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Teufels Großmutter (1986)

Teufels Großmutter poster
Genre
family
Country
Germany
Length
1 season, 12 episodes
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A twelve-part German and Swiss comedy series from the 1980s about a grandmother with a lively and mischievous nature. It follows her adventures and interactions with the people around her.

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What happens

Teufels Großmutter (Devil's Grandmother) is a twelve-part German/Swiss comedy television series which ran for one season in 1985 and 1986. Co-produced by SF DRS in Switzerland and ZDF in Germany, it was scripted by Justus Pfaue and directed by Rob Herzet, premiered in August 1985 on DRS and was subsequently broadcast on ORF and in 1986 on ZDF. The series, particularly the performance of Horney as the grandmother, was acclaimed in newspapers such as the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Bild am Sonntag and Hannoversche Allgemeine. Teufels Großmutter was issued on DVD in July 2007. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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