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Das Amt

1997–2003 · 7 seasons

A light, brisk workplace comedy that mines petty bureaucracy for absurd, cynical laughs.

Created by
Micha Terjung
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Jochen Busse, Ulrike Bliefert, Thorsten Nindel
Overview
Das Amt was a German comedy television series which aired between 1997 to 2002 on RTL. It was created by Dietmar Jacobs.

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Created by
Micha Terjung
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Jochen Busse, Ulrike Bliefert, Thorsten Nindel
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • work
  • corruption
  • class
  • power
  • betrayal
Places
  • workplace
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour8
Realism7
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Genres
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Created by
Micha Terjung
Starring
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Length
7 seasons, 85 episodes, 25 min each
Network
RTL
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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