Our Hagenbecks
| Television series | |
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| Original title | Our Hagenbecks |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Year (s) | 1991-1994 |
| length | 45 minutes |
| Episodes | 38 in 3 seasons |
| genre | Family series |
| production | Mathias Wittich |
| music | Matthias Thurow |
| camera | Jochen Radermacher |
| First broadcast | January 8, 1991 on ZDF |
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Our Hagenbecks is a German family series that takes place in Hamburg's Hagenbeck Zoo . From 1991 to 1994, 38 episodes were broadcast in three seasons on ZDF .
action
The (fictional) plot of the series revolves around the Hagenbeck family, who run the animal park of the same name in Hamburg. Director Christoph Hagenbeck and his 70-year-old mother Martha Hagenbeck, the senior manager, run the zoo. There are always problems that threaten the survival of the family business. Christoph's siblings Thomas and Miriam also contribute to this, who go their own way and do not act in the interests of the family. So they leave the banker Straaten shares in the company, although his plans for Hagenbeck as a Disney Park blend do not match the values of the traditional company. In addition, Christoph experiences a private tragedy when his wife Sylvia and the long-awaited baby are killed in a car accident. His stepson Tobby refuses to adopt, so that he is out of the question as a successor.
The series ends on a positive note: Christoph marries his lover Rebecca Holt, Miriam becomes a successful veterinarian in the Hagenbeck Zoo and Thomas is also committed to the family business and the welfare of the zoo animals. Straaten's plan to open a giant aquarium financed with public money and thus endanger Hagenbeck's existence can be thwarted.
production
The series was shot in the Hagenbeck Zoo and rented private apartments in Hamburg. Directed by Christian Görlitz , Hans-Werner Schmidt and Udo Witte . In addition to Herbert Lichtenfeld , Christian Görlitz and Christoph Mattner , the main actor Peter Striebeck was a screenwriter for the series. Striebeck wrote the scripts for the entire third season.
Charisma
The pilot was shown on January 8, 1991 in prime time on ZDF. The time slot of the series was then first Thursdays at 17.45, from the second season Friday at 19.25.
In 1996, 1999, 2002 and 2004, ZDF showed repeats of the entire three seasons. In 2012 and 2015 the series ran on ZDFkultur .
List of episodes
| episode | First broadcast | title |
|---|---|---|
| 1/1 | 01/08/1991 | 70 is not an age |
| 1/2 | 01/08/1991 | Family celebration |
| 1/3 | 01/10/1991 | Monkey theater |
| 1/4 | 01/17/1991 | Hard times |
| 1/5 | 01/24/1991 | Family quarrel |
| 1/6 | 01/31/1991 | Suspicion and intrigue |
| 1/7 | 02/07/1991 | Love and death |
| 1/8 | 02/14/1991 | Joy and sorrow |
| 1/9 | 02/21/1991 | Surprising events |
| 1/10 | 02/28/1991 | Rivalries |
| 1/11 | 03/07/1991 | Endangered happiness |
| 1/12 | 03/14/1991 | Friends in need |
| 1/13 | 03/21/1991 | The zoo celebrates |
| 2/1 | 07/10/1992 | baptism |
| 2/2 | 07/17/1992 | Suddenly alone |
| 2/3 | 07/24/1992 | Fleeting acquaintance |
| 2/4 | 07/31/1992 | Surprise from Shanghai |
| 2/5 | 08/14/1992 | A new beginning |
| 2/6 | 08/21/1992 | Theft |
| 2/7 | 08/28/1992 | Emil's circus |
| 2/8 | 09/04/1992 | plans |
| 2/9 | 09/11/1992 | The headline |
| 2/10 | 09/18/1992 | move |
| 2/11 | 09/25/1992 | Alarm in the zoo |
| 2/12 | 10/02/1992 | Visit from India |
| 2/13 | 10/09/1992 | offspring |
| 3/1 | 06/30/1994 | Lots of plans |
| 3/2 | 07/14/1994 | farewell |
| 3/3 | 07/21/1994 | Talk show |
| 3/4 | 07/28/1994 | The new inspector |
| 3/5 | 08/04/1994 | The rescue of the teddy bears |
| 3/6 | 08/11/1994 | To Scotland |
| 3/7 | 08/18/1994 | Life goes on |
| 3/8 | 08/25/1994 | Crime scene animal park |
| 3/9 | 09/01/1994 | From researchers and dreamers |
| 3/10 | 09/08/1994 | Dwarf hippos |
| 3/11 | 09/15/1994 | Andalusian adventures |
| 3/12 | 09/22/1994 | End and beginning |
criticism
"As expected, the mixture of typically shallow family drama with environmental issues and beautiful pictures made our Hagenbecks at the beginning of the 90s one of the most successful early-evening series."
marketing
In 2009 the series went on sale under the title Unser Hagenbecks - The Complete Success Series ( FSK 6) in a set with 10 DVDs.
literature
- Michael Reufsteck, Stefan Niggemeier: Our Hagenbecks In: Das Fernsehlexikon: all over 7000 programs from Ally McBeal to the ZDF hit parade. Goldmann, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-442-30124-6 , pp. 1264-1265.
Web links
- Our Hagenbeck in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Our Hagenbecks in the Kabel1 series dictionary
- Our Hagenbecks on fernsehserien.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Our Hagenbecks
- ↑ Gerhard Seehase: shooting in the living room, our Hagenbecks
- ↑ a b Michael Reufsteck, Stefan Niggemeier: Das Fernsehlexikon 2005, p. 1265.