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Loss of memory in "Friesland"
"Friesland: countercurrent": Henk Cassens (Maxim Mehmet) finds a woman without memory while jogging (Sophie Pfennigstorf).
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In "Friesland" (ZDF), patrolman Cassens takes care of a woman without a memory. Eddie Redmayne collects "Fantastic Beasts" (Sat.1) in New York. In the first, Guido Cantz presents the best of 40 years of "Do you understand fun?"
8:15 p.m., ZDF, Friesland: countercurrent, crime comedy
The East Frisian patrolman Henk Cassens (Maxim Mehmet) meets a young, enigmatic woman (Sophie Pfennigstorf) at the port of Leer. She claims she can't remember who she is. The woman has neither her ID nor her cell phone with her. There is a gash on the back of the head. Was it an accident, a crime, or is she just lying to Henk? Before Henk can find out more about the circumstances surrounding the memory loss, the young woman disappears from the police station.
8:15 p.m., Sat.1, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Fantasy Tales
The magical zoologist Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) arrives in New York with a mysterious suitcase. By chance the magical creature Niffler escapes, which causes great chaos in the city. Porpentina (Katherine Waterston) goes in search of the runaway and its owner in order to win the favor of the US Magical Congress. However, due to a serious mix-up, even more magical creatures find their way outside.
8:15 pm, Das Erste, 40 Jahre Do You Understand Fun ?, Show
Guido Cantz presents the ten most beautiful classics from 40 years "Do you understand fun?". There are of course brand new films to be seen again: Judith Rakers is set up in the studio of the "Tagesschau". Henning Baum was loaded by Otto Waalkes for a promo trailer for the film "Catweazle". Comedian Tahnee plays the decoy on a mountain railway and Hartmut Engler is celebrating their 40th anniversary with his band PUR.
8:15 p.m., VOX, Santa Clause 2: An even nicer present, Christmas fun
Scott Calvin (Tim Allen) has been Santa Claus for eight years and the elves at the North Pole celebrate him as the best Santa they've ever had. But then there are problems: Scott's son Charlie (Eric Lloyd) is on the list of "bad children". Also, Scott skipped the fine print in his Santa Claus contract: He has to get married within a month to keep the job as Santa.
8:15 p.m., ZDFneo, Notting Hill, Romance
When Anna Scott (Julia Roberts) enters William Thacker's (Hugh Grant) bookstore, he is overjoyed – she is a superstar and he is a fan. But when he pours a glass of orange juice over her T-shirt, he is embarrassed. William can't forget Anna, and when she actually calls and leaves a message asking him to visit her at the Hotel Ritz, William buys flowers and rushes there. But what he imagined as a one-to-one encounter is something completely different.