In late 1920s Berlin, Franz Biberkopf is released from prison and vows to go straight. However, he soon finds himself embroiled in the city’s criminal underworld.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | The Punishment Begins | 1980-10-12 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | How is One to Live If One Doesn't Want to Die? | 1980-10-13 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | A Hammer Blow to the Head Can Injure the Soul | 1980-10-20 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | A Handful of People in the Depths of Silence | 1980-10-27 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | A Reaper with the Power of Our Lord | 1980-11-03 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | Love Has Its Price | 1980-11-10 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 7 | Remember—An Oath Can Be Amputated | 1980-11-17 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 8 | The Sun Warms the Skin, But Burns It Sometimes Too | 1980-11-24 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 9 | About the Eternities Between the Many and the Few | 1980-12-01 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 10 | Loneliness Tears Cracks of Madness Even in Walls | 1980-12-08 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 11 | Knowledge is Power and the Early Bird Catches the Worm | 1980-12-15 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 12 | The Serpent in the Soul of the Serpent | 1980-12-22 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 13 | The Outside and the Inside and the Secret of Fear of the Secret | 1980-12-29 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 14 | My Dream of the Dream of Franz Biberkopf by Alfred Döblin, An Epilogue | 1980-12-29 | 60 min |
| Directing | Thomas Schühly | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anni Nöbauer | Makeup & Hair |
| Production | Peter Märthesheimer | Producer |
| Production | Gunther Witte | Producer |
| Sound | Peer Raben | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Juliane Lorenz | Editor |
| Production | Günter Rohrbach | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Klaus Heim | Makeup & Hair |
| Sound | Hans R. Weiss | Sound |
| Production | Dieter Minx | Production Manager |
| Art | Olaf Schiefner | Props |
| Art | Fritz Goldmann | Props |
| Sound | Milan Bor | Sound Mixer |
| Directing | Harry Baer | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Renate Leiffer | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barbara Baum | Costume Design |
| Visual Effects | Theo Nischwitz | Visual Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Monika Jacobs | Costume Assistant |
| Production | Wulf Gasthaus | Location Manager |
| Sound | Karsten Ullrich | Sound |
| Editing | Franz Walsch | Editor |
| Art | Josef Vavra | Assistant Director of Photography |
| Directing | Doris Glatz | Continuity |
| Sound | Theo Müller | Sound |
| Production | Rüdiger Lange | Unit Manager |
| Art | Helmut Gassner | Set Designer |
| Art | Werner Achmann | Set Designer |
| Art | Harry Baer | Art Department Manager |
| Production | Gisela Schneider | Production Secretary |
| Costume & Make-Up | Peter Knöpfle | Makeup & Hair |
| Art | Michael Assinger | Props |
| Camera | Xaver Schwarzenberger | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Alfred Döblin | Novel |