Season 2 • Episode 26
LatestKöniglich Bayerisches Amtsgericht is a German comedy television series. It was produced by ZDF in the years 1968 to 1972 and contains 52 episodes. It is set in the German Empire shortly before World War I and revolves around the court proceedings of the Königlich Bayrisches Amtsgericht in the fictional Bavarian small town Geisbach. Almost all actors speak with a Bavarian dialect. The series features many famous Bavarian actors like Gustl Bayrhammer, Hans Baur and Max Grieser.
Acting
Bayrhammer's narrator voice is pure warm honey
Production
Incredible period detail on a 1969 TV budget
Writing
Lohmeier's scripts find poetry in petty disputes
Creator
Georg Lohmeier
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This series helped legitimize Bavarian dialect on national television, previously considered too 'provincial' for West German broadcasting.
Gustl Bayrhammer recorded all narration in one 48-hour session fueled by coffee and legendary stamina, according to crew memoirs.
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