The Peppercorns
Synopsis
Die Pfefferkörner is a German television series produced by Der Kinderkanal.
The peppercorns are five friends from Hamburg: Jana Holstein Coutre, Natasha "Tascha" Jaonzäns, Philip "Fiete" Overbeck, Cem Gülec and Vivien "Vivi" Overbeck, Fiete's eight year old sister. After school, the young detectives meet at a high level of a spice warehouse of the company Overbeck & Associates, which belongs to Fiete and Vivi's parents in the first part, but is later given to Fiete and Vivi to look after. Here, in the historic warehouse district, the five friends have their headquarters.
With smarts, combined delivery and support of the Internet, they find their cases here. The detectives convict polluters, animal dealers and drug smugglers. They also help each other with personal problems they encounter. Cem has lost his parents in a car accident and sometimes feels sad and lonely. Jana lives with her divorcee mother, a lawyer who is rarely at home. Natasha comes from Latvia. Her parents initially have very strict rules in terms of her education, that make Natasha unhappy. Fiete has problems showing his feelings and hides them behind grumpiness and hostility towards girls, until he falls in love with Natasha. Vivi is suffering from her role of the youngest member of the group. She believes that she must constantly struggle for recognition.
Season 01 Episodes
EP 1
Natascha has money stolen from her, but she doesn't dare to tell anyone about it. Finally, the Peppercorns manage to figure it out and offe…
EP 2
During a fire in the free port, the shed belonging to Fiete's parents burns down along with the fireworks stored there. A boy found at the …
EP 3
Cem and Fiete find a very rare snake and are certain that it was smuggled illegally into Hamburg. But the snake escapes from them. How can …
EP 4
Natascha has a dream: she wants to join the circus. After an argument with her mother, she sets off for France with her circus friend Rafae…
EP 5
Cem keeps quiet even though he caught Rachel breaking in - he likes her too much. But then it comes to light that she was forced by her gan…
EP 6
Vivi is allowed to look after Cola, a friend's dog. But the dog runs away. During her desperate search, she gets dangerously close to a bom…
EP 7
Cem is being used as a drug courier without his knowledge. Dealers secretly hide drugs in his bicycle. Fiete wants to catch the dealers.
EP 8
Natascha is about to compete in her artistic gymnastics championship. Then she is knocked down by a rollerblader. In the fall, she breaks h…
EP 9
Jana is allowed to go to a Michael Jackson interview with Celine, her father's girlfriend. Meanwhile, Celine's car gets stolen. The Pepperc…
EP 10
Vivi discovers a canister in the Elbe River. At first, the Peppercorns hope for a finder's reward, but the barrels contain toxic sulfuric a…
EP 11
At the harbor, the Peppercorns discover a boy wearing Jana's stolen coat. However, the boy turns out to be a girl who is being beaten by he…
EP 12
The Peppercorns want to celebrate a Latvian Midsummer festival. But two rowdies destroy the festival grounds. The Peppercorns won't let the…
EP 13
Due to the Overbecks' financial problems, a warehouse and the Peppercorns' headquarters are to be sold. But then Vivi finds a belt buckle. …
