An ambitious man from a German provincial town rises to power at the end of the reign of Kaiser Wilhelm II by adopting authoritarian and nationalist ideals. Based on the 1918 novel Der Untertan (The Underling) by Heinrich Mann.
Show Details:
Start date: Jan 1972
End date: Mar 1972
Status: cancelled/ended
Network(s): BBC Two (UK)
Run time: 45 min
Episodes: 6 eps
Genre(s): Drama, Historical
End date: Mar 1972
Status: cancelled/ended
Network(s): BBC Two (UK)
Run time: 45 min
Episodes: 6 eps
Genre(s): Drama, Historical
Credits:
- regulars:
- Derek Jacobi as Diederich Hessling
- John Phillips as Dr. Heuteufel
- Judy Cornwell as Guste Daimchen
- Denis Carey as Sötbier
- Ian Ogilvy as Wolfgang Buck
- John Savident as Von Wulckow
- Sheila Brennan as Frau Hessling
- Judy Loe as Kätchen Zillich
- Karin MacCarthy as Magda Hessling
- Dave Hill as Napoleon Fischer
- Elizabeth Bell as Emmi Hessling
Episode list & details from:
TVmaze
| Episode # | Original Air Date |
Titles | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | |||
| 1. | 1-1 | 30 Jan 72 | Esprit de Corps |
| 2. | 1-2 | 06 Feb 72 | Young Love |
| 3. | 1-3 | 13 Feb 72 | Upholders of Morality |
| 4. | 1-4 | 20 Feb 72 | Imperial Justice |
| 5. | 1-5 | 27 Feb 72 | A Suitable Match |
| 6. | 1-6 | 05 Mar 72 | A Loyal Subject |