Overview
- The ARD soap premiered on December 8, 1985, ran nearly 35 years until March 2020, and grew into a cult staple with millions of viewers.
- Deutsche Presse-Agentur interviews detail enduring recognition, with Marie-Luise Marjan saying she is still frequently approached about her role as Helga Beimer.
- Moritz A. Sachs, known as Klaus Beimer, now works behind the camera as production manager on the ARD crime series Watzmann ermittelt.
- Rebecca Siemoneit-Barum helps sustain the show’s community through the weekly Linsenstrasse podcast, with a live anniversary edition planned at Technikmuseum Speyer, which exhibits original props.
- Hermes Hodolides, who played restaurateur Vasily Sarikakis, runs a real restaurant in Euskirchen but says he intends to move back to Greece.