James Bond got lost in Hamburg and started a detective agency in 1966.
Season 2 • Episode 11
LatestCliff Dexter was a detective series in the ZDF 1966 until 1968. It produced two seasons each with 13 episodes each 25 minutes, lead actor was Hans von Borsody. Other performers have included Hans Schellbach as Commissioner Meinert, Sabine Bethmann as Jacqueline and Andrea Dahmen as Carrol. In two episodes occurred Günter Strack. Cliff Dexter is a former FBI agent who - working as a private investigator - in a German city. Parts of the series were filmed in Hamburg, including the startup sequence, runs in his Mercedes Benz Dexter Cliff SEb convertible through the Wallringtunnel to his office. The series was, although popular with audiences, not continued after 26 episodes, probably partly because the critics little good at the 'pocket-Bond' was. Yet in this series broadcast period 1966-1968 reached regularly 36-38 million viewers.
Production
Hamburg location shoots that scream 'we had a budget, kinda'.
Costume
That convertible + trench coat combo launched a thousand German dads.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Günter Strack's two-episode appearance predates his fame; nobody remembers which episodes.
The 'pocket-Bond' critique reveals West Germany's complex love-hate relationship with American cultural imports.
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