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Helen, Fred und Ted

2006 · 1 season

A gentle, talky German drama about therapists juggling patients and private troubles, more wry than heavy.

Created by
Sherry Hormann
Genres
Drama
Starring
Friedrich von Thun, Christian Berkel, Andrea Sawatzki
Overview
Psychotherapist Fred Czerny is finding it difficult to retire. So he shares his busy practice in Munich with Ted Fröhlich, an advocate of modern, holistic therapy methods. They are soon joined by Helen Cordes, who no longer wants to wear herself out in a psychiatric clinic. The three shrinks soon find themselves under psychological stress with patients and their own private lives.

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Created by
Sherry Hormann
Genres
Drama
Starring
Friedrich von Thun, Christian Berkel, Andrea Sawatzki
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • work
    • identity
    • aging
    • friendship
    Places
    • big city
    • workplace
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour4
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension3
    Darkness3
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight5

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    Genres
    drama
    Created by
    Sherry Hormann
    Written by
    Kathrin Richter, Gabriela Sperl
    Starring
    Friedrich von Thun, Christian Berkel, Andrea Sawatzki, Gisela Schneeberger, Johannes Silberschneider, Corinna Harfouch, Ferenc Graefe, Nina Kronjäger
    Music
    Stefan Hansen, Max Berghaus
    Cinematography
    Hanno Lentz
    Length
    1 seasons, 2 episodes, 90 min each
    Network
    Das Erste
    Country
    Germany
    Languages
    German

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