Um Himmels Willen

Um Himmels Willen
GenreSitcom
Created byJana Brandt[1]
Sven Döbler[1]
Claudia Sihler[1]
StarringFritz Wepper[1]
Andrea Sihler[1]
Janina Hartwig[1]
Jutta Speidel[1]
Denise M'Babye[1]
Emanuela von Frankenberg[1]
Anna Luise Kiss[1]
Andrea Wildner[1]
Horst Sachtleben[1]
Lars Weström[1]
Karin Gregorek[1]
Wolfgang Müller
Theme music composerBirger Heymann[1]
Philipp F. Kölmel[1]
Arnold Fritzsch[1]
Nik Reich[1]
Ludwig Eckmann[1]
Country of originGermany
Original languageGerman
No. of seasons20
No. of episodes260
Production
Executive producersJana Brandt[1]
Sven Döbler[1]
Claudia Sihler[1]
Siegfried B. Glökler[1]
Jan S. Kaiser[1]
Production locationGermany
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time45–50 minutes (per episode)
Production companyARD
Original release
NetworkARD
Release8 January 2002 (2002-01-08)
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Um Himmels Willen (English: For Heaven's Sake) is a German television sitcom created by Jana Brandt and Sven Döbler, which originally aired on Das Erste since 8 January 2002.[1][2][3] The 13th season was aired from 4 March 2014 to 3 June 2014 and is syndicated in many European countries.[1][4]

The series follows the daily life of a group of nuns in a small monastery in the fictional town of Kaltenthal in lower Bavaria, and the careers of the town's troubled citizens, mostly the mayor and police officers.[5] The sitcom was produced by ARD.[6] It originally starred Jutta Speidel as the main character of the head nun, however she was replaced by Janina Hartwig in 2007.[2] Fritz Wepper appears as her antagonist, the cunning and jovial town mayor.

The show aired at 20:15 on Tuesday nights on ARD in Germany. By June 2013, 156 episodes had been broadcast over eleven seasons.[2] Besides being immensely popular in Germany (with some 7.2 million views per episode), the show is also broadcast daily in Austria,[4] Switzerland,[4] Italy,[4] Hungary,[4] and Denmark.[4]

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  3. ^ Episode 1 (in German). Ardmediathek. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
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  5. ^ "Um Himmels Willen" (in German). T-online. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Um Himmels Willen" (in Danish). Tv2 Charlie. Retrieved 8 September 2014.