, 2005
363	11	A pious plan	Natascha falls into old behavior patterns. Manuela needs clarification with her sister Jana.	November 21, 2005
364	12	Lost	Natascha begins to put a kidnapper on Manu's sister. Ilse raves about Mr. Franke.	November 28, 2005
365	13	The enemy in my bed	While visiting Jana's friend Josh, Manu gets into a fight when he threatens Jana, causing Josh to die. Nik does not seem to be doing well, although her sentence is reduced.	December 5, 2005
366	14th	All for one	Nik is diagnosed with a brain tumor and has to leave Reutlitz for a clinic. Ginger starts a trade.	December 12, 2005
367	15th	Little children, big worries	Teresa suffers from the fact that her children do not seem to be doing well at home. A competition triggers an argument among the prisoners, but for Teresa a dream comes true.	December 19, 2005
368	16	homeland	Nik makes the decision to die in prison with her friends and meets with incomprehension on the part of her parents. Teresa looks for a place with foster parents for her children.	January 2, 2006
369	17th	Shooting stars	Ms. Baal fulfills Nik's last wish to die with her friends. Nik finally dies in the prison yard with her loved ones.	January 9, 2006
370	18th	Hostile takeover	Natascha manipulates the production workshops, whereupon Mr. Franke has to throw in the towel. Walter is blamed for this offense and Jutta is also punished, so that Eva abolishes the system of station spokespersons.	January 16, 2006
371	19th	True values	Natascha manages that Eva finally agrees to produce in Reutlitz for Mr. Elsholz. Teresa is jealous of her children's foster parents.	January 23, 2006
372	20th	Broken dreams	Teresa is put under pressure by Natascha.	January 30, 2006
373	21st	Heroine of work	The women strike and barricade themselves because of their working conditions. Teresa is shocked to find that her daughter is embarrassed by her friends.	February 6, 2006
374	22nd	Stand by you	Daniela's behavior leads to a warning. Jutta still gives Daniela a helping hand. Wilhelmina suffers from a skin rash and wants to prove that something is wrong with Natascha and Mr. Elsholz's production goods. She then falls victim to an intrigue.	February 13, 2006
375	23	Long shadows	Natascha has smuggled diamonds into the prison and is planning an escape, but Walter and co. Are hot on her heels. Brock wants to bring Eva down.	February 27, 2006
376	24	departure	Natascha holds Manu prisoner and flees Reutlitz in a helicopter. She prevents her accomplice Ginger from escaping at the last minute. However, Walter succeeds in exchanging Natascha's diamonds so that she is now in possession of the precious stones.	March 6, 2006
377	25th	Diamonds are the Girls Best Friend	Walter's diamonds are gone. Walter suspects Ginger, who is also being tortured by the other women because of the poison scandal in the workshop. But behind the diamond robbery is the elderly inmate Esther.	March 13, 2006
378	26th	Woman power	With the help of the other women, Ilse manages to get out of the prison for a short time to say goodbye to Joachim. After Eva's resignation, Brock firmly assumes that he will become the new director of the institution. However, Jutta gets the job from Dr. Awarded to Kaltenbach.	March 20, 2006
379	27	A woman is fighting her way	When boxing training for women in Reutlitz is introduced, Ginger prepares for the fight against Mel. She fights with unfair means and Brock plays Mel, Ginger and Daniela, who knew about Ginger's metal gloves, against each other. Mel comes into the bunker after assaulting Ginger and Daniela loses her job after attacking Ginger.	March 27, 2006
380	28	Detours	Manu's decision to take part in the boxing match against Güstrow leads to the first big point of contention in his relationship with Walter. Esther instructs an acquaintance to feign Teresa's interest in order to rebuild her. When Teresa finds out about this from Annabelle, but Carsten really has feelings for her, Teresa blocks.	April 10, 2006
381	29	Up to the blood	Manu gets boxing training from Regina Halmich . When the fight against Güstrow begins, Walter is first knocked down in chains. Hilde fights with unfair means, whereupon Walter intervenes in the ring when she regains consciousness. Jutta then breaks off the boxing match.	April 24, 2006
382	30th	Hostility	Due to a fire in the Güstrow prison, all inmates are relocated from Güstrow to Reutlitz and turn the life of the people of Reutlitz upside down. Teresa is released early because of this overcrowding, but she also has to take detours.	May 8, 2006
383	31	Fight for luck	Wilhelmina helps Lola to defend herself with the Güstrowern, but then Lola plays the slave for Hilde without Wilhelmina's will. After Walter learns of the affair between Ayse and Manu, she separates from her.	May 15, 2006
384 & 385	32 & 33	In the cauldron (I & II)	An unsolved murder brings Station B into an uproar. When Hilde's sister was finally killed, the Güstrowers barricade Station B and Hilde wants to kill Manuela as a suspect. This barricades itself in the aquarium. Wilhelmina is ultimately also the victim of a murder attack, but survives. It turns out that Annabelle is the killer. When her identity is revealed, she stabs Manuela before she is shot by the SEK.	May 22, 2006

occupation

The cast of Behind Bars made its appearance in season 15 as follows:

Inmates

Role name	actor	consequences	number	Notes and role development in season 15
Wilhelmina Makhubela	Dennenesch Zoudé	353-360, 362-370, 373-375, 377-378, 380-385	28 episodes	Loses Johnny to the bomb explosion. After the stricter conditions of detention, she temporarily becomes station spokeswoman and later first station spokeswoman. Mutiny due to the bad working conditions in Reutlitz. Is seriously injured by Annabelle in the season finale.
Manuela "Manu" Wellmann †	Constanze priest	353-356, 359-365, 371-385	26 episodes	Temporarily station spokeswoman. Friend of Walter. Cheats on Walter with Ayse (Güstrow JVA). Is left by Walter and shortly afterwards accused of murdering Yvonne (Güstrow prison) and stabbed to death by Annabelle.
Annika Jesske	Sylwia von Wildburg	353-362, 367-372, 375-376, 379-385	25 episodes	First a good friend of Ginger's. Is betrayed by her and ends up in the hole. Then befriends Walter's clique.
Annabelle Liffers †	Bettina Lohmeyer	353-361, 365-372, 375-376, 379-380, 382-385	25 episodes	Mentally abnormal. Mike Michalke's murderess. At times first station spokeswoman. Murdered Karin, Yvonne (Güstrow JVA) and Manuela while in prison before she was shot by the SEK.
Christine "Walter" Walter	Katy Karrenbauer	353-356, 359-366, 369-370, 375-385	25 episodes	Head of Station B. Lies in a coma after the bomb explosion. Falls in love with Manuela, but separates from her after Manuela cheats on her. Fight the injustice on Ward B.
Melanie "Mel" Schmidt	Sigrid Schnückel	353, 355-364, 369-370, 373-379, 382-385	24 episodes	Flees from Reutlitz after the explosion, but is captured by Brock. Very violent and easy to provoke.
Ursula "Uschi" König	Barbara Freier	353-362, 365-366, 369-370, 375-376, 379-385	23 episodes	Is locked in the "hole" after their revolt. Fight with Walter against the injustice on Ward B.
Antje “Ginger” Stenzel	Nadine Warmuth	353-363, 366, 369-372, 374-377, 379, 384	22 episodes	First a good friend of Annika and in love with her until she turns away from her. Then begins to get involved in Natasha's criminal business. After Natascha's escape, the inmates punish her with contempt.
Ilse Wünsche born. Brahms	Christiane Reiff	353-358, 361-364, 367, 369-370, 373-374, 377-379, 382, ​​384-385	21 episodes	Kitchen help (not always). Friend of Joachim Franke. Separates from him when he has to go abroad on business.
Jeanette Bergdorfer	Christine Schuberth	353-358, 362-364, 367-370, 373-376, 379, 384-385	20 episodes	Interim station spokeswoman.
Natascha Sanin	Susann Uplegger	358-366, 369-376	17 episodes	Comes back from Prekow as an initially insightful and peaceful inmate who has found her faith in God. Use their illusions to start criminal activities again. Sanin appears to be allied with Ginger again. Escape from Reutlitz in a helicopter and settle in Russia, where she realizes that she has been cheated out of the diamonds.
Dr. Nikola "Nik" Gross †	Solveig August	353-356, 359-366, 368-369	14 episodes	Writing on her doctoral thesis. Suffering from an incurable brain tumor. Died in prison with her friends at her own request and shortly after her death was awarded her doctorate.
Teresa Fränze	Nicole Ernst	366-368, 371-374, 379-382	11 episodes	Arrested for theft. Mother of Annemone and Olli. Finds foster parents for her children and suffers from not being able to see them often. Dismissed early due to the overcrowding in Reutlitz due to good leadership.
Esther Loschwitz	Dorothea Walda	376-381	6 episodes	More intelligent than it is. Got the other women out of Natasha's diamonds. Was found incapable of detention after a hip fracture and was released.
Heidrun "fish" fisherman	Aline Staskowiak	353	1 episode	After the explosion, flees to freedom with Mel and settles in Russia.
Paula Vogel †	Claudia Kühn	353	1 episode	Violent inmate in Reutlitz. Male appearance due to steroid abuse. Dies of the bomb explosion in Reutlitz.

Supporting characters from the Güstrow prison

Role name	actor	consequences	number	Notes and role development in season 15
Amanda "Mandy" Allert	Anika Mauer	380-385	6 episodes	Good friend of Hilde. Kemmer affair. Unpredictable.
Ayse Yilmaz	İlknur Bahadır	380-385	6 episodes	Lesbian. Falls in love with Manuela and sleeps with her in the laundry room. Responsible for the separation of Manu and Walter.
Correctional Officer Kemmer	Andreas Hofer	380-382, 384-385	5 episodes	Law enforcement officer from the Güstrow prison. Commits abuse of office and helps the women from Güstrow to cover up their crimes and helps them escape. Mandy's affair. Is caught and arrested by Birgit committing his offense.
Lola Müller	Mareile Bettina Moeller	380-384	5 episodes	Disturbed perceptual relationship. Hilde's slave. Is taken into care by Wilhelmina and later does her "service" to Ginger.
Hilde Thomczyk	Petra Hartung	380-382, 384-385	5 episodes	Sister of Yvonne. Leader from Güstrow. Unpredictable and cold. Very aggressive. Want to kill Walter and Manu and flee Reutlitz.
Yvonne Thomczyk †	Christiane Paulick	382-385	4 episodes	Sister of Hilda. Alcoholic. Is murdered in the bathroom by Annabelle.

Prison staff

Role name	actor	consequences	number	Notes and role development in season 15
Ulrich Haller	Ulrich Wohlleben	353-366, 369-373, 377-385	28 episodes	Small roll closer.
Edgar Brock	Leon Boden	354-358, 363-372, 375-385	26 episodes	Sadistic turnkey. Safety officer in Reutlitz. Eve's affair. Intrigues against her so that Eva loses her job. Tried to become the head of the institution, but to no avail.
Jutta Elisabeth Adler	Claudia Loerding	353-358, 361-364, 367-368, 370, 373-382, 384-385	25 episodes	Comes back to Reutlitz as ward and temporarily deputy head of the institution and initially carries out drastic changes in Reutlitz. After Eva Baal's resignation, she becomes the official director of the institution.
Eva Baal	Karen Bohne	353-356, 359-378	24 episodes	Director of the institution. Edgar Brock's affair. Due to an intrigue on the part of Edgar, she has to vacate her post as an institution and begins training in Paris.
David Wilborn	Jost Pieper	353-358, 363-366, 371-374, 379, 382-385	19 episodes	Normally open.
Sybille "Möhrchen" Mohr	Heidi Weigelt	353-356, 358, 360, 363-364, 367-368, 371-373, 375-379, 381	19 episodes	Secretary to the prison management.
Peter Kittler	Egon Hofmann	353-356, 359-360, 363-370, 375-376, 380-381, 384	19 episodes	Normally open. (Later transferred to another prison in the off between seasons 15 and 16)
Gertrud "Trude" Schiller	Karin Oehme	353, 360-362, 364, 367-368, 371-374, 377-378, 380-381, 384-385	17 episodes	Turnkey. Due to the explosion, initially dependent on a wheelchair (retires between seasons 15 and 16)
Birgit Schnoor	Uta Prelle	357-361, 367-369, 373-374, 377-379, 382-385	17 episodes	Closer and deputy director. Initially incapacitated due to the explosion.
Daniela Kallweit	Corinna A. Horn	355-358, 361, 363-366, 371-374, 379	14 episodes	Turnkey. Even once a former inmate. Is terminated by Jutta after Daniela attacked Ginger after a few warnings.
Jan Paulson	Sven Rothkirch	357-358, 360-363, 365-366, 368, 371-372, 379-380	13 episodes	Small roll closer.
Irene Herrmann †	Peggy Lukac	353-361	9 episodes	Turnkey. Unpredictable. Known as the "Red Mamba". Poisons herself after her identity is leaked.
Dr. Saalbach	Norbert Braun	353-354, 365-366, 368-369, 374, 379	8 episodes	Prison doctor.
Karin Sturm	Monika Reineck	355, 357-359, 365-366, 372, 379	8 episodes	Small roll turnkey.
Dr. Evelyn Kaltenbach	Franziska Matthus	355, 378	2 episodes	State Secretary. Promotes Jutta to the official head of the institution.
Hanno "Johnny" Matthiesen †	Sascha Gluth	353	1 episode	Pastor. Old friend of Walter. Friend of Wilhelmina. Dies of the explosion in Reutlitz.
Kim Krause †	Judith Hildebrandt	353	1 episode	Institution cook. Dies due to the explosion in Reutlitz.

Relatives

Role name	actor	consequences	number	Notes and role development in season 14
Annemone Fränze	Lisa Höfling	366-368, 371-374, 380, 382	9 episodes	Daughter of Teresa. Sister of Oli. Juliane's foster daughter.
Olli Fränze	Paul Maximilian student	366-368, 371-374, 380, 382	9 episodes	Son of Teresa. Brother of Annemone. Juliane's foster son.
Joachim Franke	Michael Tietz	363-364, 367, 369-370, 378	6 episodes	Entrepreneur. Produced in Reutlitz. Falls in love with Ilse. Separates from her when he has to leave the country on business.
Mr. Elsholz	Walter Kalk	371-375, 377	6 episodes	Businessman. Produces illegally contaminated cat litter with Natascha in Reutltiz.
Sven houses	Ben carpenter	359-362	4 episodes	Friend of Annika.
Jana Wellmann	Sarah Tkotsch	359, 363-365	4 episodes	Sister of Manu. Must be in juvenile detention.
Juliane Schwärzer	Sylke Hannasky	371-374	4 episodes	Mrs. von Jochen. Foster mother of Olli and Annemone.

Relay deaths

episode	person	Kind of death	action
353	Paula Vogel	explosion	Dies of the bomb explosion in Reutlitz.
353	Hanno "Johnny" Matthiesen	explosion	Dies of the bomb explosion in Reutlitz.
353	Kim Krause	explosion	Dies of the bomb explosion in Reutlitz.
361	Irene Herrmann	suicide	Poisons herself after her identity is leaked.
365	Josh	Broken neck from fall	After Josh's motives are exposed, there is a scuffle with Manu, whereupon he falls unhappy and dies.
369	Dr. Nikola "Nik" Gross	Brain tumor	Died of a brain tumor.
384	Karin Mulder	Stabbed	Was stabbed to death in Annabelle Liffers' cell.
384	Yvonne Thomczyk	Stabbed	Was stabbed to death in the bathroom by Annabelle Liffers.
385	Manuela "Manu" Wellmann	Stabbed	Was stabbed to death by Annabelle Liffers.
385	Annabelle Liffers	Shot	Was shot by the SEK.

Web links

• Season 15 in the Internet Movie Database (English)