Sherlock Holmes and the Seven Dwarfs

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Television series
Original title Sherlock Holmes and the Seven Dwarfs
Country of production Germany
original language German
year 1992
length 25 minutes
Episodes 8th
genre Family series
Director Günter Meyer
script Günter Meyer
Andreas Püschel
music Thomas Natschinski
camera Wolfgang Braumann
German-language
first broadcast		 May 10, 1992
occupation

Sherlock Holmes and the Seven Dwarfs is an eight-part family series that was first broadcast on the afternoon program of ARD in May and June 1992 .

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Chief Detective Hans Holms is retiring and is looking forward to a peaceful retirement at the side of his girlfriend Helene. But shortly afterwards it gets hectic: Hans' daughter Heidemarie unceremoniously accommodates the grandchildren Anne and Martin with him and he gets a visit from fairy tale land. The seven dwarfs ask Hans for help because Snow White was kidnapped. The farewell present from the police colleagues, an armchair, proves to be an entrance into the fairy tale world with the help of a magic spell ( "Right hand on the left knob, the fairyland opens up." ). From then on, Hans and his grandchildren have to face dangerous adventures.

Others

The series was a co-production of Mitteldeutscher and Norddeutscher Rundfunk and Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg . The broadcasts took place on Sundays with the exception of the fifth episode, which was broadcast on Whit Monday.

In 1995 the eight parts were cut into a 90-minute film version. Both this compilation and the series have been repeated more often in the past, including in KiKa . In 2011 the eight parts appeared on DVD.

In 1993 Sherlock Holmes and the Seven Dwarfs received the Golden Sparrow award in the "Series" category. During the GDR era, director Günter Meyer was responsible for a whole series of films and series for children and adolescents, including spooky under the ferris wheel , spooky high-rise buildings and quayside out of the box .

Episode list

No.
(total) 		Episode title First broadcast
The first
1 A mysterious gift May 10, 1992
Hans Holms receives an armchair from his work colleagues when he retires. But calm is not far off: Hans' daughter unloads her children with him; the next day, the seven dwarfs sit in his living room and ask him to help them find the kidnapped Snow White. A magic spell takes you into the fairy tale realm using the armchair.

Episode actors (selection): Peter Borgelt (as Kriminalrat Haase), Dieter Wien , Peter Mohrdieck , Jörg Kleinau , Joachim Schönitz (as Hans' colleagues)

2 The black cab 17th May 1992
The plan to get to fairy tale land is initially destroyed by the unsuspecting Helene present. A firefighter traveling in a black carriage caused a stir because he showed a noticeable interest in the armchair. Anne goes unnoticed into the fairy tale kingdom and finds Snow White in the witch's house. Holms and Martin, who followed her, are able to free the two of them, as well as Hansel and Gretel . Instead of ending up in the oven, Holms lets the witch go. A fatal mistake, as it soon turns out ...

Episode actors (selection): Marie Stockhausen (as Snow White), Maik Hoffmannbeck (as Hansel), Anne Szarvasy (as Gretel)

3 A royal guest May 24, 1992
The word of Holms' success got around and so more and more fairy tale characters appear in his house to ask for his help. So the golden ball was stolen from the frog king , the golden goose from the stupid , and the pot with the sweet porridge has also disappeared. The research leads the trio to the landlord from the fairy tale vom Tischlein deck dich , where they also meet the witch again. In doing so, Holms and the children discover that they are both connected to the stranger who is still trying to get the chair into his possession.

Episode actors (selection): Joachim Kaps (as Dummling), Dieter Knust (voice of the frog king), Franziska Lindner (as Gertrud)

4th Labyrinth of death May 31, 1992
The landlord and the witch lure Holms into the so-called "labyrinth of death", from which he can be freed by Anne with the help of the frog king and the dumbbell. Meanwhile, Martin desperately tries to prevent the stranger, who turns out to be the Black Magician, from stealing the chair. Helene, who still doesn't know anything about the mysterious events, causes him additional problems.

Episode actors (selection): Franziska Lindner (as Gertrud), Joachim Kaps (as Dummling), Frank Panhans (as Hans im Glück )

5 The hostel of evil June 8, 1992
True to their motto “Only a bad end is a good end!” The evil fairy tale characters believe they have reached their destination, because there is a rumor that Holms perished in the labyrinth of death. But he was able to save himself and moreover he succeeds in freeing Anne from the inn of evil. Meanwhile, Helene drives an unknown thief to flight without knowing that it is the black magician.

Episode actors (selection): Frank Panhans (as Hans im Glück), Franziska Lindner (as Gertrud)

6th The stolen treasures June 14, 1992
Holms and the children are able to convict the landlord as a thief of the stolen objects and break into his treasury. The black magician gets furious and tries again in vain to get hold of the chair. Meanwhile, Helene not only has to fight off the magician, but also calm Heidemarie and her husband who want to pick up their children again.

Episode actors (selection): Franziska Lindner (as Gertrud)

7th The missing archivist June 21, 1992
An attempt to discover the secret of the armchair leads Holms to the museum, where he finds an old painting that puts him on the right track. Anne and Martin, who had been picked up by their parents in the meantime, are running away from home again and are just able to prevent the Black Magician from taking the armchair.

Episode actors (selection): Annette Straube (as Anja), Peter Mohrdieck (as Hans' colleague), Werner Dissel and Rudolf Ulrich (as Brothers Grimm )

8th The secret of the tower room June 28, 1992
Finally, Helene also knows about everything when Anne and Martin's parents are at the door again to bring their children home. Holms disappears through the armchair with his grandchildren. While the three gradually discover the secret of the painting, the black magician can take control of both the armchair and Helene. But Holms has meanwhile been able to free the king of the fairy tale kingdom and returns home with the children, where he can wrest Helene from the clutches of the magician and transport him back into the world of fairy tales.

Episode actors (selection): Anja Kling (as Queen), Achim Wolff (as King), Michael Klobe (as Rumpelstiltskin )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Sherlock Holmes and the seven dwarfs at fernsehserien.de , accessed on September 23, 2017
  2. ↑ Sherlock Holmes and the Seven Dwarfs at spatzwiki.de , accessed on September 23, 2017