Fritz Karl takes over the role of heart surgeon Prof. Dr. Kohlfeld – “The Miracle of Cape Town” airs December 17 in the premiere.
20:15, The first, The miracle of Cape Town, Drama
The young doctor Lisa Scheel (Sonja Gerhardt) would like to venture into a male domain as a surgeon. She not only wants to choose her place in society herself, but she also wants to fight for professional recognition as her father, who wants nothing to do with her illegitimate daughter. She is the famous heart surgeon Prof. Dr. Kohlfeld (Fritz Karl), with whom she aspires to work as an assistant. When her plan fails unfairly, she Lisa makes a bold decision: she goes to Dr. Christiaan Barnard (Alexander Scheer) in Cape Town to enable him to use the knowledge of Kohlfeld’s research to perform the first human heart transplant.
20:15, ProSieben, Schlag den Star, game show
In this edition, DJ Bobo and Joachim Llambi compete up to 15 rounds in a direct duel. Who shows fighting spirit and fitness? Who shows brains and skill? The winner can look forward to a cash prize of 100,000 euros. Elton leads the night, comments Ron Ringguth.
20:15, ZDF, A heart for children, charity gala
Johannes B. Kerner once again presents the most successful charity program on German television: the big gala “A heart for children”. German and international celebrities from the worlds of show business, sports, politics and entertainment are once again fighting for a good cause this year. They present aid projects and accept donations over the phone.
20:15, RTL, Otto’s fairy tale show, show
In Otto Waalkes’ fairy tale show in Otto style with music and wit, the East Frisian cult gets to the bottom of the big questions and mistakes of the fairy tale world. Not only does the presenter take on different roles, Axel Prahl, Ella Endlich, Martin Klempnow, Tahnee, René Marik and many others also become part of the famous Grimm stories. And in the fairytale music quiz, Kai Pflaume asks the most important questions about Hansel and Gretel.
10pm, The First, 3.5 hours, drama
Munich on August 13, 1961. A train with GDR citizens as passengers is headed for East Berlin. Along the way, news of the construction of the Wall spread like wildfire. The convinced communist Marlies (Susanne Bormann), daughter of a senior NVA officer (Uwe Kockisch), immediately recognizes the effects this threatens on her marriage and on her two children (Kolja Rashed, Klara Metten). Her husband Gerd (Jan Krauter), an engineer critical of the regime, urges her to stay in Germany. With each stop, the decision as to whether the family breaks up gets closer and closer.
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