Balko (1995)

Genre

crime television series

Country

Germany

Length

8 seasons, 124 episodes

Rated

16

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A police duo in Dortmund solves crimes. One detective is cool and relaxed while the other is clumsy and sheltered. Their different styles create comical situations.

lightheartedcomediceasygoingquirkyplayfuloffbeatcasualfun

What happens

Balko is a German prime time television series broadcast on the private TV channel RTL. It is a police detective story with comical twists featuring two inspectors of the Dortmund police, Balko (played by Jochen Horst until episode 48, then by Bruno Eyron) and his colleague Klaus Krapp (Ludger Pistor). Balko's main characteristics are his coolness and his consistently laid-back appearance, whereas Krapp is a typical mama's boy and very clumsy. The series started in 1995 and has won several television awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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