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Deadly housing war in the “crime scene”
“Tatort: The Third Skin”: Karow (Mark Waschke) and Rubin (Meret Becker) re-enact the murder of a real estate manager
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In “Tatort” (Das Erste) an eviction for the junior boss of a real estate company ends fatally. And in “Late Night” (Sat.1) Emma Thompson worries about her position as a talk show queen.
8:15 p.m., The First, Crime Scene: The Third Skin, Crime
Eviction in Berlin: Otto Wagner (Peter René Lüdicke) and his family have to leave the apartment on a cold November morning. After Ceylan Immobilien took over the tenement house, it was demented bit by bit. Old appointments are no longer valid and so the moving company of Axel Schmiedtchen (Ingo Hülsmann) ensures a quick, swept-clean handover. But there is resistance. Four tenants in the house cling to their affordable apartments and want to keep them. When the junior boss of the real estate company, Cem Ceylan (Murat Dikenci), lies dead in front of the house, the Berlin homicide squad has a new case.
8:15 p.m., Sat.1, Late Night – The show of a lifetime, comedy
As a once celebrated presenter, Katherine Newbury (Emma Thompson) is fighting against falling ratings: the multi-award-winning talk queen is an old hand in show business. But now the signs are pointing to change, which is why the station is planning a complete makeover. To counteract her career failure, Katherine quickly hires a career changer, Molly (Mindy Kaling), who tries to get the stuck team back on track.
8:15 p.m., ZDF, Rosamunde Pilcher: Daughters-in-Law, TV film
Lynette Dawson (Ulrike Folkerts) wants to fulfill the last wish of her deceased husband and set up a foundation in his name. To do this, however, she has to give up the management of her company for natural remedies. Her sons Patrick and Robin are supposed to run the company. Of course Lynette assumes that her daughters-in-law Kim and – in particular – Marisa will also join the family business. But she was wrong.
8:15 p.m., RTL, Minions, digital trick fun
The Minions are destined to always serve the worst villain. Unfortunately, the little, loyal helpers do not always have a lucky hand at keeping the chosen villain alive. After years of searching in vain, Stuart, Kevin and Bob finally find their “new master” in Scarlett Overkill, the first female super villain. The lady instructs her to steal the famous crown jewels from Buckingham Palace.
8.15 p.m., ZDFneo, A strong team: fatal seduction, crime thriller
Meike Schuhmann is found dead in her apartment. The “strong team” did not find any evidence of a motive at first. The wife of the unemployed architect Oliver Schuhmann (David Rott) led an inconspicuous life. But it soon becomes apparent that the facade of the row house idyll had cracks: Meike Schuhmann led a double life and secretly worked as a prostitute.