Kottan ermittelt
| Kottan ermittelt | |
|---|---|
| Genre | crime/satire/comedy |
| Created by |
Helmut Zenker Peter Patzak |
| Starring |
Peter Vogel (1976/77) Franz Buchrieser (1978/79) Lukas Resetarits (1980–1983) Bibiana Zeller Walter Davy Curth Anatol Tichy Kurt Weinzierl Gusti Wolf |
| Country of origin | Austria |
| Original language(s) | German |
| No. of episodes | 19 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 90/60 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | ORF/ZDF |
| Original release | August 8, 1976 – December 6, 1984 |
Kottan ermittelt is an Austrian television series that was aired by Austrian television ORF between 1976 and 1984. The satirical 19-episode series about a policeman from Vienna now sports cult status. Police major Adolf Kottan was played by three actors (Peter Vogel, Franz Buchrieser, Lukas Resetarits) who each gave the character a distinct 'flavor'.
The series centers on police major Adolf Kottan, who works for the murder department of Vienna police. His closest collaborators are the one-legged, phlegmatic Schremser (Walter Davy), who later becomes department chief, and the extremely stupid and incompetent Schrammel (C. A. Tichy), who is responsible for many of the more exhilarating moments of the show. Kottan is married to Ilse (Bibiana Zeller), and they have two children, daughter Sissi (Birgit Machalissa) – who disappears without explanation and is not mentioned in the later episodes – and son Walter (Florian Böhm).
Later on, Kottan's mother (Gusti Wolf), a passionate amateur detective, moves in with them, building an ever-deepening alliance with her daughter-in-law. Kottan's marriage is constantly threatened in the later episodes by his acquaintance with prostitute Elvira Markl (Christiane Rücker/Eva Kerbler), who Ilse Kottan is extremely jealous of.
In the professional world, Kottan's nemesis is his crazy boss Pilch – he is first the department chief (Harald von Koeppele), who has a phobic fear of flies; after psychiatric treatment, he is promoted chief of the police (Kurt Weinzierl). Pilch is a pathological egomaniac who develops a terrible hatred for a coffee machine Kottan has set up, as well as for Kottan himself.
1: Hartlgasse 16a (8 Aug. 1976)
2: Der Geburtstag (5 Jun. 1977)
3: Wien Mitte (19 Apr. 1978)
4: Nachttankstelle (16 Nov. 1978)
5: Drohbriefe (27 Sep. 1979)
6: Räuber und Gendarm (31 Oct. 1980)
7: Die Beförderung (25 Oct. 1981)
8: So long Kottan (05 Nov. 1982)
9: Die Einteilung (19 Nov. 1982)
10: Kansas City (03 Dec. 1982)
11: Die Entführung (17 Dec. 1982)
12: Hausbesuche (07 Jan. 1983)
13: Fühlt wie Du (21 Jan. 1983)
14: Genie und Zufall (08 Apr. 1984)
15: Die Enten des Präsidenten (29 Apr. 1984)
16: Smokey und Baby und Bär (26 Aug. 1984)
17: Mein Hobby: Mord (18 Oct. 1984)
18: Der Kaiser schickt Soldaten aus (15 Nov. 1984)
19: Mabuse kehrt zurück (06 Dec. 1984)
Writer Helmut Zenker first created the character of police major Kottan in 1974. He first featured on a radio drama before becoming the main character of the TV movie Hartlgasse 16a, now considered to be the first episode of the series. Because the film with Peter Vogel in the main role was a success, Austrian television ORF started a full TV series. As Vogel was unavailable for ep. 3, the role was recast with playwright and actor Franz Buchrieser. Wary of his newly found popularity, Buchrieser left the show after only three episodes. The role of Kottan was then recast with stand-up comedian Lukas Resetarits, a considerably younger actor than either Vogel or Buchrieser – and 20 years younger than his on-screen wife, Bibiana Zeller!
...
Wikipedia