SOKO 5113
| SOKO 5113 | |
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| Genre | Crime |
| Created by | Dieter Schenk |
| Written by |
Conny Lens Franz-Xaver Wendleder Hubert Eckert Jochen Wedegärtner Renate Kampmann |
| Directed by |
Kai Borsche Bodo Schwarz Ulrich Stark Zbynek Cerven |
| Starring |
Wilfried Klaus (1978-2009) Werner Kreindl (1978-1992) Bernd Herzsprung (1978-1992) Hartmut Schreier (1992-2010) Michel Guillaume (1993-) Christine Döring (2000-2008) Bianca Hein (2006-) Gerd Silberbauer (2008-) Joscha Kiefer (2010-) |
| Theme music composer | Arpad Bondy |
| Composer(s) |
Axel Kroell Robert Fuhrmann Robert Krolage |
| Country of origin |
 Germany |
| Original language(s) | German |
| No. of seasons | 40 |
| No. of episodes | 545+ |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Eva Gerstenberg |
| Producer(s) |
Daniel van den Berg, Joachim Kosack |
| Editor(s) | Axel Laustroer |
| Location(s) | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
| Cinematography |
Oliver-Maximilian Kraus Matthias Papenmeier Stefan Motzek |
| Running time | 43 Minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Elan-Film Gierke & Company (1978-) UFA Fernsehproduktion (1978-2013) UFA Fiction (2014-) |
| Distributor |
ZDF ZDF Enterprises |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ZDF |
| Picture format | 16:9 |
| Original airing | 2 January 1978 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | SOKO – Der Prozess |
| External links | |
| SOKO 5113 at ZDF | |
| SOKO 5113 at UFA | |
SOKO 5113 is a long-running German police procedural 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. SOKO 5113 is set in Munich.
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