Die Kinder
title: "Die Kinder" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1990s-british-drama-television-series", "1990-british-television-series-debuts", "bbc-television-dramas", "1990s-british-television-miniseries", "1990-british-television-series-endings", "british-english-language-television-shows", "british-thriller-television-series"] topic_path: "geography/united-kingdom" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Kinder" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | DieKinderBook.jpg |
| image_size | 250 |
| caption | Cover of the novelisation of the series by Gavin Richards |
| genre | Thriller |
| writer | Paula Milne |
| director | Rob Walker |
| starring | Miranda Richardson |
| Frederic Forrest | |
| Hans Kremer | |
| Sam Cox | |
| Derek Fowlds | |
| Ulrich Pleitgen | |
| Tommy Selby-Plewman | |
| composer | Richard Hartley |
| country | United Kingdom |
| language | English |
| num_series | 1 |
| num_episodes | 6 |
| producer | Michael Wearing |
| editor | Ardan Fisher |
| cinematography | Roger Cann |
| runtime | 60 minutes |
| company | BBC Studios |
| channel | BBC2 |
| first_aired | |
| last_aired | |
| :: |
| image = DieKinderBook.jpg | image_size = 250 | caption = Cover of the novelisation of the series by Gavin Richards | genre = Thriller | creator = | developer = | writer = Paula Milne | director = Rob Walker | creative_director = | starring = Miranda Richardson Frederic Forrest Hans Kremer Sam Cox Derek Fowlds Ulrich Pleitgen Tommy Selby-Plewman | theme_music_composer = | composer = Richard Hartley | country = United Kingdom | language = English | num_series = 1 | num_episodes = 6 | executive_producer = | producer = Michael Wearing | editor = Ardan Fisher | location = | cinematography = Roger Cann | camera = | runtime = 60 minutes | company = BBC Studios | channel = BBC2 | first_aired = | last_aired = Die Kinder (The Children) is a six-part British television political thriller miniseries, written by Paula Milne and directed by Rob Walker, that first broadcast on BBC2 on 14 November 1990. The series, which starred Miranda Richardson and Frederic Forrest, follows housewife Sidonie Reiger (Richardson) as she tries to rescue her children, who have been kidnapped by her ex-husband, a former radical activist. She enlists the help of private investigator Lomax (Forrest), as they find themselves caught between her husband's past associates and an international array of security service operatives.
The series co-starred Hans Kremer, Sam Cox and Derek Fowlds. The series aired in the United States as part of PBS' Mystery! strand of programming. The series has never been released on DVD. A novelisation of the screenplay by author Gavin Richards was published on 25 October 1990, three weeks prior to broadcast.
Cast
- Miranda Richardson as Sidonie Reiger
- Frederic Forrest as Lomax
- Hans Kremer as Stefan Reiger
- Sam Cox as Alan Mitchell
- Derek Fowlds as Crombie
- Ulrich Pleitgen as Gunther Beck
- Tommy Selby-Plewman as Michael Reiger
- Zara Warshal as Sabine Reiger
- Hanns Zischler as Bellenberg
- Tina Engel as Karin Muller
- Barrie Houghton as Gilmour
- Beatrice Manowski as Eva Strachen
Episodes
| EpisodeNumber = 1 | Title = Direct Action | DirectedBy = Rob Walker | WrittenBy = Paula Milne | OriginalAirDate = | ShortSummary = | LineColor = 860012 | EpisodeNumber = 2 | Title = Ghosts | DirectedBy = Rob Walker | WrittenBy = Paula Milne | OriginalAirDate = | ShortSummary = | LineColor = 860012 | EpisodeNumber = 3 | Title = Hidden Agenda | DirectedBy = Rob Walker | WrittenBy = Paula Milne | OriginalAirDate = | ShortSummary = | LineColor = 860012 | EpisodeNumber = 4 | Title = Catastrophe Theory | DirectedBy = Rob Walker | WrittenBy = Paula Milne | OriginalAirDate = | ShortSummary = | LineColor = 860012 | EpisodeNumber = 5 | Title = The Gathering Storm | DirectedBy = Rob Walker | WrittenBy = Paula Milne | OriginalAirDate = | ShortSummary = | LineColor = 860012 | EpisodeNumber = 6 | Title = Revolution Recycled | DirectedBy = Rob Walker | WrittenBy = Paula Milne | OriginalAirDate = | ShortSummary = | LineColor = 860012
References
References
- "Lomax (Die Kinder)".
- VHiStory. (2017-12-23). "Die Kinder – tape 1010".
- "IOffer - Online Marketplace".
- "Lomax (Die Kinder)".
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