TV series

Der große Bellheim

1993 · 1 season

A stately, talky boardroom drama where old men in cardigans wage a dignified, stubborn war against faceless money.

Overview: When the long-established family business is threatened with bankruptcy, the former head of the department store chain leaves his retirement home and attempts to get the business back on track. Together with three friends who are also retired, all of whom are experts in their fields, he declares war on the banks, speculators, and a supermarket chain.
How it feels: Earnest, tense, warm and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, power, corruption, loyalty
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
power
corruption
loyalty
aging
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild