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Scene of the Crime (1970)

  • Crime
  • Drama
  • 57 seasons
  • 12 age guide
  • ★ 6.2/10 from 127 ratings

Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland.

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    Polizeiruf 110

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    1971 · 90 min · Crime

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    Polizeiruf 110 is a long-running German language detective television series. The first episode was broadcast 27 June 1971 in the German Democratic Republic, and after the dissolution of Fernsehen der DDR the series was picked up by ARD. It was originally created as a counterpart to the West German series Tatort, and quickly became a public favorite.

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    • shared themes: crime investigation and police
    • shared crime investigation series style
    • a closely matched era
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    Derrick

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    1974 · 60 min · Crime · Drama

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    Derrick was a German TV series produced by Telenova Film und Fernsehproduktion in association with ZDF, ORF and SRG between 1974 and 1998 about Detective Chief Inspector Stephan Derrick and his loyal assistant Inspector Harry Klein, who solve murder cases in Munich and surroundings.

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    • strong genre and series-style overlap
    • shared crime investigation series style
    • a closely matched era
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    Kojak

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    1973 · 60 min · Crime · Drama · Mystery

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    A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City.

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    • strong genre and series-style overlap
    • shared theme: police
    • a closely matched era
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    The Bill

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    1984 · 25 min · Crime · Drama

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    The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and drug raids to the routine demands of policing this ground-breaking series focuses as much on crime as it does on the personal lives of its characters.

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    • strong genre and series-style overlap
    • shared theme: police
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    Vega$

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    1978 · 55 min · Crime · Drama

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    Private detective Dan Tanna drives around the streets of Las Vegas in a red 1957 Ford Thunderbird solving crimes and making Las Vegas a better place for residents and tourists alike.

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    • strong genre and series-style overlap
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    Wilsberg

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    1995 · 90 min · Crime · Drama

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    Georg Wilsberg is an antiquarian in Münster. He used to be a lawyer but lost his license. Since then he has been working as a private detective. The always clammy Wilsberg urgently needs this income. In addition, he depends on the support of his friends, especially because of the car.

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    • strong genre and series-style overlap
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    Peter Strohm

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    1989 · 50 min · Crime

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    Peter Strohm is a private detective with radical methods. His work begins where police work ends; he takes on sensitive cases that require a certain scale, or explosive situations that can lead to international crises.

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    • substantial genre overlap
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    Jury Trial

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    1995 · 90 min · Drama

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    Schwurgericht (also known as The Murder Film ) is a crime film series produced by Sat.1 from 1995 to 1997. The series depicts criminal cases from the perspective of the public prosecutors. The series was conceived as a competitor to ARD's Tatort ( Tatort) and initially aired during prime time on Sundays at 8:15 p.m. However, ratings fell short of expectations. The series was ultimately canceled in 1997. Completed episodes were later broadcast under the title Der Mordsfilm (The Murder Film) or without a series title.

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    • substantial genre overlap
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