Our Charly

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Television series
Original title Our Charly
Country of production Germany
original language German
Year (s) 1995-2012
Production
company		 Phoebus movie
length 45 minutes
Episodes 220 and a New Year's Eve special in 16 seasons ( list )
genre Family series
production Karlheinz Brunnemann
music Andre Bauer (seasons 1–8) and Gert Wilden (seasons 9–16)
camera Jürgen Lenz (season 1–14), Winfried Kleist (season 3), Reginald Naumann (season 4–5), Jochen Radermacher (season 6), Thomas C. Wagner (season 14), Claus Deubel (season 15–16), Björn Behrens (season 15-16) and Stefan Baur (season 16)
First broadcast December 27, 1995 on ZDF
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Our Charly is a family series by Phoenix Film that was produced for ZDF and first broadcast in December 1995. The specialty of the series is the clothed chimpanzee Charly, who is involved in the action and acts as an entertaining contrast to the often tragic developments in the main storylines. After the production of 16 seasons, the series was canceled. The last episode of the 16th season was first broadcast on June 9, 2012 on ZDF.

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Our Charly is about the Berlin veterinary family Martin, consisting of Dr. Philipp, photographer Michaela and the children Sandra and Oliver. In addition, Charlotte Roesner-Lombardi and her husband Rodolfo Lombardi are part of Philipp's team. Charlotte is also a veterinarian and Rodolfo is a former cook. Not to be forgotten is the dog Othello. Title hero chimpanzee Charly runs to the family after he was kidnapped by animal smugglers. Since the actual owner is dead and Charly is too old to be released into the wild, the Martins keep the monkey.

In the second season, Philipp founds an animal sanctuary, which is managed by Rodolfo as an animal keeper.

In the third season, cousin Johnny Bradford comes from the USA and moves to the Martins, but moves back at the end of the season.

In the fourth season, Philipp introduces a new veterinarian, Dr. Maximilian "Max" Henning arrives at the animal sanctuary. Then Philipp dies in a mountain accident in Bavaria after falling from a rock. Michaela and the children then have problems financing the house and the practice. In the end, it's Max who buys the house and even takes over the practice. Max and Michaela fall in love.

In the fifth season, Andrea Jüstgen suddenly appears and pretends to be Max's daughter. Max has no idea about a daughter, but this actually comes true. Then Michaela and Max get married.

At the end of the sixth season, Andrea moves to Cologne with her grandmother.

In the course of the seventh season, Oliver meets the hotel employee Tanja Liebig and meets her. He also gets to know her daughter Lena, but at first does not know that she is her daughter. At the end of the season, Michaela dies in a traffic accident after saving the life of a little girl. The girl ran out onto the street and was almost hit by a car, but Michaela's quick intervention enabled her to save the child and was hit by the car herself. Tanja and Lena were given notice of their apartment, so they move in with Max, Oliver and Sandra.

At the beginning of the eighth season, there is chaos at the Hennings, nobody comes to cook or do laundry and there is hardly any time for the children either. When the housekeeper Heidemarie Hoppe lost her job, Charlotte had the idea to employ her. Max is so taken by surprise that he can't say no and hires her. At the beginning of the season, Sandra moves to live with her grandma and her boyfriend in Tenerife. Max also met the lawyer Maren Waldner and later also her children Constanze "Conny" and Gregor. During the season, Oliver, Tanja and Lena move into their own apartment together. Max and Maren become a couple. At the end of the season, Maren, Conny and Gregor move in with Max.

At the beginning of the eleventh season, Maren's brother Dirk Scheerer appears, who has come from the USA for a job. Dirk also moves in with Max and Maren. Also at the beginning of the season, the family received the news that Rodolfo had died in a traffic accident in Italy. Max and Maren drive to Charlotte, who is also in Italy, and stay until the funeral. A short time later, Rodolfo's niece Pia Lombardi comes to Berlin to help Charlotte during this difficult time. She moves in with Charlotte. Pia is a translator and also takes on Rodolfo's position in the animal sanctuary.

Between the thirteenth and fourteenth season, Max and Maren separated, the reason and whereabouts of Maren, Conny and Gregor, as well as Maren's brother Dirk, remain unclear. Pia does not appear after the thirteenth season for no reason either.

At the beginning of the fourteenth season, Max moves from Berlin to Potsdam to open his own veterinary clinic there. The clinic has its own operating theater and laboratory, as well as a large house and garden. In addition to Max, Othello and Charly also move to Potsdam, also Mrs. Hoppe, Max's housekeeper, who gets her own apartment on the top floor. Charlotte has retired. Max also meets the veterinarian Dr. Katharina Hauser and their children Lilly and Jonas know. Katharina also wanted to buy the property that now belongs to Max. After a lot of back and forth, Katharina starts as an equal partner in Max Praxis and Charlotte also joins in again, but still as an employee. After Katharina's house was completely destroyed by water damage, she and her children move in with Max. Katharina's brother Markus Bredow is a landscape architect and visits the family regularly. Max already knows him before he meets Katharina, because he has already designed his new garden. A short time later, Max and Katharina open a new animal sanctuary and hire Christian Berger, who recently lost his job on a horse farm, as animal keepers. At the end of the sixteenth season and the series, Katharina von Max becomes pregnant and the two get married.

Special

On December 31, 1999, under the title New Year's Eve 1999: Pure Nerves , about 20-minute specials from the ZDF series Alle Meine Töchter , Unser Charly , Forsthaus Falkenau and Zwei Männer am Herd were broadcast as a compilation. Only the episode of Unser Charly was repeated later (on December 28, 2002) and given its own title ( Charly celebrates New Year's Eve ) as well as the corresponding opening and closing credits. In some episode guides, this episode is classified between seasons 7 and 8, depending on the date of the repetition. In terms of content, however, it lies between seasons 4 and 5, because Michaela Martin explains that in the old year she will leave a loved one (her deceased husband) behind.

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Sorted according to the order of entry of the role

actor Role name consequences Season Remarks
Ralph Schicha Dr. Philipp Martin † 1-38 1-4 Husband of Michaela Martin; dies in a landslide
Karin Kienzer Michaela Martin-Henning, b. Bergner † 1-63 1-5 Wife of Philipp Martin, later wife of Max Henning; dies in a car accident
Nicola Tiggeler 64-92 6-7
Friederike Möller Sandra Martin 1-18 1-2 Daughter of Michaela and Philipp Martin; moves to live with her grandmother in Tenerife
Susanne Scherbel 19-48 3-4
Kaya Marie Möller 49-78 5-6
Delia-Deborah Wagner 80-97, 103, 107 7-8, 9
Mike Zobrys Oliver Martin 1-167 1-13 Son of Michaela and Philipp Martin
Regina Lemnitz Dr. Charlotte Roesner-Lombardi, b. Roesner 1-220 1-16 Rodolfo Lombardi's wife
Aurelio Malfa Rodolfo Lombardi † 1-133 1-11 Husband of Charlotte Roesner-Lombardi; Dies in a car accident while traveling to Italy
Siggi Kautz Johnny Bradford 22-32, 39 3, 4 Cousin of Sandra and Oliver; comes from the USA for an exchange year and is going back there
Ralf Lindermann Dr. Maximilian "Max" Henning 34-220 4-16 becomes the husband of Michaela Martin, then the husband of Maren Waldner, later the husband of Katharina Hauser.
Farina Jansen Andrea Jüstgen 52-71, 77-78 5-6 Daughter of Max Henning; moves to Cologne with her grandmother
Judith Richter Tanja Liebig 86-125 7-10 Friend of Oliver Martin
Leoni Benice Baessler Lena Liebig 88-125 7-10 Daughter of Tanja Liebig
Brigitte Böttrich Heidemarie Hoppe 94-220 8-16 Good soul of the house
Saskia Valencia Maren Waldner, b. Scheerer 98-171 8-13 Mother of Gregor and Conny, separates amicably from Max Henning
Pascal Andres Gregor Waldner 99-106 8th Son of Maren
Gary Bestla 107-171 9-13
Franziska Heyder Constanze "Conny" Waldner 99−171 8-13 Daughter of Maren
Wayne Carpendale Dirk Scheerer 133-171 11-13 Brother of Maren and uncle of Conny and Gregor
Katja Giammona Pia Lombardi 136-170 11-13 Rodolfo Lombardi's niece
Ursula Buschhorn Dr. Katharina Hauser- Henning b. Bredow 172-220 14-16 Friend and later wife of Max Henning
Connor Mills Jonas Hauser 172-220 14-16 Son of Katharina and Thomas
Lea Wolfram Lilly Hauser 172-220 14-16 Daughter of Katharina and Thomas
Falk-Willy Wild Markus Bredow 172-220 14-16 Brother of Katharina
Andreas Mertel Christian Berger 174-220 14-16 Zookeeper

supporting cast

Sorted according to the order of entry of the role

actor Role name consequences Season Remarks
Adele Landauer Tina Friday 1-63 1-5 Journalist, boss and friend of Michaela Martin
Maria Koerber Rosa Bergner 1-97 1-8 The mother of Michaela Martin, wife of Johannes, then friend of Friedhelm, moves to Tenerife with Friedhelm
Hannes Thanheiser Johannes Bergner † 1-8 1-2 Father of Michaela Martin, husband of Rosa; dies of a heart attack
Paul Frielinghaus Commissioner Paulsen 1-5 1
Hans-Werner Bussinger Commissioner Paschke 6-162, 164 2-13 is retiring
Tobias Master Paul Friese (animal welfare officer) 6-169 2-13
Alexander Schubert Bruno Mertens 9-16 2 Zookeeper
Thomas Rühmann Jonas Martin 12-18, 25, 27, 39 2, 3, 4 Brother of Philipp Martin, does not appear after his funeral
Ferdinand Dux Friedhelm Gerber 23-97 3-8 Friend of Rosa Bergner, moves to Tenerife with Rosa
Karin Thaler Inca Lenz 49-160 5-13 Achim Lenz's wife
Frank Behnke Achim Lenz 49-160 5-13 Inka Lenz's husband
Dominik Janisch David Lenz 63-117 5-9 Son of Inka and Achim Lenz
Maximilian Artajo 154, 156 12
Joachim Kretzer Tim Kemper 65-91 6-7 Journalist, new boss of Michaela Martin
Sebastian Reznicek Manfred Hoppe 95-108 8-9 Son of Heidemarie Hoppe
Angela Sandritter Tina Hauff 109-165 9-13 Legal assistant from Maren
Patrick grasses Commissioner Sven Krämer 162-170 13
Markus Brandl Robert Wagner (animal welfare officer) 174-197 14-15
Lea Müller Paula Fabian 175-184 14th Daughter of Aylin and Tobias Fabian
Suzan Demircan Aylin Fabian 175-179 14th Wife of Tobias Fabian
Moritz Lindbergh Detective Inspector Tobias Fabian 176-184 14th Aylin Fabian's husband
Isabel Tuengerthal Ruth "Ruki" Kirchler 186-220 15-16 Owner of a farm shop
Nina Rothemund Jenni Hoppe 191-194 15th Heidemarie Hoppe's niece
Timothy Peach Thomas Hauser 192-194 15th Ex-husband of Katharina, father of Jonas and Lilly
Daniela Ziegler Helene Bredow 207-210, 220 16 Hajo's wife, Katharina and Markus's mother, Jonas and Lilly's grandmother
Hans-Jürgen Bäumler Hans Joachim "Hajo" Bredow 207-210, 220 16 Helene's husband, Katharina and Markus's father, Jonas and Lilly's grandpa

Other actors

Sorted according to the order of entry of the role

actor Role name consequences Season Remarks
Marie-Luise Schramm Anja Fröhlich 1-45 1-4 Girlfriend of Sandra Martin
Isabell Gerschke Helga 24-32 3 Ex-girlfriend of Johnny Bradford
Anne Brendler Viktoria Neuhaus 49-59 5 Teacher, ex-girlfriend of Oliver Martin
Paul T. Grasshoff Lukas Hertz 55-68 5-6 Ex-boyfriend of Andrea Jüstgen
Anne Kanis Lisbeth wreath 65-71 6th Friend of Andrea Jüstgen
Dennis Grabosch Frank Bach 80-85 7th Sandra Martin's ex-boyfriend
Aline Hochscheid Julia 166-171 13 Friend of Dirk
Alexander Kasprik Felix Richter 187-217 15-16 Lilly's ex-boyfriend, goes to Spain

Episode list

Location

Initially, a villa on the Wannsee served as the main backdrop . It is in the street Am Sandwerder, house number 12. The villa was already seen in the television series A Home for Animals as the backdrop for the doctor's office. From the 14th season the main set is in Stahnsdorf , within the series it should represent a courtyard in Potsdam.

Criticism and attitude of the series

Animal rights activists criticized the training and husbandry of the chimpanzees: the at least eleven chimpanzees trained for the shooting were separated from their mothers at the age of two. Young monkeys were also no longer suitable for turning when they reached puberty. After three years of service, the animals live or lived in human captivity. Due to the early isolation of conspecifics, integration into a chimpanzee group is extremely difficult. The main allegations, however, were that insufficient attention was paid to what happened to the chimpanzees after they were shown on television, and that the ZDF missed its educational mandate with the series .

The German Animal Welfare Association referred to a study by the Free University of Berlin and also criticized the use of the chimpanzees in the series. The world also reported on the criticism on June 9, 2010. The accommodation of the animals after their use in the film, when they could no longer be used for further productions due to their age, was also criticized. The animal trainer company sent the animals to the Amarillo Wildlife Refuge in the US state of Texas. The spokeswoman for the production company Phoenix Film , Tina Ziegler, admitted in an interview that the allegations regarding this placement were not unfounded. The animal trainer company has therefore set up its own zoo in California. Three days after the world reported on the criticism, ZDF stopped the series after 15 years with the 16th season. The newspaper reported on it again and made a connection to the criticism and protests of the animal rights activists.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Michael Miersch: ZDF series "Our Charly" is canceled . In: THE WORLD . June 12, 2010 ( welt.de [accessed December 27, 2018]).
  2. ↑ See criticism of the series from the Tierschutzbund ( Memento of the original from May 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on May 6, 2014 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.tierschutzbund.de
  3. ↑ See "Our Charly" is accused of cruelty to animals , June 9, 2010, accessed on May 6, 2014
  4. ↑ ZDF wants to discontinue the controversial series "Unser Charly" , June 11, 2010; accessed on May 6, 2014