BBC Two has announced work on new period set detective series with the first photo:
VIENNA BLOOD will be a three part series based on the Liebermann novels by
Frank Tallis set in 1900s Vienna, a hot bed of
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| Conleth Hill, Charlene McKenna, Amelia Bullmore, Louise Von Finckh also star |
philosophy, science and art, where a clash of cultures and ideas play out in the city’s grand cafes and opera houses. Max Liebermann (
Matthew Beard) is a brilliant young English doctor, studying under the famed psychoanalyst
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| Matthew Beard will be English doctor Max Liebermann |
Sigmund Freud. When Max comes into contact with Oskar Rheinhardt (
Juergen Maurer), an Austrian Detective Inspector struggling with a strange case, he offers his assistance. Max’s extraordinary skills of perception
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| Juergen Maurer is Austrian inspector Oskar Rheinhardt |
and forensics, and his deep understanding of human behaviour and deviance, help Oskar solve some of Vienna’s most mysterious and deadly cases. The series will air later this year.
