With him, Munich-Tatort probably had a 65% market share: Mourning for Achim Benning. He made theater that unwaveringly dealt with the politics of the time.
Benning provided a platform for Czech dissidents and authors such as Vaclav Havel and Pavel Kohout during the Cold War. 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.