Selling Hitler: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Based on the book by Robert Harris, this is a comic-dramatisation of the true story of the one of the most famous forgery cases in the world, the infamous 'Hitler Diaries' of the early 1980s. Jonathan Pryce stars as the German journalist Gerd Heidemann who convinces himself that he has discovered a set of secret diaries written by the leader of the Third Reich and tries to convince the world, making a fortune for himself in the process. Alexei Sayle plays Konrad 'Conny' Fischer, the forger who can't believe his luck. Tom Baker, Richard Wilson and Alan Bennett also feature.

Series details

• Title: Selling Hitler
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Premiere date: 1991-06-11
• Final broadcast date listed: 1991-07-09
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 26733
• IMDb ID: tt0124256
• TVDB ID: 85486

Cast and credited roles

• Jonathan Pryce — Gerd Heidemann
• Alexei Sayle — Konrad 'Conny' Fischer
• Alison Doody — Gina Heidemann

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1991-06-11; final listed air date 1991-07-09; episode order: 5.

Source and licence

Adapted from Selling Hitler 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.