Ursula König
"Uschi"
[Barbara Freier] |
Bea |
Daughter died in a car accident under the influence
of drugs: seems to have been in conflict with Walter for top dog position
in early episodes (but seems to have lost); shown threatening someone with
a domestic steam iron in credit sequence - presumably a reference to Bea's
prowess on the steam press? Hard to draw further parallels, as she hasn't
been in the recent episodes much. |
Vivi Andrascheck
[Annette Frier] |
Doreen |
Artistic, has a teddy bear, blonde but not quite
as chubby as Doreen. Relationship with Walter, escapes with her. |
Christine Walter
"Walter"
[Katy Karrenbauer] |
Franky |
Lesbian cliche, but even butcher than
Franky - shown lifting weights in the opening credits! And she can make
wearing her hair in plaits or pigtails look more masculine than it ever
is when men do it. Relationship with Vivi, escapes with her. But does not
die and seems to become top dog. After recapture, tells Susanne her secret
- she can't read or write, and takes lessons from her. As far as I'm concerned,
the star of the show. |
Jutta Adler
"Der Geier" ("The Vulture")
[Claudia Loerding] |
Vera |
Pinched faced chief wardress. Even though her nickname
seems to be more in the spirit of "the Freak" than "Vinegar Tits", she
doesn't use violence or guile against the women, so probably more like
Vera. Now seems to be the Governor, though still mostly wearing uniform.
Has just gone on leave to look after her sick mother... |
Dr. Evelyn Kaltenbach
[Franziska Matthus] |
Erica? |
Governor, but administrative only? Glam imperious
and stately in the credit sequence. Beyond this it's impossible to say
as she hasn't been in any of the recent episodes - but is just about to
return to investigate the escape of one of the women... |
Dr. Bernd Beck
[Dirk Mierau] |
Greg, possibly? |
But hasn't been in it enough to make any firm conclusion.
Beyond them both being prison doctors, not much obvious similarity. |
Silke Jacoby
[Judith von Radetzky] |
Meg |
Mrs Nice Warden, and also looks a bit like Elspeth
Ballantyne, has had scenes in conflict with Jutta Adler rather like the
Meg vs Vera scenes. |
Margarethe Korsch
"Mutz"
[Brigitte Renner] |
Mum/Lizzie |
Older prisoner, prone to throw fainting fits to distract
the officers, handy in the greenhouse. But not a comic character like Lizzie,
and seems to be in prison for taking the blame for her daughter-in-law
killing her son? |
Ilse Brahms
[Christiane Reiff] |
? |
Bit of a comic fluffy character, maybe
a bit like Pixie, but not physically very like her. |
Ilona Kühne
"Lollo"
[Isabella Schmid] |
? |
Reminds me a bit of Chrissie though I'm
not sure why. Certainly doesn't seem to have much in common, not an ex-prostitute,
no daughter. Major character at the moment, has just had an operation for
breast cancer and is about to find out that her husband has been cheating
on her for a long time... |
Susanne Teubner
[Cheryl Shepard] |
Karen? |
Mostly in the sense that she started the series as
the newcomer through whose eyes we see the prison, though the actress is
also a similar physical type to Peita Toppano. Unlike Karen (more like
Bea!), she is inside for murdering her husband's lover, but (with perhaps
a hint of Lyn Warner) she is the victim of a miscarriage of justice. The
recent plotline where Vivi tries to seduce her to make Walter jealous,
but ends up awakening Susanne's dormant lesbianism, is probably a development
of Franky's attempts to seduce Karen, and Susanne ends up teaching Walter
to read, just as Karen does for Franky. Like Karen, still in the credit
sequence long after she has served her purpose. |
Richard Stern
[Martin Semmelrogge] |
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No obvious equivalent, the male prisoner from the
neighbouring men's prison who tunnels into the greenhouse, and seems to
have had sex with about half the inmates. Possibly a hint of the plotlines
of sex in prison between Marilyn and Eddie or even the relationship of
prisoners between Lyn and Doug? |
Horst Wolfgang König
[Klaus Wennemann] |
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Uschi's son? (Her husband seems to be
called Marc) |
Frank Gitting
[Karl-Heinz v. Liebezeit] |
Jim? |
Only in the sense that he's the main male
warder. |
Sybille Mohr
[Heide Weigelt] |
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Marc Schneider
[Urs Remond] |
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| Jeanette Bergdorfer [Christine Schuberth] ? |
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Katrin Tornow
[Tanya Neufeldt] |
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Involved with Richard Stern and about to escape with
him through the tunnel when it collapses and she has to stay behind. He
returns to Reutlitz disguised as a priest and helps her escape. |
