Series synopsis
Line of Separation, also known as Tannbach – Schicksal eines Dorfes is a German drama television series that premiered on ZDF on January 4, 2015. It ended on January 11, 2018. It stars Nadja Uhl, Henriette Confurius, Jonas Nay and Heiner Lauterbach.
After the fall of the Third Reich, the small town of Tannbach is cruelly divided between East and West regimes and the town’s inhabitants suffer the consequences. A gripping historical drama exploring the devastating effects decades of conflict had on communities from the end of the Second War War to the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Premise
After the fall of the Third Reich, the small town of Tannbach is cruelly divided between East and West regimes and the town’s inhabitants suffer the consequences. A gripping historical drama exploring the devastating effects decades of conflict had on communities from the end of the Second War War to the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Nadja Uhl as Liesbeth Erler
- Henriette Confurius as Anna Erler
- Jonas Nay as Friedrich Erler
- Heiner Lauterbach as Georg von Striesow
- Martina Gedeck as Hilde Vöckler
- Peter Schneider as Adolph Herrmann
- Jonathan Berlin as Walter Imhoff
- Alexander Held as Franz Schober
Supporting cast
- Rainer Bock as Robert Leonhardt
- Florian Brückner as Heinrich Schober
- Mercedes Müller as Christa Schober
- Johanna Bittenbinder as Kathi Schober
- Maximilian Brückner as Gustl Schober
- Wowo Habdank as Hubertus Prantl
- Anna Loos as Rosemarie Czerni
- Karel Polišenský as Erich Fichte
- Robert Stadlober as Horst Vöckler
- Lenka Vahalová
- Natalia Wörner as Caroline von Striesow
- Eli Wasserscheid as Theresa Schober
Guest cast
- David Zimmerschied as Horst Vöckler
- Rudolf Waldemar Brem as Ulrich Hirt
- Sarah-Lavinia Schmidbauer as Maria Hellinger
- Christian Serritiello as Lt. Barker
- Petr Šimčák as Kurt Hellinger
- Miroslav Lhotka as Boarder officier
- Kyra Mladeck as Johanna
- Klaus Manchen as Kurt Hofstätter
- Monika Lennartz as Hedwig Hofstätter
- Charles Morillon as Philippe Mauriac
- Erika Guntherová as Sabine Klein
- Stefanie Höner as Sonja Seegemeier
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 7 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | January 4, 2015 | January 4, 2015 |
| Season 1 | 3 | January 4, 2015 | January 7, 2015 |
| Season 2 | 3 | January 8, 2018 | January 11, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 The Tannbach - a narrow trickle that has separated Bavaria from Thuringia for centuries. Who lived on which side of the stream was of little importance to the farmers there - until 1945. |
January 4, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Germany, 1945. In a small provincial town on the Thuringian-Bavarian border, people are waiting for the war to end. Young aristocrat Anna must take charge of the family estate. |
January 4, 2015 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 1946. Tannbach is chucked between the hands of the Americans and Russians, and the lives of those who live there are all thrown into doubt. |
January 5, 2015 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 1948. After the Americans advance too far, the Russians take back control and with them comes a new regime. The divided town is thrown into disarray when they begin work on the policy of dispossession - reassigning the land owned by the few to the many. Is the approach too hard-lined, or will it win over the people of Tannbach? Residents try to organize their lives under the new conditions. |
January 7, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Tannbach, 1960. The Cold War claims its victims. In the west a child dies in a grenade incident, the east enforces collectivization by all means. Unrest is growing in the village. |
January 8, 2018 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Summer 1961. In the divided village of Tannbach, no one suspects that it is the last days before the wall is built and Germany will be divided into East and West for the next few decades. |
January 10, 2018 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 1968. The Prague Spring brings hope for a world without walls. But fear grows in the divided village of Tannbach. Those who believe in a new beginning will be bitterly disappointed. |
January 11, 2018 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ZDF |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 4, 2015 |
| Last aired | January 11, 2018 |
| Runtime | 90 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday, Wednesday, Sunday at 20:15:00 |