Overview
- On the 40th anniversary, a dpa series revisits the ARD staple that ran from December 8, 1985, to March 2020 and grew into a cult fixture discussed nationwide.
- Commemoration continues through the weekly podcast “Linsenstrasse,” with a special live anniversary edition at Technikmuseum Speyer, home to a permanent props display.
- Moritz A. Sachs, once Klaus Beimer, now works behind the camera as production manager on ARD’s crime series “Watzmann ermittelt.”
- Rebecca Siemoneit-Barum serves as events director for the 2027 Landesgartenschau in Neustadt an der Weinstraße and remains active as a host and singer.
- Hermes Hodolides, known for Vasily Sarikakis, says he plans to give up his Euskirchen restaurant and return to Greece.