Torrent (TV Series)

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Television series
Original title Torrent
Country of production Germany
original language German
Year (s) 1993-1997
length 45 minutes
Episodes 52 in 4 seasons
genre drama
Theme music Free and easy
idea Idea and book
  • Angela Mender
  • Rita Werner
production Reinhild Gräber,
Ruben Hanne,
Rudolf Kurz
music Stephan Massimo
German-language
first broadcast		 September 1, 1993 on Das Erste
occupation

The television series Wildbach was broadcast for the first time on the ARD evening program between 1993 and 1997. The stories focus on the adventures of the local mountain rescue service and the everyday experiences of their relatives. Spectacular climbing activities, sensational rescue measures and lots of criminal cases create suspense. The name Wildbach stands for a fictional place somewhere between Bavaria and Tyrol, where the events are supposed to take place. In the series Garmisch-Partenkirchen is given as a close district town. The series was shot in Tyrol , especially in the Alpbachtal .

Framework story

The Tyrolean municipality of Alpbach serves as the backdrop for the fictional village of Wildbach

The head of the mountain rescue service is Martin Kramer, who lives in a former farm and has an insatiable passion for electronics. Among other things, the inventor is working on a mountain navigation system, which he encountered with great resistance during the development. Conny Leitner, a somewhat reckless sports retailer, runs a shop in the valley. He often throws himself headlong into adventures and has to be brought back to his senses by his colleagues with a lot of good persuasion. Dr. Günther Hofer is the only doctor in town and is also active in the mountain rescue service. The bachelor keeps putting his hopes in the most diverse ladies, but does not get beyond superficial acquaintances.

Alois Angerer is the tenant of a gas station that he runs with his mother Erni. He is in a relationship with Inge, the plump saleswoman in Conny's sports shop. The young, good-looking Bernd Ferstl is a police officer and an avid mountaineer. His colleague, the squat Herbert Rechenbacher, holds the position in the valley, unlike the others he is not a "mountain watchman". Emmeran Nahaider is a mountain host and works on a voluntary basis in the mountain rescue operations center. The hotel owner Christl Meierhofer is close friends with Martin and has to cope with the loss of one of her two sons. When she is offered the post of UN ambassador, she leaves Wildbach and moves to Geneva.

Martin Kramer has two roommates: his enterprising daughter Lissi Kramer, who is at the beginning of the series, and the young journalist Michaela Sommer, the daughter of an old love, who arrives after Lissi's "departure" from Australia and makes her home in Wildbach. Both women have a relationship with Conny, who, however, constantly proves to be a serious painter and is prone to affair. Michi works for the regional daily newspaper and unearths many a scandal. Her mother Helen, an old friend of Martin, follows her after a while; she too is traveling from her adopted Australian home. Helen gets closer to Martin again and opens a bistro in an old mountain hut. The unsuspecting Michaela is suddenly confronted with the fact that Martin is really her father.

The native Franz Hamberger is responsible for the Wildbach branch as a member of the mountain rescue committee. Wherever he can, he makes himself important and confronts the mountain watchmen with a fait accompli. Martin in particular is usually not taken with his plans, but Hamberger knows better than anyone how to let his charm play out. With a special task force, which is supposed to advance the mountain rescue technically, he suffers a serious shipwreck. Hamberger appears regularly at the Kramerhof and lets himself be pampered by Helen's delicacies. His son Tobi is a junior member of the mountain rescue service and is full of energy. The lively head of the tourist office, Eva Neureuther, is a good friend of Martin and is on site for all occasions.

The men from the mountain rescue have to prove themselves in many exciting episodes, in which it is often a matter of life and death. Despite everything, the series is spiced with a strong dash of Bavarian humor and does not lack a cheerful down-to-earth attitude.

background

The Alpbach municipal office, a backdrop for the series

Almost all episodes of the TV series Wildbach were shot in Alpbach and Reith im Alpbachtal . Since many of the locals also played as extras , an active fan club developed, the "torrent fans" regularly published news about the series and the location. Accordingly, the filming locations were also exploited for tourism and hikes and sightseeing were offered. Stephan Massimo composed the title song Free and Easy and was sung by Stan Bush .

Episode list

season 1

No. total No. season Episode title First broadcast on ARD
1 1 Death goes with it September 1, 1993
2 2 In the mousetrap September 8, 1993
3 3 Mountain rally September 15, 1993
4th 4th Fortuna doesn't love everyone September 22, 1993
5 5 Jessica 29th September 1993
6th 6th Those who fish in murky waters October 6, 1993
7th 7th Climbing war October 13, 1993
8th 8th Trapped in the rock October 20, 1993
9 9 All or nothing October 27, 1993
10 10 Rescue in Italian 3rd November 1993
11 11 Kids November 10, 1993
12 12 Secrets November 24, 1993
13 13 Piste hooligans 1st December 1993

season 2

No. total No. season Episode title First broadcast on ARD
14th 1 The baptism of fire September 19, 1994
15th 2 Flying high September 29, 1994
16 3 Advertising for the mountain rescue service October 10, 1994
17th 4th Survival 17th October 1994
18th 5 In all friendship October 24, 1994
19th 6th Dangerous love October 31, 1994
20th 7th Indefinite suspicion November 7, 1994
21st 8th The Jenseits GmbH November 14, 1994
22nd 9 The bet November 21, 1994
23 10 Mr. Mountain Bike November 28, 1994
24 11 Spy for love 5th December 1994
25th 12 For life and death December 12, 1994
26th 13 Open invoices December 19, 1994

season 3

No. total No. season Episode title First broadcast on ARD
27 1 Extremes March 25, 1996
28 2 Rivals April 1, 1996
29 3 Thunderstorm with consequences April 15, 1996
30th 4th Rock tiger April 22, 1996
31 5 Dangerous snow April 29, 1996
32 6th The second chance May 6, 1996
33 7th Winter guests May 13, 1996
34 8th Avalanche danger May 20, 1996
35 9 Hunting fever June 3, 1996
36 10 The scandal July 1, 1996
37 11 False alarm July 8, 1996
38 12 The cloverleaf July 15, 1996
39 13 The challenge July 22, 1996

Season 4

No. total No. season Episode title First broadcast on ARD
40 1 blackmail June 18, 1997
41 2 The cover photo June 25, 1997
42 3 Deadly mistakes July 2, 1997
43 4th Mr. Honeymoon July 9, 1997
44 5 sabotage July 16, 1997
45 6th Buried alive July 23, 1997
46 7th Snowboard fever July 30, 1997
47 8th Disappeared without a trace August 13, 1997
48 9 loner August 20, 1997
49 10 Lousy business August 27, 1997
50 11 The amulet September 3, 1997
51 12 Crashed 17th September 1997
52 13 To Nepal September 24, 1997

Torrent on DVD

Since May 13, 2008, all episodes have been available on DVD boxes with 4 or 5 DVDs:

  • Wildbach episodes 01–16 = 4 DVDs
  • Wildbach episodes 17–32 = 4 DVDs
  • Wildbach episodes 33–52 = 5 DVDs

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Wildbach bei alpbachtal.at, accessed on February 21, 2015.
  2. ↑ Location of the TV series “Wildbach” at presse.tirol.at, accessed on February 21, 2015.
  3. ↑ Wildbach Tour - The main locations of the ARD series at outdooractive.com, accessed on February 21, 2015.