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TV tips on Tuesday
“Friesland: Countercurrent”: Henk Cassens (Maxim Mehmet, l.), Insa Scherzinger (Theresa Underberg) and Commissioner Brockhorst (Felix Vörtler) have to work together to solve the case.
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8:15 p.m., ZDFneo, Friesland: countercurrent, crime comedy
The East Frisian patrolman Henk Cassens (Maxim Mehmet) meets a mysterious young woman (Sophie Pfennigstorf) at the harbor in Leer. She claims she can’t remember who she is. The woman did not have her ID or cell phone with her. There is a laceration on the back of the head. Was it an accident, a crime, or is she just lying to Henk? Before Henk can find out more about the circumstances of the memory loss, the young woman disappears from the police station.
8:15 p.m., ZDF, the dream ship: Antigua, vacation series
Sebastian Felber (Leander Lichti) would like to surprise his partner Thomas Severin (Jan Kittmann) twice. He plans to propose to him on board and, surprise number two, has invited Thomas’ oldest and best friend Judith Kerner (Katharina Heyer), who comes on board with her 14-year-old son Tobias (Alexis Salsali). The only problem is that Thomas is Tobias’ father, which Judith has kept secret to this day.
8:15 p.m., kabel eins, The Monster in Law, comedy
After numerous failed dates, attractive dog sitter Charlie (Jennifer Lopez) finally finds her dream man in surgeon Kevin (Michael Vartan). If it weren’t for his frustrated mother Viola (Jane Fonda), who after losing her job doesn’t want to give up her son to another woman. Through countless intrigues, she tries to drive a wedge between the newly in love. But Charlie won’t give up the field without a fight.
8:15 p.m., 3Sat, The Visit of the Old Lady, Drama
The citizens of Güllen are over the moon when the unapproachable oil billionaire Claire Zachanassian announces her visit. More than 40 years ago, Claire lived here as Klara Wäscher. She is now returning to Güllen for the first time as one of the richest women in the world. The residents, who have lived in poverty since the local factory closed, are hoping for financial salvation. But Claire has her own condition: She offers the citizens of Güllen a horrendous sum of money – if her ex-lover Alfred “dies”. An outcry of indignation made the rounds that one could not be bought. But the mood is gradually changing.
10:30 p.m., kabel eins, City of Angels, fantasy melodrama
The guardian angel Seth (Nicolas Cage) meets the heart surgeon Maggie Rice (Meg Ryan) when he wants to accompany Maggie’s dying patient into the afterlife during an operation. He falls in love with her and longs for her and the sensual world that remains closed to him as an angel. So he risks visibly confronting Maggie. Maggie falls in love with him too, and Seth suddenly faces a difficult decision.