- The smoking prosecutor leaves the Münster "crime scene"
One of the most popular German "Tatort" teams has to cope with a significant loss. As announced by the WDR on August 15th, long-time cast member Mechthild Großmann is leaving the crime series. In the "Tatort" from Münster, she portrayed the state prosecutor Wilhelmine Klemm from the very beginning. She will still appear in three unaired episodes of the series, but after that, her time on the show is over.
"Tatort" star Mechthild Großmann remains faithful to acting
"When the last Münster 'Tatort' with me is broadcast at the end of 2025, I will be 77 years old, and I have no intention of stopping working. I will continue to act in theater and give readings, preferably with music," Großmann said in the WDR statement.
She also thanked her colleagues. "It was an honor and a pleasure to work with Christine Urspruch and Björn Meyer, many years with Friederike Kempter and the wonderful Vadder - Claus D. Clausnitzer - and of course with Axel Prahl and Jan Josef Liefers for so long - 23 years. Thank you." If the WDR is ever looking for someone to play a villainous murderer in the future, Großmann added that she would be available.
Since the first Münster "Tatort" of the current cast featuring Prahl and Liefers in 2002, Großmann has been a regular ensemble member. The audience loved her character, the smoking state prosecutor with the distinctive deep voice who never beat around the bush. "Dear Mechthild Großmann: Thank you for so many wonderful years of crime entertainment!" said Alexander Bickel, head of the WDR Fiction department, on the occasion of her departure.
The 46th and next "Tatort" Münster, titled "Man Stirbt Nur Zweimal" (You Only Die Twice), is scheduled to air in the fourth quarter of 2024.
Despite her departure from "Tatort" Munster, Mechthild Großmann expresses her continued commitment to acting, planning to continue acting in theater and giving readings with music. She also expressed her gratitude towards her colleagues, including Axel Prahl and Jan Josef Liefers, with whom she worked for over two decades.
