Tierärztin Dr. Mertens

Vet Dr. Mertens is a German television series on ARD, which is based on the eponymous TV movie in 2002. The series is produced jointly by Saxonia Media and Bavaria Film. As a backdrop serves the Leipzig Zoo, is turned the series in and around Leipzig. Meanwhile, four seasons were broadcast.

The series was renewed for a fifth season in March 2014.

• 3.1 Current occupation
• 3.2 Former Cast

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Season 1

Even as a child Susanne Mertens wanted to be Zootierärztin. With husband Klaus she had agreed to work only after the enrollment of their son Jonas again. As a zoo veterinarian Dr. Vogel offers her the free junior doctor office, she remembers her husband to the old agreement. Klaus is less than enthusiastic. Susanne has to realize that they can not rely on his support in the new situation. Meanwhile, Susan 's father, zoo director Prof. Baumgart, in -board: The mercantile leadership of his successor, Dr. Waterman prompted Dr. Vogel to terminate - now Susan is solely responsible. During a spectacular action in which she saves her son and his school friend Rebecca in front of a broken brown bear, learns Susanne Rebecca's father Christoph Lentz know. The two are instantly likeable and be in the course of the first season a couple. At the end of the season can Susanne and husband Klaus divorce.

Season 2

In order to bring his " Zoo of the Future " further forward, zoo director Dr. ferryman plans the largest tropical hall of the world. Ridiculed from within the ranks as a megalomaniac, he finds only in state secretary Lena Weingarten support for his million project. From the first professional liaison a hot affair, but which must remain secret at all costs developed rapidly. When the relationship blows up, suspicion falls rapidly to Susanne Mertens who knew the only one of it. Even professionally Susanne involved more frequently in disagreement with their boss. And privately she has survived with son Jonas hardly the separation of Klaus and settled down with Christoph Lentz and his daughter Rebecca in the new joint home, as the family idyll of Christopher's ex-wife Viola is disturbed: Back from the USA, these pulls in their immediate neighborhood. In addition, the young blended family must fight with two hard blows of fate: Susan's parents George and Charlotte, otherwise always for some good advice on the spot, meanwhile, are more concerned with themselves through a long secretive disease Charlotte. And Susanne loses her baby in an accident at the zoo.

Season 3

Dr. Susanne Mertens gets from zoo director Dr. ferryman a new assistant, Nicole summer, set aside. The trained vet leaves no stone unturned opportunity to spin intrigues against Susanne. With determination and sovereignty, Susanne has to contend with her ​​two opponents. After a serious mistake for summer ferryman dismisses her and Dr. Mertens may continue to work with their former veterinarian assistant again. But Susan's parents have their concerns: Charlotte gives her full attention to her studies at the School of Art - to the chagrin of husband George. He has self enough to do: Dr. ferryman has a job offered to him as a curator and in this office he travels to China. Even the private lives of Susan and partner Christoph Lentz goes through some turbulence. So unexpected Christopher's father resurfaces, leading to misunderstandings. Even Susan's son Jonas makes the two Kummer: He concealed a sports injury. Although they have and Christoph their hands full with their youngsters and Susanne has suffered a miscarriage, her desire to have children is unbroken. Even after Susanne receives the devastating discovery that a new pregnancy is excluded, they hold fast to the young and Christoph plans. An adoption is contemplated, but this is rejected by the youth welfare office. As Christopher's Hospital in the six-year Luisa is treated and it turns out that she comes from a problematic home, take Christopher and Susanne Luisa on as a foster child in their family.

Season 4

Dr. Susanne Mertens, after a long illness and stay back to work in the rehab clinic. Mayor Herrenbrück recognized as the new Zoo curator Dr. Tom Berkhoff, and Prof. George Baumgart thus not getting the views put to him in place. After Charlotte Baumgart is no gallery that will exhibit their photos after her art school studies, she decides to open her own gallery. However, when converting an old warehouse there are many problems, at the end of the two even almost losing her home. Meanwhile, Susanne must arrange with the new Zookurator Dr. Berkhoff. It is not initially impressed by the charming new addition to the Leipzig Zoo, because she finds him arrogant and not particularly competent. However, Dr. Berkhoff shows over time feelings for Dr. Mertens and after then even an ornithology course begins on his advice, the two come closer. So it comes to a relationship crisis between Susanne and Christoph. This must then be presented in relation to even existential problems, because after a routine appendectomy a little boy falls into a coma. Christoph is accused of a serious medical errors, which cost him his chief doctor items. Together with his father, Dr. Matthias Lentz he feverishly and in the end successfully after the real cause of the accident. After Christopher's father in a nursing home not really feeling well, he moves in with his son and Susanne. After much back and forth, everything will turn for the better, Dr. Tom Berkhoff leaves the zoo again, Susanne and Christoph reconcile and Susan's father receives the curator again vacant place. Also for Susan's mother is running smoothly again, because the girlfriend of Christopher's father sold her paintings in her café and brings the two as a real windfall.

Background

Zoo Doctor practiced for the first time in 2002 in a television movie in the Leipzig Zoo and was intended as a one-time completed story. Due to the high audience ratings after a series was commissioned, which counts with more than six million viewers, the most successful in the ARD. Even a special was filmed in 2010, in which the viewer can see the main cast and the animals during rotation before and behind the camera over your shoulder and tell the animal trainer, as they keep at zebras, snakes and owls and what pigs do exactly what you required of them.

In the 4th season for the first time was filmed a sequence outside Leipzig in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.

Occupation

Current occupation

Former occupation

Production and publication

At Christmas 2011, a crossover was broadcast with the television series In aller Freundschaft. In the 90 -minute in- all - friendship - Series Special What really counts meets Dr. Susanne Mertens together with Saxony Hospital Chief Medical Officer Dr. Roland Heilmann ( Thomas Riihmann ).