Kir Royal
From the life of a gossip reporter
1986 · 1 season · 6 eps · ★ 7.0 · Drama, Comedy
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A six-part television series, a parody of the Munich newspaper, its gossip reporter Michael Graeter, and its publisher Anneliese Friedmann. The series centres around the tabloid reporter Baby Schimmerlos, who plays in the Munich "Schicki-Micki" scene of the 1980s.
Created by Helmut Dietl
Network: Das Erste
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Franz Xaver Kroetz Baby Schimmerlos -
Senta Berger Mona -
Dieter Hildebrandt Fotograf Herbie Fried -
Ruth-Maria Kubitschek Friederike von Unruh -
Billie Zöckler Sekretärin Edda Pfaff -
Fritz Muliar Gregory Wiener -
Harald Leipnitz Puppi -
Peter Kern Paula -
Edgar Selge Oberkellner Villa Medici -
Heinz-Werner Kraehkamp Wolf -
Erni Singerl Mutter Schimmerlos -
Christine Schuberth Fanny Kessler
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