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Peter Strohm

1989–1996 · 5 seasons

A gritty, slow-burning detective drama with a macho, rule-bending hero and international intrigue.

Created by
Claude Cueni
Genres
Crime
Starring
Klaus Löwitsch, Burghart Klaußner, Horst Frank
Overview
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.

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Created by
Claude Cueni
Genres
Crime
Starring
Klaus Löwitsch, Burghart Klaußner, Horst Frank
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • corruption
  • justice
  • power
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Genres
crime
Created by
Claude Cueni
Starring
Klaus Löwitsch, Burghart Klaußner, Horst Frank, Martin Semmelrogge, Siegfried W. Kernen, Rolf Becker, Hannelore Elsner, Christiane Krüger
Length
5 seasons, 62 episodes, 50 min each
Network
Das Erste
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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