‘Miss Merkel’ imagines the former German Chancellor as an amateur sleuth – what a time to be alive
A lot of politicians are currenty trying to work out what to do next, and their options range from whatever they were trained for to featuring in a fly-on-the-wall docuseries. That last one’s Jacob Rees-Mogg, by the way.
We doubt that any of them have plans to become an amateur detective, since many of the ones that lost their seats were apparently unable to identify a party by the presence of alcohol, party food and dancing, but that’s the premise of the German made-for-TV film Miss Merkel – Ein Uckermark-Krimi.
It came to the attention of Twitter/X after @ilvit02 shared this ad for the Italian-dubbed version.
Cosa succederebbe se #AngelaMerkel diventasse un’investigatrice? #MissMerkel è la nuova curiosa serie di #Rai2 dove l’ex cancelliera tedesca, in pensione, si diletta a risolvere alcuni casi di omicido
In onda da venerdì, in prima serata!#Series #Rai #Palinsesti #AscoltiTv pic.twitter.com/GqgOa6k3Sn— Vittorio (@ilvit02) July 9, 2024
Author John Bleasdale shared it for the English-speaking crowd, albeit with a slight misunderstanding.
Italy now has a TV show called Miss Merkel which imagines Angela Merkel as a private investigator solving murders in North Italy. https://t.co/lttL5H6joS
— John Bleasdale (@drjonty) July 9, 2024
It’s actually two separate German made-for-television films, both set in the Uckermark region of Germany and featuring Katharina Thalbach as the Chancellor-turned-sleuth.
The concept was an instant hit. Here’s how people reacted.
1.
Not Mrs Marple. But Mrs Merkel – an Italian detective series built round the idea that the German premier has retired to become a private detective. I hope this ends up on Netflix so I can watch it. https://t.co/ewxfm9cvfS
— Back in Time West London (@OldLondonW14) July 9, 2024
2.
What about one in which Liz Truss tries to solves murders but inevitably fails and, in fact, causes more murders? https://t.co/GcXQQVkZEn
— Dr. Waitman W. Beorn (@waitmanwbeorn.com ) (@waitmanb) July 10, 2024
3.
That's nuts but marvellous!
— Saskia Daniel (@hasenschneck) July 9, 2024
4.
OMG this looks fantastic! Must find!!
— Gaylord Felcher (@drunkAFgay) July 10, 2024
5.
The more I think about this the closer I get to hysterical giggles. She'd have had to have ok'd this, right? It would be so funny to have her do a cameo in this too just omg https://t.co/SpP7HoEXKO
— Magnificent Ewa of Judgement (@EwaSR) July 10, 2024
6.
need a crossover with don matteo (where a priest on a bike solves the many murders happening weekly in a small town, proving how incompetent the police are) https://t.co/vH205AqIho
— sara (@ssaraproblem) July 10, 2024
7.
You spend years working on a script only for someone to beat you to the punch. https://t.co/D8ryLsbvtp
— Ciaran Cassidy (@CiaranCass) July 9, 2024
8.
And yet my script for Jacinta Arden catching crims in Portrush goes uncommissioned @BBCnireland @bbcwritersroom https://t.co/xT0Vspnxws
— Mary Flanigan (@ourladyofFlan) July 10, 2024
9.
I DEMAND a British version. https://t.co/DJDE61GU4E
— Alex Andreou (@sturdyAlex) July 9, 2024
10.
The gritty UK remake. https://t.co/v52RgRsbBW pic.twitter.com/GuEsevp2xu
— Ross Lawson (@Ross_Lawson) July 10, 2024
11.
Still a better story then Prometheus pic.twitter.com/Sbpt9Xowub
— MOVIEDEATHS (@MOVIEDEATHBLOWS) July 10, 2024
If they ever bring it to UK TV, there’s an obvious rename lined up.
Merkel, She Wrote.
— Colin the Dachshund (@DachshundColin) July 9, 2024
Finally, if you know, you know.
Where were you when I needed you Angela?! https://t.co/WCrCfxvJ1h
— Amanda Knox (@amandaknox) July 10, 2024
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