The New Guy
Season 4, Episode 46. Germany.
Director: Udo Witte
Screenplay: Peter Moser and Peter Hajek
Actors: Reginald von Ravenhorst as Rex
Gideon Burkhard as Alex Brandtner
Heinz Weixelbraun as Christian Shuh/Böck
Wolf Bachofner as Peter Höllerer
Gerhard Zemann as Dr. Leo Graf
Josefin Platt as Mrs Krammer
Antonio di Mauro as Gianni Fedele
Emilio de Marchi as Mimmo Munafi
Loretta Pflaum as Mrs Fuchs
Andrea Tiziani as Franco Bianci
Maddalena Crippa as Lucia Amato
Summary
When a man named Kuppke checks into his hotel room, he sees something he shouldn't and is murdered by professional killers in Vienna for business. His body is dumped in the river and the detectives of homicide are called in to investigate. Böck and Höllerer are taking turns to look after the grieving Rex but there's a new Inspector on the team. Will Brandtner and Rex be able to help each other? The Good
Each of the Inspectors does what they can to cheer Rex up - Böck's desperate and Höllerer's sadly resigned. Brandtner (the Dog-Whisperer) has some really good scenes where he and Rex get to know each other. Brandtner has an experience with working with dogs that fits well into the series. His backstory is also pretty interesting. The Bad
There are a few scenes that seem added specifically to make the audience 'like' the new character - he dives off a jetty, jumps out of a plane etc. This isn't necessary as Brandtner has a good relationship with Rex and he's already a likeable character.
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