The Black Forest Clinic (1985)

Original title

Die Schwarzwaldklinik

Directed by

Alfred Vohrer

Genre

soap opera, medical drama

Country

Germany

Length

3 seasons, 70 episodes

Rated

NR

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 21 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This German series follows the lives of doctors in a small hospital in the Black Forest. It focuses on the Brinkmann family who run the clinic and their personal and professional struggles.

nostalgicslow-pacedwarmdramaticearnestfamily-orientedgentlemelodramatic

What happens

The Black Forest Clinic (German: Die Schwarzwaldklinik, German pronunciation: [diː ˈʃvaʁtsvaltˌkliːnɪk]) is a German medical drama television series that was produced by and filmed in West Germany. The series was produced between 1984 and 1988 with the original airing being from October 2, 1985, to March 25, 1989, on West Germany's ZDF (Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen) television channel. The series' storyline follows the inner workings of a small fictional hospital in the Black Forest region of Germany as well as the lives of the Brinkmann family of doctors who work at the hospital. Shortly after broadcasting had begun in 1985, The Black Forest Clinic became a highly popular television event, reaching audiences of over 20 million viewers. 25 years since its debut, it is still highly regarded in Germany. The series had been re-broadcast several times since 1985 and has spawned two television films released 20 years after its initial airing. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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