Behind bars / Season 16

Season 16 of Behind Bars
Episodes	18th
Country of production	Germany
First broadcast	September 18, 2006 - February 13, 2007 on RTL
◀   Season 15

This article contains all episodes of the sixteenth and final season of the German television series Hinter Gittern , sorted by first broadcast . They were from September 18, 2006 to February 13, 2007 on the German broadcaster RTLsent. Most recently, the sixteenth season of the prison saga ran with 18 episodes. Almost the entire cast was replaced; only a few actors from the original cast were still involved. With a shortened opening credits and a modified title music, Hinter Gittern ran on Mondays at 9:15 p.m. on RTL, and from December 4, 2006 from Monday to Tuesday weekly in the night program at 01:05 a.m. The last episode 403 was broadcast on February 13, 2007 on RTL. Due to the worsening audience ratings due to the many changes and the extremely poor nighttime slot, RTL discontinued the series after almost ten years.

Episodes

No. ( total )	No. ( St. )	Original title	Summary	First broadcast D
386	1	Divide and conquer	Station B and D will be redistributed so that station B will have a few new inmates, including Katja, who is trying with her troops to usurp the leadership. Walter is in deep grief over Manu's death, who has died in a coma after a long period of time.	September 18, 2006
387	2	There can be only one	Miriam is pressured by her father. Juliane finds it difficult to be a good mother and at the same time a good director of the institution. Lena is put under pressure by Katja and Grit. When she prevents an intrigue against Walter, Lena is beaten up by the two of them in the bathroom. When Walter comes to her aid, Walter is seriously injured by both of them.	September 25, 2006
388	3	cat and mouse	Miriam intends to escape for her father. But Ginger has it in hand and forces her to come along with the escape. Miriam Iris Römer seriously injured during the escape. Ginger's misconduct catches Miriam and Ginger.	October 2, 2006
389	4th	Risky game	Edgar is caught by Sebastian getting too close to Sarah, but Brock has Sarah in her hand, so that Brock defends Brock from the prison management.	October 16, 2006
390	5	Friend or foe?	While Mel is cheating on Walter, Lena shows her friendship. Natalie Sürth gets into trouble. The new pastor touches Ingrid deeply.	October 23, 2006
391	6th	Ruth's silence	Mareen Bieler is imprisoned and helps Mel to pay off her debts to Katja. Ruth worries the management, the pastor, and Uschi very much. Walter is not in a good mood when she realizes that she has no chance with Lena.	October 30, 2006
392	7th	Dangerous girlfriend	Walter discovers Katja's and Grit's present. Walter is in love with Lena. Mareen has a plan. Simone Müller comes to Reutlitz as Nicole Maurer in the witness protection program. Ginger betrays Nicole and is ordered to kill her for money.	November 6, 2006
393	8th	Decision out of love	Mareen manages to play Walter and Katja off against each other in order to get both of them into the bunker and to be able to take over the drug trade on the ward together with Sarah. Ginger doesn't have the heart to kill Nicole and hires a junkie. Unfortunately, Mel is the victim of the poison attack.	November 13, 2006
394	9	Between all stools	Mel is smuggled into the prison by Nathalie, Nicole is scared to death, Ginger is put under pressure and Katja loses all of her followers through Mareen.	November 20, 2006
395	10	The agony of choice	Walter enters into a deal with Mareen to raise money for Miriam's father's operation. Katja is in great pain. Nicole suffers from loneliness. Mel continues to grow hash.	December 5, 2006
396	11	Friendship is hell	Ginger finds out the address of Nicole's child. Walter learns that Lena is innocently behind bars for her husband and confronts Lena's husband.	December 12, 2006
397	12	Reluctant hero	Klara and Brock are kidnapped. Juliane Sürth initially hides this from Nicole in order not to endanger her testimony. Nicole cannot forgive her for this. As a hostage Brock shows his soft side and manages that Klara escapes and can get help.	December 19, 2006
398	13	Fallen Justice	Dr. Angelika Loberth, Mareen's public prosecutor, is arrested in Reutlitz and has to deal with the harassment of fellow prisoners. Sarah seduces Sebastian.	January 9, 2007
399	14th	forgive me	Katja is in worse health. Lena mistakenly gets drugs mixed in and has to go to the infirmary. After the main suspect was found murdered, Nicole's testimony bursts, and with it her early release.	January 16, 2007
400	15th	Out of control	After her diagnosis, Katja takes Natalie and Uschi hostage in the nursery. Walter can finally get them to give up the hostage situation. Angelika gets support from Ingrid.	January 23, 2007
401	16	Lost love	In order to get medication for her brother suffering from AIDS, Wilhelmina falsely pretends to be HIV-infected with the help of Friedrich's blood in order to obtain suitable medication. When Sebastian found out that Sarah had used him as a drug courier, he reports everything to Ms. Sürth, so that Sarah gets into great trouble.	January 30, 2007
402	17th	Challenge	Babs and Rosie take revenge on Sarah on behalf of Mareen. Sebastian wants to quit. Wilhelmina is wrongly considered to be HIV-infected on the ward.	February 6, 2007
403	18th	Hunt for Wilhelmina	Although Wilhelmina reveals her secret, Gritt wants to take revenge on her and beats her up with Babs in the infirmary. The women listen to a concert in the chapel, after which they give themselves completely to the music. Finally the women go to the courtyard and leave Reutlitz through the lock to freedom. Truth or is it just a dream?	February 13, 2007

occupation

The cast of Behind Bars made its appearance in its sixteenth and final season as follows:

Inmates

Role name	actor	consequences	number	Notes and role development in season 16
Lena Baumgarten	Greta Galisch	386-401, 403	17 episodes	Has been moved from Station D to Station B. Rudolf's wife. Good friend of Walter. Imprisoned innocently to exonerate her husband.
Christine "Walter" Walter	Katy Karrenbauer	386-396, 398-403	17 episodes	Head of Station B. In love with Lena.
Grit Krause	Katrin Brockmann	386-399, 402-403	16 episodes	Has been moved from Station D to Station B. Typical follower. First allies, then Katja’s rival. Extremely racist.
Ursula "Uschi" König	Barbara Freier	386-397, 400-403	16 episodes	Takes care of Ruth.
Melanie "Mel" Schmidt	Sigrid Schnückel	386-396, 398-399, 402-403	15 episodes	Very violent and easy to provoke.
Sarah Reese	Finja Martens	388-393, 395-403	15 episode	Sebastian Hecht's ex-affair. Was in love with Sebastian Hecht. Very naive at first, but was then "trained" by Mareen. Partner of Mareen.
Katja Marnitz	Yasmina Djaballah	386-395, 398-400, 403	14 episodes	Has been moved from Station D to Station B. Boss of station D. Rival of Walter. Suffer from MS. Is admitted to psychiatry after being taken hostage in the nursery and returns to Reutlitz in a dream sequence of the inmates in the season finale.
Rosie Arrow	Alessija Lause	386-392, 394-395, 398-400, 402-403	14 episodes	Has been moved from Station D to Station B. Bully. At times allies of Katja.
Babs	Safia Monney	386-395, 400, 402-403	13 episodes	Has been moved from Station D to Station B. Bully. At times allies of Katja.
Ilse Wünsche born. Brahms	Christiane Reiff	386-393, 396, 398, 400-401, 403	13 episodes	Kitchen helper and forger.
Miriam Jördens	Marie Rönnebeck	386-389, 394-397, 399-403	13 episodes	Has been moved from Station D to Station B. Remarkable skill in handling locks and security systems. Iris Römer seriously injured while trying to escape.
Mareen Bieler	Ina Rudolph	391-403	13 episodes	Extremely intelligent and manipulative. Retaliated against Angelica for accusing her. In no time at all, brought the entire prison under unofficial control.
Ingrid Schlueter	Klara Höfels	386-391, 394-396, 400-401, 403	12 episodes	Has been moved from Station D to Station B. Extremely pious. Deeply regret what she did.
Antje “Ginger” Stenzel	Nadine Warmuth	386-388, 392-397, 400, 402-403	12 episodes	Assigned to kill Nicole.
Jeanette Bergdorfer	Christine Schuberth	386-391, 394-395, 398-399, 403	11 episodes
Wilhelmina "Mina" Makhubela	Dennenesch Zoudé	386-389, 392-393, 396, 400-403	11 episodes	Pretends to be HIV infected for her brother.
Ruth Colditz	Natascha Hockwin	388-391, 393-395, 400-401, 403	10 episodes	Locked. Suspected serious sexual abuse by her father. Is supported by Uschi.
Dr. Angelika Loberth	Silke Matthias	391, 398-400, 402-403	6 episodes	Former public prosecutor. Accused Mareen and fell under their influence in prison without realizing that this was part of Mareen's plan of revenge.
Nicole Maurer b. Simone Müller	Sandra S. Leonhard	392-397, 399, 402-403	9 episodes	Mother of Klara. Was in the witness protection program.

Prison staff

Role name	actor	consequences	number	Notes and role development in season 16
Juliane Sürth	Susanne Schäfer	386-403	18 episodes	Director of the institution. Mother of Nathalie.
Edgar Brock	Leon Boden	386-401, 403	17 episodes	Sadistic turnkey. Is kidnapped and saves Nicole Maurer's daughter.
Ulrich Haller	Ulrich Wohlleben	386-392, 395-403	16 episodes	Small roll closer.
Sebastian Hecht	Max Woelky	386-391, 394-403	16 episodes	Trainee turnkey. Sarah's ex-affair.
David Wilborn	Jost Pieper	386, 388-389, 391-395, 398-403	14 episodes	Normally open.
Rolf Schuhmann	Holger Kunkel	386-391, 393-396, 398, 402-403	13 episodes	Normally open.
Sybille "Möhrchen" Mohr	Heidi Weigelt	386-388, 390-394, 398, 400-403	13 episodes	Secretary to the prison management.
Birgit Schnoor	Uta Prelle	386-389, 391, 394-395, 398-399, 401-403	12 episodes	Closer and deputy director.
Iris Römer	Friedelise Stutte	386-388, 390-398	12 episodes	Turnkey. Takes her job very carefully.
Dr. Peter Kilian	Sebastian Wirnitzer	388-389, 391, 393-395, 397, 399-403	12 episodes	Prison doctor.
Jan Paulson	Sven Rothkirch	389-393, 396-398, 400, 402-403	11 episodes	Small roll closer.
Georg Schallert	Robert Lohr	390-391, 394-397, 400, 402-403	9 episodes	Pastor.
Karin Sturm	Monika Reineck	387, 391	2 episodes	Small roll turnkey.

Relatives

Role name	actor	consequences	number	Notes and role development in season 16
Nathalie Sürth	Louisa Herfert	387-388, 390, 392-395, 398, 400, 402-403	11 episodes	Daughter of Juliane Sürth. Very unruly.
Mr. Schwertfeger	Ulrich Simontowitz	392, 394, 396-397, 399	5 episodes	Prosecutor.

Web links

• Season 16 in the Internet Movie Database (English)