SOKO 5113

SOKO 5113 is a long running German police television series. It was first aired in 1978 on 2 January. SOKO is an abbreviation of the term "Sonderkommission" (Special [Police] Commission - meaning special investigation team) in German.

Longest serving cast

• Wilfried Klaus as Kriminalhauptkommissar Horst Schickl (381 episodes, 1978–2008)
• Hartmut Schreier as Kriminalkommissar Manne Brand (278 episodes, 1992–2008)
• Michel Guillaume as Kriminalkommissar Theo Renner (261 episodes, 1993–2008)
• Werner Kreindl as Kriminalhauptkommissar Karl Göttmann (126 episodes, 1978–1992)
• Christine Döring as Kriminaloberkommissarin Susanne von Hagenberg (118 episodes, 2000–2008)
• Bernd Herzsprung as Kriminalobermeister Fred Less (115 episodes, 1978–2008)

Spin-offs

The first spin-off series was a twelve-part series named "Solo für Sudmann" in 1997, followed by SOKO series based in other cities in Germany and Austria:

• SOKO Leipzig (since 2001)
• SOKO Kitzbühel (since 2003)
• SOKO Köln (since 2003)
• SOKO Wismar (since 2004)
• SOKO Donau (in Germany SOKO Wien; since 2005)
• SOKO Rhein-Main (since 2006; initially titled Die Spezialisten: Kripo Rhein-Main)
• SOKO Stuttgart (since 2009)

External links

• SOKO 5113 at the Internet Movie Database