Overview
- The new episode, "Die Erfindung des Rades," is scheduled for Sunday, 7 December at 20:15 on ARD.
- Mechthild Großmann makes her final appearance as Staatsanwältin Wilhelmine Klemm, closing a run that began in 2002.
- The case begins at a "First Bike" unveiling where a deep-frozen corpse is revealed, alongside a found 1882 drawing used to claim Münster’s priority over Coventry for the modern bicycle.
- Advance reviews emphasize a respectful tribute that privileges comedy and local color over tense procedural beats, featuring black-and-white 1882 sequences and eccentric interrogations.
- Directed by Till Franzen from a script by Thorsten Wettcke—reportedly chosen by Großmann—the film precedes the introduction of Lou Strenger as interim prosecutor Nikola König, with her first case already shot under the working title "Maskerade."