Slim Callaghan Intervenes

Slim Callaghan Intervenes
GenreCrime drama
Based onSlim Callaghan by Peter Cheyney
Written byEdward Maria Solger
Ernest Borneman
Directed byKarl Anton
StarringViktor de Kowa
Eva Pflug
Helmuth Rudolph
ComposerHermann Thieme
Country of originWest Germany
Original languageGerman
No. of series1
No. of episodes8
Production
ProducersHelmut Stoldt
Hans-Jürgen Bobermin
CinematographyPaul Grupp
EditorAlexandra Anatra
Running time25 minutes
Original release
NetworkZRD
Release6 July (1964-07-06) –
7 September 1964 (1964-09-07)

Slim Callaghan Intervenes (German: Slim Callaghan greift ein) is a 1964 West German crime television series broadcast on ZDF in eight episodes.[1] The programme was based on the series of novels by British writer Peter Cheyney featuring the London-based private detective Slim Callaghan.[2] In the television adaptation Callaghan is operating his own agency in Munich. He is played by Viktor de Kowa while Eva Pflug featured as his loyal secretary Steffie.

Main cast

Other actors who appeared in episodes of the series include Carla Hagen, Grit Boettcher, Hanne Wieder, Ellen Frank, Ursula Herking, Walter Janssen, Karl Schönböck, Jan Hendriks, Ulrich Beiger, Alexander Golling, Dieter Eppler, Hellmut Lange, Lukas Ammann, Rosemarie Fendel, Tatjana Sais, Maria Landrock and Peter Carsten.

References

  1. ^ Hruska p.100
  2. ^ Compton p.375

Bibliography

  • Compart, Martin . Crime TV: Lexikon der Krimi-Serien. Bertz + Fischer, 2000.
  • Hruska, Thomas. Der neue Serien Guide: S-Z. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, 2004