Christmas series
So-called Christmas series for children, some of which became very popular, were produced by the Second German Television ( ZDF ), mostly together with TV60Filmproduktion , from 1979 to 1995 and 1998. Every year between Christmas and New Years , a multi-part children's series was broadcast, usually starring a teenage hero . For some young actors like Thomas Ohrner ( Timm Thaler ) or Patrick Bach ( Silas , Jack Holborn , Anna , Laura and Luis ) or Max Riemelt , the Christmas series marked the start of their careers.
In the mid-1990s, ZDF stopped the Christmas series. The reasons lay mainly in the changing television habits. With the advent of private television , there were more channels to woo the audience during the Christmas season. On the other hand, the quality of the Christmas multipart also deteriorated. The ZDF was therefore no longer able to build on the old successes with the Christmas series at the beginning of the 1990s. The expensive productions were no longer worthwhile.
Christmas series, however, are not solely a German phenomenon; they are also available in other countries, such as the 24-part daily Christmas series (“Voksen-julekalender”) in Scandinavia.
The Christmas series listed individually
| year | TV series name | Main role | Previously released on DVD | production |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Timm Thaler | Thomas Ohrner | X | TV60Film |
| 1980 | Madita | Jonna Liljendahl | ||
| 1981 | Silas | Patrick Bach | X | TV60Film |
| 1982 | Jack Holborn | Patrick Bach | X | TV60Film |
| 1983 | Baby of the family | Kathrin Toboll , Anja Bayer | X | TV60Film |
| 1984 | Patrik Pacard | Hendrik Martz | X | TV60Film |
| 1985 | Oliver Maass | Josef Gröbmayr | X | TV60Film |
| 1986 | Mino | Guido Cella | X | TV60Film |
| 1987 | Anna | Silvia Seidel | X | TV60Film |
| 1988 | Nonni and Manni | Garðar Thór Cortes , Einar Örn Einarsson | X | ZDF |
| 1989 | Laura and Luis | Jan Andres , Coco Winkelmann | X | TV60Film |
| 1990 | Ron and Tanja | Leandro Blanco , Alexandra Henkel | X | TV60Film |
| 1991 | Marco - Over seas and mountains | Umberto Caglini | TV60Film | |
| 1992 | The long way of Luke B. | Zachary Bennet | TV60Film | |
| 1993 | Clara | Katja Studt | X | TV60Film |
| 1994 | Stella Stellaris | Sissi Perlinger | X | Bavariafilm |
| 1995 | Frankie | Norman Nitzel | X | TV60Film |
| 1998 | Two alone | Max Riemelt | X |
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ TV-60 Filmproduktion - IMDbPro. Retrieved July 27, 2018 .
- ^ ZDF Christmas series ( Memento from December 18, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), Stuttgarter Zeitung online
- ↑ Forever Anna