▁be ige ▁M - 6 5 ▁field ▁jack et ▁with ▁cro pped ▁ep au lett es ▁that ▁became ▁famous ▁in ▁Germany ▁as ▁the ▁" Sch im ans ki ▁Jack et ". ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁original ▁Tat ort ▁episodes ▁he ▁was ▁per enn ial ly ▁accompanied ▁by ▁" Christ ian ▁Th anner ", ▁a ▁soft , ▁well - d ress ed ▁and ▁well ▁educated ▁polic eman ▁who ▁often ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁fo il ▁for ▁the ▁pro let arian ▁Sch im ans ki . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁episode ▁of ▁the ▁follow - up ▁series ▁Sch im ans ki ▁Th anner ▁was ▁killed ▁by ▁polic emen ▁gone ▁vig il ante . ▁This ▁was ▁necessary ▁as ▁E ber hard ▁Fe ik ▁who ▁played ▁Th anner ▁had ▁died ▁in ▁the ▁hi atus ▁of ▁the ▁series . ▁His ▁other ▁long ▁term ▁colle ague ▁and ▁companion ▁in ▁both ▁series ▁" H ans ▁Sch er pen ze el ▁van ▁Ma ask ant - Sch out ens " ▁( ab bre v ated ▁" H än schen ", ▁for ▁little ▁John ) ▁was ▁played ▁by ▁Ch iem ▁van ▁H ouw ening e , ▁who ▁also ▁wrote ▁several ▁episodes . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁beginning , ▁Sch im ans ki ' s ▁character ▁polar ised ▁the ▁public : ▁the ▁W DR ▁stated ▁that ▁his ▁oppon ents ▁saw ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁dis gra ce ▁for ▁the ▁police ▁and ▁for ▁German ▁TV , ▁his ▁adm ir ers ▁as ▁a ▁new ▁bre ed ▁of ▁more ▁real istic , ▁street wise ▁characters ▁(" für ▁die