The first Tatort episode starring Axel Prahl as Frank Thiel and Jan Josef Liefers as Karl Friedrich Boerne, who went to become one of the most popular Tatort teams of all time.
Axel Prahl and Jan Josef Liefers had never met until filming this first episode; but unknown to each other, both had brought a guitar to the set, and the ice was broken quickly by jam sessions between their shoots.
Friederike Kempter was chosen for her role as Nadeshda Krusenstern only four days before filming began (the first day of shooting being a Tuesday, Kempter got the offer on the Friday before).