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Crime Scene Cleaner

TV·2011–2018·7 seasons, 31 episodes·NDR Fernsehen·Comedy, Crime·30m·8.2·Created by Bjarne Mädel, Arne Feldhusen

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Heiko Schotte (Schotty) works for a cleaning company, cleaning all kind of crime scenes. There he sometimes meets weird people and tries to solve difficult situations.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Crime Scene Cleaner S02E03Schotty's StruggleS02E03 · 8.9
  2. 02Crime Scene Cleaner S01E03Not On My SofaS01E03 · 8.4It's Schotty's job to clean up a crime scene where a burglar accidentally fell and was killed while trying to rob an elderly lady in her home. As he cleans up the mess, Schotty discovers there may be more to this "cut and dried" case than meets the eye and ends up facing a moral dilemma as he has to decide between a difficult truth and a profitable lie.
  3. 03Crime Scene Cleaner S03E02PigsS03E02 · 8.4

Cast

Bjarne MädelBjarne MädelHeiko “Schotty” Schotte

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode4Episodes2011Aired 7.4Season avg
  1. S01E01Crime Scene Cleaner S01E01Totally Normal JobsDecember 22, 2011 5.8Schotty is cleaning up a crime scene when a woman walks in. Seeing a stranger in the apartment and a bathroom splattered with blood, she ass
  2. S01E02Crime Scene Cleaner S01E02TracesDecember 24, 2011 7.2Bernhard Benning is a novelist who Schotty finds oddly undisturbed by his Aunt's tragic death. Struggling with writer's block, Benning insis
  3. S01E03Crime Scene Cleaner S01E03Season's bestNot On My SofaDecember 27, 2011 8.4It's Schotty's job to clean up a crime scene where a burglar accidentally fell and was killed while trying to rob an elderly lady in her hom
  4. S01E04Crime Scene Cleaner S01E04A Matter Of TasteDecember 26, 2011 8.2While cleaning up a crime scene, the ghost of the murdered psychiatrist appears to Schotty and begins to analyze him.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode5Episodes2013–14Aired 7.4Season avg
  1. S02E01Crime Scene Cleaner S02E01Above the CloudsJanuary 2, 2013 7.8
  2. S02E02Crime Scene Cleaner S02E02The ChallengeJanuary 2, 2013 7.4
  3. S02E03Crime Scene Cleaner S02E03Season's bestSchotty's StruggleJanuary 3, 2013 8.9
  4. S02E04Crime Scene Cleaner S02E04DependentsJanuary 7, 2014 7.3
  5. S02E05Crime Scene Cleaner S02E05Assignment from BeyondJanuary 8, 2014 5.5

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season03Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode4Episodes2014Aired 7.9Season avg
  1. S03E01Crime Scene Cleaner S03E01CarnivoresJanuary 9, 2014 8.1
  2. S03E02Crime Scene Cleaner S03E02Season's bestPigsDecember 3, 2014 8.4
  3. S03E03Crime Scene Cleaner S03E03Carpe DiemDecember 3, 2014 8.0
  4. S03E04Crime Scene Cleaner S03E04Yes, I DoDecember 10, 2014 7.2

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season04Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode5Episodes2014Aired 7.3Season avg
  1. S04E01Crime Scene Cleaner S04E01Mud OlympicsDecember 10, 2014 7.2
  2. S04E02Crime Scene Cleaner S04E02Season's bestThe CleanerDecember 17, 2014 7.6
  3. S04E03Crime Scene Cleaner S04E03Expect the WorstDecember 17, 2014 6.6
  4. S04E04Crime Scene Cleaner S04E04The CurseDecember 30, 2014 7.6
  5. S04E05Crime Scene Cleaner S04E05TransactionsDecember 30, 2014 7.4

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

Season05Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2015–16Aired 7.7Season avg
  1. S05E01Crime Scene Cleaner S05E01Season's bestFuneral InsuranceDecember 17, 2015 8.3
  2. S05E02Crime Scene Cleaner S05E02The Weekend OffDecember 17, 2015 7.9
  3. S05E03Crime Scene Cleaner S05E03Peach MelbaDecember 21, 2015 7.9
  4. S05E04Crime Scene Cleaner S05E04Switching ProvidersDecember 21, 2015 7.6
  5. S05E05Crime Scene Cleaner S05E05E.M.M.A. 206January 7, 2016 7.3
  6. S05E06Crime Scene Cleaner S05E06FriendsJanuary 7, 2016 7.1

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

Season06Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode3Episodes2016Aired 7.7Season avg
  1. S06E01Crime Scene Cleaner S06E01Season's bestAre You Sure?December 14, 2016 8.1
  2. S06E02Crime Scene Cleaner S06E02ÖzgürDecember 21, 2016 7.9
  3. S06E03Crime Scene Cleaner S06E03Stop LaughingDecember 21, 2016 7.0

Season 6 ranked & reviewed

Season07Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode4Episodes2018Aired 7.7Season avg
  1. S07E01Crime Scene Cleaner S07E01CurrywurstDecember 18, 2018 7.3
  2. S07E02Crime Scene Cleaner S07E02RebelsDecember 18, 2018 8.0
  3. S07E03Crime Scene Cleaner S07E03The HeadDecember 19, 2018 7.2
  4. S07E04Crime Scene Cleaner S07E04Season's bestThirty-oneDecember 19, 2018 8.2

Season 7 ranked & reviewed

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