Marga and Herr Ohrmann meet in prison to discuss business. Ohrmann has noticed that Dr. Gössel is a good man, perhaps a good man for Marga?

Ein Mann will nach oben is a television drama based on a 1941 novel by Hans Fallada about a young man who moves to Berlin and tries to make a life for himself there in the year 1909. In this trailer, you can see some scenes from the film and listen to interviews with cast members.

Twenty-three-year-old Nevin has recently arrived in Germany and needs to visit the employment office. Here, she takes the local bus for the first time.

Nevin takes the bus to the employment agency. She almost misses the bus stop. Fortunately, the bus driver lets her know when it's time to get off.

It’s Judith Lorenz’s first day at the Hanover Health Department. Her new colleagues approach her openly and with interest. But Mr. Lehmann makes an inappropriate comment to her at the very first chance he gets.

Ms. Bredow confronts Mr. Lehmann about his inappropriate remarks toward the new colleague, but he accuses her of professional negligence. Ms. Lorenz takes Ms. Bredow’s side.

Ms. Bredow comes to have dinner at the house of Ms. Lorenz, who is still in the process of moving into and decorating her new apartment. Away from the office, the two colleagues begin confiding in each other.

Mr. Lehmann does not like that Ms. Lorenz and Mrs. Bredow are discussing their colleague’s illness, and he strongly reprimands them both. In the archive, Mr. Lehmann aggressively confronts Ms. Lorenz…

Ms. Bredow visits Ms. Lorenz, who’s been out sick for four days. She seems disturbed, and does not want to go back to the office. Then she revealed what happened with Mr. Lehmann in the filing room...

Mrs. Bredow is worried because she cannot reach Ms. Lorenz by phone and drives to her place to see if everything’s all right. When she arrives, Ms. Lorenz has just returned from the police, to whom she reported Mr. Lehmann.

The police confront Mr. Lehmann with Mrs. Lorenz's accusation. Mr. Lehmann reacts arrogantly, but privately, he’s worried.

Ms. Gonzor and Mr. Lehmann discuss the complaint that Ms. Lorenz has filed against him, and Ms. Gonzor tells Mr. Lehmann that he will need to stay home while the investigation is taking place. However, he does not want to accept this…

After things become unpleasant for him at home, Mr. Lehmann makes the bad decision of going to Ms. Lorenz's apartment to confront her. His lawyer is concerned that this makes him look quite bad in court, especially now that Ms. Schmidt, his main ally at work, has passed away and can't defend his character.

As the trial approaches, Judith spends more and more time with Andrea, even visiting the zoo with her family. During this excursion, Judith mentions that she once had a daughter.

Testimonies from Judith Lorenz and Volker Lehmann regarding their encounter in the storage room are heard in court, and the verdict is revealed.