▁radio ▁host ▁for ▁the ▁North ▁western ▁German ▁Radio ▁Station ▁( N W DR ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁and ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁present ers ▁for ▁the ▁TV ▁station ▁of ▁the ▁N W DR ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁Nord deutsch er ▁Rund f unk ▁Station ▁Manager ▁ ▁said , ▁that ▁J ürgen ▁Roland ▁"[ ...] ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁ranks ▁of ▁young ▁radio ▁rep orter , ▁who ▁contributed ▁after ▁the ▁war ▁to ▁the ▁legend ary ▁reputation ▁of ▁the ▁then ▁N W DR ." ▁Roland ' s ▁first ▁TV ▁series ▁Der ▁Pol ize iber icht ▁m eld et ▁... ▁( lit . ▁the ▁police ▁reports ▁...) ▁was ▁a ▁detailed ▁description ▁of ▁real ▁cr imes , ▁fil med ▁accurate ▁and ▁faithful . ▁ ▁The ▁TV ▁series ▁St ahl net z ▁( lit . ▁steel ▁net , ▁Drag net ) ▁caused ▁Roland ' s ▁fame . ▁For ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 8 s ▁crime ▁series , ▁Roland ▁worked ▁with ▁screen writer ▁Wolfgang ▁Men ge . ▁The ▁cases ▁were ▁based ▁on ▁real ▁cr imes ▁also , ▁and ▁the ▁series ▁was ▁a ▁block b uster ▁in ▁Germany . ▁After ▁his ▁work ▁for ▁the ▁TV ▁station ▁Roland ▁directed ▁several ▁mov ies , ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁Der ▁gr ü ne ▁Bog ensch üt ze ▁( The ▁Green ▁Arch er ) — st arring ▁G ert ▁Fr ö be — was ▁based ▁on ▁an ▁Ed gar ▁Wal lace ' s ▁novel ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁ ▁Roland