Set during the rising tensions of the Cold War and the threat of nuclear annihilation, “Deutschland 83” is an entertaining spy story with lots of action and suspense. Martin Rauch, a young and wide-eyed border guard, is forced to go undercover for the German Secret Service to find out if America’s missile deployments and military exercises are actually the first moves towards another global conflict.
Key Facts
Winning an International Emmy Award and several prestigious domestic television accolades, “Deutschland 83” was the first German-language series broadcast on a US network. It is also one of the most popular foreign-language dramas aired on British television
Key words
equilibrium, genre, public sphere, hybrid genre, Stuart hall, reception theory, PSB, BBC
equilibrium, genre, public sphere, hybrid genre, Stuart hall, reception theory, PSB, BBC
