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Wilsberg

  • 1995–
  • 1 season
  • Drama, Crime
  • 7.8

Georg Wilsberg is an antiquarian in Münster. He used to be a lawyer but lost his license. Since then he has been working as a private detective. The always clammy Wilsberg urgently needs this income. In addition, he depends on the support of his friends, especially because of the car.

Episodes

Georg Wilsberg is an antiquarian in Münster. He used to be a lawyer but lost his license. Since then he has been working as a private detective. The always clammy Wilsberg urgently needs this income. In addition, he depends on the support of his friends, especially because of the car.

92 episodes · 2 still to air
  1. 1Episode 1

    90 minFeb 20, 1995

    Münster. Private detective Wilsberg is given the task of solving a suspected murder. Since the case happened 16 years ago and was filed away by the police as a suicide, he initially approaches the investigation with little motivation.

  2. 2Episode 2

    90 minMay 25, 1998

    Private detective Georg Wilsberg is looking for farmer Rabenalt's runaway adopted daughter Tanja. Immediately after he has brought the girl back, he receives a follow-up assignment from Rabenalt's son Karl-Hermann: Wilsberg is to track down a woman who is secretly involved with his father. Without knowing it, Wilsberg knows the woman he is looking for, because it is Ines, an old school friend who has just met him in Münster. He therefore suspects that this meeting was not a coincidence, but a calculated move. That same evening he receives a call from the desperate Tanja: her adoptive father has broken his neck in a fall down the stairs; her brother has been arrested on suspicion of having pushed him. Tanja herself is in hiding so that the youth welfare office cannot take her away. Wilsberg finds her in a barn and takes her to his antique shop...

  3. 3Episode 3

    90 minNov 22, 1999

    Private detective Georg Wilsberg is tasked with shadowing a client's wife and taking explicit photos of her in flagrante delicto. What begins as a harmless assignment develops into a mysterious murder case, because neither the client nor his wife are who they claim to be.

  4. 4Episode 4

    90 minFeb 3, 2001

    The Münster private detective and antique dealer Georg Wilsberg is commissioned by an insurance company to observe a car repair shop near the harbor. Recently, a suspiciously high number of accidents have been reported there. Wilsberg is supposed to take a closer look at the owner and find out whether he is staging the accidents himself.

  5. 5Episode 5

    90 minOct 20, 2001

    Jutta Rausch, the Green City Treasurer of Münster, has received an anonymous threatening letter. As she is one of the supporters of a controversial construction project, her husband Jochen is seriously worried. He therefore hires private detective Georg Wilsberg as his wife's bodyguard. However, the wife is very stubborn and must not hear of a protector!

  6. 6Episode 6

    90 minApr 13, 2002

    When Georg Wilsberg drives to Havenbroich Castle to inspect a library, he is amazed when his former student love Maria suddenly appears. Maria, who has now become the mistress of the castle, proudly presents him with her son Steffen, who is about to marry the wealthy Edith Wagenfeld.

  7. 7Episode 7

    90 minNov 23, 2002

    When the body of Pastor Hollein is discovered in the confessional during a church concert, the tranquil episcopal city of Münster has its perfect scandal. This time, the chaotic private detective Georg Wilsberg has to investigate a highly opaque case.

  8. 8Episode 8

    90 minMay 3, 2003

    When the body of a young art student is found next to one of her works of art, everything looks like a murder of jealousy. But the chaotic private detective Georg Wilsberg discovers a completely different story. Sophie had to die because she knew too much.

  9. 9Episode 9

    90 minOct 18, 2003

    Private detective Georg Wilsberg is commissioned to investigate the circumstances of a strange accident in which Manni's uncle was seriously injured. Little by little, the chaotic snooper uncovers a crime that almost went undetected.

  10. 10Episode 10

    90 minFeb 14, 2004

    Private detective Wilsberg is tasked with solving the murder of politician Kerstenbrock, who was recently accused in the press of sexually harassing an intern. Inspector Springer suspects the grieving widow. Did she kill her husband out of jealousy? During his investigation, Wilsberg comes across evidence that Kerstenbrock was no innocent lamb.

  11. 11Episode 11

    90 minMay 1, 2004

    That's just what private detective Georg Wilsberg needed: Alex's father has announced his visit and wants to know what progress his daughter's university career is making. Alex has "briefly interrupted" her law studies and wants to earn a living in another way.

  12. 12Episode 12

    90 minNov 6, 2004

    Joachim Rehmer, the head of the Münster building regulations office, is found dead on a railway track. Everything points to suicide, but his wife does not believe it was a suicide and hires the Münster private detective Wilsberg, who immediately begins the investigation.

  13. 13Episode 13

    90 minMar 5, 2005

    The headstrong investigator Georg Wilsberg meets Katharina again, his great love from school days. While he himself occasionally struggles to make ends meet, she is now happily married to her husband Matthias, mother of two children and owner of a magnificent city villa. Wilsberg is plagued by self-doubt: Has he made the right decisions in his life?

  14. 14Episode 14

    90 minMay 14, 2005

    This time, the case seems very simple for the unorthodox private investigator: A young woman, Susanne Diepenbrock, commissions Georg Wilsberg to search for her missing sister Jessica. She suddenly disappeared and she cannot give a reason. But things are different with Wilsberg's best friend Manni.

  15. 15Episode 15

    90 minNov 19, 2005

    Wilsberg in trouble: Tax inspector Ekki Talkötter has set up shop in the antiquarian bookshop and is making life difficult for Wilsberg.

  16. 16Episode 16

    90 minFeb 4, 2006

    The largest painting company in the city, Schlacke, undercuts almost every price offered by its competitors. Does the company employ illegal workers? Wilsberg is tasked with finding out.

  17. 17Episode 17

    90 minMar 5, 2006

    Wilsberg is on his way home. Suddenly a young girl on her bike appears in the headlights. She slams on the brakes and there's a loud crash, but luckily no one is seriously injured.

  18. 18Episode 18

    90 minDec 2, 2006

    Wilsberg had an accident and had to undergo an operation. This meant that he was confined to his sick bed, but his instinct for crime was by no means paralyzed.

  19. 19Episode 19

    88 minFeb 17, 2007

    Wilsberg is supposed to look after many pretty girls at a beauty contest. Someone is after one of the models and has evil plans.

  20. 20Episode 20

    90 minApr 7, 2007

    Attacks in Münster caused uproar in the church. The grave of a gardener was broken into. His bones were placed in the famous Anabaptist cages at the Lamberti Church.

  21. 21Episode 21

    90 minMay 27, 2007

    After the inauguration party of Alex's new law firm, Wilsberg witnesses Alex's former classmate Maike Lehmann having a drunken accident on the way home.

  22. 22Episode 22

    90 minJan 12, 2008

    Georg Wilsberg has a problem: A young Russian woman, living illegally in Germany, is found dead in a hotel room - murdered.

  23. 23Episode 23

    90 minMar 8, 2008

    Alex's first case is about murder. Thomas Winter's wife has been strangled. Thomas is considered a suspect, but protests his innocence. Alex helps him escape.

  24. 24Episode 24

    90 minApr 26, 2008

    This time it is Inspector Springer herself who needs Wilsberg's help. A young policewoman dies shortly before she was supposed to meet Anna. But that can't have been an accident.

  25. 25Episode 25

    90 minDec 27, 2008

    Wilsberg goes to celebrate his 30th graduation anniversary, even though he hates such class reunions. Shortly afterwards, his old school friend is murdered, but his body disappears without a trace.

  26. 26Episode 26

    90 minApr 11, 2009

    After a party, a woman is found seriously injured on the street. Ekki's car is parked nearby. Anna Springer arrests the hungover Ekki, but he refuses to make any statement.

  27. 27Episode 27

    90 minApr 25, 2009

    Wilsberg is hired by Marie Kaiser to spy on her husband. The professor is cheating on her. When Wilsberg observes Kaiser, he is shot during lovemaking.

  28. 28Episode 28

    90 minDec 21, 2009

    December 24th afternoon: Wilsberg buys a Christmas tree at the Münster Christmas market. At the same time, Ekki is bored at the Christmas party with his colleagues from the tax office.

  29. 29Episode 29

    90 minMar 20, 2010

    Private detective Georg Wilsberg is commissioned by Torsten Schmitt to shadow his wife Elvira because of an alleged affair.

  30. 30Episode 30

    90 minNov 25, 2010

    After a visit to the Bullenball, Michael Klarmann is shot. Ekki, who was standing right next to him, is injured. From then on, Ekki believes that he was actually the target.

  31. 31Episode 31

    90 minApr 9, 2011

    When private detective Georg Wilsberg receives a call from Inspector Springer at night, he is shocked. There is a dead, naked callboy lying in her hotel room.

  32. 32Episode 32

    90 minJun 11, 2011

    Ekki has an attractive new girlfriend: Denise. When she repeatedly talks about her ex-lover Lotze, Ekki becomes suspicious and asks Wilsberg to shadow Denise.

  33. 33Episode 33

    90 minSep 29, 2011

    Ekki is burned out and is looking for distance and silence in the Melkwegen monastery. But Overbeck is also undercover in the monastery. And Wilsberg is investigating the murder of Cellarer Bertram there.

  34. 34Episode 34

    90 minJan 25, 2012

    The son of the couple Melanie and Thomas Rensing has been kidnapped. Ekki is able to persuade Wilsberg to help his cousin's family, as they do not want to inform the police.

  35. 35Episode 35

    90 minFeb 18, 2012

    The Bielefeld running gag reaches its climax in this episode. A conspiracy theorist is murdered and Manni, who once moved to Bielefeld, reappears.

  36. 36Episode 36

    90 minApr 7, 2012

    Georg Wilsberg is tasked with tracking down 17-year-old Marc, the son of his old school friend. He finds out that Marc is involved in drug deals - and worse.

  37. 37Episode 37

    90 minJan 26, 2013

    One of Alex's clients is found dead after a meeting. Alex then disappears without a trace.

  38. 38Episode 38

    90 minMar 6, 2013

    Ekki is about to move in with his steady girlfriend Silke. But shortly afterwards he is hit on by the pretty Charlotte. Ekki is ready for an affair.

  39. 39Episode 39

    90 minAug 31, 2013

    Ekki has inherited his aunt's house and the field that goes with it. But this causes him a lot of problems. The corpse that he and Wilsberg find in the house is just one of them.

  40. 40Episode 40

    90 minOct 16, 2013

    Richard Breiderhoff is accused of killing his wife. Meanwhile, Anna Springer has a blind date with Richard's brother. However, he has evil intentions.

  41. 41Episode 41

    90 minJan 8, 2014

    Alex finds an amateur porn video of herself on the Internet. She immediately asks her godfather Georg Wilsberg for help before her boss finds out and her career is over.

  42. 42Episode 42

    90 minMar 1, 2014

    This time, Ekki and his colleagues from the tax office are themselves being audited. But then irregularities in the operational processes are discovered and a colleague allegedly commits suicide.

  43. 43Episode 43

    90 minMar 22, 2014

    Wilsberg has barely made a small profit from selling a rarity when two masked burglars steal the money. But Wilsberg doesn't let that happen.

  44. 44Episode 44

    90 minDec 17, 2014

    Ekki can't believe it: The famous model Sonja Conrad is standing in his friend Wilsberg's antique shop and asks the detective for help. A stalker is supposedly after her.

  45. 45Episode 45

    90 minJan 3, 2015

    Kamilla Marks, the owner of the Markshof Castle Hotel, is shot. Alex gets the suspect Enno Fellner as his client. He is said to have raped Kamilla years ago.

  46. 46Episode 46

    90 minFeb 14, 2015

    Wilsberg owes the tax office several thousand euros in back payments. On top of that, he is involved in a car accident in which a young hitchhiker dies.

  47. 47Episode 47

    90 minApr 11, 2015

    Micki Hobelmeyer is acquitted in a rape trial. Wilsberg does not trust the verdict. He knows Micki from his student days and is not on good terms with him.

  48. 48Episode 48

    90 minOct 10, 2015

    Overbeck has fallen victim to knockout drops. Wilsberg is tasked with finding out what happened last night and proving Overbeck's innocence.

  49. 49Episode 49

    90 minNov 28, 2015

    Ekki causes trouble. He triggers a bomb alarm in the tax office. During the SEK operation, the male cleaner Hemidi is overpowered and a ticking toy is confiscated.

  50. 50Episode 50

    90 minJan 2, 2016

    Lawyer Alex is representing her friend Ekki Talkötter in a damages lawsuit. Ekki slipped on spilled yogurt in the supermarket and tore a ligament.

  51. 51Episode 51

    90 minApr 16, 2016

    Wilsberg is hanging around under a false identity with property developer Michael Lobland. He has everything Wilsberg doesn't have: a fancy car, a smartphone and money that needs to be invested.

  52. 52Episode 52

    90 minDec 17, 2016

    Ekki is getting married. Wilsberg can't believe it. And he's supposed to be the best man. Despite his doubts about whether Kerstin Buckebrede is the right one, he can't say no to Ekki's request.

  53. 53Episode 53

    90 minJan 14, 2017

    In the antique shop there is an old lady who doesn't know how she got there or where she lives. Wilsberg has a care problem. With skill he finds out that it is Hanni Haffner.

  54. 54Episode 54

    90 minFeb 4, 2017

    After a heated argument in a Münster bar, a young woman remains depressed at her seat. Wilsberg starts talking to her - and is amazed.

  55. 55Episode 55

    90 minNov 11, 2017

    When high school graduate Emelie Boll disappears, wild speculation about the missing person case and the suspected perpetrator begins under the hashtag "woistemelie". Ekki Talkötter is the first to become the focus of the viral campaign: he was seen giving Emelie a ride in his car the evening before.

  56. 56Episode 56

    90 minDec 2, 2017

    Ekki was offered a "tax CD" that allegedly incriminated everyone of importance and name in Münster. Wilsberg is supposed to help Ekki to check the credibility.

  57. 57Episode 57

    90 minDec 23, 2017

    Wilsberg was actually looking forward to a Christmas party with Ekki, Alex and Anna. But that won't happen, as everyone has other plans or, like Anna, is "sick".

  58. 58Episode 58

    90 minJan 6, 2018

    Wilsberg has allowed Anna to persuade him to go on holiday to Norderney together. His enthusiasm is limited, especially when he finds out that Anna's goddaughter Merle is coming along.

  59. 59Episode 59

    90 minMar 3, 2018

    Tax investigator Matthias Lehnhoff's birthday party comes to an abrupt end after an argument with his wife. Wilsberg and Ekki find Lehnhoff dead near the restaurant shortly afterwards.

  60. 60Episode 60

    90 minSep 8, 2018

    Elena Warnetzki lives in an allotment colony, fishes food out of garbage containers and leads a life without television, computer, smartphone and, above all, without money.

  61. 61Episode 61

    90 minNov 3, 2018

    Retirement - that could actually be a nice thing. But Paul Dietze - Wilsberg's friend - has nothing to celebrate. The hard-earned savings are gone.

  62. 62Episode 62

    90 minJan 12, 2019

    Sister Christa, who takes care of the finances of her monastery, has invested money on the stock market and has shown a lucky hand: 1.5 million euros in speculative profits.

  63. 63Episode 63

    90 minMar 2, 2019

    Wilsberg has a guilty conscience: his new client Britta Mantzke is found dead near the Aasee. Inspector Springer and Overbeck assume it was suicide.

  64. 64Episode 64

    90 minNov 2, 2019

    Ekki is invited to Bielefeld for a friend's company anniversary. Wilsberg accompanies Ekki to see his friend Manni in Bielefeld. But the meeting doesn't happen.

  65. 65Episode 65

    90 minNov 30, 2019

    Private detective Wilsberg falls victim to a burglary. Worse than the shock of the crime is that the money he had saved for his cruise with Anna Springer was stolen.

  66. 66Episode 66

    90 minJan 11, 2020

    Ekki is invited to Bielefeld for a friend's company anniversary. Wilsberg accompanies Ekki to see his friend Manni in Bielefeld. But the meeting doesn't happen.

  67. 67Episode 67

    90 minFeb 8, 2020

    Wilsberg has to go to the island of Norderney - with Tessa Tilker, a lawyer colleague of Alex from Bielefeld, who needs his expertise in inheritance law.

  68. 68Episode 68

    90 minApr 18, 2020

    Wilsberg's friend Ekki urgently needs help. Ekki's ex-girlfriend Silke Sestendrup introduces him to his daughter Hanna. Ekki is supposed to pay maintenance retroactively for the last six years.

  69. 69Episode 69

    90 minNov 28, 2020

    Wilsberg and Ekki suddenly become entangled in a case of cyberbullying and fake news. It involves slander, paid lying campaigns and hurt feelings.

  70. 70Episode 70

    90 minJan 2, 2021

    Finding evidence is Wilsberg's daily bread. But obtaining evidence to prove an employee's theft is not.

  71. 71Episode 71

    90 minFeb 20, 2021

    A voluntary social credit system is introduced in Münster. The surveillance that comes with it is not a thorn in the side of most people. Everyone takes part, except Wilsberg.

  72. 72Episode 72

    90 minMay 22, 2021

    Private detective Wilsberg is asked to help the owner of a tailor shop who feels harassed by her landlord. Shortly afterwards, a neighbor in the shop is murdered in front of her eyes.

  73. 73Episode 73

    90 minDec 11, 2021

    Detective Inspector Overbeck is supposed to give an explosive lecture to a select audience of experts. However, his presentation is interrupted by a mysterious threat.

  74. 74Episode 74

    90 minJan 15, 2022

    The Münster police want to modernize and are considering including genetic genealogy in investigations. Overbeck's big moment seems to have come.

  75. 75Episode 75

    90 minApr 16, 2022

    Wilsberg and Ekki are invited to lunch in a moated castle by lawyer Dr. Tessa Tilker. When another guest arrives, Tessa suddenly panics.

  76. 76Episode 76

    90 minOct 1, 2022

    Meat manufacturer Thomas Heitbrink is accused of poor hygiene in the company. His lawyer Dr. Tessa Tilker instructs Wilsberg to find out who wants to harm the company.

  77. 77Episode 77

    90 minJan 7, 2023

    When a young employee of a start-up has an accident in front of Wilsberg and Ekki, the question arises: was it an accident or was it murder?

  78. 78Episode 78

    90 minMar 18, 2023

    A dead journalist leads Georg Wilsberg into the world of influencers. And as if solving a murder wasn't enough, Wilsberg's friends also urgently need his help.

  79. 79Episode 79

    90 minOct 14, 2023

    This episode is about the murder of a publisher who not only made friends with his publication. Wilsberg's friend Tessa Tilker therefore had a lot to do as the publisher's lawyer. And Chief Inspector Anna Springer feels a moral complicity in the death and turns to the private detective in her distress.

  80. 80Episode 80

    90 minJan 13, 2024

    Private detective Georg Wilsberg is confronted with a murdered taxi driver. It soon becomes clear that the mysterious case goes far back into the city of Münster's past.

  81. 81Episode 81

    90 minApr 13, 2024

    Private detective Wilsberg is supposed to find evidence that a family expert was manipulated. But before he can really investigate the matter, the psychologist falls victim to fatal shots.

  82. 82Episode 82

    90 minMay 11, 2024

    Georg Wilsberg's friend Ekki Talkötter comes under suspicion of murder after a dead IT technician is found at Lake Aasee. Ekki had previously argued with him in the office.

  83. 83Episode 83

    90 minOct 5, 2024

    Anna Springer is taking a break from her job to write a book about her experiences as a detective. Meanwhile, a young saleswoman is found dead in a delivery van at the Münster weekly market. Detectives Overbeck and Drechshage, who are representing Anna Springer in ongoing investigations, take over the case. René Rösch is soon suspected of having committed the murder. He has a relevant criminal record and a flawed alibi. Anna is under pressure to write her second book that is better than the first. At the same time, there are increasing signs that someone is after her. Could the threatening incidents possibly have something to do with the old criminal cases that Anna deals with in her first book? In her distress, Anna asks Wilsberg for help.

  84. 84Episode 84

    90 minJan 11, 2025

    Disguised as a guest lecturer, private detective Wilsberg investigates a stalking case at the university. When a student dies, the homicide squad also gets involved in the case.

  85. 85Episode 85

    90 minFeb 8, 2025

    A murdered lawyer from her firm gets Tessa Tilker into trouble. During his research, private detective Wilsberg comes across details that soon put Ekki Talkötter in danger. Ekki is in an existential crisis. On the advice of his friends, he takes a break in a self-discovery retreat.

  86. 86Episode 86

    90 minMay 17, 2025

    Wilsberg learns that Edgar wanted to meet with the whistleblower Frederik Meissner in order to obtain explosive material about a water price increase. During his research on behalf of Edgar's girlfriend Clara, Wilsberg soon comes across Meissner's body. Chief Inspector Anna Springer and her colleague Overbeck take over the murder investigation.

  87. 87Episode 87

    90 minNov 15, 2025

    Student Jana Haumann claims to have heard a recording from a digital voice assistant announcing a murder. She contacts private detective Wilsberg for help.

  88. 88Episode 88

    88 minJan 3, 2026

    A series of burglaries is keeping the region on edge. When a murder occurs during another break-in, both the Münster criminal police and private detective Wilsberg investigate the case.

  89. 89Episode 89

    90 minApr 4, 2026

    Private investigator Georg Wilsberg is investigating for a client who feels cheated out of his deceased great-aunt's house. In her apartment, Wilsberg discovers a body. The unknown murder victim alerts the Münster homicide squad.

  90. 90Episode 90

    90 minJul 25, 2026

    The discovery of a lottery ticket bearing the winning numbers for the current multi-million-euro jackpot plunges private investigator Wilsberg and his buddy Ekki into a new, deadly case. The rightful owner of the ticket—which Wilsberg found inside one of his books—is brewery boss Lars Roxel. His joy over the massive win is short-lived, however; he is soon found bludgeoned to death beside a brewing vat.

  91. 91Episode 91

    Airs Sep 26, 2026

    A soccer buddy of Wilsberg’s friend Ekki Talkötter vanishes without a trace shortly before his wedding. The investigation leads to an alibi agency that professionally executes plans for people to disappear and start a new life.

  92. 92Episode 92

    Date to be announced

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Series cast

Leonard LansinkGeorg Wilsberg92 episodes
Rita RussekAnna Springer92 episodes
Roland JankowskyOverbeck92 episodes
Oliver KorittkeEkkehardt Talkötter92 episodes
Ina Paule KlinkAlex92 episodes
Nadja BeckerSilke Sestendrup4 episodes
Rainer LaupichlerFriedhelm Thies3 episodes
Patrick von BlumeKriminalrat3 episodes
Alexandra von SchwerinMs. Oppermann3 episodes
Marie ZielckeTanja2 episodes
Eva KryllMrs. Scheffler2 episodes
Katharina AbtBettina Auer2 episodes
Dietmar MuesKarl von Havenbroich2 episodes
Rebecca ImmanuelKarin2 episodes
Heinrich GiskesEkki's Father2 episodes
Götz SchubertLandau2 episodes
Martin BrambachTil Geskamp2 episodes
Heinrich SchafmeisterMani2 episodes

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