Quincy (TV series)

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Television series
German title Quincy
Original title Quincy, ME
Quincy.svg
Country of production United States
original language English
Year (s) 1976-1983
length 46 minutes
Episodes 148 in 8 seasons
genre Film drama , crime film
idea Glen A. Larson , Lou Shaw
music Stu Phillips ,
Glen A. Larson ,
Vic Mizzy ,
Bruce Broughton ,
Bob Alcivar ,
Dick de Benedictis,
and others. a.
First broadcast October 3, 1976 (USA) on NBC
German-language
first broadcast		 March 10, 1981 on German television
occupation

Quincy (Original Title: Quincy, ME ) is an American crime series that aired on NBC from October 3, 1976 to May 11, 1983. Jack Klugman played the leading roleas Dr. Quincy, a coroner who works to figure out the causes of questionable deaths.

action

The episodes of the early seasons were based on criminal investigations. Typically, the meticulous Medical Examiner (ME) found traces that gave the cases a whole new twist. A typical example of this was poisoning. Later on, social problems were discussed in the television series, such as the hesitant introduction of compulsory helmets for motorcyclists, the neglect of people in need of care or domestic violence. Although the television series did not exercise fundamental social criticism (problems were usually solved through the initiative of individuals), the naming of such topics for such a series format was innovative .

One of the main reasons for the attractiveness of later episodes for today's German television audience is often considered to be the possibility of viewing known social problems from a different temporal perspective (the 1970s) and in a different geographical and cultural context (the USA).

Quincy's attitude towards death was characterized by professional distance, but he also showed respect and empathy towards his "clients" in equal measure . Although Quincy's main job was to examine corpses in the laboratory, he was also often involved in police investigations, which, strictly speaking, do not fall within the remit of a coroner. In each case, Quincy was the only one to uncover the truth, while the police often believed superficial evidence , so that with regard to the real job profiles of forensic doctors and police officers, concessions were made in favor of a series dramaturgy that was completely tailored to the title character.

characters

Dr. R. Quincy

The coroner Quincy lives on a sailing boat , which is most of the time "in port", but occasionally on dry land (episode 3). Before becoming a coroner, he was a hospital surgeon and married, but his wife Helen died of cancer in "his" hospital. In episode 142 he marries Dr. Emily Hanover . Quincy's high professional standards often offend him, but often only lead to the discovery of an unnatural death.

Sam Fujiyama

He is Quincy's loyal assistant at the Los Angeles Forensic Institute . He is a chemical technician by profession and assists Quincy with every autopsy . He is played by the actor Robert Ito . Sam Fujiyama is probably not married, but has a (changing) girlfriend. At least in one episode ( puzzle , orig. ... The Thigh Bone's Connected to the Knee Bone ) he speaks to someone on the phone with sweetheart . At the end he speaks a sentence with this person in Japanese. He is usually seen in a lab coat.

Dr. Robert Asten

He's Quincy's boss. As a head of department, he not only has to ensure the operation of forensic medicine, but also be responsible for the budget and deal with political decision-makers. The relationship between him and Quincy is often strained, as Asten's greatest concern is usually to get a case closed quickly. It is not uncommon for him to urge Quincy to stop work while the latter sees unanswered questions about the death. Conversely, Asten often shows himself to be a fair and understanding boss when he covers the "extra tours" of his pathologist, which are criminologically effective, but not always politically opportune.

Lieutenant Frank Monahan and Sergeant Brill

Lt. Frank Monahan works on the Los Angeles Police Department's Homicide Division . Sergeant Brill is his collaborator. Usually, the two of them work on the cases in which Quincy is responsible for the autopsy. Quincy often clashes with the two policemen because Quincy has exceeded his or her authority.

Danny Tovo

Danny is a friend of Quincy's who runs a pub that Quincy and his colleagues and friends (often Sam and Asten, but also Monahan and others who don't work in forensic medicine) frequent. In some episodes he also accompanies Quincy outside the restaurant. In episode 69 ( Deadly Banknotes ), a panning camera shows that the bar is at the harbor or that Quincy's sailing boat is moored at a jetty just a few meters from the bar.

Cast and dubbing

actor Role name Period Voice actor
Jack Klugman Dr. R. Quincy Episode 1.01-8.24 Arnold Marquis (ARD dubbing)
Hans-Werner Bussinger (RTL dubbing)
Gerhard Paul (RTL dubbing)
Robert Ito Sam Fujiyama Episode 1.01-8.23 Hans-Jürgen Dittberner (ARD dubbing)
Andreas Thieck (RTL dubbing)
John S. Ragin Dr. Robert Asten Episode 1.01-8.23 Wolfgang Pampel (ARD synchronization)
Rüdiger Evers (RTL synchronization)
Garry Walberg Lt. Frank Monahan Episode 1.01-8.23 Otto Czarski (ARD dubbing)
Friedrich Schoenfelder (RTL dubbing)
Joseph Roman Sgt. Brill Episode 1.01-8.23 Gerd Holtenau (ARD dubbing)
Manfred Petersen (RTL dubbing)
Val Bisoglio Danny Tovo Episode 1.01-8.22 Klaus Sonnenschein (ARD synchronization)
Volker Brandt (RTL synchronization)
Bernd Rumpf (RTL synchronization)
Anita Gillette Dr. Emily Hanover Episode 8.01-8.24 Viola Sauer

Episode list

background

Quincy, ME is based on the Canadian television series Wojeck (starring John Vernon in the title role), which was broadcast by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in the 1960s. It is said that the role model for Quincy and Wojeck is the actually existing Dr. Thomas Noguchi , a medical examiner in Los Angeles County, California. This coroner performed autopsies on deceased stars like Marilyn Monroe , Natalie Wood, and John Belushi . He also tried to prove that in the assassination attempt on Robert F. Kennedy on June 5, 1968, the fatal shot - contrary to the statements in the official report - could not have been fired by Sirhan Sirhan . The fact that Dr. Noguchi allegedly served as a model for the television series, Jack Klugman replied, according to a 2009 interview: “This is a legend and a lie, which was mainly heard by Dr. Noguchi itself was launched after Quincy was a worldwide success. Our television series was based on a pathologist who was working in New York as early as the 1920s. "

Seasons

The seasons have very different numbers of episodes. A first very short season with only four episodes (1-4) is followed by one with 13 (5-17). This is followed by 20 (18–37), 23 (38–60), 22 (61–82), 18 (83–100) and at the end twice 24 (101–124 and 125–148) episodes. With this count, the episodes of 90 minutes each have two numbers (5 and 6: death in the casino , 51 and 52: shadow boxing , 103 and 104: cruising to death, and 141 and 142: Quincy's wedding ).

Quincy in Germany

Between 1981 and 1983, only 13 episodes were shown on German television in the first . In 1985/86 three full-length episodes followed. Jack Klugman was dubbed the Arnold Marquis at the time. 133 episodes were shown from September 28, 1992 to October 1994 by RTL (official name RTLplus until October 31, 1992 ). Since RTL had the episodes partially synchronized in parallel, Jack Klugman had two changing voice actors, Hans-Werner Bussinger and Gerhard Paul . From 2000 to 2004 the broadcast of RTL itself was repeated and from 2004 to 2007 it was broadcast on Super RTL . Individual episodes were also shown on The Fourth , 13th Street Universal and Pulse 4 .

From April 6, 2010, Kabel eins showed seasons 1 to 5 with the exception of the first episode of the first season and the third episode of the second season. On July 29, 2010 and November 19, 2010 the broadcast began again from the beginning. From March 4, 2011, the sixth, seventh and eighth seasons followed, which were also shown three times in a row. However, episode ten of the sixth season was not shown between episode 9 and 11, but between episode 15 and 16.

From April 2, 2012 to February 7, 2013, the TV series ran on RTL Nitro , and since September 5, 2015, it has been on Sat1 Gold .

Publications

On December 2, 2004, the Universal label released season 1 and 2 on DVD, but the DVDs also contain the shortened ARD episodes.

Trivia

  • Quincy's company car in the second half of the TV series is a 1977 Ford LTD station wagon. In the first half, Quincy drives an AMC Matador Station Wagon. In an early episode he can also be seen in a third series Chevrolet Caprice Sedan (1977–1990).
  • Quincy was initially part of the NBC Mystery Movie series , which also included Columbo , and initially had a 90-minute broadcast format. Because of its great success, Quincy was eventually continued as a weekly, hour-long television series.
  • Quincy's first name is never mentioned in the television series. In one episode, however, an "R" can be seen on his ID before his last name. You can also read an "R" on the door to his office in another episode. You can also see this "R" on one of his business cards.
  • Anita Gillette , who subsequently played Scars on the Soul of Quincy's late wife, Helen, ended up playing Dr. Emily Hanover, who married Quincy.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Episode 56: Scars on the Soul ( Promises to Keep ): several flashbacks show his past life, broadcast on kabeleins on September 12, 2010
  2. ↑ Achim Klünder (Ed.): Lexikon der Fernsehspiele 1992, series of picture and sound carrier directories, published by the German Broadcasting Archive, No. 25, KG Saur, Munich et al. 1994, page 142
  3. ↑ List of broadcasts on fernsehserien.de , accessed on October 22, 2010
  4. ↑ Broadcast dates from October to December 2010 on fernsehserien.de , accessed on March 20, 2011
  5. ↑ OFDb entry