# Nord Nord Mord

Nord Nord Mord is a 2011 German crime film series produced by ZDF. From 2011 until 2018, Robert Atzorn played the role of Chief Inspector Theo Clüver in the first eight episodes. His successor was Peter Heinrich Brix as Commissioner Carl Sievers.

## Plot

At the Sylt detective agency, the edgy chief inspector Theo Clüver is more inclined to solve cases with empathy, patience and instinct rather than using modern investigative methods. His colleague, Ina Behrendsen, approaches the cases objectively, austerely and without emotion, while Hinnerk Feldmann, who comes from the Baltic Sea, stands out with his know-it-all attitude.
After Clüver's (Atzorn's) retirement, his position was taken over by the rather reserved and uncommunicative chief inspector Carl Sievers, who was transferred from Kiel to Sylt and combines a professional approach with an alert mind. However, he seems to be also carrying a health burden.

## Cast

Leading actor Robert Atzorn left the series at his own request after the eighth episode, Clüver und der leise Tod. His successor was Peter Heinrich Brix.

## List of episodes

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Germany viewers (millions) |
| 1 | "Nord Nord Mord" | Josh Broecker | Lars Albaum | 21 April 2011 (2011-04-21) | 4.29 |
| 2 | "Nord Nord Mord – Clüver und die fremde Frau" | Anno Saul | Thomas Oliver Walendy | 11 September 2013 (2013-09-11) | 7.31 |
| 3 | "Nord Nord Mord – Clüvers Geheimnis" | Anno Saul | Stefan Cantz, Jan Hinter | 9 March 2015 (2015-03-09) | 7.23 |
| 4 | "Nord Nord Mord – Clüver und der tote Koch" | Anno Saul | Berno Kürten | 4 April 2016 (2016-04-04) | 6.05 |
| 5 | "Nord Nord Mord – Clüver und die wilde Nacht" | Anno Saul | Stefan Cantz, Jan Hinter | 3 January 2017 (2017-01-03) | 7.16 |
| 6 | "Nord Nord Mord – Clüver und die tödliche Affäre" | Christian Theede | Thomas Oliver Walendy | 20 March 2017 (2017-03-20) | 7.33 |
| 7 | "Nord Nord Mord – Clüver und der König von Sylt" | Thomas Jauch | Stefan Cantz, Jan Hinter | 20 September 2017 (2017-09-20) | 6.52 |
| 8 | "Nord Nord Mord – Clüver und der leise Tod" | Anno Saul | Anno Saul | 15 January 2018 (2018-01-15) | 8.87 |
| 9 | "Nord Nord Mord – Sievers und die Frau im Zug" | Thomas Jauch | Stefan Cantz, Jan Hinter | 15 October 2018 (2018-10-15) | 8.16 |
| 10 | "Nord Nord Mord – Sievers und die Tote im Strandkorb" | Christian Theede | Thomas Oliver Walendy | 29 April 2019 (2019-04-29) | 7.31 |
| 11 | "Nord Nord Mord – Sievers und die tödliche Liebe" | Berno Kürten | Berno Kürten | 13 January 2020 (2020-01-13) | 8.41 |
| 12 | "Nord Nord Mord – Sievers und die schlaflosen Nächte" | Anno Saul | Stefan Cantz, Jan Hinter | 5 October 2020 (2020-10-05) | 8.52 |
| 13 | "Nord Nord Mord – Sievers und der goldene Fisch" | Berno Kürten | Thomas Oliver Walendy | 6 January 2021 (2021-01-06) | 8.52 |
| 14 | "Nord Nord Mord – Sievers und der schönste Tag" | Maria von Heland | Thomas Oliver Walendy | 15 March 2021 (2021-03-15) | 9.91 |
| 15 | "Nord Nord Mord – Sievers und der schwarze Engel" | Berno Kürten | Stefan Cantz, Jan Hinter | 18 October 2021 (2021-10-18) | 8.58 |
| 16 | "Nord Nord Mord – Sievers und die Stille Nacht" | Sven Nagel | Thomas Oliver Walendy | 20 December 2021 (2021-12-20) | 8.21 |
| 17 | "Nord Nord Mord – Sievers und das mörderische Türkis" | Berno Kürten | Thomas Oliver Walendy | 17 January 2022 (2022-01-17) | 10.32 |
| 18 | "Nord Nord Mord – Sievers sieht Gespenster" | Ole Zapatka | Thomas Oliver Walendy | 19 December 2022 (2022-12-19) | 8.95 |
| 19 | "Nord Nord Mord – Sievers und die letzte Beichte" | Berno Kürten | Thomas Oliver Walendy | 16 January 2023 (2023-01-16) | 9.44 |
| 20 | "Nord Nord Mord – Sievers und der große Knall" | Ole Zapatka | Berno Kürten | 27 February 2023 (2023-02-27) | 8.98 |
| 21 | "Nord Nord Mord – Sievers und der erste Schrei" | Berno Kürten | Thomas Oliver Walendy | 10 April 2023 (2023-04-10) | 6.13 |
| 22 | "Nord Nord Mord - Sievers und der Traum vom Fliegen" | Alex Schaad | Katja Töner | 18 December 2023 (2023-12-18) | 8.57 |
| 23 | "Nord Nord Mord - Sievers und die fünf Fragezeichen" | Sven Nagel | Thomas Oliver Walendy, Berno Kürten, Sven Nagel | 8 January 2024 (2024-01-08) | 8.40 |

## DVD releases

* Episodes 1–3 released April 10, 2015
* Episodes 4–5 released March 17, 2017
* Episodes 6–8 released March 23, 2018
* Episodes 9–10 released January 10, 2020
* Episodes 11–12 released January 8, 2021
* Episodes 13–14 released April 23, 2021
* Episodes 15–16 released January 28, 2022
* Episodes 17 and later have not been released on DVD yet.

## Reception

In the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, the journalist Michael Hanfeld judged the film series on December 20, 2021 (the 16th episode's first broadcast) as exemplary for the television films shown on German public television. The films in the series predominantly gave the impression of “a crime series in the Rosamunde Pilcher style, full of clichés, predictable in plot and character development, with subtle dialogue jokes and a soft pop soundtrack [...], a classic example of the solid television film escapism that is in the program of ARD and ZDF plays a major role.”

## Running gags

In addition to humorous elements of the series, a running gag is that the photo collection of suspects (used in order to find the complete picture) is not stuck on a board, but stuck directly on the wall on the green screen and written on. After the case is solved, the wall can be seen being repainted.