The Best TV Shows on DFF 1

Every DFF 1 Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Boasting a rich catalog, DFF 1 features more than 20 shows, with broadcasting dates ranging from 1959 to 1989. Premiering in 1959 and 1960, Blaulicht and Der schwarze Kanal are among DFF 1’s most celebrated shows. Peruse our comprehensive roster of DFF 1’s top shows, encompassing over 20 distinct series as of March 2026.

  • Zur See
    Zur See (1977)9.5

    This series is about the "adventures" and problems of the crew of the East German cargo ship "MS-Fichte" at sea. In the first part, the main engine had a piston jam during a storm at sea, so that the piston had to be removed. Mutual recriminations ensue between the captain, who ordered a higher speed, and the chief, who is against it out of concern for the high fuel consumption and is also said not to have bothered to maintain the engine...

  • Trzecia granica
    Trzecia granica (1976)8.0

  • Spuk im Hochhaus
    Spuk im Hochhaus (1982)6.8

    200 years ago, innkeepers Jette and August Deibelschmidt led a rapacious life. Out of greed, they repeatedly got their guests drunk in order to steal from them. When police commissioner Friedrich Wilhelm Licht tried to put them out of action, the house caught fire and all three died. In his last words, he curses the pair of thieves, saying that they will not find peace until they have done seven good deeds after 200 years.

  • Ghosts from Outside
    Ghosts from Outside (1987)6.4

    An adventures of a Berlin family spending summer in haunted house.

  • Polizeiruf 110
    Polizeiruf 110 (1971)6.3

    Polizeiruf 110 is a long-running German language detective television series. The first episode was broadcast 27 June 1971 in the German Democratic Republic, and after the dissolution of Fernsehen der DDR the series was picked up by ARD. It was originally created as a counterpart to the West German series Tatort, and quickly became a public favorite.

  • Maxe Baumann
    Maxe Baumann (1976)5.0

  • Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort
    Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort (1965)2.8

    Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort was an East German television series.

  • Daniel Druskat
    Daniel Druskat (1976)2.0

    Large-scale, five-part film about the relationship between two men caught between friendship, rivalry and hatred during the first decades of GDR in the countryside.

  • Ein Kessel Buntes
    Ein Kessel Buntes (1972)1.8

    The show was meant to compete with those on West German television. To this end it was fairly successful even attracting a following in parts of West Germany which could receive Eastern TV. Its production values were high. Apart from song and dance numbers and appearances from East German celebrities, almost every broadcast featured well-known stars from the west, often after their popularity had peaked in their home countries.

  • Blaulicht
    Blaulicht (1959)N/A

    Blaulicht is a German crime television drama series, whose 29 episodes were based on crime case files.

  • Der schwarze Kanal
    Der schwarze Kanal (1960)N/A

    Der schwarze Kanal was a series of political propaganda programmes broadcast weekly between 1960 and 1989 by East German television. Each edition was made up of recorded extracts from recent West German television programmes re-edited to include a Communist commentary.

  • Dr. Schlüter
    Dr. Schlüter (1965)N/A

  • Sankt Urban
    Sankt Urban (1969)N/A

  • Dolles Familienalbum
    Dolles Familienalbum (1969)N/A

  • Die Lindstedts
    Die Lindstedts (1976)N/A

  • Schauspielereien
    Schauspielereien (1978)N/A

    The film is set in the 1930s in Germany. Maria Rheine and Mark Löwenthal, two young actors working in a small theater, are in love with each other. Their love affair is interrupted by Nazi racial policies; Mark is no longer allowed to perform in German theaters because he is a Jew. In order to continue acting, he joins the newly formed Jewish Theater in Berlin. Maria, who is not Jewish, faces no restrictions on her career, and she becomes a successful actress at a big theater in Munich. But her love for Mark eventually leads her to decide to sacrifice both career and security to remain close to him. She fakes a suicide, assumes a Jewish identity and, as Manja Löwenthal, joins the Jewish Theater.

  • Märkische Chronik
    Märkische Chronik (1983)N/A

  • Familie Neumann
    Familie Neumann (1984)N/A

    Familie Neumann is a German television series.

  • Familie intakt
    Familie intakt (1984)N/A

  • Johanna
    Johanna (1989)N/A

    Johanna is a German television series.