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Timm Thaler (1979)

Adventure · Drama · Mystery

Timm Thaler is a 1979 children's television miniseries based on the 1962 children's novel by German writer James Krüss. The series originally aired in Germany as the first Christmas series on German national broadcaster ZDF. In 1988, the series was acquired for transmission in the United Kingdom by the BBC. The English version was produced by Angela Beeching, with script by Nel Romano, and retitled The Legend of Tim Tyler. It aired during Children's BBC in the weekday afternoons. The screenplay was written by Justus Pfaue and Peter M. Thouet and differs somewhat from the original novel. Directed by Sigi Rothemund, the series became a hit in Germany and made then 14-year-old Tommi Ohrner, in the lead role of Timm Thaler, a popular teen idol of the era. The role of the Baron was played by Horst Frank.

IMDb rating
7.3 (480 votes)
Seasons
1
Language
DE
Type
TV series

Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1979)

6.11 avg 13 episodes 6.4 → 6.1

Ep 1: 6.4 · 37 votesEp 2: 6.4 · 38 votesEp 3: 6.3 · 33 votesEp 4: 6.2 · 34 votesEp 5: 6.2 · 32 votesEp 6: 5.8 · 30 votesEp 7: 6.0 · 31 votesEp 8: 6.2 · 31 votesEp 9: 6.1 · 31 votesEp 10: 6.0 · 32 votesEp 11: 5.7 · 30 votesEp 12: 6.0 · 29 votesEp 13: 6.1 · 31 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Das verlorene Lachen6.437
2Ein Pakt mit dem Teufel6.438
3Der Baron kann lachen6.333
4Auf der Spur des Barons6.234
5Als blinder Passagier an Bord6.232
6Begegnung mit dem Baron5.830
7Der Universalerbe6.031
8Die Pressekonferenz6.231
9Verhältnis zur Macht6.131
10Im Vulkanpalast des Barons6.032
11Der Baron stellt seine Erben vor5.730
12Der Vertrag6.029
13Der Kampf um das Lachen6.131