Judge Barbara Salesch
| Television broadcast | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Judge Barbara Salesch |
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| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Year (s) | 1999-2012 |
| Production company |
filmpool GmbH |
| length | 30 minutes (1999-2000) 2000-2014: 45 minutes |
| Episodes | 2147 (2356 cases), including 3 special programs at 8:15 p.m. in 14 seasons |
| genre | Pseudo-documentary , court show with real cases and simulated criminal trials |
| First broadcast | September 27, 1999 on Sat.1 |
Judge Barbara Salesch is a pseudo-documentary court show on the broadcaster Sat.1 , which showed fictitious court hearings in criminal matters . The main actress is the real judge Barbara Salesch . The program was produced by filmpool . The last and 2147th episode aired on April 13, 2012 with the 2356th case. As a successor format, Sat.1 shows the program Familien -falls, also produced by filmpool . In April 2012, the Austrian broadcaster Puls 4 included the court show in its program.
history
Judge Barbara Salesch was Monday from 27 September 1999 to October 2000 to Friday as a half-hour format on the eve at 18:00 on Sat.1 aired. During this time, following the example of the US program Judge Judy, the consequences of the program were recordings of arbitration hearings , for which the ban on audio and video recordings does not apply. Therefore real cases could be sent. However, arbitration proceedings are limited to civil disputes and are only permitted with the consent of all parties to the litigation. The " quota bringer " robbery , rape and murder could therefore not be discussed. Therefore, from October 2000, real arbitration negotiations were no longer shown, but fictitious criminal court cases.
At the beginning, the show only achieved a market share of eight percent, after switching to written cases with amateur actors it was over 30 percent. In the spring of 2000, the broadcasting time was therefore doubled and a new slot was selected. Since then, judge Barbara Salesch has been broadcast for the full hour from 3:00 p.m. It is considered to be the most successful German court show, which has been firmly established in the afternoon program for the longest and with the most consequences for many years.
In the course of the court show, the design and presentation were changed again and again. The opening credits of the court show changed several times and the courtroom was renovated twice. Before the first renovation, Barbara Salesch negotiated at a judge's desk on which her name tag was mounted. The courtroom was separated by a black fence, gray upholstered chairs and large windows with black frames. The second courtroom was made lighter. Large wooden slats were now installed in front of the large windows. The auditorium partition was now achieved by a bright, large wooden fence. The chairs were now covered with terracotta-colored upholstery and the nameplate on the bench had been removed. A flat screen monitor was later installed in the courtroom to view evidence videos instead of a silver television set on a small mobile pedestal. From now on there were more scenes outside the courtroom in the daily broadcasts. In some cases, exterior shots were filmed when suspect or escaped witnesses were arrested, and in some cases the history of the case to be negotiated or scenes in the corridor. For the first time, a judge's room was set up for Barbara Salesch, from which scenes with defense lawyers and prosecutors in a dispute or for consultation were shown. Even the consultation with lay judges before the verdict was announced could be seen in one case. In this judge's room, which Barbara Salesch referred to "Büro" in the show, hung repeatedly changing paintings that the judge had painted herself, as well as small vintage model cars of the judge. After the second renovation, the courtroom was changed again. All doors of the courtroom and judges' benches were covered with light wood and leather paneling. The chairs in the hall have been renewed and upholstered again in gray. Microphones have been changed from small black table microphones to larger ones. Another new feature was a foyer, which housed a coffee machine, tables and a police station.
Locations
The main location is always the courtroom - a backdrop specially made for the broadcast. In addition to the courtroom, there are many scenes in the corridor, the cafeteria, the canteen, the judge's room, and in one episode outside of a courthouse when a client of lawyer Ulrike Tasic slipped from the roof for fear of being convicted of murder want to fall down.
In addition, outdoor shoots were often shown at different locations (e.g. parking lots, forest huts, on a river) with the public prosecutor's office and the lawyers, as well as escaping defendants or witnesses.
Cast (leading actor)
judge
Barbara Salesch as presiding judge (1999–2012)
Public prosecutor
- Bernd Römer (2000–2012)
- Christina Müting (2000)
- Ilona Bruns (2000)
- Nicolai Mameghani (2000-2003)
- Peter-Christian Thielen (2000)
- Klaus Hindelang (2000)
Lawyers
- Ulrike Tasic (2000–2012)
- Uwe Krechel (2000–2012)
- Kirsten Klingenberg (2004–2012)
- Malte Höch (2004–2012)
- Karsten Dusse (2007–2012)
- Tijen Kortak (2007–2012)
- Arne Platzbecker
- Dimitris Zahikakis (2000)
- Frank Theben (2000)
- Bernd Neunzig (2000)
- Andreas Hohnel (2000)
- Christina Dissmann
- Nadja Tzschaschel
- Brigitte Bertsch
- Andreas Kerkhoff
- Markus Loskamp
- Dirk Küchmeister
- Torsten Timm
- Thomas Ohm
- Jens Mackner
- Dirk tassels
- Alexander Krösing
- Maude Dahlke
- Thomas Rossbach
- Kjell Vogelsang
Other actors
- Justice Sergeant Bauer
Sergeant Tim Bauer is always called by Judge Salesch with “Mr. Bauer please” whenever there are physical arguments or unforeseen, dangerous situations in the courtroom. When a teacher smuggled a mouse into her handbag by one of her students and was scared to death when it was discovered, Salesch called the police sergeant for help and had Bauer put the mouse in a shoebox in Salesch's judges' room.
- Mrs. Hercher
She is considered to be the employee of the court registry. Whenever there are problems during the trial or children need to be looked after, Salesch picks up her phone on the judge's desk and calls Ms. Hercher. She never appears as a person in the entire program.
- Defendants, witnesses, joint plaintiffs, lay judges and associate judges
Supporting actors are usually assessors , if necessary co-plaintiffs , defendants , witness (s) , experts , secretaries and, if applicable, lay judges . Only amateur actors appear as defendants, joint prosecutors, witnesses, experts, etc. However, uniformed police officers in the courtroom are represented by real police officers.
- Forensic expert Dr. Bernd
Barbara Salesch always brings her to the trial when it comes to fingerprints or DNA traces of perpetrators.
- Psychiatric experts
Various actors appeared here. Psychiatric experts usually come to the hearing when it comes to a reduced culpability or a lack of culpability (§20 StGB).
Special shipments
Judge Barbara Salesch Spezial - jury trial specials in the evening program
At prime time at 8:15 pm in 2002, two special programs with longer airtime were shown for the first time and in a different courtroom. Compared to the daily broadcasts at 3:00 p.m., there were for the first time video recordings of the indictment being read out, witness statements and other scenes. These video scenes showed the situation before the case and showed the viewer the exact course of events. Accordingly, the shooting and the locations selected were more complex, albeit more professional. Last but not least, the other courtroom, which allowed the court show to be presented differently in the evening program. The criminal cases in court were presented like in a crime scene movie.
In 2002, Barbara Salesch negotiated two cases every 60 minutes in the afternoon. Since the criminal court here simpler offenses such as theft, serious robbery, coercion, before the lay judge's court (i.e. crimes with up to four years imprisonment) or before the normal district court, one wanted for the first time capital crimes before the jury with extended airtime (here: Murder according to § 211 StGB) so the large criminal chamber.
- 1. Feature film: The fatal rendezvous
- 2. Feature film: Little Miss
In the first film, lawyer Uwe Krechel appeared as a defender, in the second film, lawyer Ulrike Tasic as a defender. Bernd Römer took on the role of public prosecutor in both films . Angelika Kallwass appeared as a psychiatric expert in one of the two specials .
The courtroom was designed in a darker wood compared to the daily afternoon broadcast and the trial was recorded from more perspectives in this older and stricter courtroom.
The second of the Sat.1 court show " Richter Alexander Hold " also featured two special programs which, like Barbara Salesch, were broadcast in feature length in the same week.
Judge Barbara Salesch - Special: "You shouldn't kill" 2007
In 2007, there was a special program in the afternoon at 3:00 p.m. that was different from the normal trial programs. The location was not the Salesch courtroom, but a boarding school for girls, behind which a murder happened, while Judge Salesch as a lecturer at this boarding school is preparing a lecture. After finding the dead, Barbara Salesch and her two young trainee lawyers and public prosecutor Bernd Römer look for the perpetrator. The show is still humorous and shows scenes such as B. Salesch, who is nibbling full of sweets from the glove compartment in her car. In addition, the plot is partly backed up with amusing music. Things get serious towards the end when Barbara Salesch catches the murderer in a barn attempting another murder. The perpetrator aims a rifle at Barbara Salesch. At the last second, the perpetrator is overwhelmed and Salesch escapes with a horror.
Judge Barbara Salesch Spezial - neighbor against neighbor
In the week from October 24th to 28th, 2011 special episodes were broadcast by Judge Barbara Salesch, in which no criminal court hearings but neighborhood disputes were dealt with. From August 13, 2012, new episodes will be broadcast from 6:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday to Friday.
Broadcast times
On May 8, 2004 the program was expanded to include a Saturday edition. On September 3, 2004, the 1000th program was broadcast. Since July 17, 2007, the program has been broadcast twice a day, Monday to Saturday; In addition to the afternoon broadcast, repeats of older episodes will be shown Monday to Friday at 11:00 a.m. and Saturday at 10:30 a.m. The 1500th episode of the court show aired on March 20, 2008. The Saturday edition was discontinued between November 14, 2009 and January 23, 2010. On May 5, 2011, the show celebrated its 2000th episode in twelve years. The program is currently broadcast daily on Sat.1 Gold at around 3:00 a.m.
Seasons
| Seasons | ||||||||
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| Season | Number of episodes | from | to | |||||
| 1 | about 100 | 09/27/1999 | 09/29/2000 | |||||
| 2 | approx. 200 | 10/02/2000 | 2001 | |||||
| 3 | approx. 200 | 2001 | 2002 | |||||
| 4th | approx. 200 | 2002 | 2003 | |||||
| 5 | approx. 200 | 2003 | 2004 | |||||
| 6th | approx. 200 | 2004 | 2005 | |||||
| 7th | approx. 200 | 2005 | 2006 | |||||
| 8th | about 150 | 2006 | 2007 | |||||
| 9 | 187 | 2007 | 2008 | |||||
| 10 | 310 | 07/01/2008 | 10/06/2009 | |||||
| 11 | 37 | 07/10/2009 | 11/26/2009 | |||||
| 12 | 94 | 01/11/2010 | 09/20/2010 | |||||
| 13 | 240 | 09/21/2010 | 01/27/2012 | |||||
| 14th | 40 | 01/30/2012 | 04/13/2012 | |||||
Realism
As in other pseudo-documentaries, the reality of criminal negotiations is only reflected in the series to a very limited extent. A significant difference to the actual everyday life in German courtrooms can be seen in the loud, sometimes polemical attacks between public prosecutor and defense attorney. Unexpected new developments in the process, which prove the defendant's innocence and expose a witness present as a real perpetrator, are also part of the regular standard on the program. This increases the tension effect, but this approach suggests to the viewer a negligent preliminary investigation by the criminal police and the public prosecutor's office. In real legal practice, however, an indictment is usually only brought after careful investigations and with sufficient burden of proof , which is why such dramatic turning points are extremely rare in real court hearings.
Others
From May 2, 2011 to April 13, 2012, the program was broadcast or produced in the 16: 9 widescreen format .
DVD release
On September 2, 2011, the first 80 episodes of the first season appeared on DVD. According to the FSK, all four DVD boxes are approved for ages twelve and over. The DVD releases begin with the fictional cases produced from 2000 onwards.
The broadcast in films
On January 26, 2012, the feature film Days that remain in German cinemas started. Barbara Salesch took on a small supporting role in this film in her role as judge Barbara Salesch in the original studio of the show.
Awards and nominations
- Awarded - "Best Daily Series" ( 2002 )
- Nominated - "Category: Television" ( 2002 )
literature
- Natalie John: Judge Barbara Salesch - My most exciting cases . Panini Books, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 978-3897486089 . (Fictional representation)
- Dennis Münstermann: Analysis of the spoken language in the court series, Judge Barbara Salesch '- A linguistic analysis - language as the secret of success and a magnet for a mass audience? Student thesis in the Department of German Studies - Linguistics, Ruhr University Bochum, Grin Verlag, Munich 2013, ISBN 978-3656414414 .
- Marko Schulz: Investigation of the representation of women and the treatment of women's issues on television using the example of the court shows "Barbara Salesch" and "The Juvenile Court" . Student thesis in the Department of Politics - Political Theory and History of Ideas, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg (Institute for Political Science), Grin Verlag, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3638713665 .
- Christina Hartwich: On Reality and Fiction in Court Shows . In: Hauke Brettel, Matthias Rau, Jannik Rienhoff: Criminal law in film and television . Springer Verlag, Wiesbaden 2016, ISBN 978-3-658-12491-5 . (P. 67f)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Judge Barbara Salesch from fernsehserien.de; Retrieved June 4, 2012
- ↑ quotenmeter.de One final verdict: "Judge Barbara Salesch" ends (accessed on April 12, 2012)
- ↑ quotenmeter.de Salesch successor: Sat.1 shows "family cases" (accessed on March 7, 2012)
- ↑ Anke Bergmann, Joachim von Gottberg & Jenny Schneider: Scripted Reality on the test stand. Part 1 . Study of Voluntary Self-Regulatory Television . P. 9–10 ( PDF file, 2,023 Kibibyte)
- ↑ Barbara Salesch for twelve years in SAT.1 sat1.de, accessed on May 22, 2012
- ↑ DVD publications on fernsehserien.de