The Old Fox 1977
★ 6.3/10 · 20 votes NR CrimeDrama 55 seasons · 483 eps Returning Series
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What is The Old Fox?
The Old Fox is a German crime drama television series that premiered on April 11, 1977, on ZDF. The series was created by Helmut Ringelmann and it depicts the crime solving activities of four police detectives.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1977
- Status
- Returning Series
- Episodes
- 483
- Runtime
- 60 minutes
- First aired
- Apr 11, 1977
- Last aired
- May 22, 2026
- Original language
- DE
- Origin
- DE
- Networks
- ZDF
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Updated
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The Old Fox is a German crime drama television series that premiered on April 11, 1977, on ZDF. The series was created by Helmut Ringelmann and it depicts the crime solving activities of four police detectives. Since 1978, the series has been part of the network's Friday Crime Night. The original German title of the series is Der Alte, which translates to The Old Man. A police department, led by an older, experienced detective, solves crimes together in the series. The series has been on the air for many years, but specific details about the number of episodes or awards won are not available in the provided information. The Old Fox is a notable part of German television programming and has maintained a presence on ZDF for a significant amount of time.
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“An experienced detective leads his police department to solve complex crimes in this long-running German drama.”
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- established police procedural
- experienced lead character
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- older production values
Watch it if you enjoy classic European detective series focused on police investigations.
The series is a crime drama featuring police investigations.
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Cast
Michael Ande
Gerd Heymann
Markus Böttcher
Werner Riedmann
Rolf Schimpf
Leo Kress
Pierre Sanoussi-Bliss
Kriminaloberkommissar Axel Richter
Charles M. Huber
Henry Johnson
Siegfried Lowitz
Erwin Köster
Jan Hendriks
Martin Brenner
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Wolfgang Zerlett
Meyer Zwo
Henning Schlüter
Franz Millinger
Walter Kreye
Kriminalhauptkommissar Rolf Herzog
Jan-Gregor Kremp
Richard Voss
Stephanie Stumph
Annabell Lorenz
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Season 1 · 9 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Apr 11, 1977
- E2 Episode 2 Core Apr 17, 1977
- E3 Episode 3 Core May 1, 1977
- E4 Episode 4 Core May 15, 1977
- E5 Episode 5 Core Jun 26, 1977
- E6 Episode 6 Core Jul 24, 1977
- E7 Episode 7 Core Sep 4, 1977
- E8 Episode 8 Mytharc Oct 2, 1977
- E9 Episode 9 Mytharc Nov 27, 1977
Season 2 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Jan 27, 1978
- E2 Episode 2 Core Feb 17, 1978
- E3 Episode 3 Core Mar 17, 1978
- E4 Episode 4 Core Apr 21, 1978
- E5 Episode 5 Core May 19, 1978
- E6 Episode 6 Core Jun 23, 1978
- E7 Episode 7 Core Jul 21, 1978
- E8 Episode 8 Core Aug 11, 1978
- E9 Episode 9 Core Sep 8, 1978
- E10 Episode 10 Core Oct 6, 1978
- E11 Episode 11 Core Nov 3, 1978
- E12 Episode 12 Mytharc Nov 24, 1978
- E13 Episode 13 Mytharc Dec 29, 1978
Season 3 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Jan 19, 1979
- E2 Episode 2 Core Feb 16, 1979
- E3 Episode 3 Core Mar 16, 1979
- E4 Episode 4 Core Apr 20, 1979
- E5 Episode 5 Core May 18, 1979
- E6 Episode 6 Core Jun 15, 1979
- E7 Episode 7 Core Jul 6, 1979
- E8 Episode 8 Core Aug 10, 1979
- E9 Episode 9 Core Sep 14, 1979
- E10 Episode 10 Core Oct 12, 1979
- E11 Episode 11 Core Nov 2, 1979
- E12 Episode 12 Mytharc Nov 30, 1979
- E13 Episode 13 Mytharc Dec 28, 1979
Season 4 · 12 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Jan 18, 1980
- E2 Episode 2 Core Feb 1, 1980
- E3 Episode 3 Core Mar 14, 1980
- E4 Episode 4 Core Apr 11, 1980
- E5 Episode 5 Core May 9, 1980
- E6 Episode 6 Core Jun 6, 1980
- E7 Episode 7 Core Jul 4, 1980
- E8 Episode 8 Core Aug 8, 1980
- E9 Episode 9 Core Aug 29, 1980
- E10 Episode 10 Core Sep 26, 1980
- E11 Episode 11 Mytharc Oct 24, 1980
- E12 Episode 12 Mytharc Nov 14, 1980
Season 5 · 8 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Jan 9, 1981
- E2 Episode 2 Core Feb 13, 1981
- E3 Episode 3 Core Mar 10, 1981
- E4 Episode 4 Core May 10, 1981
- E5 Episode 5 Core Jun 15, 1981
- E6 Episode 6 Core Jul 31, 1981
- E7 Episode 7 Mytharc Oct 30, 1981
- E8 Episode 8 Mytharc Nov 27, 1981
Season 6 · 10 episodes
Open the complete Season 6 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Jan 8, 1982
- E2 Episode 2 Core Feb 12, 1982
- E3 Episode 3 Core Mar 26, 1982
- E4 Episode 4 Core May 7, 1982
- E5 Episode 5 Core Jun 25, 1982
- E6 Episode 6 Core Jul 30, 1982
- E7 Episode 7 Core Aug 13, 1982
- E8 Episode 8 Core Sep 10, 1982
- E9 Episode 9 Mytharc Oct 8, 1982
- E10 Episode 10 Mytharc Nov 12, 1982
Season 7 · 10 episodes
Open the complete Season 7 guide & lore primer →- E1 Spuren einer Unsichtbaren Mytharc Feb 18, 1983
- E2 Kalt wie Diamant Core Mar 18, 1983
- E3 Der vierte Mann Core Apr 26, 1983
- E4 Der Tote im Wagen Core May 20, 1983
- E5 Auf Leben und Tod Core Jun 3, 1983
- E6 Liebe hat ihren Preis Core Sep 9, 1983
- E7 Kahlschlag Core Sep 30, 1983
- E8 Freundschaftsdienst Core Oct 28, 1983
- E9 Umsonst ist der Tod Mytharc Nov 25, 1983
- E10 Explosion aus dem Dunkeln Mytharc Dec 16, 1983
Season 8 · 12 episodes
Open the complete Season 8 guide & lore primer →- E1 Alleingang Mytharc Jan 6, 1984
- E2 Zwei Särge aus Florida Core Feb 3, 1984
- E3 Perfektes Geständnis Core Mar 9, 1984
- E4 Von Mord war nicht die Rede Core Apr 6, 1984
- E5 Reihe 7 Grab 11 Core May 4, 1984
- E6 Die Hellseherin Core Jun 1, 1984
- E7 Fluchthilfe Core Jul 6, 1984
- E8 Der Unbekannte im Spiel Core Aug 17, 1984
- E9 Brennweite Tausend Core Sep 21, 1984
- E10 Das Ende vom Lied Core Oct 12, 1984
- E11 Der Klassenkamerad Mytharc Nov 9, 1984
- E12 Die Tote im Schloßpark Mytharc Dec 7, 1984
Season 9 · 12 episodes
Open the complete Season 9 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Jan 4, 1985
- E2 Episode 2 Core Feb 1, 1985
- E3 Episode 3 Core Mar 15, 1985
- E4 Episode 4 Core Apr 26, 1985
- E5 Episode 5 Core May 31, 1985
- E6 Episode 6 Core Jun 21, 1985
- E7 Episode 7 Core Aug 30, 1985
- E8 Episode 8 Core Sep 13, 1985
- E9 Episode 9 Core Oct 11, 1985
- E10 Episode 10 Core Nov 8, 1985
- E11 Episode 11 Mytharc Dec 6, 1985
- E12 Episode 12 Mytharc Dec 27, 1985
Season 10 · 12 episodes
Open the complete Season 10 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Jan 12, 1986
- E2 Episode 2 Core Feb 28, 1986
- E3 Episode 3 Core Mar 7, 1986
- E4 Episode 4 Core Mar 21, 1986
- E5 Episode 5 Core Apr 18, 1986
- E6 Episode 6 Core May 23, 1986
- E7 Episode 7 Core Jun 27, 1986
- E8 Episode 8 Core Aug 1, 1986
- E9 Episode 9 Core Sep 5, 1986
- E10 Episode 10 Core Sep 19, 1986
- E11 Episode 11 Mytharc Nov 14, 1986
- E12 Episode 12 Mytharc Dec 12, 1986
Season 11 · 12 episodes
Open the complete Season 11 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Jan 16, 1987
- E2 Episode 2 Core Feb 20, 1987
- E3 Episode 3 Core Mar 13, 1987
- E4 Episode 4 Core Mar 27, 1987
- E5 Episode 5 Core May 15, 1987
- E6 Episode 6 Core May 29, 1987
- E7 Episode 7 Core Jun 26, 1987
- E8 Episode 8 Core Jul 17, 1987
- E9 Episode 9 Core Sep 4, 1987
- E10 Episode 10 Core Oct 16, 1987
- E11 Episode 11 Mytharc Nov 13, 1987
- E12 Episode 12 Mytharc Dec 11, 1987
Season 12 · 12 episodes
Open the complete Season 12 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Jan 22, 1988
- E2 Episode 2 Core Feb 12, 1988
- E3 Episode 3 Core Mar 18, 1988
- E4 Episode 4 Core Apr 29, 1988
- E5 Episode 5 Core May 20, 1988
- E6 Episode 6 Core Jun 24, 1988
- E7 Episode 7 Core Jul 8, 1988
- E8 Episode 8 Core Aug 5, 1988
- E9 Episode 9 Core Aug 26, 1988
- E10 Episode 10 Core Oct 28, 1988
- E11 Episode 11 Mytharc Nov 11, 1988
- E12 Episode 12 Mytharc Dec 9, 1988
Season 13 · 10 episodes
Open the complete Season 13 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Jan 20, 1989
- E2 Episode 2 Core Mar 3, 1989
- E3 Episode 3 Core Apr 25, 1989
- E4 Episode 4 Core May 26, 1989
- E5 Episode 5 Core Jun 23, 1989
- E6 Episode 6 Core Sep 15, 1989
- E7 Episode 7 Core Oct 13, 1989
- E8 Episode 8 Core Oct 27, 1989
- E9 Episode 9 Mytharc Nov 24, 1989
- E10 Episode 10 Mytharc Dec 22, 1989
Season 14 · 11 episodes
Open the complete Season 14 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Jan 19, 1990
- E2 Episode 2 Core Feb 16, 1990
- E3 Episode 3 Core Mar 16, 1990
- E4 Episode 4 Core Apr 27, 1990
- E5 Episode 5 Core Jun 22, 1990
- E6 Episode 6 Core Jul 27, 1990
- E7 Episode 7 Core Aug 31, 1990
- E8 Episode 8 Core Sep 21, 1990
- E9 Episode 9 Core Oct 19, 1990
- E10 Episode 10 Mytharc Nov 16, 1990
- E11 Episode 11 Mytharc Dec 7, 1990
Season 15 · 11 episodes
Open the complete Season 15 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Jan 18, 1991
- E2 Episode 2 Core Feb 22, 1991
- E3 Episode 3 Core Mar 22, 1991
- E4 Episode 4 Core May 10, 1991
- E5 Episode 5 Core Jun 7, 1991
- E6 Episode 6 Core Jul 12, 1991
- E7 Episode 7 Core Aug 2, 1991
- E8 Episode 8 Core Sep 6, 1991
- E9 Episode 9 Core Oct 4, 1991
- E10 Episode 10 Mytharc Nov 22, 1991
- E11 Episode 11 Mytharc Dec 27, 1991
Season 16 · 11 episodes
Open the complete Season 16 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Jan 24, 1992
- E2 Episode 2 Core Mar 6, 1992
- E3 Episode 3 Core Apr 3, 1992
- E4 Episode 4 Core May 15, 1992
- E5 Episode 5 Core Jul 24, 1992
- E6 Episode 6 Core Aug 14, 1992
- E7 Episode 7 Core Aug 28, 1992
- E8 Episode 8 Core Sep 25, 1992
- E9 Episode 9 Core Oct 23, 1992
- E10 Episode 10 Mytharc Nov 20, 1992
- E11 Episode 11 Mytharc Dec 18, 1992
Season 17 · 11 episodes
Open the complete Season 17 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Jan 29, 1993
- E2 Episode 2 Core Feb 26, 1993
- E3 Episode 3 Core Mar 12, 1993
- E4 Episode 4 Core Apr 23, 1993
- E5 Episode 5 Core May 28, 1993
- E6 Episode 6 Core Jul 2, 1993
- E7 Episode 7 Core Jul 30, 1993
- E8 Episode 8 Core Sep 3, 1993
- E9 Episode 9 Core Oct 1, 1993
- E10 Episode 10 Mytharc Nov 12, 1993
- E11 Episode 11 Mytharc Dec 10, 1993
Season 18 · 11 episodes
Open the complete Season 18 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Jan 21, 1994
- E2 Episode 2 Core Feb 25, 1994
- E3 Episode 3 Core Mar 25, 1994
- E4 Episode 4 Core May 20, 1994
- E5 Episode 5 Core Jul 22, 1994
- E6 Episode 6 Core Aug 12, 1994
- E7 Episode 7 Core Sep 16, 1994
- E8 Episode 8 Core Oct 21, 1994
- E9 Episode 9 Core Nov 18, 1994
- E10 Episode 10 Mytharc Dec 16, 1994
- E11 Episode 11 Mytharc Dec 30, 1994
Season 19 · 11 episodes
Open the complete Season 19 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Jan 20, 1995
- E2 Episode 2 Core Feb 10, 1995
- E3 Episode 3 Core Apr 21, 1995
- E4 Episode 4 Core May 26, 1995
- E5 Episode 5 Core Jun 16, 1995
- E6 Episode 6 Core Jul 21, 1995
- E7 Episode 7 Core Aug 4, 1995
- E8 Episode 8 Core Sep 15, 1995
- E9 Episode 9 Core Nov 3, 1995
- E10 Episode 10 Mytharc Dec 8, 1995
- E11 Episode 11 Mytharc Dec 29, 1995
Season 20 · 10 episodes
Open the complete Season 20 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Jan 19, 1996
- E2 Episode 2 Core Mar 11, 1996
- E3 Episode 3 Core Mar 29, 1996
- E4 Episode 4 Core Apr 26, 1996
- E5 Episode 5 Core May 31, 1996
- E6 Episode 6 Core Aug 16, 1996
- E7 Episode 7 Core Sep 13, 1996
- E8 Episode 8 Core Oct 4, 1996
- E9 Episode 9 Mytharc Nov 15, 1996
- E10 Episode 10 Mytharc Dec 20, 1996
Season 21 · 12 episodes
Open the complete Season 21 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Jan 17, 1997
- E2 Episode 2 Core Jan 31, 1997
- E3 Episode 3 Core Feb 28, 1997
- E4 Episode 4 Core Mar 28, 1997
- E5 Episode 5 Core May 30, 1997
- E6 Episode 6 Core Jul 11, 1997
- E7 Episode 7 Core Aug 8, 1997
- E8 Episode 8 Core Sep 5, 1997
- E9 Episode 9 Core Oct 3, 1997
- E10 Episode 10 Core Oct 31, 1997
- E11 Episode 11 Mytharc Nov 21, 1997
- E12 Episode 12 Mytharc Dec 19, 1997
Season 22 · 9 episodes
Open the complete Season 22 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Jan 9, 1998
- E2 Episode 2 Core Feb 6, 1998
- E3 Episode 3 Core Mar 20, 1998
- E4 Episode 4 Core Apr 3, 1998
- E5 Episode 5 Core May 22, 1998
- E6 Episode 6 Core Jul 24, 1998
- E7 Episode 7 Core Sep 11, 1998
- E8 Episode 8 Mytharc Oct 9, 1998
- E9 Episode 9 Mytharc Dec 4, 1998
Season 23 · 8 episodes
Open the complete Season 23 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Jan 8, 1999
- E2 Episode 2 Core Apr 2, 1999
- E3 Episode 3 Core May 21, 1999
- E4 Episode 4 Core Jun 4, 1999
- E5 Episode 5 Core Jul 2, 1999
- E6 Episode 6 Core Sep 17, 1999
- E7 Episode 7 Mytharc Oct 22, 1999
- E8 Episode 8 Mytharc Nov 19, 1999
Season 24 · 12 episodes
Open the complete Season 24 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Jan 7, 2000
- E2 Episode 2 Core Jan 28, 2000
- E3 Episode 3 Core Feb 25, 2000
- E4 Episode 4 Core Apr 7, 2000
- E5 Episode 5 Core May 12, 2000
- E6 Episode 6 Core Jun 23, 2000
- E7 Episode 7 Core Aug 4, 2000
- E8 Episode 8 Core Sep 8, 2000
- E9 Episode 9 Core Oct 20, 2000
- E10 Episode 10 Core Nov 24, 2000
- E11 Episode 11 Mytharc Dec 15, 2000
- E12 Episode 12 Mytharc Dec 29, 2000
Season 25 · 10 episodes
Open the complete Season 25 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Feb 9, 2001
- E2 Episode 2 Core Mar 9, 2001
- E3 Episode 3 Core May 25, 2001
- E4 Episode 4 Core Jun 29, 2001
- E5 Episode 5 Core Jul 27, 2001
- E6 Episode 6 Core Sep 14, 2001
- E7 Episode 7 Core Oct 5, 2001
- E8 Episode 8 Core Nov 2, 2001
- E9 Episode 9 Mytharc Nov 30, 2001
- E10 Episode 10 Mytharc Dec 28, 2001
Season 26 · 9 episodes
Open the complete Season 26 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Jan 25, 2002
- E2 Episode 2 Core Mar 8, 2002
- E3 Episode 3 Core Mar 29, 2002
- E4 Episode 4 Core Apr 26, 2002
- E5 Episode 5 Core May 24, 2002
- E6 Episode 6 Core Jun 28, 2002
- E7 Episode 7 Core Oct 18, 2002
- E8 Episode 8 Mytharc Nov 1, 2002
- E9 Episode 9 Mytharc Nov 29, 2002
Season 27 · 11 episodes
Open the complete Season 27 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Mar 1, 2003
- E2 Episode 2 Core Jan 24, 2003
- E3 Episode 3 Core Jan 31, 2003
- E4 Episode 4 Core Feb 7, 2003
- E5 Episode 5 Core Jun 20, 2003
- E6 Episode 6 Core Jun 27, 2003
- E7 Episode 7 Core Jul 4, 2003
- E8 Episode 8 Core Jul 11, 2003
- E9 Episode 9 Core Oct 17, 2003
- E10 Episode 10 Mytharc Oct 24, 2003
- E11 Episode 11 Mytharc Nov 7, 2003
Season 28 · 10 episodes
Open the complete Season 28 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Apr 9, 2004
- E2 Episode 2 Core Jul 2, 2004
- E3 Episode 3 Core Jul 9, 2004
- E4 Episode 4 Core Jul 16, 2004
- E5 Episode 5 Core Jul 23, 2004
- E6 Episode 6 Core Nov 19, 2004
- E7 Episode 7 Core Nov 26, 2004
- E8 Episode 8 Core Dec 3, 2004
- E9 Episode 9 Mytharc Dec 10, 2004
- E10 Episode 10 Mytharc Dec 17, 2004
Season 29 · 8 episodes
Open the complete Season 29 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Apr 8, 2005
- E2 Episode 2 Core Apr 15, 2005
- E3 Episode 3 Core Apr 22, 2005
- E4 Episode 4 Core Apr 29, 2005
- E5 Episode 5 Core Dec 2, 2005
- E6 Episode 6 Core Dec 9, 2005
- E7 Episode 7 Mytharc Dec 16, 2005
- E8 Episode 8 Mytharc Dec 30, 2005
Season 30 · 4 episodes
Open the complete Season 30 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Apr 14, 2006
- E2 Episode 2 Core Apr 21, 2006
- E3 Episode 3 Core Apr 28, 2006
- E4 Episode 4 Mytharc May 5, 2006
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Frequently asked questions
What is the original title of the series?
The original German title is Der Alte, which translates to The Old Man or The Old Fox.
When did the series premiere?
The series premiered on April 11, 1977.
Who created the series?
The series was created by Helmut Ringelmann.
On which network did the show premiere?
The show premiered on the German network ZDF.
Who are some of the actors in the series?
The series features actors including Michael Ande, Markus Böttcher, and Rolf Schimpf.
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