After I had already noticed that Ric also had an appearance in Tatort, I asked the NDR as the producing broadcaster. The archive forwarded my enquiry directly to the production.
Kerstin Ramcke, the producer of the Kieler Tatort, thankfully answered the enquiry directly. I am reproducing her answer here:
The ‘Praesidium’ location was the military technical school in Kiel (Arkonastrasse). We filmed the offices at this location until 2017[…]
Original in German:
Der Drehort “Präsidium” war damals die Militärtechnische Schule in Kiel (Arkonastrasse). An diesem Motiv haben wir bis 2017 die Büros gedreht[…]
She also stated that Zazie Knepper from Hamburg was the production designer. Contact is currently being made to find out whether Ric has appeared in other productions / films.
The following episodes, which are still to be viewed, result from the specified time period…
Potential sequels
| Case | Title | First broadcast | Sequel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Tango für Borowski | 4. Apr. 2010 | 761 |
| 15 | Borowski und eine Frage von reinem Geschmack | 24. Okt. 2010 | 777 |
| 16 | Borowski und der vierte Mann | 26. Dez. 2010 | 785 |
| 17 | Borowski und die Frau am Fenster | 2. Okt. 2011 | 812 |
| 18 | Borowski und der coole Hund | 6. Nov. 2011 | 816 |
| 19 | Borowski und der stille Gast | 9. Sep. 2012 | 842 |
| 20 | Borowski und der freie Fall | 14. Okt. 2012 | 846 |
| 21 | Borowski und der brennende Mann | 12. Mai 2013 | 873 |
| 22 | Borowski und der Engel | 29. Dez. 2013 | 892 |
| 23 | Borowski und das Meer | 30. März 2014 | 906 |
| 24 | Borowski und der Himmel über Kiel | 25. Jan. 2015 | 933 |
| 25 | Borowski und die Kinder von Gaarden | 29. März 2015 | 941 |
| 26 | Borowski und die Rückkehr des stillen Gastes | 29. Nov. 2015 | 964 |
| 27 | Borowski und das verlorene Mädchen | 6. Nov. 2016 | 999 |
| 28 | Taxi nach Leipzig | 13. Nov. 2016 | 1000 |
| 29 | Borowski und das dunkle Netz | 19. März 2017 | 1015 |
| 30 | Borowski und das Fest des Nordens | 18. Juni 2017 | 1025 |
The first match
After these hints it went very quickly, in the first case on the list, “Tango for Borowski”, after about 3.5 minutes (more precisely: 00:03:38) I saw this…
Screenshot of Tango für Borowski
Fritz Neumann (1928–2014) is not Ric!
During my vacation I did some research on one of the last posts : I’ve contacted the Freudeskreis Kunst Oldenburg . They forwarded my questions to Andreas Neumann, the son of Fritz Neumann (1928–2014).
He send me the following reply:
Unfortunately, my father - Fritz Neumann - is not identical with the painter ‘Ric’. The handwriting and painting style do not match, and the Berlin address does not fit either. We lived in Ohlenstedt at the time and then moved to Oldenburg.
Original in German:
Mein Vater - Fritz Neumann - ist leider nicht identisch mit dem Maler “Ric”. Schrift und Malstil stimmen nicht überein, und auch die angeführte Berliner Adresse paßt nicht. Wir haben zu der Zeit in Ohlenstedt gewohnt und sind dann nach Oldenburg gezogen.
So we need to restart the search!
But first, let’s start a bit of cleanup:
- Meibohm Fine Arts will update the page on Ric / Fritz Neumann
- A change to the German Wikipedia is awaiting approval
It’s interesting to see how many people and pages have adopted the link between Fritz Neumann (1928–2014) and Ric.
Keep in mind, it’s certain that some Fritz Neumann is Ric, just not the one who was born in 1928.
The page will be updated in the next weeks…
Short description: A postcard by Fritz Neumann - “Friend Harras”
Notes: Found on eBay
Short description: A postcard by Fritz Neumann - “Bad Times”
Notes: Found on eBay
Short description: Ships (fishing boats) at a harbour
Notes: Found on eBay
Short description: A colourised etching of boats by Fritz Neumann.
Notes: Found on eBay
Short description: A previously unknown Ric showing the gallery “Zur Fischerin” in Lindau / Lake Constance
Notes: Available on eBay . Current web site of “Zur Fischerin” , a similar view on Google Maps .
Short description: A colourised print of terriers by Fritz Neumann.
Notes: Found on eBay
Short description: A colourised etching of a heron by Fritz Neumann.
Notes: Found on eBay
