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Der Kommissar - Schwierigkeiten eines Aussenseiters

episode 78

West Germany 1974
produced by
Helmut Ringelmann for Neue Münchner Fernsehproduktion/ZDF
directed by Michael Braun
starring Erik Ode, Reinhard Glemnitz, Günther Schramm, Elmar Wepper, Helma Seitz, Elfriede Irrall, Raimund Harmstorf, Joachim Ansorge, Wolf Richards, Curt Bois, Dirk Dautzenberg, Rosl Mayr
written by Herbert Reinecker, series created by Helmut Ringelmann, Herbert Reinecker, music by Rolf A. Wilhelm, title theme by Herbert Jarczyk

TV-series
Der Kommissar

review by
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It starts with the noise of shattered glass from the liquor store downstairs one night, upon which Margot (Elfriede Irrall) wakes up her huband Domrose (Wolf Richards). He takes his handgun out of his drawer, goes downstairs, is struck over the head with a bottle and killed. Inspector Keller (Erik Ode) and his team (Reinhard Glemnitz, Günther Schramm, Elmar Wepper) investigate, and despite most evidence leading to the conclusion of a classic murder and robbery situation, there are some pieces that just don't fit, like why wasn't Domrose's gun loaded, and why did the robber break into the store from the backdoor inside the apartment building - which would lead to the conclusion that the culprit was someone from inside the house. Only all the tenants of the building are pretty ordinary, honourable citizens, all but unemployed biker Theo (Raimund Harmstorf) and his alcoholic father (Curt Bois). Of course, everybody suspects Theo, everybody but Margot, incidently. Of course, Keller puts Theo under close scrutiny, and he finds him a pretty agressive young man - who nevertheless loves his father very much. Meanwhile, Margot is seen meeting her next-door neighbour Eckter (Joachim Ansorge) at night in a nearby park for a secret get-together, and Keller soon finds out the two are having an affair. So he questions Eckter some more, and he's quick to pin the murder of Domrose on Theo's father, claiming he has only not spilled the beans sooner because he pitied the old man. So Keller visits Theo and father again, and Theo now tells the truth, his father had been down at the shop at the time of the murder, had found the dead man, but Margot gave him all the money from the register and a bottle of liquor to get rid of him, figuring he'd remember nothing anyways, being drunk as he was, while she and someone else had apparently actually plotted the murder. Keller is ready to believe that, but as he lacks any proof, he has his men arrest Theo's father while he hides in Margot's apartment until right after the arrest, Eckter storms in and pretty much gives himself away - all the proof Keller needs.

 

Now the mere concept of the tough biker who loves his dad actually shows quite a bit of heart not often found in crime TV in general - but unfortunately the characters in this story are all painted in exceptionally broad strokes, even for a series like Der Kommissar, which is not exactly known for its subtlety. Thus one can't really take this entry into the series seriously, but the complete lack of subtle characters paired with an over-constructed murder case and screenwriter Herbert Reinecker's trademark stilted dialogue do make this one a fun watch at least - if for all the wrong reasons.

 

 

 

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