Lüthi und Blanc
Lüthi und Blanc is a Swiss German language television drama serial (soap opera) of the 1990s and 2000s. It was filmed and produced at locations in Switzerland by Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen SRF.
| Lüthi und Blanc | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Katja Früh |
| Theme music composer | Martin Schenkel featuring Tamy |
| Opening theme | Wenn immer |
| Country of origin | Switzerland |
| Original language | Swiss German |
| No. of seasons | 10 |
| No. of episodes | 288 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen SRF |
| Picture format | 480i (4:3 SDTV) |
| Original release | 1999 – 2007 |
Cast and characters (inclompete)
| Actress/Actor | Role | Episodes | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hans Heinz Moser († 2017) [1] | Jean-Jacques Blanc | 1–288 | 1999–2006 |
| Linda Geiser | Johanna Blanc | 1–288 | 1999–2006 |
| Isabelle von Siebenthal | Catherine Lüthi, geb. Blanc | 1–288 | 1999–2006 |
| Hans Schenker | Martin Lüthi | 1–288 | 1999–2006 |
| Benjamin Fueter | Thomas Lüthi | 1–288 | 1999–2006 |
| Stefanie Stämpfli | Julia Lüthi | 1–158, 196, 259–288 | 1999–2004, 2006 |
| Viola Tami | Lotta Waser | 1–288 | 1999–2006 |
| Tonia Maria Zindel | Maja Lüthi | 1–288 | 1999–2006 |
| Martin Schenkel († 2003) | Steve Meier #1 | 1–140 | 1999–2003 |
| Noel Wigger | Pascal Lüthi | 1–218 | 1999–2005 |
| Renate Steiger | Lilian Lüthi | 1–288 | 1999–2006 |
| Esther Gemsch | Lisbeth Rohner | 1–288 | 1999–2006 |
| Hanspeter Müller-Drossaart | Hanspeter Rohner † | 1–45, 287 | 1999–2000, 2006 |
| Beat Schlatter | Willi Huber | 1–288 | 1999–2006 |
| Graziella Rossi | Abusinda | 1–288 | 1999–2006 |
| Gilles Tschudi | Michael Frick | 2–288 | 1999–2006 |
| Monica Budde | Madame Delley | 2–288 (durchgehend) | 1999–2006 |
| René Vuilleumier | Pierre | 2–217 (durchgehend) | 1999–2005 |
| Anja Margoni | Natalie Rohner | 3–120, 184–223, 281–288 | 1999–2002, 2005–2006 |
| Jessica Früh | Dorothea Hurni-Frick | 3–288 | 1999–2006 |
| Yor Milano | Franco Moretti | 4–117 | 1999–2003 |
| Patrick Frey | Kurt Schwarz | 5–288 | 1999–2006 |
| Bernhard Michel | Lucky Schmid † | 6–66 | 1999–2001 |
| René Schoenenberger | Ulrich Rohner | 9–47, 86–102, 152–244, 280–287 | 1999–2006 |
| Dorothee Reize | Angelika | 9–47 | 1999–2000 |
| Anne-Laure Luisoni | Madame Fonjallaz | 11–148 (durchgehend), 287 | 1999–2004, 2006 |
| Ludwig Boettger | Albert Fink | 21–288 | 1999–2006 |
| Ettore Cella († 2004) | Lukas Wälti-Kern † | 27–86 | 2000–2001 |
| Sibylle Courvoisier († 2003) | Letti Merian | 31–172 (durchgehend) | 2000–2003 |
| Hanna Scheuring | Jeanine Wälti-Kern | 32–118 | 2000–2002 |
| Alfred Pfeiffer | Schmuklerski | 33, 50–67 | 2000–2001 |
| Joris Gratwohl | Maurizio Galfatti | 37–108 | 2000–2002 |
| Katharina von Bock | Sabina Köster | 49–288 | 2000–2006 |
| Tessie Tellmann | Ursula Schmid | 50–105, 159–288 | 2000–2002, 2004–2006 |
| Jodoc Seidel | Josef † | 59–90 | 2000–2001 |
| Klaus-Henner Russius | Dr. Honecker | 66–68, 253–262 | 2000, 2006 |
| Andreas Krämer | Geri | 72–140 | 2001–2003 |
| Jean-Pierre Cornu | Dr. Tobler | 72–154 | 2001–2004 |
| Regula Stüssi | Sekretärin Kuster | 76–283 | 2001–2006 |
| Raphael Clamer | Alex Weiss | 77–120, 164–264 | 2001–2006 |
| Bernard Michel | Daniel Schmid | 84–158 | 2001–2004 |
| Anne-Marie Blanc († 2009) | Esther Weiss | 91–116, 177, 219 | 2001–2002, 2004–2005 |
| Andrea Marin | Margrith "Angelique" Müller | 94–126, 151–153, 247 | 2001–2005 |
| César Keiser († 2007) | Alfred Bernasconi | 94–147 | 2001–2003 |
| Roland Herrman | Paul Nyffenegger | 96–133, 168–179, 211–216 | 2001–2005 |
| Tiziana Burkart | Tamara Müller | 104–288 | 2002–2006 |
| Manuel Löwensberg | Urs Wicky | 112–128, 153–200, 221–288 | 2002–2006 |
| Mathias Gnädinger († 2015)[2] | Ruedi Egger | 120–288 | 2003–2006 |
| Birgit Steinegger | Doris Ruf | 141–203, 275–278 | 2004–2006 |
| Roeland Wiesnekker | Steve Meier #2 | 143–288 | 2003–2006 |
| Anikó Donáth | Doris Hummer | 160, 264–287 | 2004, 2006 |
| Walter Andreas Müller | Bela Straub | 163–219 | 2004–2005 |
| Jörg Schneider († 2015)[3] | Oskar Wehrli | 169–288 | 2004–2006 |
| Sabina Schneebeli | Regula Imboden † | 175–263 | 2004–2006 |
| Helmut Vogel | Rainer Sanders | 196–268, 281 | 2004–2006 |
| Joel Basman | Zizou Imboden | 199–286 | 2004–2006 |
| Andreas Matti | René Imboden † | 208–216, 254–263 | 2004, 2006 |
Plot (excerpt)
The various plot lines are about the fate of families around the stubborn chocolate factory-owner Jean-Jacques Blanc (Hans Heinz Moser), his wife Johanna (Linda Geiser), whose daughter Catherine (Isabelle von Siebenthal) and her son, and Catherine's husband Martin Lüthi (Hans Schenker). Opponent of the Lüthi and Blanc-clans and "villain" of the series is the opaque, scheming bankers and illegitimate son of J.J. Blanc, Michael Frick (Gilles Tschudi). The serial focusses on locations in Zürich and Sainte-Croix, the location of the fictional chocolate factory J. J. Blanc.
Production
Lüthi und Blanc was shot at locations in the Canton of Vaud and in Zürich, and produced in Glattfelden.[4]
Reception
As well as Fascht e Familie, Lüthi & Blanc is still very popular in the Swiss German culture, and from time to time re-broadcast in the Swiss German television.[4] Lüthi and Blanc was by the Swiss media often called Schoggi Soap (chocolate soap).
References
- "Schauspieler Hans Heinz Moser gestorben" (in German). 3sat. 2017-05-02. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
- "Jörg Schneider: "Gnädinger gehörte zur ersten Garde"" (in German). Zürcher Oberländer. 2015-04-05. Retrieved 2015-08-23.
- "Jörg Schneider ist tot" (in German). Zürcher Oberländer. 2015-08-22. Retrieved 2015-08-22.
- "Lüthi und Blanc". SRF (in German). Retrieved 2015-04-07.
