Patrik Pacard

Patrik Pacard was the sixth ZDF-Weihnachtsserie (English: Christmas Series), and aired in 1984. The series was broadcast in Germany on ZDF, and consisted of 6 episodes. Broadcasting in Germany began on 25 December 1984. The series was also broadcast in Switzerland, and consisted of 12 episodes. Broadcasting in Switzerland began on 4 December 1984.

Patrik Pacard
Created by	Bernd Burgemeister Gero Erdhardt (Producer)
Starring	Hendrik Martz Peter Bongartz Gila von Weitershausen Wolfgang Kieling Knut Hinz Jean-Claude Bouillon Agnes Dünneisen Jan Biczycki Sabi Dorr Reinhard Glemnitz Andreas Mannkopff Andreas Seyferth Karl-Heinz Vosgerau Charles M. Huber Jeanette Mühlmann Pierre Clémenti Ivo Vrzal-Wiegand Christian Wolff
Country of origin	Germany Austria Switzerland
No. of episodes	6 (Germany) 12 (Switzerland) (list of episodes)
Production
Running time	45 Minutes
Release
Original network	ZDF (Germany) SF-DRS (Switzerland)
Original release	25 December 1984 (Germany) 4 December 1984 (Switzerland) – 29 January 1985 (Germany) 19 February 1985 (Switzerland)

An English-language version of this series was shown by the BBC in the United Kingdom in 1992, and repeated in 1995, though with a revised plot to reflect the end of the Cold War. A French-language version of this series was broadcast as well.

The shows titular character and theme song are incorporated in an Internet meme on YTMND in relation to an alter-ego of Star Trek's Jean-Luc Picard, who was played by Patrick Stewart.