Drama

Line of Separation

Tannbach in the 1960s. The Cold War is at its peak and the opponents are hostile to each other's teeth: collectivization on the one hand, economic miracle on the other, nuclear arms race, NATO secret armies, sabotage, construction of the Berlin Wall and Prague Spring -the fate of Striesow's families , Erler and Schober in the mirror of a new, moving time.

Episode 2

44m 54s

Tannbach is chucked between the hands of the Americans and Russians, and the lives of those who live there are all thrown into doubt.

Episodes

  • Episode 2: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Episode 2

    S1 E2 - 44m 54s

    Tannbach is chucked between the hands of the Americans and Russians, and the lives of those who live there are all thrown into doubt.

  • Episode 3: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Episode 3

    S1 E3 - 48m 28s

    After the Americans advance too far, the Russians take back control and with them comes a new regime. The town is thrown into disarray when they begin work on the policy of dispossession - reassigning the land owned by the few to the many. But is their approach too hard-lined or will it win over the people of Tannbach?

  • Episode 4: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Episode 4

    S1 E4 - 50m 50s

    The town is thrown into disarray when they begin work on the policy of dispossession - reassigning the land owned by the few to the many. But is their approach too hard-lined or will it win over the people of Tannbach?

  • Episode 5: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Episode 5

    S1 E5 - 52m 3s

    The town is divided down the line of the river, with the American order governing one and the socialist regime of the Russians in the other. The conflicts become personal as friendships are compromised and the whole town is involved in the trial against Franz Schober.

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    Episode 6

    S1 E6 - 52m 55s

    Friedrich and Anna face their greatest challenge as a state of emergency is announced after the death of someone close.

  • Episode 1: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Episode 1

    S1 E1 - 49m 24s

    In a small, provincial town, young aristocrat Anna must take charge of the family estate.

Extras + Features

  • Preview: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Preview

    30s

    Available with PBS Passport on Aug 1. After the fall of the Third Reich, the small town of Tannbach is cruelly divided down the middle in the battle between East and West regimes and the town's inhabitants suffer the consequences. A gripping historical drama exploring the devastating and sobering effects that decades of conflict had on the close-knit German communities after the second world war.

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