Das Erste · Ended

Acht Stunden sind kein Tag

Drama, Comedy · 1972

Last aired: S1 E5, Irmgard und Rolf · 1973-03-18

In Cologne, West Germany, young toolmaker Jochen's world is explored, including those around him: the woman he loves, his eccentric family, and his fellow workers, with whom he bands together to improve conditions on the factory floor.

Cast

Gottfried John Jochen

HS Hanna Schygulla Marion

LU Luise Ullrich Oma

WF Werner Finck Gregor

WS Wolfgang Schenck Franz

WZ Wolfgang Zerlett: Manfred

Season 1

E1 Jochen und Marion 1972-10-29 · 101 min A love affair blossoms between middle-class tool factory employee Jochen and office advertiser Marion.

E2 Oma und Gregor 1972-12-27 · 99 min Jochen's grandmother searches for an affordable apartment to share with Gregor, a gentleman she picked up in a park. When Grandma comes across an abandoned library space, she and Gregor decide to become do-it-yourself squatters and turn it into a kindergarten.

E3 Franz und Ernst 1973-01-21 · 91 min After the death of the foreman, the tool factory comrades hope that Franz will get promoted. However, tensions rise when the manager instead brings in an outsider.

E4 Monika und Harald 1973-02-18 · 88 min Following a visit from Marion's strict mother, Jochen is pressured into proposing. Meanwhile, growing strained relations between Monika and the overbearing Harald start Monika on thoughts of divorce.

E5 Irmgard und Rolf 1973-03-18 · 88 min Upon discovering that the tool factory is being relocated, Jochen and Marion seek a new place while the workers list demands for their growing impatience.

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