Aktenzeichen XY… ungelöst
Aktenzeichen XY... ungelöst ("Case number XY... unsolved") is a German interactive television programme first broadcast on 20 October 1967 on ZDF. Created by Eduard Zimmermann, it aims to combat and solve crimes. The programme is currently presented by Rudi Cerne. It airs monthly, with 12 episodes in a year, on Wednesday at 8:15 PM.
| Aktenzeichen XY… ungelöst | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Eduard Zimmermann |
| Presented by | Eduard Zimmermann (1967–1997) Thaddäus "Teddy" Podgorski (1968–1971) Peter Nidetzky (1971–2002) Werner Vetterli (1969–1976) Konrad Toenz (1979–1998) Stephan Schifferer (1998–2002) Sabine Zimmermann (1987–2001) Butz Peters (1997–2001) Rudi Cerne (2002–present) |
| Narrated by | Wolfgang Grönebaum (1967–1989) Isolde Thümmler (1985–2005) Michael Brennicke (1989–2019) Joachim Höppner (2001–2006) Christian Baumann (2019–present) |
| Opening theme | Heinz Kiessling Ernst-August Quelle |
| Country of origin | (West) Germany (1967–present) Austria (1968–2002) Switzerland (1969–2003) |
| Original language | German |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Claus Legal |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production companies | Securitel, ZDF |
| Original release | |
| Network | ZDF ORF (1968–2002) SRF (1969–2003) |
| Release | 20 October 1967 – present |
From March 1968 until December 2002, it was produced in cooperation with the Austrian public service broadcaster ORF and Schweizer Fernsehen, a division of the Swiss public broadcaster SRG SSR, who joined in January 1969 and left in December 2003. The programme was adapted by the BBC as Crimewatch and for the US market as America's Most Wanted. Other adaptations of the format were aired in a number of countries including Ireland, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland and Sweden.