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After the death of Fritz Wepper: ARD and BR change their programs
Fritz Wepper thrilled millions of viewers for decades. Now ARD is honoring the late actor over the holidays – and showing him again in his successful roles.
The programs with Wepper on Good Friday replace the family comedies “A Houseboat to Fall in Love with” from 2009 and “The Wöhler Family in Mallorca” from 2019.
Already on Monday evening (March 25th), a 15-minute obituary (BR) was included in the program of the first: “Fritz Wepper – The Marathon Man”. The film “Murder in the Best Company – Winter’s Last Case” with Fritz Wepper was then scheduled to be broadcast at 11:05 p.m. On Monday evening (10 p.m.), BR television included the documentary “My Fritz – A personal look at Fritz Wepper” by his wife Susanne Kellermann in the program.
The obituary “The Marathon Man” is also on the BR television program on Tuesday (March 26th, 10 p.m.). Before that, Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) will broadcast the television film “Murder in the Best Company: The Sweet Scent of Evil” with Wepper in his star role as psychologist Dr. from 8:15 p.m. Wendelin Winters. According to the obituary (March 26, 10:15 p.m.), the 2004 film “A Crook of God” is on the BR television program.
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