The return of a TV classic: I marry a family celebrates anniversary!

The return of a TV classic: I marry a family celebrates anniversary!

The ZDF series "I married a family" that was broadcast between 1983 and 1986 is one of the most important television formats of the 80s and achieved impressive market shares of up to 46 percent. This family series consists of a total of 14 episodes that can still be seen today and captivate many spectators. The main character, Angelika "Angie" Graf, played by Thekla Carola Wied, is a divorced mother of three children who runs a small boutique. Despite her daily challenges, Angie tries to find a new happiness in her life by being coupled with the divorced advertising graphic artist Werner Schumann, represented by Peter Weck, who first knows nothing about her children, which leads to humorous misunderstandings.

The series concept comes from Curth Flatow, who wrote the script and also incorporated autobiographical elements from his life. Werner, as a charming central figure with Viennese accent, is contrasting with the dysfunctional relationships of his friends Bille and Alfons. Peter Weck, who was originally intended as a director, took over the leading role and thus celebrated a great career success. After a stroke in 2022, Weck largely withdrew from the public, but remains a formative face of the series. Thekla Carola Wied, after the series successfully in formats such as "How good that there is Maria" and the television film "You are of course invited" (2018), after her role in "Martha Liebermann - A Stolen Life" in 2022.

the occupation

There is a strong line -up in the series, including the then unknown Julia Biedermann, who plays angies oldest daughter Tanja. Biedermann became known through this role and had a successful career on television until the turn of the millennium, including their participation in "I'm a star - get me out of here!" In 2008. Today she lives in Berlin and appears in the Schlossparktheater.

her brother Tom, the youngest child, is portrayed by Tarek Helmy, who was discovered as a child star and is now a voice as a voice in the film and under the artist name MC Potna Pot as a rapper. Markus, the eldest son, is played by Timmo Niesner, who also works as a successful voice actor today and lends his voice to many well -known actors.

cultural context of the 80s

"I marry a family" was not only a series of production, but also a cultural relationship that was shaped at a time when private television came up in western Germany. In the 80s and 90s, families often sat in front of the television together and watched a mix of German and international program. In its humorous narrative style and memorable characters, the series represented a new form of family television and remains part of the collection of memories of the most popular family series of that time. An article on family.de reflects this era and invites readers to share their childhood memories on series like this.

In total, "I marry a family" not only remains a timeless classic in German television history, but also an example of the presentation of family relationships in a humorous and sensitive light.

For more information about the series, you can visit or visit or on or on Wikipedia. Further cultural analyzes can also be found at [family.de] (https://www.familie.de/familienleben/von-baywatch-bis-bis-schwarzwaldkwaldkwaldkwaldkwald-die-damenerien-der- and-90er-01H2SZ6BCP0N344455P3724Y8).