Alphateam – Die Lebensretter im OP was a German hospital drama television series which aired on Sat.1 between 1996 and 2005. The series covered the work of a team of doctors, nurses and caregivers in the fictional Hamburg Hansa Clinic, located in the Altona district.

Die Bertinis is a novel by Ralph Giordano. The book tells the story of German-Italian family from the late 19th Century until the end of the Second World War . The novel of 1982 is heavily autobiographical, and tells the story largely of Giordano and his experiences in Hamburg during the period of National Socialism It was made into a ZDF television series in 1988.

Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss, crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland.