Gladbeck: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

August 16, 1988 - 8:04 am: someone calls in a breaking and entering at the Deutsche Bank subsidiary in Rentford-Nord, Gladbeck. As the police arrive with several patrol cars, what was planned as a simple robbery quickly turns into an armed robbery where hostages are taken. The police's Special Forces are unable to go in and the offer of six months incarceration by the DA does not seem like a valid option for Rösner and Degowski. They decline and after Rösner gives a telephone interview, his voice is identified. Flight is the only thing left to do for the perps. For 54 hours, the whole country holds its breath as the hostage crisis carries on, all the while every second of it is being broadcast via TV and radio as hordes of journalists stand by – crime live.

None of the involved police forces in several states seem to be prepared for a crime of this proportion – a stroke of luck not only for the criminals but also for the journalists who are getting close to them in ways which do not seem appropriate.

Series details

• Title: Gladbeck
• Format: Scripted
• Language: German
• Genres: Drama, Crime
• Premiere date: 2018-03-07
• Final broadcast date listed: 2018-03-08
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Das Erste
• Network country: Germany
• Typical episode runtime: 105 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 31459
• IMDb ID: tt5760392
• TVDB ID: 344093

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2018-03-07; final listed air date 2018-03-08; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

Adapted from Gladbeck on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.