With him, Munich-Tatort had a 65% market share: Mourning for Achim Benning. Benning was first an actor and then director at the Burgtheater in Vienna.

He directed the Schauspielhaus Zurich from 1989 to 1992 and then taught at the renowned Viennese acting and directing school Max Reinhardt Seminar. In the episode “3:0 for Veigl” you can see him – unimaginable 50 years later – smoking and presenting a case to the investigator while he is eating.