Der Bulle von Tölz: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Der Bulle von Tölz is an Austrian-German television series which has been produced and broadcast by SAT.1 and the ORF since 1996. As of January 2009, 69 self-contained feature-length episodes have been made.

Set in Bad Tölz, Bavaria, the series is about the activities of the local Kriminalpolizei as personified by Benno Berghammer (Ottfried Fischer), the eponymous Bulle (literally "bull", a slang word and the equivalent of "cop" but at the same time an allusion to his bulky appearance), and Sabrina Lorenz (Katerina Jacob), two Kommissare who invariably, at the beginning of each episode, are faced with murder in the seemingly idyllic small town of Bad Tölz or its rural surroundings.

Generally, no violence is shown, and the murder cases are always utterly implausible and unrealistic, the huge popularity? of the show is due to the underlying comedy which pervades each episode. Thus, most adult viewers derive more pleasure from the constellation of characters and the many running gags and one-liners delivered throughout the show than from following the plot or guessing who the murderer is. The fact that much of the dialogue is performed in Bavarian German equally lends familiarity to the characters.

Series details

• Title: Der Bulle von Tölz
• Format: Scripted
• Language: German
• Genres: Drama, Comedy, Crime
• Premiere date: 1996-01-14
• Final broadcast date listed: 2009-02-04
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Sat.1
• Network country: Germany
• Typical episode runtime: 90 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 8511
• IMDb ID: tt0115122
• TVDB ID: 82197

Cast and credited roles

• Ottfried Fischer — Benno Berghammer
• Ruth Drexel — Resi Berghammer
• Katerina Jacob — Sabrina Lorenz
• Katharina Abt — Nadine Richter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1996-01-14; final listed air date 1996-02-04; episode order: 4.
• Season 2: premiered 1996-02-18; final listed air date 1997-04-13; episode order: 8.
• Season 3: premiered 1998-02-22; final listed air date 1999-02-07; episode order: 8.
• Season 4: premiered 1999-02-24; final listed air date 2000-05-03; episode order: 4.
• Season 5: premiered 2000-04-26; final listed air date 2000-09-27; episode order: 4.
• Season 6: premiered 2000-10-04; final listed air date 2001-10-17; episode order: 3.
• Season 7: premiered 2001-10-24; final listed air date 2002-01-16; episode order: 2.
• Season 8: premiered 2002-01-09; final listed air date 2002-10-02; episode order: 4.
• Season 9: premiered 2002-10-23; final listed air date 2003-10-08; episode order: 6.
• Season 10: premiered 2003-10-15; final listed air date 2004-02-11; episode order: 4.
• Season 11: premiered 2004-03-17; final listed air date 2004-10-13; episode order: 5.
• Season 12: premiered 2005-01-18; final listed air date 2005-01-18; episode order: 6.
• Season 13: premiered 2007-02-26; final listed air date 2007-04-02; episode order: 5.
• Season 14: premiered 2008-04-16; final listed air date 2009-02-04; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

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