The Peppercorns (1999)
Die Pfefferkörner is a German television series produced by Der Kinderkanal. The peppercorns are five friends from Hamburg: Jana Holstein Coutre, Natasha "Tascha" Jaonzäns, Philip "Fiete" Overbeck, Cem Gülec and Vivien "Vivi" Overbeck, Fiete's eight year old sister. After school, the young detectives meet at a high level of a spice warehouse of the company Overbeck & Associates, which belongs to Fiete and Vivi's parents in the first part, but is later given to Fiete and Vivi to look after. Here, in the historic warehouse district, the five friends have their headquarters. With smarts, combined delivery and support of the Internet, they find their cases here. The detectives convict polluters, animal dealers and drug smugglers. They also help each other with personal problems they encounter. Cem has lost his parents in a car accident and sometimes feels sad and lonely. Jana lives with her divorcee mother, a lawyer who is rarely at home. Natasha comes from Latvia. Her parents initially have very strict rules in terms of her education, that make Natasha unhappy. Fiete has problems showing his feelings and hides them behind grumpiness and hostility towards girls, until he falls in love with Natasha. Vivi is suffering from her role of the youngest member of the group. She believes that she must constantly struggle for recognition.
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Episode 1 - Obdachlos
Release Date: 2013-11-16After Emma and Henri have emigrated, Nina and Max find two new Peppercorns in Jessi and Luis. Together they help homeless people who are about to be driven out of the HafenCity.
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Episode 2 - Alarm in der Schule
Release Date: 2013-11-16School life is being disrupted by malicious pranks. The school principal is also being threatened. Is a former student who was expelled from school behind it?
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Episode 3 - Hip-Hop
Release Date: 2013-11-16Jessi falls in love with her hip-hop teacher Chuoc at the youth center. When she realizes that he is involved in criminal activities, it seems to be already too late.
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Episode 4 - Im Seniorenheim
Release Date: 2013-11-23The Peppercorns discover that pills are being switched among residents in the senior home. Nina's former neighbor is also affected. Max observes the nursing staff.
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Episode 5 - Großwildjagd
Release Date: 2013-11-23Jessi is supposed to catalog stuffed animals for a job. But thieves use her key to gain access to the villa. Is a handyman behind the theft?
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Episode 6 - Mutproben
Release Date: 2013-11-23Max sneaks into a club that films dangerous dares for the internet. He puts himself in danger, and then Nina also wants to take a break from their relationship.
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Episode 7 - Das Geheimnis der Currywurst
Release Date: 2013-11-30Grandma Leni's historical cookbook containing the original recipe for currywurst has been stolen. The Peppercorns suspect Fish-Heini, but then Luis disappears.
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Episode 8 - Der verschwundene Engel
Release Date: 2013-11-30An angel statue is stolen from the cemetery. The Peppercorns investigate the von der Hagen sculptor family and research the topic of occultism.
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Episode 9 - Gefahr von Rechts
Release Date: 2013-11-30Is Max's friend a neo-Nazi and involved in an attack on Nina's brother? The Peppercorns investigate in the environment of a group of right-wing radical youth.
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Episode 10 - Geocaching
Release Date: 2013-12-14Luis has a new hobby: treasure hunting using GPS. In the process, he gets locked in a tunnel system with Jessi and Feline. Can Max and Nina help their friends in time?
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Episode 11 - In die Tonne
Release Date: 2013-12-14Max has a new girlfriend. Luis and Jessi try to support Nina. She loses her theater role and falls under suspicion of having poisoned her rival.
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Episode 12 - Hauptgericht: Schlange
Release Date: 2013-12-21The Peppercorns investigate an unappetizing case. An endangered snake is supposed to be eaten as a delicacy. Meanwhile, Luis receives a visit from his father.
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Episode 13 - Verseuchte Erde
Release Date: 2013-12-21Dog Feline becomes sick after running across a construction site. A hotel design by Jessi's father is supposed to be built there. Was toxic waste illegally disposed of here?