Balko (1995)

Comedy · Crime

Balko is a German prime time television series broadcast on the private TV channel RTL. It is a police detective story with comical twists featuring two inspectors of the Dortmund police, Balko and his colleague Klaus Krapp. Balko's main characteristics are his coolness and his consistently laid-back appearance, whereas “Krappi” is a typical mama’s boy and very clumsy. The series started in 1995 and has won several television awards.

IMDb rating: 6.6 (215 votes)
Episode average: 7.0 +0.4 vs IMDb
Seasons: 5
Language: DE
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1995)

6.96 avg 16 episodes 6.7 → 6.8 90 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Gotcha - Ich hab' dich!	6.7	13
2	Der Kampf der Hähne	7.0	12
3	Filmriss	7.3	10
4	Die Bürgerwehr	7.3	10
5	Das Schweigen der Hämmer	6.5	14
6	Grand mit Viren	7.4	10
7	Krieg der Sterne	7.1	10
8	Ein Cop aus Moskau	7.3	10
9	Keine müde Mark	7.1	10
10	Killerehre	6.3	10
11	Steakhouse-Tango	7.5	13
12	Die Angst des Torwarts	7.0	10
13	Die Unschuld vom Lande	6.9	10
14	Hotline	7.3	10
15	Bon Voyage	5.8	8
16	Sterne lügen nicht	6.8	8

Season 2 (1996)

6.95 avg 16 episodes 6.7 → 7.3 47 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Tödliche Verbindung	6.7	11
2	Headhunter	7.4	12
3	Pitt, der Bär	7.1	10
4	Blutige Hochzeit	6.9	10
5	Ein Toter zuwenig	6.9	10
6	Der falsche Mann	7.2	12
7	Robin Hood von Wambel	6.6	10
8	Deine Augen im Gefrierfach	7.0	12
9	Zoom	6.8	8
10	Ein Mann für gewisse Stunden	6.6	8
11	Der falsche Hase	7.0	8
12	Der Baron	7.1	10
13	Die Zeugin	6.4	10
14	Tödliche Neugier	6.9	10
15	Jonas	7.3	10
16	Gelegenheit macht Diebe	7.3	9

Season 3 (1998)

7.01 avg 15 episodes 6.3 → 7.0

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Kalte Rache	6.3	10
2	Der Söldner	6.2	11
3	Hochzeitsüberraschung	5.8	11
4	Amok	7.2	11
5	Der Drachentöter	6.5	9
6	Der sechste Tag	8.0	8
7	Stahldschungel	7.2	8
8	Die Neue	7.2	8
9	Terror im OP	7.2	8
10	Zwei auf einen Streich	8.5	35
11	Bring mir den Kopf von Balko!	7.5	11
12	Vaterliebe	6.4	8
13	Blutige Beute	7.4	9
14	Knastkoller	6.7	10
16	Karneval in Ketten	7.0	10

Season 4 (1998)

6.40 avg 5 episodes 6.2 → 5.8

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Balko rettet die Welt	6.2	8
4	Null Toleranz	6.2	9
7	Augen in der Nacht	7.0	9
10	Dinojagd	6.8	8
15	Baby-Stress	5.8	9

Season 5 (2000)

7.48 avg 4 episodes 8.2 → 7.2

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
3	Werben und sterben	8.2	11
11	Krapp, du bist tot	7.8	9
15	Die Mördertauben von Eving	6.7	9
16	Bis zum letzten Mann	7.2	9

Balko (1995)

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