A Kettle of Colour

A Kettle of Colour 1972

1.80

The show was meant to compete with those on West German television. To this end it was fairly successful even attracting a following in parts of West Germany which could receive Eastern TV. Its production values were high. Apart from song and dance numbers and appearances from East German celebrities, almost every broadcast featured well-known stars from the west, often after their popularity had peaked in their home countries.

1972

Polizeiruf 110

Polizeiruf 110 1971

6.41

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.

1971

Der schwarze Kanal

Der schwarze Kanal 1960

1

Der schwarze Kanal was a series of political propaganda programmes broadcast weekly between 1960 and 1989 by East German television. Each edition was made up of recorded extracts from recent West German television programmes re-edited to include a Communist commentary.

1960

Blaulicht

Blaulicht 1959

1

Blaulicht is a German crime television drama series, whose 29 episodes were based on crime case files.

1959

Treffpunkt Flughafen

Treffpunkt Flughafen 1986

5.00

Treffpunkt Flughafen is an East-German television series produced by the DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme on behalf of Fernsehen der DDR in 1985/86. The show follows the life and adventures of the crew of a IL-62 operated by the East-German airline Interflug. Filming locations were East Germany, Vietnam, Angola and Cuba among others.

1986

Front Without Mercy

Front Without Mercy 1984

7.00

A story about German resistance group fighting SS units during WWII.

1984

Ghosts from Outside

Ghosts from Outside 1987

7.80

An adventures of a Berlin family spending summer in haunted house.

1987