Der kleine Doktor
- Peer Schmidt: Jean Dollent
- Erika Dannhoff: Marianne
- Max Mairich: Commissioner Marcellin
- Klaus Herm: Commissioner Lucas
- Peter Parten: Inspector Torrence
- Willy Leyrer: Mayor Gaston
The little doctor was a German crime series ZDF in two seasons from the year 1974. Literary presentation of the series were short stories by Georges Simenon. Directors were Wolfgang Becker ( season 1, 6 episodes) and Thomas Engel (2nd season, 7 episodes).
Content
The doctor and bachelor Dr. Jean Dollent lives with his housekeeper Marianne in the village Marsilly in the Charente -Maritime. The inconspicuous country doctor is also a master detective who is asked again and again to deal with a complex case. He is regularly successful than the professionals from the criminal investigation department thanks to his knowledge of human nature and his deliberate approach.
Episodes
Season 1
The first broadcast of the first season was held between June 16, 1974 April 7, 1974.
Season 2
The first broadcast of the second season was held between October 6, 1974 July 14, 1974.
Based Upon
The television series, The Nature Doctor is based on a series of short stories by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon, which originated in 1938 in La Rochelle and 1943 in the anthology Le petit docteur Éditions Gallimard published in (see the list of the works of Georges Simenon ). The main character of the country doctor Jean Dollent was inspired by Simenon's family doctor, Dr. Edouard de Béchevel. According to Simeon's biographer Stanley G. Eskin is a typical armchair detective and descendant of Edgar Allan Poe's Auguste Dupin and Gaston Leroux's Rouletabille, the pleasure ready by " his lively and mischievous nature and his easygoing manner to interfere with any investigation ."
In part Dollent determined also in Paris, without, however, comes to an encounter with Simenon's famous Inspector Maigret. For this, he meets several times on his assistant Lucas. For Georg Hensel the little doctor was "a prologue to Maigret " in which nachspüre the writers of the past his famous Commissioner, " the moment when like a butterfly from larva suddenly escaped the doctor the criminalist ." He possesses the special ability " herauszuschälen the simple human truth" that can also be found in the French commissioner. The German translations of the tales of Hans Jürgen Will and Barbara Klau published by Kiepenheuer & Malevich and by Diogenes. Schumm talking books published in 1998 and 1999 readings of several short stories of the series by Edgar M. Bohlke.
Genesis
After the success of the crime series The Commissioner ZDF planned already in 1969 another thriller format for its main role Heinz Rühmann was provided. However, this feared the comparison with Erik Ode and developed his own concept of a more humorous colored series. The already completed screenplays after the submission Simenon were rewritten and adapted to the advanced age Rühmanns. Rühmanns suggestions is also due to the expansion of some of the recurring minor characters of the village. As Riihmann his involvement in the end canceled, the main role with Peer Schmidt was filled and the scripts again aligned with Simenon template. The film was shot on location in western France around La Rochelle.
After six episodes, there was a change in the overall production teams. Instead of FGR film and television production now produced the Bavaria film studio. The Director went by Wolfgang Becker, Thomas Engel on. Even the theme song, which originally came from Graziano Mandozzi version was composed by Erich Ferstl. During the first season faithfully based on the books " by Georges Simenon ", the series was now under the label " by Georges Simenon ", which meant that the substances were invented partly free.
Reception
The contemporary critics responded overwhelmingly positive. Blessed is the authentic French atmosphere and the outstanding performances Peer Schmidt. Heinz Riihmann boasted: "Apart from peer Schmidt not I meet a colleague who would embody this role so ideal. " The declining quality of the second season was Chance criticized. Martin Compart ruled in his book Crime TV. Encyclopedia of crime series: " the well-made series is a delight for fans of classic detective stories. "
In 2009 published polar film all 13 episodes of the series in a DVD box.
1986 filmed French television Simenon template in a six -part television series again. The little doctor played Alain Sachs directed by, among others, Simenon's son Marc Simenon.