patchwork family
| Television broadcast | |
|---|---|
| Original title | patchwork family |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Year (s) | 2012-2013 |
| Production company |
filmpool film and television production |
| length | approx. 43–45 minutes |
| Episodes | 58 in 1 season ( list ) |
| genre | Pseudo-docu-soap |
| Theme music | Paul Simon - Me and Julio Down By The Schoolyard |
| production | Vittorio Valente |
| First broadcast | January 28, 2013 on Sat.1 |
| occupation | |
Patchwork Family is a German soap opera produced by Filmpool for the television station Sat.1 . It was broadcast from January 28, 2013 to March 8, 2013 on weekdays in the station's evening program.
Concept of the series
The series describes the everyday life of a German “ blended family ”. The daily routine of the 41-year-old widowed driving instructor Michael and his 37-year-old partner Christina, a police officer by profession, is shown. Both met a year and a half before the series began and moved into a house in Schildow near Berlin together. Both Christina and Michael each bring four children from previous relationships. Christina's parents, Kurt and Marlies, and Michael's parents Toni and Sissi also greatly enrich everyday family life. Furthermore, Christina's older sister Doro with her family, her younger sister Niki as well as Michael's brother Olaf and his partner Henning also join.
Style of the series
The series is shot in a documentary style. The camera is often shaky to make the action look more authentic. The actors comment on actions or events as well as emotional states in a kind of interview form. The protagonists give the interviews while they are sitting on a sofa, and parallels to the American mockumentary- comedy Modern Family are evident . The drawing of some characters from Patchwork Family is also based on the American model. For example, the idea with the gay couple from Modern Family was adopted, including the fact that one is red-haired and the other is overweight.
production
Initially, 120 episodes had been commissioned for the first season. However, only 58 episodes were actually shot, the last episode aired on April 19, 2013. The series is played exclusively by amateur actors .
occupation
main actor
| actor | Role name | Episodes | Years | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tino Korwitz | Michael Wischnewski | 1-58 | 2013 | Driving instructor ; Life partner of Christina, father of Antonia, Michelle, Käthe and Rudi, son of Sissi and Toni |
| Nadine Fichtner | Christina hunter | 1-58 | 2013 | Policewoman ; Life partner of Michael, mother of David, Louisa, Nele and Fabian, daughter of Marlies and Kurt |
| Roswitha Nuremberg | Marlies Jäger | 1-58 | 2013 | Housewife ; Mother of Christina, Doro and Niki, wife of Kurt |
| Thomas Tomczak | Kurt Hunter | 1-58 | 2013 | Father of Christina, Doro and Niki, husband of Marlies |
| Sigrid Schnegelsiepen-Sengül | Sissi Wischnewski | 1-58 | 2013 | Pensioner, before that opera singer ; Mother of Michael and Olaf, wife of Toni |
| Lothar Frees | Toni Wischnewski | 1-58 | 2013 | Pensioner, previously managing director of a club ; Father of Michael and Olaf, husband of Sissi |
| NN | Dorothea "Doro" Pruschke | 1-58 | 2013 | Housewife ; Elder sister of Christina, wife of Holger, mother of Jeremy, Sarafina and Ronny, daughter of Marlies and Kurt |
| Oliver Dunzel | Holger Pruschke | 1-58 | 2013 | Husband of Doro, father of Jeremy, Sarafina and Ronny |
| Steven Reissner | Ronny Pruschke | 1-58 | 2013 | Pupil ; Son of Doro and Holger, younger brother of Jeremy and Sarafina |
| Pierre Sommerfeld | Jeremy Pruschke | 1-58 | 2013 | Unskilled workers ; Son of Doro and Holger, older brother of Ronny and Sarafina |
| Yonca Weissmann | Sarafina Pruschke | 1-58 | 2013 | Waitress in Niki's Cafe ; Daughter of Doro and Holger, sister of Jeremy and Ronny |
| Caro Erfurth | Niki hunter | 1-58 | 2013 | Cafe owner ; Sister of Christina, daughter of Marlies and Kurt |
| Thomas Gerber | David hunter | 1-58 | 2013 | Pupil of a comprehensive school ; Son of Christina, twin brother of Nele, brother of Louisa and Fabian |
| Anna van Heisler | Louisa hunter | 1-58 | 2013 | Nurse ; Eldest daughter of Christina, sister of David, Nele and Fabian; One night stand by Juri |
| Eileen done | Nele Hunter | 1-58 | 2013 | Student at a comprehensive school ; Daughter of Christina, twin sister of David, sister of Louisa and Fabian |
| NN | Fabian Jäger | 1-58 | 2013 | Pupil ; Youngest son of Christina, brother of Louisa, David and Nele |
| Jens-Holger Lemke | Olaf Wischnewski | 1-58 | 2013 | Head of a beauty studio ; Brother of Michael, husband of Henning, son of Toni and Sissi |
| Stephan Otto | Henning Michelsberger-Wischnewski | 1-58 | 2013 | Student ; Husband of Olaf |
| Paula Süring | Antonia Wischnewski | 1-58 | 2013 | Automotive mechatronics technician ; Daughter of Michael, sister of Michelle, Rudi and Käthe |
| Jean Victoria Langen | Michelle Wischnewski | 1-58 | 2013 | Elder daughter of Michael, sister of Antonia, Rudi and Käthe |
| Erik Neander | Rudi Wischnewski | 1-58 | 2013 | Trainee landscape gardener ; son of Michael, brother of Antonia, Michelle and Käthe |
| Celine Borner | Käthe Wischnewski | 1-58 | 2013 | Student at a comprehensive school ; The youngest daughter of Michael, sister of Antonia, Rudi and Michelle |
| Artsiom Zhavarankau | Yuri Marlewski | 1-58 | 2013 | Employees in the workshop ; Friend of Antonia; Louisa one night stand |
| Willi Arnold | Patrick Wimmer | 15-58 | 2013 | Good friend of David's; Nele's ex-boyfriend |
Minor characters
| actor | Role name | Episodes | Years | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Krösing | Ben "Stone" Steiner | 1-58 | 2013 | Friend of Käthe, later friend of Michelle |
| Marzia Tedeschi | Francesca | 5-58 | 2013 | Olaf's employee and maid of honor |
| Tatjana Popovic | Svetlana Marlewski | 33-58 | 2013 | Mother of Yuri |
Charisma
| year | consequences | Channel | Broadcast slot (first broadcast) |
Broadcast slot (repeat the next day) |
Broadcast slot (repetition on the weekend) |
Channel premiere | Broadcast finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 30th | Sat 1 | workdays at 6:00 p.m. | workdays at 10:00 a.m. (29 Jan-15 Feb 2013) |
Saturday at 12: 00/13: 00/14: 00/3: 00/4: 00 p.m. (2nd + 9th February 2013) |
Jan. 28, 2013 | March 8 2013 |
| 28 | Sixx | weekdays at 5:00 p.m. | 11th Mar 2013 | April 19, 2013 |
The program was broadcast from January 28 to March 8, 2013 in the evening program of Sat.1. Due to consistently poor ratings, the broadcaster announced on March 6, 2013 that no new episodes would be broadcast on Sat.1 from March 11, 2013 and that the remaining episodes of the first season would instead be broadcast on Sixx.
DVD release
The first season with episodes 1-20 is to be released on March 15, 2013 on DVD in Germany. The second season with episodes 21-40 was released on DVD on April 26, 2013.
Web links
- Patchwork Family on Sat.1.de
- Patchwork Family with broadcast archive on Sat.1.de
- Patchwork Family on Fernsehserien.de
- Patchwork Family on IMDb.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Thomas Lückerath: Sat.1 sets off the evening flop “Patchwork Family”. dwdl.de , March 6, 2013, accessed on March 6, 2013 .
- ↑ - Patchwork Family - Season 1 (4 DVDs) Amazon.de
- ↑ - Patchwork Family - Season 2 (4 DVDs) Amazon.de