is a German TV Series which aired from 1997 to 2021 and was created by Norbert Eberlein. The comedy series with Jan Fedder and portrays events in the fictional village of Büttenwarder in Schleswig-Holstein. Fedder died of cancer in 2019. After his death, three more episodes were filmed, after which the series was discontinued in 2021.

Plot The two main characters are played by Jan Fedder (Kurt Brakelmann; until 2019) and (Arthur „Adsche“ Tönnsen). Both were previously well known from the TV series Großstadtrevier. Further characters are played by (as Mayor Dr. Waldemar Schönbiehl; until 2015), (as pub landlord Shorty) and (as stable boy Kuno).

The series is filmed in the Stormarn district of Schleswig-Holstein and in the local area. The pub which features heavily in the series – Unter den Linden (also known as Dorfkrug) – is in Grönwohld. When the pub is not being used for filming it is open to the public and also serves ‘’Lütt un Lütt’’ (direct translation ‘’Small and Small’’ – a beer and a schnapps) which is a much loved (and often mentioned) drink in the series.

The 25 minute long episodes are usually concerned with the friendship between Brakelmann and Adsche who often try to outdo each other usually in the pursuit of quick money making opportunities. However, the friends always support each other in difficult situations.

Cast Actor Characters Name Episodes Comments Jan Fedder Kurt Brakelmann 1–47, 50–67, 71–73, 75–78, 83–84, 86–87, 92 Farmer, Adsche‘s friend (and sometimes enemy). Died in episode 92. Arthur „Adsche“ Tönnsen 1–94 Farmer, Brakelmann’s friend (and sometimes enemy) Dr. Waldemar Schönbiehl 1–65 Notary and Mayor „Shorty" 1–94 Pub landlord at Unter den Linden Kuno Eggers 1–94 Stable Boy Onkel Krischan 12–94 Adsche’s unkle (105 years old) Peter 9–91 Local policeman „Charly“ 15–35 Postman Dr. Rufus Kloppstedt 21, 22 Doctor Martin Meyer-Schönbiehl 45–53 Schönbiehl’s nephew Hendrik von Bültzingslöwen Heinzi 25, 30, 40, 56, 57, 60, 63–67, 69, 71, 74–77, 79, 81, 83–84, 88–90, 93 Farmer Axel Milberg Hajo Narkmeyer 80–82, 88, 90, 93 Farmer Suzanne von Borsody Ylvie Tönnsen 94, 96–98 Adsche's sister Anica Dobra Gerlinde Kötenbröck 87 Brakelmann's and Adsche's unforgotten teenage crush

Episodes

The episodes are recorded in German and are dubbed in Plattdüütsch in the studio by the same actors at a later date. The episodes are usually first aired in German and then in Plattdüütsch at a later date.

+ List of Episodes (Series 1) Episode Title First airing(High German) First airing(op platt) 01 Der Bär steppt 16.01.2001 31.05.2004 02 Fette Beute 13.02.2001 09.06.2003 03 Bildungsschock 30.01.2001 09.06.2003 04 Liebesnacht 26.12.1999 09.06.2003 05 Ferienfieber 20.02.2001 30.05.2004 06 Heiratsmarkt 22.05.2001 30.05.2004 07 Wahlkampf 29.05.2001 03.01.2004 08 Ufos 26.12.1997 31.05.2004

+ List of Episodes (Series 2) Episode Title First airing(High German) First airing(op platt) 09 Reisefieber 25.12.2004 27.12.2006 10 Schuld und Sühne 25.12.2004 27.12.2006 11 Glücksspielhölle 03.10.2005 15.02.2007 12 Goethejahr 03.10.2005 15.02.2007 13 Staatsbesuch 03.10.2006 09.04.2007 14 Geldregen 26.09.2006 09.04.2007

+ List of Episodes (Series 3) Episode Title First airing(High German) First airing(op platt) 15 Schmerzensgeld 24.12.2007 16.12.2008 16 Verschollen 26.12.2007 16.12.2008 17 Karneval 27.12.2007 16.12.2008 18 Pflegeparadies 25.12.2007 21.12.2008 19 Weihnachten 23.12.2008 25.12.2008 20 Silvester 31.12.2008 31.12.2008

+ List of Episodes (Series 4) Episode Title First airing(High German) First airing(op platt) 21 Chefvisite 24.12.2008 13.12.2008 22 Vatertag 25.12.2008 15.12.2008 23 Wunder 26.12.2008 23.12.2008 24 Schönes Wohnen 29.12.2008 12.12.2008 25 Dorfschule 22.12.2009 09.12.2009 26 Endlich Urlaub 25.12.2009 10.12.2009

+ List of Episodes (Series 5) Episode Title First airing(High German) First airing(op platt) 27 Mambo 27.12.2009 10.12.2009 28 Goldene Erinnerungen 26.12.2009 14.12.2009 29 Damenbesuch 28.12.2009 25.12.2009 30 Der Ball rollt 05.04.2010 18.12.2010 31 Schatzsuche 02.04.2010 15.12.2010 32 War wohl Mord 25.12.2010 06.12.2010

+ List of Episodes (Series 6) Episode Title First airing(High German) First airing(op platt) 33 Die mit dem Wolf tanzen 30.12.2010 08.12.2010 34 Guten Appetit 26.12.2010 09.12.2010 35 Ostern 28.12.2010 22.12.2010 36 Nackt 22.12.2011 17.12.2011 37 Vizekönig 28.12.2011 19.12.2011 38 Erlentrillich 25.12.2011 22.12.2011 39 Auf großer Fahrt 26.12.2011 20.12.2011

+ List of Episodes (Series 7) Episode Title First airing(High German) First airing(op platt) 40 Hosenmatz 30.12.2011 27.06.2013 41 Lütt un Lütt 31.12.2011 04.07.2013 42 Stadtschinken 09.04.2012 11.07.2013 43 Scheinheiliger 06.04.2012 18.07.2013 44 Survival 25.12.2012 26.12.2012 45 Kömkuchen 25.12.2012 25.07.2013 46 Schafwölkchen 20.12.2012 01.08.2013 47 Freiheit 01.01.2013

+ List of Episodes (Series 8) Episode Title First airing(High German) First airing(op platt) 48 Entführt 02.01.2014 49 Rendezvous 03.01.2014 50 Fifty 25.12.2013 51 Donnerschlach 19.12.2013 52 Patchwork 09.06.2014 53 Sinn 08.06.2014 54 Apparillo 25.12.2013 55 Stau 09.07.2014

Documentaries and Specials + Documentaries Documentary Title First Airing 01 Das Beste aus Büttenwarder ??.12.2005 02 Büttenwarder privat ??.12.2007 03 Das ist Büttenwarder – Eine Serie hat Geburtstag 27.12.2007 04 Zu Besuch in Büttenwarder 25.12.2008 05 Büttenwarder ganz privat 23.12.2009 06 Das ABC von Büttenwarder 31.08.2010 07 Dein Talent in Büttenwarder 25.12.2010 08 DAS! spezial in Büttenwarder 14.07.2011 09 Altes aus Büttenwarder 28.12.2011 10 Das ZYX von Büttenwarder 20.12.2012 11 Büttenwarder: 15 Jahre – 15 Fragen 25.12.2012 12 Büttenwarder – Deine Fans 25.12.2013

+ Specials Specials Title First Airing 01 Das war 2010 28.12.2010 02 Krisenjahr 2011 30.12.2011

TV and DVD

The first episode UFOs über Büttenwarder was aired on 26 December 1997 on NDR. Two further episodes were shown on 26 December 1999 (Liebesnacht in Büttenwarder and Wahlkampf in Büttenwarder). In 2001 these episodes were integration in the first full series of .

The first 8 episodes were shown weekly on Tuesday evening from 16 January 2001 on ARD. Further episodes were aired at irregular interval from 2004. The series was initially not deemed popular enough to be aired as a regular series in the primetime TV viewing slots (9:05pm) on ARD. However, repeats on NDR proved very popular.

As of January 2014, 55 episode of have been filmed. The latest episodes were aired over Christmas 2013.

The first 47 episodes are available on DVD. Both the German and Plattdüütsch versions are available on all DVDs as well as special and bonus features.

All episodes made since 2011 are also available with Audio description.

Talent Search

At the beginning of 2010 NDR ran a casting call in which fans of the show could upload videos of their unique talents onto YouTube. Over 330 videos were uploaded and the 20 best were voted on by a jury. After voting was completed the final 5 candidates were invited to a final casting after which the winner was given a guest role in the series. The runner up for also given a guest role in the series although this was only announced when the winner was revealed.

15 Years of Neues aus Büttenwarder

As part of the celebrations for the 15th anniversary of , a special cinema only compilation was shown in four north German towns. The episodes Schmerzensgeld, Guten Appetit and Schafwölkchen as well as parts of the documentary 15 Jahre – 15 Fragen (15 years – 15 questions) were shown.

Books Norbert Eberlein, Ulfert Becker: Zu Besuch in Büttenwarder: Leute, Landschaft, Lütt & Lütt. edel-Verlag 2009, . Norbert Eberlein: Gedeck, doppelt! – Neues aus Büttenwarder. Rowohlt, Reinbek 2012, . Ulfert Becker: Wiedersehen in Büttenwarder: Mehr Leute, mehr Landschaft, noch mehr Lütt & Lütt. Edel-Verlag 2013, .

See also List of German television series

References

External links

Series Homepage on the NDR website Report on how the series is dubbed in Plattdeutsch Neues vom Team Büttenwarder YouTube Channel