That’s never been the case in Germans’ favorite thriller!
Top secret and at the same time with a (literal) bang, Anna Schudt (47) got out of the Dortmund “crime scene” on Sunday evening after ten years as investigator Martina Boenisch.
The popular TV inspector was shot and killed in a dramatic finish at the end of the film. Shortly before, there was the long-awaited kiss between Boenisch and Commissioner colleague Faber …
The scene was filmed back in June – the team has kept their exit a secret for eight long months. In BILD Schudt explains exclusively why she is getting out.
Photo: WDR
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Schudt to BILD: “The crime scene has taken a big place in my heart in the last ten years. But I think that after 22 intense assignments as a tough detective with all her strengths and weaknesses, it’s now time to say goodbye.”
The reason: “For me, this creates space for something new, which I’m really looking forward to. I am incredibly proud that I was able to be part of this wonderful team. From now on, as a spectator, I will be watching with excitement how things will continue with the Dortmund team.”
Photo: WDR
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Her congenial partner Jörg Hartmann (52), who kneels sobbing at her corpse as Faber at the end of the film, continues (at least for one film). He says to BILD: “So far I only know how it will continue in an episode after that, because I was allowed to write it. After this shock, after the trauma of Bönisch’s death, we will definitely not just carry on as if nothing had happened.
For Hartmann, the dismissal of his long-time colleague was a “personal shock”: “For me, the scene of the crime is above all this ten-year wonderful journey with Anna. I had no idea how to proceed. To be honest, it’s still a bit of a mystery to me. It was only clear to me that there will not and cannot be a replacement for her. It is unimaginable to simply keep turning the personnel carousel and carry on as usual.”
Schudt also emphasizes: “It was very difficult for me to say goodbye to the Dortmund crime scene. Because in contrast to the often tense working atmosphere in the Dortmund homicide squad, every shoot feels almost like an intimate family reunion.”
Exciting: She is the first “Tatort” commissioner ever to keep her exit secret before the last film. The broadcaster made the decision together with Schudt, according to “Tatort” editor Frank Tönsmann (49) from WDR.
Tönsmann: “We didn’t want to take away the excitement from our viewers. Of course we said goodbye to Anna Schudt as far as the corona situation allowed. All of us on the team – in front of and behind the camera – will miss her very much at the scene of the crime, her hands-on nature and her humor.”