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    1980s German TV Shows

    The 40 most popular 1980s german TV shows, ranked. Click any show for ratings, reviews, trailers, and where to watch.

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    Großstadtrevier
    TMDB3.0

    Großstadtrevier

    1986 · DE

    Follow the everyday work of a fictional police station on the Kiez of Hamburg.

    ZDF-Fernsehgarten
    TMDB1.4

    ZDF-Fernsehgarten

    1986 · DE

    No overview available

    Nachtcafé
    TMDB2.4

    Nachtcafé

    1987 · DE

    No overview available

    A Case For Two
    TMDB2.9

    A Case For Two

    1981 · DE

    Ein Fall für zwei is a German television series, which premiered on September 11, 1981 on ZDF. The series, located in Frankfurt am Main, features two main characters who solve crimes: a defense attorney and a private investigator. Josef Matula, a former German police officer, has gone into private business. His method of investigation is very effective and direct, and he sometimes even resorts to dirty tricks. Claus Theo Gärtner has portrayed the role since the start of the series.

    ZDF-Mittagsmagazin

    TMDB3.0

    ZDF-Mittagsmagazin

    1989 · DE

    No overview available

    Wetten, dass..?
    TMDB2.8

    Wetten, dass..?

    1981 · DE

    A long-running German-language entertainment television show based on the format of the British show You Bet! and the American show Wanna Bet?.

    Der Landarzt
    TMDB3.1

    Der Landarzt

    1987 · DE

    No overview available

    Forsthaus Falkenau
    TMDB3.0

    Forsthaus Falkenau

    1989 · DE

    Forsthaus Falkenau is a German television series.

    Das Traumschiff
    TMDB2.5

    Das Traumschiff

    1981 · DE

    The series is about a cruise ship that travels to places around the world.

    Der Fahnder
    TMDB3.6

    Der Fahnder

    1984 · DE

    Der Fahnder is a German television krimi series which was aired between 1984 and 2005. In the Netherlands the series was broadcast by the VARA from 3 October 1985.

    Löwenzahn
    TMDB3.9

    Löwenzahn

    1981 · DE

    Each 30 minute episode is dedicated to a separate issue or theme and consists mainly of related short featurettes, which explain, explore and educate how things of everyday life and even complex systems work. It spans a wide variety of topics from technology and industry to something as mundane as how the postal service works.

    Heut' abend
    TMDB3.5

    Heut' abend

    1980 · DE

    No overview available

    Goldene Kamera

    TMDB2.9

    Goldene Kamera

    1984 · DE

    No overview available

    Mitternachtsspitzen

    TMDB2.6

    Mitternachtsspitzen

    1988 · DE

    No overview available

    Verstehen Sie Spaß?
    TMDB2.4

    Verstehen Sie Spaß?

    1980 · DE

    No overview available

    Die Schwarzwaldklinik
    TMDB3.3

    Die Schwarzwaldklinik

    1985 · DE

    The Black Forest Clinic is a German language medical drama television series that was produced by and filmed in West Germany. The series was produced between 1984 and 1988 with the original airing being from October 2, 1985 to March 25, 1989 on West Germany's ZDF television channel. The series' storyline follows the inner workings of a small fictional hospital in the Black Forest region of Germany as well as the lives of the Brinkmann family of doctors who work at the hospital. Shortly after broadcasting had begun in 1985, The Black Forest Clinic became a highly popular television event, reaching audiences of over 20 million viewers. 25 years since its debut, it is still highly regarded in Germany. The series had been re-broadcast several times since 1985 and has spawned two television films released 20 years after its initial airing.

    Auf Achse
    TMDB3.3

    Auf Achse

    1980 · DE

    The adventures of a group of German truckers on jobs all over the world.

    Ein Heim für Tiere
    TMDB4.5

    Ein Heim für Tiere

    1985 · DE

    Ein Heim für Tiere is a German television series.

    Musikantenstadl

    TMDB2.6

    Musikantenstadl

    1981 · AT

    Musikantenstadl is a live television entertainment program broadcast in the German language throughout Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. It features Austrian, Swiss, and German popular folk music, international pop and folk music as well as interviews and comedy. As a production of Eurovision, is co-produced by the Österreichischer Rundfunk, Bayerischer Rundfunk and Schweizer Fernsehen. Aside from the live television broadcasts it also tours in Austria and Germany as live concerts. It is currently hosted by Andy Borg and its location of broadcast varies between towns in different regions in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. The show could be compared to being a much larger German version of the UK 1970's entertainment show The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club. However Musikantenstadl consists of a large ski lodge Set construction and not a Social Club.

    Praxis Bülowbogen
    TMDB2.9

    Praxis Bülowbogen

    1987 · DE

    Praxis Bülowbogen is a German television series.

    Master Eder and his Pumuckl
    TMDB3.8

    Master Eder and his Pumuckl

    1982 · DE

    Pumuckl is a Kobold from a German radio play series for children. He is a descendant of the Klabautermänner. He is invisible to people around him except for the master carpenter Eder with whom Pumuckl lives. Pumuckl was invented by Ellis Kaut for a radio play series of the Bavarian Radio in 1961. Later on it was turned into a very successful TV series. Three movies and a musical also deal with the adventures of the little kobold. Pumuckl is one of the most popular characters in children's entertainment in Germany and several generations have now grown up with the cheeky but funny little Kobold.

    Heimat
    TMDB4.0

    Heimat

    1984 · DE

    Spanning 1919 to 1982, in the fictional village of Schabbach, live Maria Simon and her family, whose lives and community are changed by historical events around them.

    Geld oder Liebe
    TMDB3.5

    Geld oder Liebe

    1989 · DE

    No overview available

    Berlin Alexanderplatz
    TMDB3.8

    Berlin Alexanderplatz

    1980 · DE

    In late 1920s Berlin, Franz Biberkopf is released from prison and vows to go straight. However, he soon finds himself embroiled in the city’s criminal underworld.

    Weißblaue Geschichten
    TMDB4.8

    Weißblaue Geschichten

    1984 · DE

    No overview available

    Büro, Büro
    TMDB4.1

    Büro, Büro

    1983 · DE

    Büro, Büro is a German comedy television series.

    Alles Nichts Oder?!
    TMDB4.0

    Alles Nichts Oder?!

    1988 · DE

    A "children's birthday party" for adults. Each show featured a celebrity guest who had to take part in crazy, silly and often deliberately "moronic" games. Both presenters had to compete against the respective guest in various games.

    The Legacy of Guldenburgs
    TMDB2.5

    The Legacy of Guldenburgs

    1987 · DE

    The life of the German noble family von Guldenburg.

    Peter Strohm
    TMDB3.4

    Peter Strohm

    1989 · DE

    Peter Strohm is a private detective with radical methods. His work begins where police work ends; he takes on sensitive cases that require a certain scale, or explosive situations that can lead to international crises.

    Löwengrube
    TMDB4.0

    Löwengrube

    1989 · DE

    "Löwengrube – Die Grandauers und ihre Zeit" is a German television series first aired between 1989 and 1992, created by Willy Purucker and directed by Rainer Wolffhardt. It is set in Munich and follows the lives of Ludwig Grandauer and his son Karl, both policemen, covering the years from 1897 to 1954. The TV show is based on Purucker's radio play series Die Grandauers und ihre Zeit (‘The Grandauers and their time’). The series’ main title "Löwengrube", meaning ‘Lions’ Den’, refers to the address of the Munich Police Headquarters inaugurated in 1913.

    Zwei Münchner in Hamburg
    TMDB3.9

    Zwei Münchner in Hamburg

    1989 · DE

    No overview available

    Na sowas!

    TMDB2.8

    Na sowas!

    1982 · DE

    No overview available

    Zirkus Humberto
    TMDB3.9

    Zirkus Humberto

    1988 · DE

    No overview available

    Liebling Kreuzberg
    TMDB3.1

    Liebling Kreuzberg

    1986 · DE

    Liebling Kreuzberg was a television series on ARD, which was sent in five seasons with a total of 58 episodes the first time from 1986 to 1998. The scripts of seasons one through three and five were from Jurek, of his friend Manfred Krug wrote the role of idiosyncratic Berlin attorney Robert favorite on the body, the fourth season was written by Ulrich Plenzdorf. Director Heinz Schirk, Werner Masten led and Vera Loebner. Producing Series transmitters were the SFB, the NDR and WDR. The music of the first season was. Hans-Martin Majewski, in the later seasons of Klaus Doldinger.

    Das Boot
    TMDB4.3

    Das Boot

    1985 · DE

    Based on an autobiographical novel by German World War II photographer Lothar-Guenther Buchheim, Das Boot follows the lives of a fearless U-Boat captain (Jurgen Prochnow) and his inexperienced crew as they patrol the Atlantic and Mediterranean in search of Allied vessels, taking turns as hunter and prey.

    Das Literarische Quartett - Aspekte

    TMDB5.0

    Das Literarische Quartett - Aspekte

    1988 · DE

    No overview available

    WWF Club
    TMDB3.0

    WWF Club

    1980 · DE

    No overview available

    Hals über Kopf
    TMDB3.4

    Hals über Kopf

    1987 · DE

    Hals über Kopf is a German television series.

    Ferdy The Ant
    TMDB3.2

    Ferdy The Ant

    1984 · DE

    "Fredy" is a black ant who solves his problems in every episode with his intelligence and the help of his friends.

    Justitias kleine Fische

    TMDB4.5

    Justitias kleine Fische

    1988 · DE

    No overview available

    About 1980s German TV Shows

    The 1980s

    1980s television saw the serialized primetime drama take hold and cable begin to fragment the audience that networks had held uncontested for thirty years.

    German television

    German television has found an international audience through high-concept genre serials and historical drama, backed by some of the largest production budgets in continental Europe.

    In this list

    Most common genres
    Drama, Family, Comedy
    Longest run
    45 seasons

    Common questions

    What are the best 1980s German TV shows?
    By popularity across Flickfolio and TMDB, the top picks right now are Großstadtrevier, ZDF-Fernsehgarten, and Nachtcafé. The full ranked list of 40 sits above — open any show for ratings, reviews, and streaming availability.
    How is this list ranked?
    1980s German TV shows are ordered by overall popularity, which blends how often a title is viewed, searched, and logged. It updates as viewing habits shift, so the list reflects what people are actually watching rather than a fixed critical canon.
    Where can I watch these TV shows?
    Every show page lists current streaming, rental, and purchase options for your region, alongside community ratings and reviews from Flickfolio members.

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