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The Undertaker

The Undertaker

162013•1h 0m•7.2/10
Crime

Ratings

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7.2/10(14)

A detective leaves the force to take over the family business as an undertaker at the same time as he is being investigated for murder. His close encounters with corpses and his earlier police training lead him to see things some of his ex-colleagues miss and he investigates the crimes he encounters in an unofficial capacity often to the dismay of the official police.

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Production

Snake Films

Language

DE

Status

Ended

First Aired

January 8, 2013

Last Aired

February 12, 2019

Networks

SRF 1

Created By

Hartmut Block

Trailers & Videos

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
E1
Episode 1
Air date: 2013-01-08
E2
Episode 2
Air date: 2013-01-15
E3
Episode 3
Air date: 2013-01-22
E4
Episode 4
Air date: 2013-01-29

Cast

Mike Müller

Mike Müller

Luc Conrad

Barbara Terpoorten

Barbara Terpoorten

Anna-Maria Giovanoli

Reto Stalder

Reto Stalder

Fabio Testi

Samuel Streiff

Samuel Streiff

Reto Dörig

Suly Röthlisberger

Suly Röthlisberger

Erika Bürgisser

Martin Ostermeier

Martin Ostermeier

Dr. Alois Semmelweis

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