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Starring Hans von Borsody Number of seasons 2 | 8.7/10 IMDb Country of origin Germany Number of episodes 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Similar Percy Stuart, John Kling, Hafenpolizei, Kommissar Freytag, Sonderdezernat K1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cliff Dexter is a detective series in the ZDF 1966 until 1968. It produced two seasons each with 13 episodes each 25 minutes, lead actor was Hans von Borsody. Other performers have included Hans Schellbach as Commissioner Meinert, Sabine Bethmann as Jacqueline and Andrea Dahmen as Carrol. In two episodes occurred Günter Strack.
Cliff Dexter is a former FBI agent who - working as a private investigator - in a German city. Parts of the series were filmed in Hamburg, including the startup sequence, runs in his Mercedes Benz Dexter Cliff SEb convertible through the Wallringtunnel to his office.
The series was, although popular with audiences, not continued after 26 episodes, probably partly because the critics had little good to say about the 'pocket-format Bond'. Yet during the broadcast period 1966-1968, the series regularly reached 36-38 million viewers.