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Georg Wilsberg is an antiquarian in Münster. He used to be a lawyer but lost his license. Since then he has been working as a private detective. The always clammy Wilsberg urgently needs this income.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Wilsberg Season 1 Episode 90 - Episode 90
    5.3/10(29 votes)

    #1 - Episode 90

    S1:E90

    The discovery of a lottery ticket bearing the winning numbers for the current multi-million-euro jackpot plunges private investigator Wilsberg and his buddy Ekki into a new, deadly case. The rightful owner of the ticket—which Wilsberg found inside one of his books—is brewery boss Lars Roxel. His joy over the massive win is short-lived, however; he is soon found bludgeoned to death beside a brewing vat.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Wilsberg Season 1 Episode 75 - Episode 75
    5.6/10(64 votes)

    #2 - Episode 75

    S1:E75

    Wilsberg and Ekki are invited to lunch in a moated castle by lawyer Dr. Tessa Tilker. When another guest arrives, Tessa suddenly panics.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Wilsberg Season 1 Episode 77 - Episode 77
    5.7/10(57 votes)

    #3 - Episode 77

    S1:E77

    When a young employee of a start-up has an accident in front of Wilsberg and Ekki, the question arises: was it an accident or was it murder?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Wilsberg Season 1 Episode 89 - Episode 89
    5.8/10(41 votes)

    #4 - Episode 89

    S1:E89

    Private investigator Georg Wilsberg is investigating for a client who feels cheated out of his deceased great-aunt's house. In her apartment, Wilsberg discovers a body. The unknown murder victim alerts the Münster homicide squad.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Wilsberg Season 1 Episode 55 - Episode 55
    5.9/10(61 votes)

    #5 - Episode 55

    S1:E55

    When high school graduate Emelie Boll disappears, wild speculation about the missing person case and the suspected perpetrator begins under the hashtag "woistemelie". Ekki Talkötter is the first to become the focus of the viral campaign: he was seen giving Emelie a ride in his car the evening before.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Wilsberg Season 1 Episode 56 - Episode 56
    5.9/10(58 votes)

    #6 - Episode 56

    S1:E56

    Ekki was offered a "tax CD" that allegedly incriminated everyone of importance and name in Münster. Wilsberg is supposed to help Ekki to check the credibility.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Wilsberg Season 1 Episode 69 - Episode 69
    5.9/10(57 votes)

    #7 - Episode 69

    S1:E69

    Wilsberg and Ekki suddenly become entangled in a case of cyberbullying and fake news. It involves slander, paid lying campaigns and hurt feelings.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Wilsberg Season 1 Episode 76 - Episode 76
    5.9/10(54 votes)

    #8 - Episode 76

    S1:E76

    Meat manufacturer Thomas Heitbrink is accused of poor hygiene in the company. His lawyer Dr. Tessa Tilker instructs Wilsberg to find out who wants to harm the company.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Wilsberg Season 1 Episode 64 - Episode 64
    6.0/10(66 votes)

    #9 - Episode 64

    S1:E64

    Ekki is invited to Bielefeld for a friend's company anniversary. Wilsberg accompanies Ekki to see his friend Manni in Bielefeld. But the meeting doesn't happen.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Wilsberg Season 1 Episode 83 - Episode 83
    6.0/10(48 votes)

    #10 - Episode 83

    S1:E83

    Anna Springer is taking a break from her job to write a book about her experiences as a detective. Meanwhile, a young saleswoman is found dead in a delivery van at the Münster weekly market. Detectives Overbeck and Drechshage, who are representing Anna Springer in ongoing investigations, take over the case. René Rösch is soon suspected of having committed the murder. He has a relevant criminal record and a flawed alibi. Anna is under pressure to write her second book that is better than the first. At the same time, there are increasing signs that someone is after her. Could the threatening incidents possibly have something to do with the old criminal cases that Anna deals with in her first book? In her distress, Anna asks Wilsberg for help.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Wilsberg Season 1 Episode 84 - Episode 84
    6.0/10(51 votes)

    #11 - Episode 84

    S1:E84

    Disguised as a guest lecturer, private detective Wilsberg investigates a stalking case at the university. When a student dies, the homicide squad also gets involved in the case.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Wilsberg Season 1 Episode 88 - Episode 88
    6.0/10(36 votes)

    #12 - Episode 88

    S1:E88

    A series of burglaries is keeping the region on edge. When a murder occurs during another break-in, both the Münster criminal police and private detective Wilsberg investigate the case.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Wilsberg Season 1 Episode 70 - Episode 70
    6.1/10(63 votes)

    #13 - Episode 70

    S1:E70

    Finding evidence is Wilsberg's daily bread. But obtaining evidence to prove an employee's theft is not.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Wilsberg Season 1 Episode 72 - Episode 72
    6.1/10(58 votes)

    #14 - Episode 72

    S1:E72

    Private detective Wilsberg is asked to help the owner of a tailor shop who feels harassed by her landlord. Shortly afterwards, a neighbor in the shop is murdered in front of her eyes.

    Director:Dominic Müller
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Wilsberg Season 1 Episode 80 - Episode 80
    6.1/10(51 votes)

    #15 - Episode 80

    S1:E80

    Private detective Georg Wilsberg is confronted with a murdered taxi driver. It soon becomes clear that the mysterious case goes far back into the city of Münster's past.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Wilsberg Season 1 Episode 81 - Episode 81
    6.1/10(48 votes)

    #16 - Episode 81

    S1:E81

    Private detective Wilsberg is supposed to find evidence that a family expert was manipulated. But before he can really investigate the matter, the psychologist falls victim to fatal shots.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Wilsberg Season 1 Episode 86 - Episode 86
    6.1/10(41 votes)

    #17 - Episode 86

    S1:E86

    Wilsberg learns that Edgar wanted to meet with the whistleblower Frederik Meissner in order to obtain explosive material about a water price increase. During his research on behalf of Edgar's girlfriend Clara, Wilsberg soon comes across Meissner's body. Chief Inspector Anna Springer and her colleague Overbeck take over the murder investigation.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Wilsberg Season 1 Episode 87 - Episode 87
    6.1/10(44 votes)

    #18 - Episode 87

    S1:E87

    Student Jana Haumann claims to have heard a recording from a digital voice assistant announcing a murder. She contacts private detective Wilsberg for help.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Wilsberg Season 1 Episode 68 - Episode 68
    6.2/10(67 votes)

    #19 - Episode 68

    S1:E68

    Wilsberg's friend Ekki urgently needs help. Ekki's ex-girlfriend Silke Sestendrup introduces him to his daughter Hanna. Ekki is supposed to pay maintenance retroactively for the last six years.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Wilsberg Season 1 Episode 74 - Episode 74
    6.2/10(63 votes)

    #20 - Episode 74

    S1:E74

    The Münster police want to modernize and are considering including genetic genealogy in investigations. Overbeck's big moment seems to have come.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Wilsberg Season 1 Episode 79 - Episode 79
    6.2/10(51 votes)

    #21 - Episode 79

    S1:E79

    This episode is about the murder of a publisher who not only made friends with his publication. Wilsberg's friend Tessa Tilker therefore had a lot to do as the publisher's lawyer. And Chief Inspector Anna Springer feels a moral complicity in the death and turns to the private detective in her distress.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Wilsberg Season 1 Episode 44 - Episode 44
    6.3/10(72 votes)

    #22 - Episode 44

    S1:E44

    Ekki can't believe it: The famous model Sonja Conrad is standing in his friend Wilsberg's antique shop and asks the detective for help. A stalker is supposedly after her.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Wilsberg Season 1 Episode 65 - Episode 65
    6.3/10(62 votes)

    #23 - Episode 65

    S1:E65

    Private detective Wilsberg falls victim to a burglary. Worse than the shock of the crime is that the money he had saved for his cruise with Anna Springer was stolen.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Wilsberg Season 1 Episode 73 - Episode 73
    6.3/10(62 votes)

    #24 - Episode 73

    S1:E73

    Detective Inspector Overbeck is supposed to give an explosive lecture to a select audience of experts. However, his presentation is interrupted by a mysterious threat.

    Director:Martin Enlen
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Wilsberg Season 1 Episode 25 - Episode 25
    6.4/10(73 votes)

    #25 - Episode 25

    S1:E25

    Wilsberg goes to celebrate his 30th graduation anniversary, even though he hates such class reunions. Shortly afterwards, his old school friend is murdered, but his body disappears without a trace.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Stefan Rogall

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Episode 90" is the worst rated episode of "Wilsberg". It scored 5.3/10 based on 29 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/25/2026. This episode scored 0.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Episode 75".