Berlin, Berlin

• Holger Ellermann (41 episodes)
• Elke Hillebrand (33 episodes)
• Bernhard Gleim (23 episodes)
• Regina Weber (22 episodes)
• Catharina Junk (20 episodes)
• Dirk R. Düwel (4 episodes)

Berlin, Berlin is a produced for ARD television series that aired from 2002 to 2005 in the early evening of the first in which the protagonist Lolle ( Felicitas Woll) together with Sven (Jan Sosniok ), Hart ( Matthias Klimsa ), Alex (Matthias Schloo ) and Sarah ( Rhea Harder ) occur. Was directed by, among others, Franziska Meyer Price, Christopher Snow, Sven Unterwaldt Jr. and Titus Selge.

Since the first broadcast on March 5, 2002, the series was taken by audiences and critics alike positive. The ARD supported the launch of new squadrons with massive poster and advertising campaigns. On average, reached the series in the age group of 14 - to 29 -year-old has a market share of 16.6 percent before the last episode aired on April 4, 2005. The series was terminated after four seasons as the lead actress Felicitas Woll no longer wanted to continue.

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Season 1

The series tells the story of Lolle ( Felicitas Woll), which follows after high school her boyfriend Tom from the small town Malente to Berlin. Tom wants to work there at first with his uncle on the market to finally enroll at the university in Berlin. In a letter he wrote to Lolle, but he makes up with her, so Lolle decides to follow him to Berlin. Once there, she is looking at Tom, who amused themselves in the market with his new girlfriend Bernadette. Here she encounters Rosalie (Sandra Borgmann ), which is the ex-girlfriend Bernadette. Together, the two, Tom and Bernadette decide to spend apart. During their stay in Berlin Lolle lives with her ​​cousin Sven (Jan Sosniok ). Since this was previously dumped by his ex-wife Silvia, he has enough space, so Lolle and Rosalie finally move in and form a crew. After Lolle has decided to stay in Berlin, she experienced there many big-city adventure and love. In the course of the first season Lolle and Sven develop feelings to each other, even though they are cousins ​​. But at the end of the first season, just before both would come together, Sven decides to again be a family due to his son Daniel for his ex-wife Silvia. In addition, in the first season next Lolle and Sven Sven's best friend also hard to come (Matthias Klimsa ) and Lolles best friend Rosalie (Sandra Borgmann ) before; these had only to emigrate to the United States, but ultimately decides to stay with her ​​friends in Berlin.

Season 2

At the beginning of the second season Lolle has lost her best friend Rosalie and her great love Sven. She is desperate, but later finds in Rosalie's friend Sarah back a girlfriend. At first she wants to get back Sven, but he is indecisive and hesitant. To learn Lolle Alex (Matthias Schloo ), with whom they come together quickly. Meanwhile, Sven has now separated again by his ex and would Lolle for free, but these replies now that she is with Alex. At the end of the second season Lolle recognizes that it also still has feelings for Sven. So Lolle plunges into a love chaos, and it develops a love triangle. In addition, find each other at the end of the second season Hart and Sarah after initial problems.

Season 3

At the beginning of the third season decide Lolle, Sven and Alex, continue the love triangle, but need to realize later that this poses a lot of problems. So Sven and Alex from Lolle separate, and it is now again alone. In the middle of the third season Lolle Vero gets to know who falls in love with Sven. She befriends with Lolle and comes with Sven. This has Sven's apartment now with Sven himself, Lolle, Sarah and Vero four residents. The four form a WG, with Hart, through his relationship with Sarah, almost exclusively in the WG lives instead of his own, the neighbor's apartment. At the end of the third season Lolle noticed that she still has feelings for Sven, but he loves and takes Vero Vero's proposal of marriage to. Because Lolle realizes that Sven Vero loves, she decides to take a job in Stuttgart. In addition, Sarah is pregnant and gets in the last episode of season three a son whose father is hard. Thus, the WG now has five members.

Season 4

After two episodes in the fourth season Lolle returns to Berlin because it does not fit their view to Stuttgart. In the further course Lolle Felix gets to know, but this love is broken after a relatively short time because Felix chooses his girlfriend in Switzerland. At the end of the fourth season Lolle noticed once again that she still feels something for her former love Sven. This has also got feelings for Lolle, but also wants to opt for Vero and marry her, because he thinks Lolle bring chaos. In addition, Hart goes to Yvonne, a friend, a stranger. This misstep seems Sarah hard at first not to forgive. In the series finale but there is a happy ending.

Sven's wedding with Vero bursts at the last minute. He would now be free for Lolle, but would like to enter into any relationship with Lolle, accepts a job offer in Australia and goes to the airport. Lolle is disappointed, but does not want to give up and runs to the airport to catch Sven yet. Noticed this just before he would board the aircraft that he had up to this point afraid to take a new relationship with Lolle, and wants to overcome his fear. In the very last scene of Berlin, Berlin Lolle appears on the runway, while Sven is going to get into the plane because he was no longer allowed to return. Now both confess their love and travel together from Melbourne. In addition, it is possible Hart, Sarah to convince them of his love and proposes to her. Sarah accepts this. They both now live with their son Simon- Ben alone in the flat because Lolle and Sven are gone and Vero is extended.

Characters

Carlotta " Lolle " Holzmann

Lolle is the protagonist of the series and is in all episodes here. She takes after her high school graduation at 19 years after Berlin in the home of her cousin Sven, to escape the authoritarian parenting style of their mother ( Charlotte Schwab ). My career aspiration is to be a comic artist. Lolle loves cocoa and chocolate. It takes place in Rosalie and Sven their first real friends in Berlin. Lolle falls at the end of the first season in Sven and flees to a common night out of bed because Lolle afraid of being abandoned by Sven because he has a child and really want to go back to his ex- wife Silvia. She works part time in between Tuan Vietnam Snack and cement itself, the relationship problems of their parents. After Sven she leaves, she feels alone. Then she finds a new friend in Sarah and Alex learns (Matthias Schloo ), who also studied at the University of Art Design. Initially wants to win back Lolle Sven, but these from blocks. Finally, she falls in love with Alex and comes along with it, but she still has feelings for her cousin. End of the second season goes Lolle unfamiliar with Sven. She notes that she still has feelings for him. Beginning of the third season, they must choose between two men. They initially performs a triangular relationship, as they both love the same and can not decide. After being abandoned by both, she buys a comic book store where she works every day from now on. Middle of the third season, she feels alone, as Sven has to work often and Sarah almost always spends time with hard - that's why they look for a friend and finds a Vero. You verkuppelt unintentionally Vero with Sven. End of the third season she noticed again feelings for Sven, but he is determined to take Vero's marriage proposal. So she moved to Stuttgart - but returns beginning the fourth season back. Arrived back in Berlin learns Lolle Felix know, but is betrayed by this with his Swiss friend and then leave. Middle of the fourth season, it acknowledges its still existing feelings for her former love Sven. After both go in a holiday cottage, they can not let the fingers of each other, and kiss. Lolle but ashamed of friendship to Vero for the kiss and agrees as Sven tells her to start a relationship. After the breakdown of the marriage, she tries to fight Sven, who left out of anger, disappointment and fear of a relationship with Lolle Berlin and wants to accept a job offer in Melbourne. So she runs to the airport to catch Sven yet. Noticed this just before he would board the aircraft that he had up to this point afraid to take a new relationship with Lolle, and wants to overcome his fear. In the very last scene of Berlin, Berlin Lolle appears on the runway, while Sven is going to get into the plane because he was no longer allowed back. Now both confess their love and travel together from Melbourne.

Sven Ehlers

Sven is in all episodes here. He is Lolles second cousin and made with hard and Silvia along the Abitur. He is about 30, computer scientists and has his own company ' Startup', where he works with his best friend hard together. Sven lived at the beginning of the first season alone in his apartment, left him after his ex-wife Silvia with their son Daniel. It can Lolle and Rosalie live with him. Sven is Lolles great love and Lolle is his great love. He sold at the end of the fourth season his company to emigrate to Australia with Vero. After his marriage has burst, he realizes he wants to board the aircraft that he still loves Lolle and says: "Life is too short to be afraid. " He now wants to stay in Berlin, but appears as Lolle and he confesses his love for her, they decide to emigrate to Australia together.

Hard

Hart is officially in all episodes here - even if he does not appear in some episodes, especially in the first seasons. He is about 30, Sven's best friend and also a computer scientist. They have known each other since 5th grade. His last name is not mentioned in all episodes of the series. His father was an alcoholic - he has broken off contact with his parents. Hart is the neighbor of Sven and works in Sven's startup company. It is in contrast to Sven no womanizer - so Sarah is his first real girlfriend. He has a turtle named Mr. Psycho since childhood. He gets to the beginning of the second season of Sarah know - both come together at the beginning of the third season and get the end of the selfsame season a child named Simon - Ben. Hart in the fourth season often relationship problems with Sarah - also because of the child. He gets by Sven after his failed wedding rings and makes in the penultimate scene of Berlin, Berlin Sarah to marry him. She accepts this.

Sarah Herrmann

Sarah is since the beginning of the second season until the last episode Berlin, Berlin there. She is late 20s, a friend of Rosalie Butzke, Lolles first real girlfriend in Berlin. She takes after their parting the room in Sven's apartment. Sarah sees itself initially with Sven not very good, because Sarah zuteils pretty abruptness Sven displeases. Sarah, however, for Lolle a girlfriend and Hart is done by Sarah from the very beginning. This is based on reciprocity - even Sarah Hart finds sympathetic. Sarah's parents died in a car accident when she was twelve. Then she came into foster care a result, its zuteils rugged and often cynical way to explain. Later, however, Sarah and Sven understand better and better. Sarah is a photographer and works mostly in her room. It is popular with most men and had some one- night stands. At the end of the second season they come and hard approaching and the beginning of the third season a couple. Middle of the third season is Sarah gets pregnant and on the end of those Season a child. She and Hart call the boy Simon- Ben. Middle of the fourth season, but they get for their child, or because of the resulting stress, relationship problems. So Hart walks with Yvonne, an acquaintance, a stranger. This misstep seems Sarah Hart but not to forgive. However, in the penultimate scene of Berlin, Berlin makes a marriage proposal and Sarah Hart Sarah accepts this.

Rosalie Butzke

Rosalie Butzke is Lolles first and best friend in Berlin, and played only in the first season with. You get to know as a " seat at heart " because Lolles friend Tom and Rosalie's girlfriend are together. Both manage to bring the two apart, but a love revival does not exist for two couples. Rosalie is a fairly successful actress and in the first season virtually homeless ( sleeping in the theater wardrobe ), so they ultimately establishes a shared flat with Sven and Lolle. Rosalie grew up in the deprived area of Berlin, her father a battering drinkers. She has a sister - Katinka, a single mother and later a participant in BIG SISTER. The struggle for survival in the urban jungle has shaped Rosalie, it is abundantly clarified, disillusioned and acts gruff and cold, but under the tough exterior lies a soft core and in an emergency can rely on them. Rosalie is easily annoyed by small-town Lolles partly habit, what they call " country bumpkin " underlines the nicknames! However, you can learn steadily from Lolle to take a little more consideration for their fellow human beings, while Lolle to abguckt some assertiveness from her. In the course of the season Lolle has to feel the feeling of possibly more than just friendship for Rosalie, but dissolves after a " Kiss Test", and Lolle is sure to be not in love with Rosalie. At the end of the season towards Rosalie's career is on hold. She drives a taxi and manages the process of two Russians - mafiosi wangle 1 million Euros. She wants to go to New York and start a small theater, but after vehement reproaches Lolles she decides to stay in the last episode of season 1 yet. In Season 2, it is then but secretly emigrated to New York and has left her friend Sarah shared her room. By a council Tuans communicates Lolle - hurt by Rosalie's " cowardice " - with Rosalie " Spirit," which, however, proves to be just as callous. However, after the ways of life were leveled without Rosalie Rosalie Lolle and say goodbye in this way with each other with a warm embrace. Since Rosalie no longer appears.

Episode List

Animation sequences

A particular feature of Berlin, Berlin is the three -second comic strip, three or four times interrupts the action per episode about. The comic Lolle that does not itself speaks, expresses with their deeds, what's going on in the real Lolle, for example, the comic Lolle fails with an oversized hammer into the ground when the real Lolle just noticed that they is gotten herself in trouble. Or swell the comic Lolle greed eyes from the head when the real Lolle with one of their many guys with whom she has started something spontaneously wants to go to bed. The other characters of the series appear as comic version; Lolles mother - with whom she does not see itself particularly well - turns in the comic either in an icicle, a fire-breathing dragon or something similar, depending on what Lolle just keeps from her mother.

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The series was founded in 2004 with the German Television Award in the category "Best Sitcom " and awarded the International Emmy Award in the category " Best Comedy " ( for Episode 47 ). The series was again nominated for an International Emmy Award in 2005, but did not win.

The main character of the series, Felicitas Woll, was honored for her performance in the role of Lolle 2002 with the German Television Award, 2003 with the Adolf Grimme Prize and in 2004 the Golden Rose of Lucerne for best female sitcom lead role.

Lead author David Safier received for the book series in 2003 also a Grimme Award in the category of fiction and entertainment, and was nominated in 2002 for the German Television Award.

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• Hart survived the whole series really long in his own, the direct neighbor's apartment for Rent. After he had a relationship with Sarah and the two had their son, he behaved himself very often in the WG on that one might have thought that he, too, has moved there. Only Sarah's comments ( " Y'know what penn, ' with you " ) for many a dispute, you will again pointed out that Hart still has his own apartment.

• The actress Rhea Harder, the Sarah embodied in the series was actually pregnant. The pregnancy and her newborn baby were incorporated into the action with. Moritz Paul Harder, that's his name really is the baby Simon- Ben dar.

• In episode 2:19 "I do not love you - you do not love me " can be seen on Lolles statement recognize the address Erkelenzdamm 11-13. This is the actual address of the Berlin -WG series.

• Even after series the response was so great, that was thinking about a movie until the year 2010.

• Incidentally, there are also two comics BERLIN BERLIN from Egmont Ehapa ( Illustrator: Uwe Heinelt ), which inspired by the series.

Broadcast

Berlin, Berlin is broadcast in many other countries:

• Austria ( Original Air Date 16 April 2004)
• Switzerland ( Original 2003)
• Hungary ( Original Air Date January 2, 2005 )
• Finland ( Original Air Date September 8, 2005 )
• France ( Original Air Date January 2, 2006 )
• Netherlands ( Original Air Date 5 June 2007)
• Poland ( Original Air Date February 16, 2008 )
• Spain
• Slovenia
• Croatia
• Slovakia
• Italy ( Original Air Date 28 March 2006)
• Canada (Quebec )
• Czechia
• Norway ( since 2007)
• Russia ( Original Air Date 4 May 2009)
• Romania