No other “crime scene” had fewer viewers in 2022.
Munich detectives Ivo Batic ( Miroslav Nemec, 68) and Franz Leitmayr ( Udo Wachtveitl, 64) in his 91st case. Are the duo considering retiring after almost 32 years?
Nemec to BILD: “We have now filmed three more ‘crime scenes’. But of course it will end at some point. ” When exactly is it open.
Miroslav Nemec and Udo Wachtveitl have slipped into new roles for the Christmas “crime scene” “Mord unter Misteln”.
Wachtveitl: “We put it like this just for fun: before we go hunting for criminals with the walker. And that point is closer now than it was a decade ago.
You never knew how long it would take. “It’s like a wedding for us.”
What helps against professional crises?
Were there real crises in the professional marriage of the two detectives? Yes, says Udo Wachtveitl. The means of choice for crisis management: talks and beer. Yes, according to Miroslav Nemec: “One beer is not enough”.
His colleague adds: “They were already different. Because it was also a serious crisis.
The background: “Ten, twelve years ago” actors had a different opinion on a script.
Fantastic: Udo Wachtveitl (left) and Miroslav Nemec
Udo Wachtveitl on BILD: “As far as the duration of the cooperation is concerned, you have to put it in the right perspective. We shoot together maybe three or three and a half months a year. So you can imagine how much time there is in the year when everyone makes their own projects.
Udo Wachtveitl at a press conference in 2018
A joint project in addition to the filming of “Tatort” was a reading. On the first and second day of Christmas, Miroslav Nemec and Udo Wachtveitl read Charles Dickens’ Christmas story at the Isarphilharmonie in Munich. The holiday classic is about a man who transforms into a better person.
Did Nemec and Wachtveitl also develop as humans?
Udo Wachtveitl on BILD: “You know more and see some things more calmly. You don’t do stupid things anymore.”
Miroslav Nemec
Miroslav Nemec: “Today I am more capable of listening and responding to others. At a certain age you become very self-centered. I like the idea of ”The Christmas Carol” that people are there and want to be there for each other. This is my dream.”
