Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei (German pronunciation: [a'la?m fy:?? 'ko:b?a: ???lf di: 'a??toba:npoli?tsa??]; English: Alarm for Cobra 11 - The Highway Police) is a long-running, popular German television series about a two-man team of highway police (Autobahnpolizei), originally set in Berlin and since 1999 in the area of Cologne in North Rhine-Westphalia. The series has been broadcast in 120 countries worldwide.
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Plot
The tasks of the Cobra 11 team consist primarily in solving crimes and catch the perpetrators. Typical elements of the action genre are mixed, so that there are regular car crashes, shootouts, explosions and fistfights. These action scenes are elaborately produced in most cases, and appropriately presented in a spectacular way. The high number of unrealistic scenes is a common criticism of the series; for example, large explosions often happen after small collisions while people emerge unharmed out of cars which have sustained catastrophic damage.
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Cast
- List of Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei Characters
Main
- Johannes Brandrup as Detective Chief Inspector Frank Stolte (season 1)
- Rainer Strecker as Detective Chief Inspector Ingo Fischer (season 1)
- Erdogan Atalay as Detective Chief Superintendent Semir Gerkhan (season 1-present)
- Almut Eggert as Police Chief Katharina Lamprecht (season 1; recurring season 2)
- Mark Keller as Detective Chief Inspector André Fux (seasons 2-4)
- René Steinke as Detective Chief Inspector Tom Kranich (seasons 5-8, 10-12)
- Christian Oliver as Detective Inspector Jan Richter (seasons 9-10)
- Gedeon Burkhard as Detective Chief Inspector Chris Ritter (seasons 12-13)
- Tom Beck as Detective Chief Inspector Ben Jäger (seasons 14-19)
- Vinzenz Kiefer as Detective Chief Inspector Alex Brandt (seasons 19-21)
- Daniel Roesner as Detective Chief Inspector Paul Renner (season 21-present)
- Katja Woywood as Police Chief Kim Krüger (season 21-present; recurring seasons 14-21)
- Katrin Heß as Officer/Detective Sergeant Jenny Dorn (season 21-present; recurring seasons 16-21)
- Niels Kurvin as CSU Hartmud Freund (season 21-present; recurring seasons 9-21)
- Daniela Wutte as Secretary Susanne König (season 21-present; recurring seasons 12-21)
Recurring
- Gottfried Vollmer as Dieter Bonrath
- Dietmar Huhn as Horst Herzberger
Episodes
Preamble
- The opening titles of the first 158 episodes (1996-2006) had the following preamble:
Ihr Revier ist die Autobahn (Their precinct is the autobahn)
Ihr Tempo ist mörderisch (They work at break-neck speed)
Ihre Gegner: Autoschieber, Mörder und Erpresser (They're up against car thieves, killers, and extortionists)
Einsatz rund um die Uhr für die Männer von Cobra 11 (They're on call around the clock: the men of Cobra 11)
Unsere Sicherheit ist ihr Job (Our safety is their job).
- During Episodes 159-243 (2007-2012), the preamble was:
Ihr Revier ist die Autobahn (Their precinct is the autobahn)
Ihr Einsatz heißt: volles Tempo (Their mission: full speed)
Ihre Gegner von heute: extrem schnell und gefährlich (Their enemies today: extremely fast and dangerous)
Verbrechen ohne Limit - Jeder Einsatz volles Risiko (Crimes without limit - every job at full risk)
für die Männer von Cobra 11 (for the men of Cobra 11).
- Since Episode 244 (2013), the preamble has been:
Ihr Revier ist die Autobahn. (Their precinct is the autobahn)
Ihre Gegner: extrem schnell und gefährlich. (Their enemies: Extremely quick and dangerous)
Verbrechen ohne Limit. (Crimes without limit)
Jeder Einsatz - volles Risiko (Every job: at full risk)
für die Männer von Cobra 11. (for the men of Cobra 11)
- Since 2014, the preamble has been:
Ihr Revier ist die Autobahn. (Their precinct is the autobahn)
Ihre Gegner: extrem schnell und gefährlich. (Their enemies: Extremely quick and dangerous)
Volles Risiko (Extremely risky)
für die Männer von Cobra 11. (for the men of Cobra 11)
Stunts
The series is known for its extremely well performed stuntwork, which features the destruction of various vehicles in every episode. Almost every episode has a distinct structure, with at least one daring action sequence and the pre-title sequence usually consisting of the main event (i.e. a devastating crash on the Autobahn). The stuntwork is often so spectacular that it would not look out of place in a full-fledged movie, with cars commonly reaching implausible heights as they vault through the air.
Vehicles
Main team vehicles
The list below is put in the order of the detectives by the time they joined the police squad of Cobra 11; the cars are listed in the order they were used, as well as their license plate codes. Most of the cars were used by Semir.
Frank Stolte: Audi 100 C3 (TG-A 257, BRB-E 283, BRB-A 404) BMW 325tds E36 (BRB-E 283)
Ingo Fischer: Ford Sierra (SL-K 689, BRB-A 404)
Semir Gerkhan: BMW 323i/328i E36 (HVL-S 199 [black], B-PV 185 [switched to silver], NE-DR 8231); BMW 523i E39 (B-UL 473, B-PW 185); BMW 330i E46 (NE-/:DR 8231); BMW 330i/320si E90 (NE:DR 8231, D:BM 3308); BMW 320d/328i F30 (D:BM 3308)
Andre Fux: BMW 328i E36 (B-DW 8271); Mercedes-Benz C180/C200 W202 (B-DW 8271); Mercedes-Benz CLK 320 C208 (B-DV 8271, NE-LK 3470)
Dieter Bonrath, Hotte Herzberger, and Jenny Dorn: Porsche 996 Carrera (AP-7639, NRW:4-171); Porsche Cayenne Turbo (NRW:4-180); Land Rover Range Rover Sport (NRW:4-180, NRW:4 455); Porsche Cayenne Turbo S (NRW:4 392, NRW:4 418); Porsche 991 Carrera 4S (NRW:4 335); BMW 120d F20 (D:MJ 4495, K:XT 9125)
Tom Kranich: Mercedes-Benz CLK 320 C208 (NE-LK 3470); Mercedes-Benz CLK 320 C209 (NE:LK 3470)
Jan Richter: Mercedes-Benz CLK 320 W208 (NE-LK 3470); Mercedes-Benz CLK 320 W209 (NE:LK 3470)
Chris Ritter: Mercedes-Benz CLK 320 W209 (NE:LK 3470, D:BD 2408 in 'Infarkt'); Mercedes-Benz C350 W204 (D:BD 2408)
Ben Jäger: Mercedes-Benz C350 W204 (D:BD 2408); Mercedes-Benz E500 C207 (D:BD 2408)
Alex Brandt: Mercedes-Benz CLA 250 C117 (D:CL 3508)
Paul Renner: Mercedes-Benz C300 W205 (D:BD 3508)
Backup work vehicles
Frank Stolte: BMW 835i E31 (P-RT 241); Saab 99 (BRB-E 283)
Ingo Fischer: N/A
Semir Gerkhan: BMW 325i E36 (UB-E 438); BMW X5 E53 (NE-FL 208, NE:TL 3737); BMW X3 E83 (NE:TL 3737); BMW 330i E90 (NE:TL 3737); Mercedes CLK 320 W209 (D:AA 119); Skoda Octavia Type 1Z (D:AM 391); BMW X6 E71 (D:HB 1711); BMW X1 E84 (K:CM 296, K:ES 453); Mercedes-Benz ML 350 W164 (D:AA 119); BMW X3 F25 (K:QK 789, K:MN 774); BMW X5 E70 (D:CE 925); BMW 328i F30 (D:EH 304); BMW 528i F10 (D:BM 3308); BMW X4 F26 (D:GC 7646); BMW 535d F10 (D:BH 153)
Andre Fux: BMW 528i E39 (NE-KH 6321)
Dieter Bonrath, Hotte Herzberger, and Jenny Dorn: Skoda Octavia Type 1U (K:MR 1212, DA:X 9783, K:EA 3245); Lexus RX 300 (K:PR 995); Skoda Octavia Type 1Z (D:AX 9382, DA:X 5879); Mercedes-Benz E350 W211 (NRW:4-180, NRW:4-110); BMW X3 F25 (D:MJ 4495); BMW X1 E84 (NRW:4 372); Kia Cee'd Sportswagon (K:KM 431)
Tom Kranich: Mercedes-Benz SLK 200 R170 (NE:AE 2831)
Jan Richter: Volkswagen Passat B2 (K:PE 4129); Volkswagen Passat Variant B3 (NE:MH 8990)
Chris Ritter: Ford Mondeo Mk I (NE:R 231, K:CC 549); Audi A4 B5 (D:HD 1007)
Ben Jäger: Mercedes-Benz C320 W204 (D:CE 936); BMW 318i E90 (K:ES 476); BMW 320d F30 (D:JE 5127); Mercedes-Benz GL 500 X164 (D:JE 5127); BMW 328i GT F34 (D:CE 928)
Alex Brandt: Mercedes-Benz C180 W205 (K:JM 401)
Paul Renner: Mercedes-Benz GLA 180 X156 (D:BB 343)
Production locations
From 1996 to 1998, the series was produced jointly by Polyphon Film- und Fernsehgesellschaft GmbH (responsible for all other production aspects such as filming/postproduction/location scouting etc.) and ActionConcept (stunts). Those episodes were shot in Berlin, notably in the site of the former Checkpoint Bravo and in the surrounding state of Brandenburg. In 1998, Action Concept took over as the sole production company and shifted all filming/production work to its headquarters in Hürth just south of Cologne. Since then, episodes have been shot in and around Cologne and Düsseldorf as well as on several major Autobahnen (A540/A44 and now mainly on the Filmautobahn Aldenhoven near Düren - ) between Cologne and Düsseldorf in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW).
International broadcasters
- Afghanistan: 1TV (Yak TV)
- Australia: SBS2
- Austria: ORF
- Belgium: AB3
- Bulgaria: Diema, Nova
- Canada: Séries+
- Chile: La Red
- China: CCTV
- Croatia: RTL Televizija
- Czech Republic: TV Nova, Nova Action
- Ecuador: RedTeleSistema
- Estonia: TV6, TV3
- France: TF1, Télé Monte Carlo
- Germany: RTL Television, RTL Crime, RTL Nitro
- Hungary: RTL Klub, Cool TV, Sorozat+
- India: BIG RTL Thrill
- Iran: Tehran TV, IRIB Tamasha
- Italy: Rai 2, AXN
- Latvia: TV3, TV6
- Lithuania: LRT televizija, TV3, TV6
- Macedonia: ?????????? ?????, ????? ??????????
- Mexico: The Film Zone
- Netherlands: RTL 7, RTL 4
- Poland: TVN 7, TELE 5, Stopklatka
- Portugal: RTP1, AXN
- Romania: Pro Cinema, AXN
- Russia: ???, ??? ??
- Singapore: TLC
- Serbia: Prva Srpska Televizija
- Slovakia: Markíza
- Slovenia: Kanal A
- South Africa: KykNET
- South Korea: CNTV (2003-2005), SCREEN (2012)
- Spain: Cuatro, AXN
- Turkey: Kanal A, Kanal D, TV8, tv2, Olay TV, Beyaz TV, Ege TV, Abant TV, TV41
- Ukraine: ????? ?????, 2+2, ?????
- United Kingdom: Drama
- United States: V-me (dubbed in Spanish)
- Vietnam: ANTV
Legacy
Game adaptations
The series has also spawned numerous game releases in Germany, primarily for PC, but they have generally met with mixed receptions. The latest title is Crash Time 5: Undercover, the graphics of the game deserves praise. Crash Time was also dubbed into English and sold in many other markets worldwide.
Spin-off
In 2002, a spin-off named Alarm für Cobra 11 - Einsatz für Team 2 (Alarm for Cobra 11 - Mission for Team 2) was started. Because of its limited success, only two seasons were produced.
Parodies
- Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei was regularly parodied as "Alarm für Kebap 11 - Die Dönerpölizei" by Freitag Nacht News, a German comedy sketch program. The segments feature the team talking in exaggerated Turkish accents and many references to Döner Kebab. Erdo?an Atalay and René Steinke themselves have made cameo appearances in some.
- The series has also been parodied on Switch TV and Switch reloaded.
- Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei was also parodied in the Latvian comedy show Sav?di gan.
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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