90 minSeason 6 • Episode 1
LatestKottan ermittelt is an Austrian television series that was aired by Austrian television ORF between 1976 and 1984. The satirical 19-episode series about a policeman from Vienna now sports cult status. Police major Adolf Kottan was played by three actors who each gave the character a distinct 'flavor'.
Writing
Zenker's nihilistic scripts that despise police procedurals more than crimes.
Acting
Three actors, one broken man—each Kottan a different flavor of defeat.
Production
Rotting 1970s Vienna as co-star, all concrete and cigarette smoke.
Creator
Helmut Zenker
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kottan became shorthand in Austria for bureaucratic absurdity; politicians still get called 'Kottan' when flailing.
The original Kottan, Franz Buchrieser, quit after three episodes—Zenker recast rather than explain, making discontinuity the point.
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