St. Pauli Landungsbrücken

Hamburg's everyday stories in front of a dreamlike backdrop: container giants, cruise ships, launches - the St. Pauli Landungsbrücken in the Port of Hamburg are considered the gateway to the world. People whose workplace is in or around the harbour or whose route leads past the St. Pauli-Landungsbrücken transport junction are the main characters in the little stories that entwine around the heart of the Elbe metropolis. Normal people like boatswain Thomas, who has now been at sea long enough and dreams of an antique shop, or land-walker Gerd, who tries to find his old childhood friend during his 10-hour stay. Flower woman Gretchen Ebelmann (Inge Meysel) unfortunately has to give up her stall due to bad business and switches to a snack bar...

They are considered the gateway to the world: the 'St. Pauli Landungsbrücken' in the port of Hamburg. At the same time, they are the interface between the S-Bahn, U-Bahn, bus and ferry service. The fact that they are so famous today is not least due to the cult series of the same name from the early 80s. All languages and nations, workers and holidaymakers collide there at the most striking point of Hamburg. Directors such as Dieter Wedel and producer Karl Jobig have knitted the finest everyday stories from them and cast them with well-known actors. The stars surprise in the individual episodes, which all revolve around the heart of the Elbe metropolis. The focus is on normal people such as the bridge keeper Eck, who is looking for the right one, Lizzy, who wants to shake off her wicked past, or Schipper Hoppe, whose dream is to have his own barge. The only constant character: flower woman Gretchen Ebelmann (Inge Meysel). She knows everyone and everything in the neighborhood. Each episode has a self-contained, very everyday plot with bite. Visually appealing: container giants, cruise ships and launches pass through the picture. With Inge Meysel, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Iris Berben, Jan Fedder, Evelyn Hamann, Dagmar Berghoff, Diether Krebs, Günter Strack and many other well-known actors.

The complete episode overview:

01. Bridge Keeper Heiner Eck
02. Encounter
03. Gretchen Ebelmann
04. On-board watch
05. Escape Plans
06. Sabine
07. A completely normal training
08. The Trick
09. Lizzy Matern
10. Wild marjoram
11. Daddy's Daughter
12. The Gift
13. Short break
14. Drop Anchor
15. The Italian
16. Barkasse Pösel
17. Mrs. Klagens
18. Walter and Erni
19. The Fan
20. The 65th Birthday
21. Always funny
22. Three Weeks in the Dock
23. Rio
24. The First Attempt
25. Tunnel sweeper Kurt Poddich
26th Birthday Surprise
27. Little Witch
28. The Runner
29. The Born Girlfriend
30. Harbour trout
31. Accordion Jule
32. The Loadmaster
33. Clasing and Son
34. In transit
35. Change of profession
36. Wanda
37. The Hitchhiker's Guide
38. A Sailor's Wife
39. The Singer
40. The Companions
41. Uwe is the greatest
42. Vera
43. Eight days of vacation
44. Water Rats
45. Ten Hours Landfree
46. Uncle Wense
47. As far as the coal reaches
48. The Grand Prize
49. Maternity leave
50. Saturday is Rice Day
51. Egon was the best
52. One glass too many
53. The Mystery
54. The souvenir photo
55. Bobby King
56. Two people move in together
57. Seute Deern
58. Late Marriage
59. Lost property
60. The in-laws are coming