Hinter Gittern – Der Frauenknast

*Hinter Gittern – Der Frauenknast*
Hinter Gittern – Der Frauenknast
Genre	Drama, Soap
Created by
Starring	; ; ; Katy Karrenbauer; ; ; Christine Schuberth; ;
Country of origin	Germany
Original language	German
No. of seasons	16
No. of episodes	403
Production
Running time	around 45 minutes
Production company
Release
Original network	RTL Television
Picture format	SD: 4:3
Original release	22 September 1997 –; 13 February 2007

Hinter Gittern – Der Frauenknast (English: "Behind bars - The Women's Prison", in short: HG or HiGi) was a German television series in the form of a soap opera and told the dramaturgically oversubscribed-life in a prison for women. The series was broadcast from 22 September 1997 until 13 February 2007 at the private broadcaster RTL. The acts played in the fictional prison for women, Reutlitz in Berlin and included lesbian love affairs, drug deals, escape attempts, conflicts with sadistic prison guards, as well as crimes such as murder.

RTL decided to cancel the long running drama after 16 seasons and 403 episodes. The last nine episodes were transmitted during the night at 01.05 AM.

A Turkish adaption, (Behind Bars) is filmed in Sinop.

References[]

^ "PresseSau - Dahinter steckt immer 'ne dumme Sau". 2006-12-25. Archived from the original on 25 December 2006. Retrieved 2021-12-02.

External links[]

Hinter Gittern – Der Frauenknast at IMDb

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[1] "PresseSau - Dahinter steckt immer 'ne dumme Sau". 2006-12-25. Archived from the original on 25 December 2006. Retrieved 2021-12-02.

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