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The Old Fox

TV·1977–present·20 seasons, 221 episodes·ZDF·Crime, Drama·1h·Created by Helmut Ringelmann

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A police department, lead by an older, experienced detective solve crimes together.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01The Old Fox S01E01Episode 1S01E01 · 10.0
  2. 02The Old Fox S01E03Episode 3S01E03 · 10.0
  3. 03The Old Fox S01E07Episode 7S01E07 · 10.0

Cast

Thomas HeinzeThomas HeinzeCaspar BergmannStephanie StumphStephanie StumphAnnabell LorenzYun HuangYun HuangJulia Lulu ZhaoSidonie von KrosigkSidonie von KrosigkDr. Luisa Geiger

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode9Episodes1977Aired 9.1Season avg
  1. S01E01The Old Fox S01E01Season's bestEpisode 1April 11, 1977 10.0
  2. S01E02The Old Fox S01E02Episode 2April 17, 1977 9.5
  3. S01E03The Old Fox S01E03Episode 3May 1, 1977 10.0
  4. S01E04The Old Fox S01E04Episode 4May 15, 1977 8.5
  5. S01E05The Old Fox S01E05Episode 5June 26, 1977 7.0
  6. S01E06The Old Fox S01E06Episode 6July 24, 1977 7.0
  7. S01E07The Old Fox S01E07Episode 7September 4, 1977 10.0
  8. S01E08The Old Fox S01E08Episode 8October 2, 1977 10.0
  9. S01E09The Old Fox S01E09Episode 9November 27, 1977 10.0

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode13Episodes1978Aired 8.2Season avg
  1. S02E01The Old Fox S02E01Episode 1January 27, 1978 9.0
  2. S02E02The Old Fox S02E02Episode 2February 17, 1978 9.0
  3. S02E03The Old Fox S02E03Season's bestEpisode 3March 17, 1978 10.0
  4. S02E04The Old Fox S02E04Episode 4April 21, 1978—
  5. S02E05The Old Fox S02E05Episode 5May 19, 1978—
  6. S02E06The Old Fox S02E06Episode 6June 23, 1978—
  7. S02E07The Old Fox S02E07Episode 7July 21, 1978 3.7
  8. S02E08The Old Fox S02E08Episode 8August 11, 1978 10.0
  9. S02E09The Old Fox S02E09Episode 9September 8, 1978—
  10. S02E10The Old Fox S02E10Episode 10October 6, 1978—
  11. S02E11The Old Fox S02E11Episode 11November 3, 1978 10.0
  12. S02E12The Old Fox S02E12Episode 12November 24, 1978—
  13. S02E13The Old Fox S02E13Episode 13December 29, 1978 6.0

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season03Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode13Episodes1979Aired 10.0Season avg
  1. S03E01The Old Fox S03E01Season's bestEpisode 1January 19, 1979 10.0
  2. S03E02The Old Fox S03E02Episode 2February 16, 1979—
  3. S03E03The Old Fox S03E03Episode 3March 16, 1979—
  4. S03E04The Old Fox S03E04Episode 4April 20, 1979—
  5. S03E05The Old Fox S03E05Episode 5May 18, 1979—
  6. S03E06The Old Fox S03E06Episode 6June 15, 1979 10.0
  7. S03E07The Old Fox S03E07Episode 7July 6, 1979—
  8. S03E08The Old Fox S03E08Episode 8August 10, 1979—
  9. S03E09The Old Fox S03E09Episode 9September 14, 1979 10.0
  10. S03E10The Old Fox S03E10Episode 10October 12, 1979 10.0
  11. S03E11The Old Fox S03E11Episode 11November 2, 1979—
  12. S03E12The Old Fox S03E12Episode 12November 30, 1979 10.0
  13. S03E13The Old Fox S03E13Episode 13December 28, 1979—

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season0412Episodes1980Aired 7.5Season avg
  1. S04E01The Old Fox S04E01Episode 1January 18, 1980—
  2. S04E02The Old Fox S04E02Episode 2February 1, 1980—
  3. S04E03The Old Fox S04E03Episode 3March 14, 1980—
  4. S04E04The Old Fox S04E04Episode 4April 11, 1980—
  5. S04E05The Old Fox S04E05Episode 5May 9, 1980—
  6. S04E06The Old Fox S04E06Episode 6June 6, 1980—
  7. S04E07The Old Fox S04E07Episode 7July 4, 1980 9.0
  8. S04E08The Old Fox S04E08Episode 8August 8, 1980 6.0
  9. S04E09The Old Fox S04E09Episode 9August 29, 1980—
  10. S04E10The Old Fox S04E10Episode 10September 26, 1980—
  11. S04E11The Old Fox S04E11Episode 11October 24, 1980—
  12. S04E12The Old Fox S04E12Episode 12November 14, 1980—

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

Season058Episodes1981Aired 10.0Season avg
  1. S05E01The Old Fox S05E01Episode 1January 9, 1981—
  2. S05E02The Old Fox S05E02Episode 2February 13, 1981—
  3. S05E03The Old Fox S05E03Episode 3March 10, 1981—
  4. S05E04The Old Fox S05E04Episode 4May 10, 1981—
  5. S05E05The Old Fox S05E05Episode 5June 15, 1981 10.0
  6. S05E06The Old Fox S05E06Episode 6July 31, 1981—
  7. S05E07The Old Fox S05E07Episode 7October 30, 1981—
  8. S05E08The Old Fox S05E08Episode 8November 27, 1981 10.0

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

Season0610Episodes1982Aired 2.0Season avg
  1. S06E01The Old Fox S06E01Episode 1January 8, 1982—
  2. S06E02The Old Fox S06E02Episode 2February 12, 1982 2.0
  3. S06E03The Old Fox S06E03Episode 3March 26, 1982—
  4. S06E04The Old Fox S06E04Episode 4May 7, 1982—
  5. S06E05The Old Fox S06E05Episode 5June 25, 1982—
  6. S06E06The Old Fox S06E06Episode 6July 30, 1982—
  7. S06E07The Old Fox S06E07Episode 7August 13, 1982—
  8. S06E08The Old Fox S06E08Episode 8September 10, 1982—
  9. S06E09The Old Fox S06E09Episode 9October 8, 1982—
  10. S06E10The Old Fox S06E10Episode 10November 12, 1982—

Season 6 ranked & reviewed

Season0710Episodes1983Aired 10.0Season avg
  1. S07E01The Old Fox S07E01Spuren einer UnsichtbarenFebruary 18, 1983—
  2. S07E02Kalt wie DiamantMarch 18, 1983—
  3. S07E03Der vierte MannApril 26, 1983 10.0
  4. S07E04Der Tote im WagenMay 20, 1983—
  5. S07E05Auf Leben und TodJune 3, 1983—
  6. S07E06Liebe hat ihren PreisSeptember 9, 1983—
  7. S07E07KahlschlagSeptember 30, 1983—
  8. S07E08FreundschaftsdienstOctober 28, 1983—
  9. S07E09Umsonst ist der TodNovember 25, 1983 10.0
  10. S07E10Explosion aus dem DunkelnDecember 16, 1983—

Season 7 ranked & reviewed

Season08Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode12Episodes1984Aired 9.7Season avg
  1. S08E01AlleingangJanuary 6, 1984—
  2. S08E02Zwei Särge aus FloridaFebruary 3, 1984 9.0
  3. S08E03Perfektes GeständnisMarch 9, 1984—
  4. S08E04Season's bestVon Mord war nicht die RedeApril 6, 1984 10.0
  5. S08E05Reihe 7 Grab 11May 4, 1984 10.0
  6. S08E06Die HellseherinJune 1, 1984—
  7. S08E07FluchthilfeJuly 6, 1984—
  8. S08E08Der Unbekannte im SpielAugust 17, 1984—
  9. S08E09Brennweite TausendSeptember 21, 1984—
  10. S08E10Das Ende vom LiedOctober 12, 1984—
  11. S08E11Der KlassenkameradNovember 9, 1984—
  12. S08E12Die Tote im SchloßparkDecember 7, 1984—

Season 8 ranked & reviewed

Season0912Episodes1985Aired—Season avg
  1. S09E01Episode 1January 4, 1985—
  2. S09E02Episode 2February 1, 1985—
  3. S09E03Episode 3March 15, 1985—
  4. S09E04Episode 4April 26, 1985—
  5. S09E05Episode 5May 31, 1985—
  6. S09E06Episode 6June 21, 1985—
  7. S09E07Episode 7August 30, 1985—
  8. S09E08Episode 8September 13, 1985—
  9. S09E09Episode 9October 11, 1985—
  10. S09E10Episode 10November 8, 1985—
  11. S09E11Episode 11December 6, 1985—
  12. S09E12Episode 12December 27, 1985—

Season 9 ranked & reviewed

Season1012Episodes1986Aired—Season avg
  1. S10E01Episode 1January 12, 1986—
  2. S10E02The Old Fox S10E02Episode 2February 28, 1986—
  3. S10E03The Old Fox S10E03Episode 3March 7, 1986—
  4. S10E04The Old Fox S10E04Episode 4March 21, 1986—
  5. S10E05The Old Fox S10E05Episode 5April 18, 1986—
  6. S10E06The Old Fox S10E06Episode 6May 23, 1986—
  7. S10E07The Old Fox S10E07Episode 7June 27, 1986—
  8. S10E08The Old Fox S10E08Episode 8August 1, 1986—
  9. S10E09The Old Fox S10E09Episode 9September 5, 1986—
  10. S10E10The Old Fox S10E10Episode 10September 19, 1986—
  11. S10E11The Old Fox S10E11Episode 11November 14, 1986—
  12. S10E12The Old Fox S10E12Episode 12December 12, 1986—

Season 10 ranked & reviewed

Season1112Episodes1987Aired—Season avg
  1. S11E01The Old Fox S11E01Episode 1January 16, 1987—
  2. S11E02The Old Fox S11E02Episode 2February 20, 1987—
  3. S11E03The Old Fox S11E03Episode 3March 13, 1987—
  4. S11E04The Old Fox S11E04Episode 4March 27, 1987—
  5. S11E05The Old Fox S11E05Episode 5May 15, 1987—
  6. S11E06The Old Fox S11E06Episode 6May 29, 1987—
  7. S11E07The Old Fox S11E07Episode 7June 26, 1987—
  8. S11E08The Old Fox S11E08Episode 8July 17, 1987—
  9. S11E09The Old Fox S11E09Episode 9September 4, 1987—
  10. S11E10The Old Fox S11E10Episode 10October 16, 1987—
  11. S11E11The Old Fox S11E11Episode 11November 13, 1987—
  12. S11E12The Old Fox S11E12Episode 12December 11, 1987—

Season 11 ranked & reviewed

Season1212Episodes1988Aired—Season avg
  1. S12E01The Old Fox S12E01Episode 1January 22, 1988—
  2. S12E02The Old Fox S12E02Episode 2February 12, 1988—
  3. S12E03The Old Fox S12E03Episode 3March 18, 1988—
  4. S12E04The Old Fox S12E04Episode 4April 29, 1988—
  5. S12E05The Old Fox S12E05Episode 5May 20, 1988—
  6. S12E06The Old Fox S12E06Episode 6June 24, 1988—
  7. S12E07The Old Fox S12E07Episode 7July 8, 1988—
  8. S12E08The Old Fox S12E08Episode 8August 5, 1988—
  9. S12E09The Old Fox S12E09Episode 9August 26, 1988—
  10. S12E10The Old Fox S12E10Episode 10October 28, 1988—
  11. S12E11The Old Fox S12E11Episode 11November 11, 1988—
  12. S12E12The Old Fox S12E12Episode 12December 9, 1988—

Season 12 ranked & reviewed

Season1310Episodes1989Aired—Season avg
  1. S13E01The Old Fox S13E01Episode 1January 20, 1989—
  2. S13E02The Old Fox S13E02Episode 2March 3, 1989—
  3. S13E03The Old Fox S13E03Episode 3April 25, 1989—
  4. S13E04The Old Fox S13E04Episode 4May 26, 1989—
  5. S13E05The Old Fox S13E05Episode 5June 23, 1989—
  6. S13E06The Old Fox S13E06Episode 6September 15, 1989—
  7. S13E07The Old Fox S13E07Episode 7October 13, 1989—
  8. S13E08The Old Fox S13E08Episode 8October 27, 1989—
  9. S13E09The Old Fox S13E09Episode 9November 24, 1989—
  10. S13E10The Old Fox S13E10Episode 10December 22, 1989—

Season 13 ranked & reviewed

Season1411Episodes1990Aired—Season avg
  1. S14E01The Old Fox S14E01Episode 1January 19, 1990—
  2. S14E02The Old Fox S14E02Episode 2February 16, 1990—
  3. S14E03The Old Fox S14E03Episode 3March 16, 1990—
  4. S14E04The Old Fox S14E04Episode 4April 27, 1990—
  5. S14E05The Old Fox S14E05Episode 5June 22, 1990—
  6. S14E06The Old Fox S14E06Episode 6July 27, 1990—
  7. S14E07The Old Fox S14E07Episode 7August 31, 1990—
  8. S14E08The Old Fox S14E08Episode 8September 21, 1990—
  9. S14E09The Old Fox S14E09Episode 9October 19, 1990—
  10. S14E10The Old Fox S14E10Episode 10November 16, 1990—
  11. S14E11The Old Fox S14E11Episode 11December 7, 1990—

Season 14 ranked & reviewed

Season1511Episodes1991Aired—Season avg
  1. S15E01Episode 1January 18, 1991—
  2. S15E02Episode 2February 22, 1991—
  3. S15E03Episode 3March 22, 1991—
  4. S15E04Episode 4May 10, 1991—
  5. S15E05Episode 5June 7, 1991—
  6. S15E06Episode 6July 12, 1991—
  7. S15E07Episode 7August 2, 1991—
  8. S15E08Episode 8September 6, 1991—
  9. S15E09Episode 9October 4, 1991—
  10. S15E10Episode 10November 22, 1991—
  11. S15E11Episode 11December 27, 1991—

Season 15 ranked & reviewed

Season1611Episodes1992Aired—Season avg
  1. S16E01Episode 1January 24, 1992—
  2. S16E02Episode 2March 6, 1992—
  3. S16E03Episode 3April 3, 1992—
  4. S16E04Episode 4May 15, 1992—
  5. S16E05Episode 5July 24, 1992—
  6. S16E06Episode 6August 14, 1992—
  7. S16E07Episode 7August 28, 1992—
  8. S16E08Episode 8September 25, 1992—
  9. S16E09Episode 9October 23, 1992—
  10. S16E10Episode 10November 20, 1992—
  11. S16E11Episode 11December 18, 1992—

Season 16 ranked & reviewed

Season1711Episodes1993Aired—Season avg
  1. S17E01Episode 1January 29, 1993—
  2. S17E02Episode 2February 26, 1993—
  3. S17E03Episode 3March 12, 1993—
  4. S17E04Episode 4April 23, 1993—
  5. S17E05Episode 5May 28, 1993—
  6. S17E06Episode 6July 2, 1993—
  7. S17E07Episode 7July 30, 1993—
  8. S17E08Episode 8September 3, 1993—
  9. S17E09Episode 9October 1, 1993—
  10. S17E10Episode 10November 12, 1993—
  11. S17E11Episode 11December 10, 1993—

Season 17 ranked & reviewed

Season1811Episodes1994Aired—Season avg
  1. S18E01Episode 1January 21, 1994—
  2. S18E02Episode 2February 25, 1994—
  3. S18E03Episode 3March 25, 1994—
  4. S18E04Episode 4May 20, 1994—
  5. S18E05Episode 5July 22, 1994—
  6. S18E06Episode 6August 12, 1994—
  7. S18E07Episode 7September 16, 1994—
  8. S18E08Episode 8October 21, 1994—
  9. S18E09Episode 9November 18, 1994—
  10. S18E10Episode 10December 16, 1994—
  11. S18E11Episode 11December 30, 1994—

Season 18 ranked & reviewed

Season1911Episodes1995Aired—Season avg
  1. S19E01Episode 1January 20, 1995—
  2. S19E02Episode 2February 10, 1995—
  3. S19E03Episode 3April 21, 1995—
  4. S19E04Episode 4May 26, 1995—
  5. S19E05Episode 5June 16, 1995—
  6. S19E06Episode 6July 21, 1995—
  7. S19E07Episode 7August 4, 1995—
  8. S19E08Episode 8September 15, 1995—
  9. S19E09Episode 9November 3, 1995—
  10. S19E10Episode 10December 8, 1995—
  11. S19E11Episode 11December 29, 1995—

Season 19 ranked & reviewed

Season2010Episodes1996Aired—Season avg
  1. S20E01Episode 1January 19, 1996—
  2. S20E02Episode 2March 11, 1996—
  3. S20E03Episode 3March 29, 1996—
  4. S20E04Episode 4April 26, 1996—
  5. S20E05Episode 5May 31, 1996—
  6. S20E06Episode 6August 16, 1996—
  7. S20E07Episode 7September 13, 1996—
  8. S20E08Episode 8October 4, 1996—
  9. S20E09Episode 9November 15, 1996—
  10. S20E10Episode 10December 20, 1996—

Season 20 ranked & reviewed

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