Peter Strohm

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Television series
Original title Peter Strohm
Country of production Germany , Austria , Switzerland , Italy
original language German
Year (s) 1989-1996
length 50 minutes
Episodes 63 in 5 seasons
genre Detective film
Theme music He's A Man by Mandy Winter (credits)
production Matthias Esche
music Klaus Wagner
First broadcast January 4, 1989 on ARD and ORF 1
occupation

Klaus Löwitsch : Peter Strohm

Peter Strohm is a German crime series starring Klaus Löwitsch as the detective Peter Strohm.

action

At the beginning of the series, Peter Strohm is head of the Special Commission for Organized Crime in Hamburg. After he quits his job, he continues to investigate as a private detective. His investigation methods are mostly on the verge of being illegal. As a result, he keeps getting into trouble. He's also a macho who loves fast cars and women. The series takes place in Hamburg, the hometown of Peter Strohm, but also in Switzerland, the Netherlands, Austria, Croatia, Italy, the GDR and the Caribbean.

consequences

production

The series was produced by various television companies such as ARD , BR , NDR , SFB , ORF and SRG , each of which had sole responsibility for the respective episodes. This was one of the reasons for the different locations such as Zurich, Italy, Vienna and the Caribbean.

Director

Comments

Klaus Löwitsch about his role: “I can identify with Peter Strohm ... His judgment of right and wrong is subjective. His motto is fair play and anything that violates it is his enemy. "

Ute Thon in the taz of June 3, 1991: "In a pinstripe suit, the 169-centimeter-short private investigator stalks gangsters and women like a bulldog with pink bows."

publication

The first three seasons were released by ARD Video as DVD box sets. According to information from ARD, the remaining two seasons will also appear on DVD at irregular intervals.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. HÖRZU 01/1989
  2. Martin Compart: Crime TV. Lexicon of crime series , Berlin, Bertz, 2000, ISBN 3-929470-17-9 , p. 309