Peter

Peter
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Bernhard Krause
Country of origin	Besmenia
Original language(s)	Besmenian
No. of seasons	7
No. of episodes	130
Production
Running time	22-25 minutes
Production company(s)	BRF Flingor Studios
Distributor	Flingor Studios
Release
Original network	BRF 1
Original release	September 24, 1978 – March 22, 1985

Hans-Saalmann-Straße 14, Laitstadt, the location used for the external shots of Peter's and Vanessa's apartment on Peter.

Peter is an Besmenian sitcom television series that originally aired on BRF 1 from September 24, 1978 to March 22, 1985. The series was created by Bernhard Krause. The show takes place in Laitstadt and is about the life of the postman Peter Köhler and his friends.

The show was extremely successful during its original run and it still proves very popular in reruns.

Cast and characters

• Egon von Möller as Peter Köhler: Peter works as a postman for the Besmenian Federal Post in Laitstadt. He enjoys life as a single, but decides to go on dates from the 6th season on, which are almost always unsuccessful. Peter is intelligent and likes classical music. In many episodes, Peter seems a bit clumsy and quirky. In previous episodes he also appeared a bit shy. In the final episode, he married Vanessa. Until 1967, Peter lived in West Besmenia. His parents were killed in the West Besmenian Revolution.
• Konrad Schulz as Theodor Schmidt: Theodor Schmidt is Peter's friend. Theodor is self-confident and usually always in a good mood. He also works at the post office. Theodor is successful with women and almost always has a date. Together with Peter he goes for a drink at Norbert's Bar after work, although he has a weakness for alcoholic drinks, which often leads to problematic situations.
• Harald Hof as Norbert Frickler: Norbert Frickler is the owner of Norbert's Bar. He is very interested in sports. Norbert is married to his wife Helen, although the two have not had a happy marriage for years. He often give Peter and Theodor advice, which, however, usually end in disaster.
• Lena Schüler as Vanessa Busch: Vanessa Busch is the neighbor and friend of Peter. She is a motherly figure to Peter and sometimes Theodor. In the course of the series, she had various relationships. In the final episode, she and Peter get married. She has a nephew named Markus who lives with her between seasons 2 to 6 because his mother is in prison.
• Ulf von Könlenz as Mr. Jäger: Mr. Jäger is the boss of Peter and Theodor. He is mostly mean and hateful to his employees. Mr. Jäger is a member of the Besmenian People's Party. He is also a great admirer of Robert Gleitzmann. A large picture of Gleitzmann hangs in his office, he quotes him frequently, and he punishes those of his employees who makes fun of Gleitzmann. His first name is never mentioned in the series.
• Ralph Tranik as Markus Busch: Markus Busch is the nephew of Vanessa and the son of her sister. Similar to Peter, Markus is a bit quirky and shy.

Episodes

Season		Episodes		Originally aired
				First aired	Last aired
	1	12		September 24, 1978 (1978-09-24)	February 18, 1979 (1979-02-18)
	2	16		September 16, 1979 (1979-09-16)	March 30, 1980 (1980-03-30)
	3	22		September 19, 1980 (1980-09-19)	April 10, 1981 (1981-04-10)
	4	20		September 11, 1981 (1981-09-11)	April 2, 1982 (1982-04-02)
	5	22		October 1, 1982 (1982-10-01)	April 22, 1983 (1983-04-22)
	6	21		September 23, 1983 (1983-09-23)	May 4, 1984 (1984-05-04)
	7	17		September 28, 1984 (1984-09-28)	March 22, 1985 (1985-03-22)

Syndication

After the series was cancelled in 1985, reruns ran on BRF 1 until 1990. From 1990 to 1998, reruns were seen on BRF 2. From 2002 to 2008 the series ran in the afternoon program of VINCTV. The series last ran from 2010 to 2015 on BRF Gold.

Trivia

• Viktor Laffmeyer, who later created Tom Teufel, wrote the script for some episodes.