The Fifth Commandment (TV series)
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| The Fifth Commandment | |
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| Starring | Francis Fulton-Smith |
| Country of origin | Germany |
Ihr Auftrag, Pater Castell ("Your Mission, Father Castell") is a German television series.[1] In the series criminal cases are shown in which the Church and the police have to work together, given a pastor of the Catholic Church in Germany is not allowed to investigate alone. The English title of the series The Fifth Commandment is a translation of the original working title.
Premise
[edit]Monsignor Simon Castell is a Jesuit who is specially commissioned by the Vatican to solve criminal cases all over the world, always in connection with the Church.[2] Father Castell therefore has to acquire a wide variety of skills, such as flying aeroplanes, opening locked locks and doors, learning self-defence and even repairing motorbikes.[3]
Main cast
[edit]| Actor | Role | Episodes (number 1 to 14) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Fulton-Smith | Pater Simon Castell | 1–14 | |
| Christine Döring | Marie Blank | 1–14 | Police commissioner |
| Hans Peter Hallwachs | Kardinal Scarpia | 1–14 | |
| Maja Celiné Probst | Lisa Blank | 1–10 | Marie's daughter |
| Lisa Kreuzer | Franziska Blank | 1–10 | Marie's mother |
| Anatole Taubman | Dr. Jens Deißmann | 1–4 | |
| Ercan Durmaz | 5–14 |
Broadcast
[edit]To accompany the 1st season, ZDF broadcast 4 so-called webisodes in the channel's own media library, short stories in which the Father's back story is told and how he was trained as a special agent.
Each episode has a duration of 45 min and had 3 seasons (for a total of 14 episodes) between 2008 and 2010.[4]
Reception
[edit]The series has been described as very popular[5][6][7][8] and called "James Bond in cassock" by the Frankfurter Allgemeine.[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "More Malta Coverage in German media, and some observations - the Malta Independent".
- ^ PRO (2008-05-08). "ZDF-Krimi um Vatikan, Mord und alte Legenden". PRO | Das christliche Medienmagazin (in German). Retrieved 2024-08-06.
- ^ "Macho hilft Mutti". Focus.de.
- ^ "Ihr Auftrag, Pater Castell | ZDF Studios". www.zdf-studios.com. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
- ^ "German TV series kicks off with episode filmed in Malta". Times of Malta. 2010-05-26. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
- ^ GmbH, DWDL de. "ZDF: Guter Start für "Ihr Auftrag, Pater Castell"". DWDL.de. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
- ^ "Pater Castell endet mit Fußball-Dämpfer". Quotenmeter (in German). 2010-06-04. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
- ^ GmbH, DWDL de. ""Pater Castell" erreicht überraschend neuen Rekord". DWDL.de. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
- ^ Hupertz, Heike (2008). "James Bond in Soutane". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
