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Aktenzeichen XY… ungelöst

Aktenzeichen XY … ungelöst is a German television programme broadcast since October 1967 on ZDF that aims to combat and solve crimes. Until 2003 it was produced in co-operation with the Austrian public service broadcaster ORF and Schweizer Fernsehen, a division of the Swiss public broadcaster SRG SSR idée suisse. It was the basis for the BBC show Crimewatch, the Dutch show Opsporing Verzocht and its US equivalent America's Most Wanted. The goal of the programme is to throw light on unsolved offences with the aid of viewers. Each episode contains three to five short films, each lasting about ten minutes, in which a real criminal case is reconstructed. The cases are mostly complex ones in which the criminals and chains of events are still unknown. In addition cases are discussed in the studio in which, for example, the identities of criminals or unknown murder victims are sought with the aid of a photo. Viewers can use the telephone or Internet to give information. According to a study by the programme's editorial department, about forty percent of cases shown on the programme are solved.

1967 |58 Seasons  | 1h 30m |  Reality, Documentary, Crime

Seasons List

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Specials

1997

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Season 1

1967

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Season 2

1968

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Season 3

1969

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Season 4

1970

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Season 5

1971

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Season 6

1972

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Season 7

1973

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Season 8

1974

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Season 9

1975

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Season 10

1976

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Season 11

1977

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Season 12

1978

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Season 13

1979

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Season 14

1980

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Season 15

1981

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Season 16

1982

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Season 17

1983

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Season 18

1984

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Season 19

1985

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Season 20

1986

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Season 21

1987

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Season 22

1988

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Season 23

1989

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Season 24

1990

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Season 25

1991

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Season 26

1992

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Season 27

1993

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Season 28

1994

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Season 29

1995

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Season 30

1996

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Season 31

1997

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Season 32

1998

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Season 33

1999

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Season 34

2000

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Season 35

2001

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Season 36

2002

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Season 37

2003

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Season 38

2004

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Season 39

2005

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Season 40

2006

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Season 41

2007

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Season 42

2008

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Season 43

2009

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Season 44

2010

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Season 45

2011

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Season 46

2012

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Season 47

2013

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Season 48

2014

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Season 49

2015

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Season 50

2016

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Season 51

2017

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Season 52

2018

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Season 53

2019

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Season 54

2020

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Season 55

2021

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Season 56

2022

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Season 57

2023

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Season 58

2024

More Details

Creator

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Status

Returning Series

Languages

German

Network

ZDF