Binny and the Ghost

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Binny and the Ghost (Billie and the Ghost in the UK)
Binny und der Geist-Logo.png
Genre Crime, Fantasy, Comedy
Created by Vivien Hoppe
Steffi Ackermann
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  • Johannes Hallervorden
  • Merle Juschka
  • Katharina Kaali
  • Steffen Groth
  • Eliz Tabea Thrun
  • Stefan Weinert
  • Stefan Becker
  • Robert Köhler
Country of origin Germany
Original language(s) German
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 23
Production
Executive producer(s) Sebastian Werninger
Running time 22 minutes
Production company(s) UFA Fiction
Release
Original network Disney Channel Germany
Original release 23 March 2013 (2013-03-23) –
15 May 2015 (2015-05-15)

Binny and the Ghost or Billie and the Ghost (in the UK), (Original title: Binny und der Geist) is a German television series, that is produced by UFA Fiction on behalf of Disney Channel's GSA.[1] The idea for the series came from Steffi Ackermann and the author Vivien Hoppe.[2] The broadcast of the pilot episode consequence took place as a preview on the Disney Channel Germany, on 23 March 2013.[3] The regular broadcast in Germany is provided as of 26 October 2014.[4] In January 2015 was the Disney Channel Germany green light for the production of a final second season,[5][6] the 10 April 2016 had premiere.[7]

The broadcasting of the series finale of Binny and the Ghost was on May 15, 2016 im German Disney Channel.[8]

Production

Development

After the heads behind the German Disney Channel were able to convince the US parent company Disney of it to be allowed to produce its own series, searched she a concept for the series.[9] The production company UFA Fiction (to August 2013 still teamWorx) had prevailed with his concept under the working title Binny und der Geist in a pitch against other production companies.[10] The idea for the series came from UFA fiction producer Steffi Ackermann and the author Vivien Hoppe. The casting of the actors is carried out by Daniela Tolkien.[11] On 8 November 2012, the production of a pilot episode of Binny and the Ghost was confirmed.

Filming

On November 9, 2012 began in Berlin and surrounding area the shooting of pilot episode, and later to the first season of Binny and the Ghost.[1][2] The filming of the first season went even into the autumn 2014. The reason for the long filming is among other things because they could be filmed mainly with the main actors only in the school holidays.[10] The filming of the second season began on 13 March 2015 and go until the end of 2015.[12][13] One Episode of the second season was filmed in the zoo on the Reilsberg in Halle.[14]

Cast and characters

Role name Actor Main role
Episodes
Supporting role
Episodes
Dubbing actors
of British dubbing
Binny Baumann Merle Juschka 1.01–2.10 Charlotte Brimble
Melchior von und zu Panke Johannes Hallervorden 1.01–2.10 Roman Kemp
Wanda Baumann Kathrin Wichmann
Katharina Kaali
1.01
1.02–2.10
Ronald Baumann Steffen Groth 1.01–2.10 Brendan McCoy
Luca Schuster Eliz Tabea Thrun 1.02–2.10
Hubertus van Horas Stefan Weinert 1.02–1.13
Bodo Stefan Becker 1.02–2.10
Rhett Thorn Robert Köhler 2.01–2.10
Kommissarin Steffi Schubert Inga Busch 1.01–2.08
Mark Anselm Bresgott 1.02–2.10
Direktor Rötig Patrick von Blume 1.02–2.10
Martin Paul Maximilian Schüller 1.02–2.02
Jan Hoang Dang-Vu 1.07–2.02
Niklas Neudecker Lucas Reiber 1.08–2.05

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Original Germany
air date
Original UK
air date
1 "The Secret Roommate"
"Der heimliche Mitbewohner"
Sven Bohse Vivien Hoppe 23 March 2013 (2013-03-23) 27 July 2015[15]
2 "Poof went the Weasel"
"Und es hat Puff gemacht"
Nico Zingelmann Vivien Hoppe 2 November 2014 (2014-11-02) 28 July 2015[16]
3 "Madame Boo"
"Madame Buh"
Nico Zingelmann Vivien Hoppe 9 November 2014 (2014-11-09) 3 August 2015
4 "A Dog and his Boy"
"Auf den Hund gekommen"
Nico Zingelmann Vivien Hoppe 16 November 2014 (2014-11-16) 4 August 2015
5 "Team-Spirit"
"Team-Geist"
Nico Zingelmann Vivien Hoppe 23 November 2014 (2014-11-23) 10 August 2015
6 "Crash and Cash"
"Bei Crash Cash"
Nico Zingelmann Vivien Hoppe 30 November 2014 (2014-11-30) 11 August 2015
7 "The Art Thief"
"Der Kunstraub"
Nico Zingelmann Vivien Hoppe 7 December 2014 (2014-12-07) 17 August 2015
8 "Horse Play"
"Auf's Pferd gekommen"
Nico Zingelmann Vivien Hoppe 14 December 2014 (2014-12-14) 18 August 2015
9 "The Pesky Posts"
"Die Posting Pest"
Nico Zingelmann Vivien Hoppe 21 December 2014 (2014-12-21) 24 August 2015
10 "In The Forest"
"Im Wald"
Andy Fetscher Vivien Hoppe 28 December 2014 (2014-12-28) 25 August 2015
11 "The School Ball"
"Der Schulball"
Andy Fetscher Vivien Hoppe 4 January 2015 (2015-01-04) 31 August 2015
12 "Lady Diamond"
"Lady Diamond"
Andy Fetscher Vivien Hoppe 11 January 2015 (2015-01-11) 1 September 2015
13 "Ice, Ice Binny"
"Ice, Ice Binny"
Andy Fetscher Vivien Hoppe 18 January 2015 (2015-01-18) 1 September 2015

Broadcast

The broadcast of the pilot episode consequence took place as a preview on the Disney Channel Germany, on 23 March 2013.[3] Due to the success of the pilot, a complete first season with 13 episodes was ordered.[2] The regular broadcast in Germany is provided as of 26 October 2014.[4]

The series premiered on Disney Channel in South Africa and the Middle East on 13 December 2014.[17] Disney Channel UK announced that it would air premier on 27 July 2015 at 5:00pm however the UK version is called Billie and The Ghost. The differences are Binny is Billie and Melhoir is Malcolm.

Adaptations and DVD Release

Books

In Germany published Egmont Schneiderbuch since September 2014 a book series to series, which is written by Mark Stichler.[18]

Band Original Title Release Date (DE) Pages Ref.
1 Binny und der Geist – Der geheimnisvolle Mitbewohner September 4, 2014 160 [18]
2 Binny und der Geist – Madame Buh [18]
3 Binny und der Geist – Der Geisterstürmer March 5, 2015 [18]
4 Binny und der Geist – Der Kunstraub September 3, 2015 [18]
DVD

On January 22, 2015, the complete first season of Binny and the Ghost in Germany has been released on DVD.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category For Result
2013 Goldener Spatz[19][20] Series/Serial Sven Bohse Nominated
2015 Series/Serial (Episode: Horse Play) Nico Zingelmann Won
Weißer Elefant - Filmfest München[20] TV-Series/Movies Nominated
Steffi Ackermann Nominated
Andy Fetscher Nominated
Kinder-Medien-Preis - Der weiße Elefant[20] Best Newcomer Actor Johannes Hallervorden Won
Best Newcomer Actress Merle Juschka Won

External links

References

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