MIT HERZ UND HANDSCHELLEN
COMEDY / CRIME
GERMANY
2002-2010
MIT HERZ UND HANDSCHELLEN (Int. Title: With Heart and Handcuffs) is a German TV crime series. The pilot episode was first broadcast on October 28, 2002. MIT HERZ UND HANDSCHELLEN consists of 22 episodes of 45 minutes.
STORY: Leo Kraft (Henning Baum) is chief inspector at the Munich criminal police.. His colleague, Chief Inspector Nina Metz (Elena Uhlig), is initially constantly looking for the right man. She later enters into a relationship with public prosecutor Dr. Florian Gassner (Christian Kahrmann). Professionally, Leo and Nina make a good team and also resolve complicated cases.
GAY COUPLE STORYLINE: Love or career. Chief Inspector Leo Kraft (Henning Baum) not only fights against Munich's criminal world, but also against the impending end of his relationship with his partner musician Thorsten (Martin Rapold). He initially lives with Thorsten, in a single-family house. The relationship breaks down over the course of the series, and his ex-boyfriend Bernd Fabrius (Holger Stockhaus) later moves in with him again.
Leo Kraft (Henning Baum) & Torsten Schmied (Martin Rapold) & Bernd Fabius (Holger Stockhaus)
HENNING BAUM
(2002-2010) September 20, 1972 Essen, Germany
MARTIN RAPOLD (2002-2006) August 23, 1972 Schaffhausen, Switzerland
HOLGER STOCKHAUS (2005-2010) March 8, 1973 Hannover, Germany
SPECIAL: Although Leo Kraft embodies the cliché of the well-groomed and tidy handsome boy who always offers a strong shoulder for his heterosexual colleague Nina Metz (Elena Uhlig).What is particularly striking about the series is that for the first time the private life of a homosexual inspector is discussed on German television.
AWARDS: ‘MIT HERZ UND HANDSCHELLEN’ 1 win
7.5 IMDB
