Between the sea, music and homicide Sunday evening, 8:15 p.m.: Germany gathers in front of the television. And if you're lucky, Tatort is set in Münster, because then you can experience one of the most unaffected actors in Germany. In his role as Detective Chief Inspector Frank Thiel, Axel Prahl ensures the highest ratings of all contemporary German television series, but this book by Knut Elstermann, which consists of personal texts, observations and interviews with mother Rita, fellow actor Katharina Thalbach, Jan Josef Liefers, director Andreas Dresen and Axel Prahl himself. The collage tells of Prahl's origins, childhood and youth, his first experiences at the theatre, of his music and his texts, of friendship and love. Accordingly, the book completes the public portrayal of the actor, which only depicts a fraction of his personality, into a versatile portrait that does him much more justice. Layout: 16 pages of colour illustrations.