History Series / Tatort

* DeadpanSnarker: Professor Boerne of the Münster ''Tatort''.
* FishOutOfWater: ''Hauptkommissar'' Frank Thiel (Axel Prahl) - a lapsed Protestant from Hamburg (Germany's second-largest city) in the much smaller and deeply Catholic Münster.

* CrossOver: To celebrate one of the ''Tatort'' anniversaries, a special episode was produced where a case took the Cologne team of Ballauf and Schenk to Leipzig, where they got to solve it in conjunction with the local team of Ehrlicher and Kain, who had become involved in the same case from another incident. Some time later in another episode (entitled ''Rückspiel'' "return game") Kain and Ehrlicher traveled to Cologne for another joint investigation.

* ActorAllusion: In one episode of the Ludwigshafen ''Tatort'', Kommissarin Lena Odenthal (Ulrike Folkerts) was shadowing a suspect sitting in a car with a female colleague. In order to allay suspicion, [[FakeOutMakeOut the two women kissed]], an allusion to Ulrike Folkerts' real-life sexual orientation and gay activism (Lena Odenthal is written as a heterosexual).
** In another Lena Odenthal episode, the murder victim was an author writing on [=UFOs=] and space aliens; he was played by Dietmar Schönherr, whose best-remembered role was that of Commander [=McLane=] from the 1960s science-fiction series ''{{Raumpatrouille}}''.
** Lena Odenthal's car has the registration number "[=LU-FO=] 1405" - the letters stand for '''Lu'''dwigshafen '''F'''olkerts and '''O'''denthal, and Ulrike Folkerts' birthday is 14th May.

* HeyItsThatGuy: The drums on the ''Tatort'' theme tune are played by German rock legend Udo Lindenberg.

* [[LadyLooksLikeADude Lady Sounds Like a Dude]]: When Kommissar Thiel first spoke on the telephone to ''Oberstaatsanwältin'' Wilhelmine Klemm (Mechtild Großmann), her gravelly voice made him think he was dealing with a man. In some episodes the heavily-smoking district attorney approaches BrawnHilda status.

* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous[=/=][[FamousNamedForeigner Famous-Named Immigrant]]: Thiel's assistant Nadeshda Krusenstern (Friederike Kempter) is an ethnic German who immigrated from Russia with her parents. Her surname is that of the Baltic-German admiral who commanded the first Russian circumnavigation of the Earth, Nadezhda ("Hope") was the name of one of his two ships.

* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: ''Polizeiruf 110'' was launched by the television of the [=GDR=] to provide a socialist alternative to the West German blockbuster ''Tatort''. The format is similar, with different investigators in different places. ''Polizeiruf'' continues to be produced after German reunification, now produced by a number of the regional stations of the [=ARD=] both East and West of the former Iron Curtain.

* TransAtlanticEquivalent: In this case, a trans-Iron Curtain equivalent. ''Polizeiruf 110'' is the UsefulNotes/{{East German|y}} counterpart to ''Tatort'' and began airing in 1971, a year after ''Tatort'' debuted. It shares the use of rotating settings and cast, but for political reaons, it initially focused less on homicide and more on such crimes as domestic abuse, fraud, and extortion. After the German re-unification, ''Polizeiruf 110'' moved to Das Erste, and the two shows share a time slot in UsefulNotes/TheBerlinRepublic. A special crossover episode between ''Tatort'' and ''Polizeiruf 110'', "Unter Brüdern", aired in October 1990 to celebrate the re-unification.

'''''Tatort''''' ("Crime Scene") is a [[GermanMedia German]] PoliceProcedural series. Even after more than [[LongRunner 800 episodes, having started in 1970]] (making it the oldest still going crime show in the world), it's still one of the most popular German TV series and regularly wins the battle for the highest {{Ratings}}.

Each team is based in a different city, representing many different [[CityOfAdventure settings]] all across Germany, [[{{UsefulNotes/Austria}} Austria]], and [[{{UsefulNotes/Switzerland}} German-speaking Switzerland]].

'''''Tatort''''' ("Crime Scene") is a [[GermanMedia German]] PoliceProcedural series. Even after more than [[LongRunner 800 episodes, having started in 1970]], it's still one of the most popular German TV series and regularly wins the battle for the highest {{Ratings}}.

'''''Tatort''''' ("Crime Scene") is a [[GermanMedia German]] PoliceProcedural series, broadcast on Sunday during PrimeTime on ''[[GermanTVStations Das Erste]]'', the [[{{UsefulNotes/Austria}} Austrian channel]] ''ORF 2'', and ''[=SF1=]'' in [[{{UsefulNotes/Switzerland}} German-speaking Switzerland]]. You can usually expect to see repeats of older episodes on some of the regional third programs about every other day.

Especially noteworthy are the many different teams of police investigators, arranged by the regional stations of the public broadcasters ''ARD'', ''ORF'', and ''SF'', who also define the [[CityOfAdventure settings]] all across Germany, Austria, and German-speaking Switzerland. The series, [[LongRunner having started in 1970, already consists of 800 episodes]] and regularly wins the battle for the {{Ratings}}. The series has a cult following and in many cities there are groups of people who come together in a bar every Sunday at 8:15 p. m. to watch the newest episode.

* NWordPrivileges: Professor Boerne's assistant Silke Haller is a short person ([=ChrisTine=] Urspruch, who plays her, is 132 cm tall) and Boerne not only gave her the nickname [[RichardWagner Alberich]], but continually makes short jokes about her. "Alberich" returns the favour and sees his jokes as a sign that he respects her for her competence and does not pity her. But woe to anybody who actually laughs at Boerne's jokes - then Boerne will make him or her feel deeply embarrassed.

Especially noteworthy are the many different teams of police investigators, arranged by the regional stations of the public broadcasters ''ARD'', ''ORF'', and ''SF'', who also define the [[CityOfAdventure settings]] all across Germany, Austria, and German-speaking Switzerland. The series, [[LongRunner having started in 1970, already consists of 800 episodes]] and regularly wins the battle for the {{Ratings}}. The series has a cult following and in many cities there are groups of people who come together in a bar every Sunday at 8 p. m. to watch the newest episode.

* YouLookFamiliar: SibelKekilli had a guest role before becoming regular character Sarah Brandt.

* EveryoneRemembersTheStripper: ''Reifezeugnis'' (1977), an episode directed by [[DasBoot Wolfgang Peters]] set at a high school, was a breakout part for the young Nastassja Kinski. Of course what tends to be remembered most is her nude scenes.

* TheInfiltration: The mission of undercover investigator Cenk Batu from {{Hamburg}}.

** In one episode, Schimanski is knocked out (again); when he awkens, he finds himself naked lying in the middle of the playing field of Duisburg's football stadium.

'''''Tatort''''' ("Crime Scene") is a [[GermanMedia German]] PoliceProcedural series, usually broadcasted at Sunday during PrimeTime on ''[[GermanTVStations Das Erste]]'', the [[{{UsefulNotes/Austria}} Austrian channel]] ''ORF 2'', and ''[=SF1=]'' in [[{{UsefulNotes/Switzerland}} German-speaking Switzerland]].

Especially noteworthy are the many different teams of police investigators, arranged by the regional stations of the public broadcasters ''ARD'', ''ORF'', and ''SF'', who also define the [[CityOfAdventure settings]] all across Germany, Austria, and German-speaking Switzerland. The series, [[LongRunner having started in 1970, already consists of 800 episodes]] and regularly wins the battle for the {{Ratings}}.

* CentralTheme: Many episodes embed sociopolitical issues into the plot, e.g. the waste export to Africa or wage dumping at discount stores. The two investigators occasionally have oppositional opinions regarding said issue, and discuss them.

* FishOutOfWater: Hauptkommissar Frank Thiel (Axel Prahl) - a lapsed Protestant from Hamburg (Germany's second-largest city) in the much smaller and deeply Catholic Münster.

* [[LadyLooksLikeADude Lady Sounds Like a Dude]]: When Kommissar Thiel first spoke on the telephone to Oberstaatsanwältin (district attorney) Wilhelmine Klemm, her deep, gruff voice made him think he was dealing with a man.
* MeaningfulName: The Berlin duo of Ritter ("knight") and Stark ("strong") as well as the Saxon one of Ehrlicher ("honest one") and Kain (the German spelling of Adam and Eve's son Caine).

* ActorAllusion: In one episode of the Ludwigshafen ''Tatort'', Kommissarin Lena Odenthal (Ulrike Folkerts) was shadowing a suspect sitting in a car with a female colleague. In order to allay suspicion, the two women kissed, an allusion to Ulrike Folkerts' real-life sexual orientation and gay activism (Lena Odenthal is written as a heterosexual).

* TheCoroner: Prof. Karl-Friedrich Boerne (played by Jan-Josef Liefers) from Münster is one half of the investigator duo, even though Kommissar Thiel doesn't like this very much; Dr. Joseph Roth (played by Joe Bausch) can often be seen in the Cologne ''Tatort''.

* TheInfiltration: The mission of undercover investigator Cenk Batu from Hamburg.

'''''Tatort''''' ("Crime Scene") is a [[GermanMedia German]] PoliceProcedural series, usually broadcasted at Sunday during PrimeTime on ''[[GermanTVStations Das Erste]]'' and the [[{{UsefulNotes/Austria}} Austrian channel]] ''ORF 2''.

Especially noteworthy are the many different teams of police investigators, arranged by the regional stations of the public broadcasters ''ARD'' and ''ORF'', who also define the [[CityOfAdventure settings]] all across Germany and Austria. The series, [[LongRunner having started in 1970, already consists of 700 episodes]] and regularly wins the battle for the {{Ratings}}.

-->-- [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0pV2faxne4 Tatort Title Sequence (on YouTube)]]