List of western television series shown in the GDR

The list of western series shown in the GDR contains TV series and TV series from foreign countries that were shown on GDR television . According to the information in the annual film-bibliographical reports, this list is designed as a total recording of the television series and TV series broadcast on television in the GDR.

If individual episodes in full-length films were shown as independent films, they are indeed listed here as a series, but it is noted and their entry in the film lists is still retained in order to preserve the reconstruction of the broadcasting practice. The GDR premiere are the years in which it was first broadcast. A complete mapping of the broadcast dates is not intended for the time being. TV films can be found in the film lists.

list

year	German title	GDR title	Original title	Country of production	Episodes	GDR premiere	Remarks
1943-1947	Sherlock Holmes		Sherlock Holmes	United States	Ten films by Roy William Neil	1969	The DFF showed ten of Roy William Neil's fourteen Sherlock Holmes films as a series and mistakenly considered them a British series. The films can be found in the list of American films.
1953-1962	Slot Playhouse of Stars	Big stars in small roles	Slot Playhouse of Stars	United States	S07 (E31)	1971	The DFF showed episodes of various US series in this series.
1953-1962	General Electric Theater	Big stars in small roles	General Electric Theater	United States	S03 (E27); S05 (E26)	1971	The DFF showed episodes of various US series in this series.
1954-1958	Studio 57	Big stars in small roles	Studio 57	United States	S04 (E16)	1971	The DFF showed episodes of various US series in this series.
1955-1956	Star stage	Big stars in small roles	Star stage	United States	S01 (E12)	1971	The DFF showed episodes of various US series in this series.
1955-1956	Jane Wyman Show	Big stars in small roles	Jane Wyman Show	United States	S03 (E09)	1971	The DFF showed episodes of various US series in this series.
1955-1965	Alfred Hitchcock presents	Suspected murder	Alfred Hitchcock presents	United States	S02 (E19); S03 (E24); S08 (E04.05.28); S09 (E06)	1971	S3E24 ran in the series "Hour of Decision" as "General Power of Attorney".
1956-1957	The Buccaneers	Sea adventure	The Buccaneers	United Kingdom	E05,07,22,30,34,35 + two more	1968	German premiere. Different order than in the original.
1959	Buddenbrooks			Germany	Complete	1971	Looks like the original.
1959	Dangerous business		The Third Man	United Kingdom United States	S01 (E08,35,39); S02 (E04,12,13,15,19); S03 (E03.09)	1970	German premiere.
1959-1963	Kraft Mystery Theater	Decision hour	Kraft Mystery Theater	United States	S03 (E14)	1971	Takeover from ARD. ARD put several series together under this title.
1960-1965	Edgar Wallace Mysteries	Edgar Wallace crime series	The Edgar Wallace Mysteries	United Kingdom	S02 (E11); S03 (E02.04-06); S04 (E02.03.06)	1969	Broadcast as a series, but actually independent films which were shown in cinemas as opening programs.
1960-1963	Commissioner Maigret		Maigret	United Kingdom	S01 (E02-06.09-13); S02 (E01,03,05,06,08,10-13); S03 (E05-07.09.11-13); S04 (E01.03-05.07.09,10,13)	1969/1970	Different order than in the original.
1961-1964	Ghost squad		Ghost squad	United Kingdom	S01 (E03.06.07)	1969	German premiere.
1961	The followers	Police dog Rex	The pursuers	United Kingdom	E01,03,11,13,16,21,25,26,29,35,38 + two no longer reconstructable	1968	Different charisma than in the original.
1961–1962	Sir Francis Drake	The pirate captain	Sir Francis Drake	United Kingdom	Eight episodes of own editing	1975	The DFF showed eight episodes of 50 minutes each. Originally 26 episodes with a length of 30 minutes.
1962	Code number 01	Airport detectives	Zero One	United Kingdom	S01 (E01,03,06,10,15); S02 (E03,08,10,12,15); S03 (E01)	1970	Own synchronization
1962	Oliver Twist		Oliver Twist	United Kingdom	Complete	1970	Broadcast as in the original (different from the WDR). Own synchronization.
1962	The rarity shop		Old Curiosity Shop	United Kingdom	Complete	1973	German premiere. Looks like the original.
1963-1965	Indian River	Ranger	The Forest Rangers	Canada	S01 (E04,08,09,14,18,20,39); S02 (04.13)	1968	German premiere. Different order than in the original.
1963-1965	Kraft Suspense Theater	Decision hour	Kraft Suspense Theater	United States	S01 (E04,07,09,15)	1971/72	Takeover from ARD. ARD put several series together under this title
1964-1970	Daniel Boone		Daniel Boone	United States	S02 (E02,08,15,19,20,23,24,26,27,29,30); S03 (E07-11,18-21,23,24,28); S04 (E01,07,12,19); S05 (E19); S06 (E01,02,19,20)	1971, 1973, 1977	German premiere. Different order than in the original.
1964-1969	Detectives		Detectives	United Kingdom	S01 (E02,09,14,17); S02 (E03,06,07,10-14,16,17)	1970/1971
1964-1977	Melbourne Homicide Squad	Manhunt	Homicide	Australia	Five episodes	1980	Five episodes were shown in the "wanted" series along with other episodes from other series. These can no longer be reconstructed based on the information.
1965-1966	The baron		The baron	United Kingdom	E06,07,13,27	1969	Different order than in the original. With own synchronization. Broadcast as a separate title.
1966	The gentlemen ask for cash			Germany	Complete	1974	Originally a three-piece suit. Broadcast by the DFF as a four-part series.
1966-1968	The law of silence		vendetta	United Kingdom of Italy	S01 (E01.06.09.11); S02 (E08.10); S03 (E03,05) + 5 more episodes that can no longer be reconstructed	1971	German premiere
1967	Big M		The Big M	United Kingdom	Complete	1972	German premiere. The DFF showed it in three parts. Originally a six-piece.
1967	Great expectations		Great Expactations	United Kingdom	Complete	1973	German premiere. Looks like the original.
1967	Vanities Fair		Vanity Fair	United Kingdom	Complete	1972	German premiere. Looks like the original.
1967	Kenilworth		Kenilworth	United Kingdom	Complete	1972	German premiere. Looks like the original.
1967	Smugglers' Path		Conquerors Road	United Kingdom	Complete	1974	German premiere. The DFF presented it as a five-part. Originally a ten piece.
1968	The one million pound note			United Kingdom	Complete	1972	German premiere. The DFF broadcast it as a two-part series. In the original a four-part.
1968	From agency 0 files			France Canada	E04,05,07,11-23	1969	Looks like the original.
1968	Babeck			Germany Austria	Complete	1976	Looks like the original.
1968	The expert		The Expert	United Kingdom	S01 (E01,13), S02 (E09,11) + two more	1973/1974	Partly different episodes than on ARD. Two episodes can no longer be reconstructed.
1968	Wildfell Hall secrets		The Tenant of Wildfell Hall	United Kingdom	Complete	1974	German premiere. Looks like the original.
1968-1970	The men of Cumberland		The Borderers	United Kingdom	S01, S02 (E02,05,07,10,12)	1973	German premiere.
1968-1970	Nana		Nana	United Kingdom	Complete	1972	German premiere. Looks like the original.
1968	Rinaldo Rinaldini			Germany France Yugoslavia	Complete	1975	Looks like the original.
1968	Father Goriot		Père Goriot	United Kingdom	Complete	1972	German premiere. Looks like the original.
1969	Gold robbers		The Gold Robbers	United Kingdom	E01.03-07.09.11-13	1971/1972	German premiere.
1969-1973	Nothing but trouble in the depot		On the buses	United Kingdom	S02 (E01-03), S04 (E09), S05 (E04,09,15), S06 (E01)	1976	First broadcast. Different order than in the original.
1969-1970	Novellas from the wild west			Germany	E07,08,10,13-16,18	1978	Different order than in the original.
1969	Shadows over Tokyo			Japan		1972	Eleven episodes were broadcast on the DFF.
1969-1971	Mr. Reeder's flair		The Mind of Mr. JG Reeder	United Kingdom	8 episodes	1980/1981	Eight of the 16 episodes were shown, which can no longer be reconstructed due to the choice of name and sparse information. The consequences also ran in the series "Fahndung".
1970	Ivanhoe		Ivanhoe	United Kingdom	Complete	1974	German premiere. The DFF has shown five episodes of 50 minutes each. Originally ten episodes of 25 minutes each.
1970	Murder files		Wicked Woman	United Kingdom	E01-03	1973	German premiere. The DFF showed them as independent films.
1970	The red glove		Redgauntlet	United Kingdom	E02-08	1974	German premiere. The first episode from the original is missing.
1970	The six wives of Herny VIII.		The Six Wives of Henry VIII	United Kingdom	Complete	1972	Own synchronization. Looks like the original.
1971-1972	The maple leaf		La Feuille d'érable	Canada France Belgium Switzerland	E01,03,05,06,08,10,11,13	1980	German premiere. Adoption of the GDR version in the FRG.
1971	Bel Ami		Bel Ami	United Kingdom	Complete	1979	Looks like the original.
1971	Elizabeth I.		Elisabeth R.	United Kingdom	Complete	1975	German premiere. Looks like the original.
1971	Casanova		Casanova	United Kingdom	Complete	1978	Looks like the original.
1971-1974	Freehand for Barlow		Barlow at Large	United Kingdom	S02 (E02.03.08)	1977	German premiere.
1971-1973	The rivals of Sherlock Holmes		The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes	United Kingdom	S01 (E05,11,13), S02 (E02,03,05,07,12,13)	1977	German premiere.
1971	The Sea Wolf (1971)			Germany France Romania	Romanian theatrical version	1978	Originally a four-hour four-part series. The DFF shows it as an eight-part series, albeit based on the Romanian theatrical version, which made two films out of it, which were also shown in the GDR cinemas, but only totaled 148 minutes. Own synchronization with partly different character. Chronologically different cut. Also includes scenes that were not shown in the original version.
1972-1976	A case for men			Switzerland FR Germany	S01 (E04,09,10,13), S02 (E07,13)	1978	Different order than in the original.
1972-1974	A case for Scotland Yard		New Scotland Yard	United Kingdom	S01 (E08,10,13), S02 (E02-06,09-11,13)	1975	German premiere.
1972	Hoopers last hunt			Germany	Complete	1977	Looks like the original. Continuation of "The gentlemen ask for cash".
1972	The century of the surgeon			Germany Austria Switzerland	E01,02,08,10-15,17,18	1984/1985	Broadcast in a different order than the original.
1972	A life in 3/4 time		The Strauss Family	United Kingdom	Complete	1976	First broadcast. Looks like the original.
1972	Shackles broken	Colonel Jentsch	Les évasions célèbres	France Italy Austria Hungary Switzerland	S01E10	1979	German premiere. Runs as a standalone film
1972-1973	The Melchiors			Germany	S01 (E01,02,04,05,08,11,12); S02 (E02,04,06,09,11)	1978
1972-1974	Banacek		Banacek	United States	S01 (E02.03.05.07)	1976/77	The episodes ran as independent films and not as a series.
1972-1977	Van der Valk	Van der Falk	Van der Valk	United Kingdom of Netherlands	S03 (E03,04,06-08,10)	1980/1981	The episodes ran first in the "wanted" series.
1973	The Three Sisters from Haworth		The Brontes of Haworth	United Kingdom	Complete	1978	German premiere. Looks like the original.
1973	The strange life story of Friedrich Freiherrn von der Trenck			Federal Republic of Germany Austria France Italy	Complete	1982	Broadcast as a seven divider. Originally a six-piece.
1973-1974	Orson Welles tells	The great secrets of Orson Welles	Orson Welles Great Mysteries	United Kingdom	E01,03-10,14,15,17,19,21	1979	Own dubbing and partly different episodes than on FRG television. Different order than in the original.
1974	Boy Dominik	Dominic	Boy Dominic	United Kingdom	Complete	1983	German premiere. Looks like the original.
1974	The secret of the rock grotto		Tsubuyaki-iwa no himitsu	Japan		1976	Broadcast as a six-part.
1974	The righteous		The Zoo Gang	United Kingdom	Four episodes	1975	German premiere. The DFF shows four episodes of its own editing, in the original six episodes. The extent to which whole episodes or only parts are missing cannot be reconstructed.
1974	Melissa		Melissa	United Kingdom	Complete	1979	Looks like the original.
1974	Lake of death		Kiri no mizuumi	Japan		1978	Released as a three-piece suit.
1974	The survivors of Mary Jane		Castaway	United Kingdom Australia Germany	Complete	1979/1980	Looks like the original.
1975	Carry On Laughing!	Please keep laughing!	Carry On Laughing	United Kingdom	S02	1988	German premiere. Looks like the original.
1975/1979	Fawlty Towers	Crazy hotel	Fawlty Towers	United Kingdom	S01 (E01-05); S2 (E01-05)	1987	The DFF produced the first synchronized version.
1975	The Junker of Ballantrae		The Master of Ballantrae	United Kingdom	Complete	1981	Looks like the original.
1975	Call of the gold			Germany France Austria Romania	Complete	1979	The DFF broadcast it as a six-part series. In the original a four-part.
1975	Madame Bovary			United Kingdom	Complete	1979/1980	German premiere. Looks like the original.
1975	Happiness and misfortune of the Moll Flanders		Minor Flanders	United Kingdom	Complete	1978	German premiere. The DFF showed it as a four-part series. Originally a film.
1975	The stars look down		The Stars Look Down	United Kingdom	Complete	1978	The DFF showed it as a seven divider. Originally 13 pieces. Own synchronization.
1976-1993	Commissioner Moulin	Manhunt	Commissair Moulin	France	Individual episodes	1980	The consequences ran in the series "Fahndung". Based on the information, the individual episodes can no longer be reconstructed.
1976	Life and Death of Penelope		Life and Death of Penelope	United Kingdom	Complete	1983	The DFF broadcast it as a four-part series. Originally a six-piece.
1976	Michael Strogoff			France FR Germany Austria	Complete	1983	Looks like the original.
1976	The prince and the beggar boy		The Prince and the Pauper	United Kingdom	Complete	1980	Looks like the original.
1976	The dead from the Thames		Our Mutual Friend	United Kingdom	Complete	1980	Looks like the original.
1977	Hard times		Hard Times	United Kingdom	Complete	1978	German premiere. Looks like the original.
1977	Hunters gold		Hunter's gold	New Zealand	12 episodes	1983/1984	German premiere. Originally 13 episodes. It is no longer possible to reconstruct which ones are missing or have been newly cut inwifern.
1977	Marie Curie		Marie Curie	United Kingdom	Complete	1982	The DFF showed it as a four-part series. Originally a five-part.
1977	Ngaio Marsh Theater	Wanted - Chief Inspector Alleyn	Ngaio Marsh Theater	United Kingdom	2 of 3	1980	The episodes "Farbenspiel / Color Scheme" and "Murder on Mount Moon / Died in the Wool" ran as "Chief Inspector Alleyn" in the "Fahndung" series. They were later shown as individual films.
1977	Rob Roy, the outlaw		Rob Roy	United Kingdom	Complete	1981	Looks like the original.
1977	Washington: Behind closed doors	Behind closed doors	Washington: Behind Closed Doors	United States	Complete	1980	As in the original, the DFF showed it as a six-part. The BR, however, as a twelve-part series.
1978	The Adventures of David Balfour	Kidnapped		Germany France Austria Switzerland United Kingdom	Complete	1980	Looks like the original.
1978-1981	Armchair thriller	Hellish connection	Armchair Thriller: The Limbo Connection	United Kingdom	S01 (E021-26)	1982	The DFF only showed the story "The Limbo Connection" as a separate multi-part series, without the rest of the series. While "The Limbo Connection" in the original has six episodes, the DFF showed it as a two-parter.
1978	Charlie and Julia		Charlie and Julie	United Kingdom	Complete	1983
1978-1984	Chief Inspector Kaga - Tokyo Airport Police	Tokyo Airport Police	大 空港 / Daikūkō	Japan	S01 (E02.03.06-13); S02 (E03.05-08.10-13)	1985, 1987/1988
1978-1980	Life starts at 40		Life begins at 40	United Kingdom	S01	1981	German premiere. Looks like the original.
1978	Hawk mask		Hawkmoor	United Kingdom	Complete	1980	German premiere. Looks like the original.
1978	Will Shakespeare		Will Shakespeare	United Kingdom	Complete	1979/1980	Looks like the original.
1979-1982	The Adventures of Dick Turpin	Dick Turpin's cheeky pranks	Dick Turpin	United Kingdom	S01; 02; 04	1980/1981	German premiere. Different order than in the original.
1979	The Buddenbrooks			Germany France Poland	Complete	1982	Looks like the original.
1979	The secret of Aphrodite		The Aphrodite Inheritance	United Kingdom of Cyprus	Complete	1981	The DFF showed it as a five-part series. Originally an eight piece.
1979-1982	Inspector Cameron		The great detective	Canada	S01 (E02.04.05.07-09); S02 (E02.04.05.07.08); S03 (07)	1984,1986
1979	Matt and Jenny - Adventure in the Ahornland	Matt and Jenny	Matt and Jenny	Canada	Complete	1990	Looks like the original.
1979	Orient express		Women on the Orient Express	France Italy Switzerland FR Germany	E01-04, E06	1984	Looks like the original.
1979	Rebecca		Rebecca	United Kingdom	Complete	1981	Looks like the original.
1979	The scarlet letter		The Scarlett Letter	United States	Complete	1986	The DFF showed it as a two-parter. In the original a four-part.
1979-1988	The incredible stories of Roald Dahl	Unusual stories from Roald Dahl	(Roald Dahl's) Tales of the Unexpected	United Kingdom	S01 (E01-07.09); S2 (E04,05,07,10,11,15)	1990	Different order than in the original. Radiance extended beyond the end of the GDR. Broadcasts in 1991 are no longer taken into account.
1980-1984	Adventure on the sea		Sea Urchins	New Zealand	Eight follow	1984	German premiere.
1980-1996	On axis			Germany	S01; S02 (E01-08)	1990	Looks like the original. Radiance extended beyond the end of the GDR. Broadcasts in 1991 are not counted (hence the abrupt ending).
1980	In search of Eden		Gauguin the Savage	United States	Complete	1981	The DFF showed the film as a two-parter. Originally a film.
1980-1985	Merian family			Austria	S01-03	1990	Looks like the original. Broadcasting after 1990 is no longer considered. Another season in 1993.
1980	Shogun		Shogun	United States Japan	Complete	1988	As in the original, the DFF showed the film as a five-part series. Various FRG versions different.
1980	Tschingis-Chaan		Aokiôkami narukichiomoase no shôgai	Japan	Complete	1988	German premiere. Broadcast as a four-part series. Originally a two-piece.
1981	Element D		L'elemento D	Switzerland	Complete	1982	German premiere. Looks like the original.
1981	Fanny in the gas light		Fanny by Gaslight	United Kingdom	Complete	1982	German premiere. Looks like the original.
1981-1991	Jim Bergerac is investigating		Bergerac	United Kingdom of Australia	S01 (01-04.07-09); S02 (01-06.08.09); S03 (01-05.07-09); S04 (01-07); S05 (02-05.07-09); Christmas Special 1987	1987, 1989/1990	German premiere. Different order than in the original.
1981-1983	Joe Dancer		Joe Dancer	United States	Complete	1990	Series me three full-length episodes.
1981-1985	Clothes box	When the corks pop - // When the cakes fly - // When the scraps fly - // When the brakes creak - // - Comedians of the silent movie era		Germany United States	E01-12,14-18,20-30,32-58,60,62,64-79,81,82,84,85,88,91-96,100-102,104,106-113,116,117,119	1985 / 1986,1988	BR's compilation of American silent film comedies. Different composition and selection than in the original.
1980	Seargant Cribb		Cribb	United Kingdom	S01 (E02-08)	1981	Different order than in the original.
1982/1984	Smuggler		Smugglers	United Kingdom	Complete	1984	Looks like the original.
1982/1984	Computers kill quietly		Bird of Prey	United Kingdom	S01	1984	German premiere. Sometimes the second season is also listed as an independent "Bird of Prey 2" so that the first part would be complete.
1982	Memories of Lord Nelson		I remember Lord Nelson	United Kingdom	Complete	1987	The DFF showed it in three parts. In the original a four-part.
1982-1987	Fame - the way to fame		Fame	United States	S01 (E01-07.09-15)	1990	Looks like the original. Radiance extended beyond the end of the GDR. Broadcasts in 1991 are not counted (hence the abrupt ending).
1982-1987	The ghosts from Spirit Bay		Spirit Bay	Canada	Complete	1989	Looks like the original.
1982	QED		QED	United Kingdom	E02-06	1986	German premiere.
1983	Hard cases in delicate hands		Jemima Shore Investigates	United Kingdom	E01-04,08,09,12	1986	German premiere.
1983-1986	Philip Marlowe, private investigator		Philip Marlowe, Private Eye	United Kingdom Canada United States	S02	1989-1990	Broadcast in a different order.
1984/1985	Pushed out	The outlaw	Le paria	France Belgium Switzerland FR Germany	Complete	1986	German premiere. The DFF broadcast it as a six-part series. Originally a three-piece suit.
1984	Daniela's mysterious death		Chi ha visto Daniela?	Switzerland	Complete	1986	German premiere. Looks like the original.
1984	The jewel of the crown - to the other bank	The jewel in the crown	The jewel in the crown	United Kingdom	Complete	1986	German premiere. The DFF showed the series as an eight-part series. Originally a 14 piece.
1984	The last days of Pompeii		The Last Days of Pompeii	United States Italy United Kingdom	Complete	1985	German premiere. The DFF showed the film as a five-part series. Originally a three-piece suit.
1984	Murder not proven		Murder Not Proven?	United Kingdom	Complete	1987	We broadcast in the original.
1984-1992	Miss Marple		Miss Marple	United Kingdom United States Australia	E01-08	1986/1988	The DFF has made some films into two or three parts. Originally twelve films.
1984-1991	Black series	"The Devil's Wedding"	Series noire	France Switzerland Italy Luxembourg	S01E07	1987	One episode aired as the standalone film "The Devil's Wedding".
1984-1994	Sherlock Holmes	The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / The Return of Sherlock Holmes	'Sherlock Holmes	United Kingdom	S01-03	1987-89	The series was originally called "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" and only included the first two seasons. The other series, which each had their own title ("Reurn of Sherlock Holmes", "The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes" ..) are now all declared to be part of the overall series "Sherlock Holmes". Different order than in the original.
1985	The invisible man		The invisible man	United Kingdom	Complete	1986	Looks like the original.
1985	Loved under a false name		Love & Larceny	Canada	Complete	1990	The DFF showed the film as a two-parter. Originally a two and a half hour film.
1985-1986	torches in the storm		North and South	United States	S01 & 02	1990	Looks like the original. Radiance extended beyond the end of the GDR.
1985	An uncanny inheritance		Maelstrom	United Kingdom	Complete	1986	Looks like the original.
1985	Race to the pole		The Last Place on Earth	United Kingdom	Strongly shortened own version	1988	German premiere. The DFF broadcast it as a two-part series with a total of 180 minutes. In the original a seven divider with a total of 396 minutes.
1986	Blood and orchids		Blood and Orchids	United States	Complete	1990	The DFF showed the film as a two-parter. Originally a four-hour television film.
1986	Brat Farrar - A Dead Returns		Brat Farrar	United Kingdom	Complete	1988	German premiere. Looks like the original.
1986	My little seal Laura		Seal Morning	United Kingdom Canada Germany	Complete	1989	The DFF shown the series as a two-parter. Originally a six-piece.
1986	The devil ship		The travailleurs de la mer	France Soviet Union Canada FR Germany Greece Spain Finland Italy Luxembourg	Complete	1989	The DFF shown the series as a two-parter. Originally a six-piece.
1986	Scorched land	Larapinta is their destiny	The Last Frontier	United States Australia	Complete	1988	The DFF showed the film as a two-parter. Originally a film.
1987	The adventurers		Adventurer	United Kingdom of New Zealand	Complete	1989	German premiere. Looks like the original.
1987	The family secret		Segreto di famiglia	Switzerland	Complete	1988	German premiere. Looks like the original.
1987	The secret world of Polly Flint		The Secret World of Polly Flint	United Kingdom France Germany	Complete	1990	The DFF showed the series as a three-part. Originally a six-piece.
1987	The secret of the Sahara		Il segreto del Sahara	Italy France Germany Spain Switzerland	Complete	1990	Looks like the original
1987-1993	Inspector Morse, Oxford Homicide Squad		'Inspector Morse	United Kingdom	S01 & S02	1989/1990	German premiere. Different order than in the original.
1987	Queenie		'Queenie	United States United Kingdom	Complete	1988	Looks like the original.
1988	Africa, my life	Shadow on the sun	Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun	United States United Kingdom	Complete	1989	The DFF showed the film as a two-parter. Originally a film.
1988	The asphalt cowboy and the lady		Neat and Tidy: Adventures Beyond Belief	United States United Kingdom	Complete	1988	German premiere. Looks like the original.
1988	The Mary Phagan case	A city becomes a murderer	The Murder of Mary Phagan	United States	Complete	1990	Looks like the original.
1988	Inspector Lavardin	Inspector Lavardin's dossiers	Les Dossiers de l'inspecteur Lavardin	France Italy Belgium Portugal Switzerland	S1 (E01.04)	1990	Different order than in the original. Pilot film 1987 also shown (see film list)
1988	Jack the Ripper - The Monster of London	Jack the Ripper	Jack the Ripper	United Kingdom United States	Complete	1989	German premiere.
1988	Mamma Lucia		The Fortunate Pilgrim	United States Italy	Complete	1990	The DFF showed the multi-part series as a two-part series. Originally a three-piece suit.
1988-1989	Dirty Dancing		Dirty Dancing	United States	Complete	1990	German premiere. The DFF showed the series in 13 episodes. In the original there are eleven episodes. Radiance extended beyond the end of the GDR.
1989-2013	Agatha Christie's Poirot		Agatha Christie's Poirot	United Kingdom	S01	1990	German premiere. Looks like the original.
1989	In 80 days around the world		Around the World in 80 Days	United States Italy Yugoslavia FR Germany	Complete	1989	German premiere. The DFF showed the film as a five-part series. Originally a three-piece suit. Was synchronized specially.
1989	In the shadow of the cobra	Shadow of cobra	Shadow of the Cobra	United Kingdom of Australia	Complete	1990	German premiere.
1989	Murder in Paradise		Passion and Paradise	United States United Kingdom	Complete	1990	The DFF showed the film as a two-parter. Originally a three-hour television film.
1989	The quick Gerdi			Germany Austria	Complete	1990	Looks like the original. Season 2 was not produced until 2002.

See also

• List of western films shown in the GDR
• List of American films shown in the GDR
• List of British films shown in the GDR
• List of West German films shown in the GDR
• List of German films shown in the GDR up to 1945
• List of non-European films shown in the GDR

literature

• Bundesarchiv-Filmarchiv, Defa-Stiftung: Foreign feature films and full-length documentaries in the SBZ / GDR cinemas 1945 to 1966. Filmography. Berlin 2001
• Annual filmo-bibliographic reports. Years 1965–1990. Berlin

Web links

• Overview of foreign cinema and television films on GDR television