Bjarne Mädel stars as crime-scene cleaner Heiko "Schotty" Schotte in this acclaimed Hamburg-set NDR series, which can best be described as a chamber play, a sitcom, and a comedy of manners.
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Adv-Intermediate
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Crime-scene cleaner Schotty shows up at the house of a distraught woman who’s allegedly been attacked by a “pig.” But is she talking about a piggish man — or an actual pig?
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Intermediate
Germany
Schotty and Wiebke reminisce about old times, and how their relationship began. Then Wiebke reveals something that throws Schotty off…
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Intermediate
Germany North German
After finding out that his ex-girlfriend Wiebke ended up marrying their old friend Gerold, Schotty starts prying deeper – what else might she be hiding from him?
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Adv-Intermediate
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Schotty tries to find out why Wiebke left him back in the day – and why she lied to him about where she had spent time after their breakup.
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Adv-Intermediate
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Schotty and Wiebke start digging deeper into their past relationship. When they both recall an argument that was one of the triggers for their breakup, things get very emotional…
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Adv-Intermediate
Germany North German
Wiebke tells Schotty about her life with Gerold and how their marriage has changed over the years… and then Schotty discovers something that shatters her understanding of her relationship.
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Intermediate
Germany North German
As Schotty and Wiebke consider what Wiebke should do with the startling discovery that her husband has been cheating on her, the spark between the two former partners reignites — and there’s no need for further discussion!
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Intermediate
Germany North German
Things are awkward for Schotty and Wiebke after their torrid encounter. Schotty is open to taking things further, but it doesn’t seem like Wiebke is. Ultimately, Schotty finds a way to get a little revenge on Wiebke’s husband, Geri.
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Intermediate
Germany North German
Heiko "Schotty" Schotte is the "Tatortreiniger," a crime scene cleaner in the greater Hamburg area. Arriving at a job, he quickly finds himself attracted to a receptionist and wants to ask her out — but unfortunately he’s three days into a year-long “women-fast.”
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Intermediate
Germany North German
Schotty is accompanied by Professor Lütting to the grisly scene of the crime — but his horror gives way to curiosity when he’s introduced to the institute’s secret project, E.M.M.A. 206.
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Adv-Intermediate
Germany North German
Here, Schotte — who is on day three of his women-fast — learns about the advantages of the robot woman E.M.M.A. He’s tempted to start saving up to buy his own — but then he learns how Professor Handke actually died.
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Adv-Intermediate
Germany North German
When Professor Lütting is called away for an operation involving currywurst, Schotte has a moment to flirt with the receptionist and then spend some time alone with female robot E.M.M.A. 206. But he’s also afraid of causing another accident…
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Adv-Intermediate
Germany North German
While Schotty cleans up the crime scene, E.M.M.A. gets him talking.... and laughing! She cleverly engages him in a conversation about his exes.
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Adv-Intermediate
Germany North German
E.M.M.A. proves to be an excellent listener. With a few very focused questions, she gets Schotty rambling about human emotions in general, and his relationships in particular.
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Intermediate
Germany North German
Scotty's philosophical monologue continues, and he begins questioning the meaning and usefulness of emotions, all while E.M.M.A. listens patiently. Then the receptionist returns to the lab, attracting his attention…
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Adv-Intermediate
Germany North German
After Schotty finishes cleaning up the professor’s grisly remains, he goes to ask out the friendly receptionist – but then he suddenly has a revelation about what actually transpired at the lab.
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Adv-Intermediate
Germany North German
Schotty's at it again! At his new crime scene, he gets a visit from two friends, who bring him a forgotten key.
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Adv-Intermediate
Germany North German
When Didi spots a felt furniture pad on the floor at the crime scene, he's shocked to discover that Schotty knows everything there is to know about all of the various objects used to protect floors against scratches.
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Adv-Intermediate
Germany North German
Schotty tells Didi a touching story about the role felt furniture pads once played in his love life.
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Adv-Intermediate
Germany North German
In this part, we find out how the story of Merle and the felt furniture pads ends, and also that Frido is about to have a colonoscopy—Didi has a word or two things to say on the matter.
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Adv-Intermediate
Germany North German
The discussion about felt pads continues, and now it's time for Frido's contribution. To the others' surprise, he becomes rather philosophical.
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Adv-Intermediate
Germany North German
The philosophical discussion on the subject of felt furniture pads continues, and finally we begin to understand what Didi's objection to them is really all about.
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Adv-Intermediate
Germany High German
Despite the friends' arguing, the last part of the episode culminates in a creative outburst that unites them in the most beautiful way.
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Adv-Intermediate
Germany North German
Schotty turns up at a huge office building for his next cleaning job, but the employee at the reception does not make things easy.
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Adv-Intermediate
Germany North German
The longer Schotty has to wait to start his cleaning assignment, the weirder this office block seems to get. We also learn how the victim died: It was death by chandelier.
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Intermediate
Germany North German
Schotty is still waiting to start work and watching the TV in the lobby to pass the time. Meanwhile, strange things seem to be going on all around him, with many familiar faces.
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Adv-Intermediate
Germany North German
Schotti's patience is wearing thin. How much more of this nonsense should he be expected to put up with? And what is going on, anyway?
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Adv-Intermediate
Germany North German
The situation is getting more and more bizarre and Schotty is starting to feel uneasy about it all. He just wants to get away.
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Adv-Intermediate
Germany North German
The next person Schotty encounters is Merle, the love of his life. They talk about their relationship and mutual regret about having so little time together, but she seems to know something he doesn't.
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Adv-Intermediate
Germany High German
Merle delivers the speech she has prepared for Schotty, which he finds deeply moving, and the two of them end up in each other's arms.
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Adv-Intermediate
Germany North German
Ever the optimist, Schotty still believes that everything will turn out all right. Certainly, the suspense goes on until the very end!
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Intermediate
Germany North German
Heiko Schotte turns up at an art gallery for his next assignment. There, he meets the gallery owner, who at first assumes that he is an artist with a similar name, whose works she would like to exhibit one day.
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Adv-Intermediate
Germany Austrian High German
The gallery owner tells Schotty how her rejection of a painting led to a shootout in her gallery. Before getting to work, Schotty has a look at the current exhibition.
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Adv-Intermediate
Germany North German
We are witness to an exciting discussion about art and how its value is determined. Schotty gets rather worked up about the whole thing!
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Adv-Intermediate
Germany North German
Schotty and the gallery owner get into a discussion about the credibility and value of artworks and artists. We experience two opposing positions, but in the end they somehow seem to find common ground.
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Adv-Intermediate
Germany North German
In his discussion with the gallery owner, Schotty accepts that one's own opinion can be greatly influenced by that of other people. But he's still very skeptical about how the price of certain works of art are determined.
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Adv-Intermediate
Germany North German
Schotty pays for his currywurst with a very special five-euro bill, which turns out to be part of an outrageously expensive piece of art from the gallery...
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Adv-Intermediate
Germany North German
All's well that ends well? The missing fiver turns up again, Schotty receives a surprising gift, and, in the end, the only honest person comes off worst...
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Adv-Intermediate
Germany North German
On his new assignment, Schotty meets a young man who has been in a vegetative state for six years, and his caregiver, who explains why Schotty's services are required today.
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Adv-Intermediate
Germany North German
Schotty heeds the caregiver's advice and tells Matthis stories from his everyday life. Talking about one soccer game of the 2014 World Cup, he gets so excited that he falls...
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Adv-Intermediate
Germany North German
Schotty, who is claustrophobic at the best of times, wakes up to find himself inside Matthis's head. As he starts to panic, Matthis tries to help calm him down...
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Adv-Intermediate
Germany North German
Schotty talks to Matthis, who is glad to finally have the opportunity to ask all the questions that have been bothering him since he first found himself trapped inside his own head.
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Adv-Intermediate
Germany North German
How does Matthis feel about living in a coma? Can he see any upsides to it? An interesting conversation develops between the two men, but Schotty suddenly has to break it off because he has a rather mundane need.
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Adv-Intermediate
Germany North German
Matthis begins to despair when he notices that the feeling in his eyelid has suddenly gone. Schotty tries to distract him with a story.
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Adv-Intermediate
Germany North German
With the help of Schotty's narration, the two men turn Matthis's mind into a less frightening and more joyful place. But Schotty slowly realizes that he's not going to be there much longer.
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