| The Black Forest Clinic | |
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| Genre | Medical drama |
| Written by | Herbert Lichtenfeld |
| Directed by | Hans-Jürgen Tögel Alfred Vohrer |
| Starring | Klausjürgen Wussow Gaby Dohm Sascha Hehn Barbara Wussow |
| Composer | Hans Hammerschmidt |
| Country of origin | West Germany |
| Original language | German |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 73 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Wolfgang Rademann |
| Production location | Germany |
| Cinematography | Gernot Köhler Manfred Ensinger Jürgen R. Schoenemann |
| Editors | Heidrun Britta Thomas Inge P. Drestler Angelika Sengbusch |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ZDF |
| Release | October 22, 1985 – March 25, 1989 |
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The Black Forest Clinic (German: Die Schwarzwaldklinik, German pronunciation: [diː ˈʃvaʁtsvaltˌkliːnɪk]) is a German medical drama television series that was produced by and filmed in West Germany. The series was produced between 1984 and 1988 with the original airing being from October 2, 1985, to March 25, 1989, on West Germany's ZDF (Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen) television channel.
The series' storyline follows the inner workings of a small fictional hospital in the Black Forest region of Germany as well as the lives of the Brinkmann family of doctors who work at the hospital.
Shortly after broadcasting had begun in 1985, The Black Forest Clinic became a highly popular television event, reaching audiences of over 20 million viewers. 25 years since its debut, it is still highly regarded in Germany. The series had been re-broadcast several times since 1985 and has spawned two television films released 20 years after its initial airing.