Löwengrube – Die Grandauers und ihre Zeit

Löwengrube – Die Grandauers und ihre Zeit is a German television series first aired between 1989 and 1992, created by Willy Purucker and directed by Rainer Wolffhardt. It is set in Munich and follows the lives of Ludwig Grandauer and his son Karl, both policemen, covering the years from 1897 to 1954. The TV show is based on Purucker's radio play series Die Grandauers und ihre Zeit (‘The Grandauers and their time’). The series’ main title Löwengrube, meaning ‘Lions’ Den’, refers to the address of the Munich Police Headquarters inaugurated in 1913. Jörg Hube as Ludwig Grandauer (episodes 1–4) and as Karl Grandauer (episodes 5—32) Sandra White as Agnes Grandauer (episodes 1–3) and as Luise Kreitmeier, born Grandauer (episodes 4–15) Christian Mader as young Karl Grandauer (episodes 1–3) Julia Gaßner as young Luise Grandauer (episodes 1–3) Thomas Klietsch as young Adolf Grandauer (episodes 1–3) Gundi Ellert as Franzi Gassner, born Reschreiter, widowed Fuchs (episodes 1–3) Gerd Fitz as Rudolf Grüner (episodes 1—22) Fred Stillkrauth as Lederer (episodes 1–10) Marie Bardischewski as Frau Gschmeißner (episodes 1–5, 8–9, 11, 13, 15–16) Gerhart Lippert as Herr Gassner (episodes 1–2) Andreas Gepfert as Lichtl-Biwi (episodes 2–3) Andreas Zappe as young Mezger-Willy (episode 2) Jonas Vischer as Holzinger (episodes 4–14) Georg Einerdinger as janitor at the Munich police headquarters (episodes 4–32) Andreas Hufnagl as young Adolf Grandauer (episode 4) Peter Weiß as Lichtl-Biwi (episode 4) Werner Rom as Max Kreitmeier (episodes 5–32) Christoph Krix as Toni Schöpf (episodes 5–11) Christine Neubauer as Traudl Grandauer, born Soleder (episodes 5—32) Walter Fitz as August Soleder (episodes 5–7) Sepp Schauer as a butcher (episodes 5, 8) Alexander Duda as Adolf Grandauer (episodes 6—21, 26–32) Franziska Stömmer as Adelgunde Soleder (episodes 6—32) Michael Lerchenberg as Kurt Soleder (episodes 6—29, 32) Gisela Freudenberg as Sara Soleder, born Kampensi (episodes 7—29, 32) Erich Hallhuber as Metzger-Willy (episodes 7, 13, 17, 28) Florian Reinheimer as Max Grandauer (episodes 10–21) Florian Büse-Böhm as Rudi Grandauer (episodes 10–21) Stefan Reck as Hampel (episodes 10–13, 16) Gerd Anthoff as Walter Deinlein (episodes 11–32) Hansi Kraus as Kargus (episodes 11–32) Peter Pius Irl as Block Warden Uhl (episodes 11–13, 15) Volker Prechtel as Waldhauser (episodes 11–12) Mona Freiberg as Kathi Kreitmeier, widowed Lipp (episodes 16–32) Thomas Darchinger as Max Grandauer (episodes 24–32) Sandra White, who had been playing Luise Kreitmeier, born Grandauer since episode 4, died unexpectedly at age 26 during the production of the second season.