Crime Scene Cleaner: Season 2 DVD - Dark Comedy Series for Crime Drama Fans | Perfect for Home Entertainment & TV Show Collections

Crime Scene Cleaner ("Der Tatortreiniger," auf Deutsch) is absurd, often hilarious and quite original. It's set in Hamburg and centers around a 40-ish blue-collar mensch named Heiko, who cleans up crime scenes for a living. Heiko has pals. He loves the pub and soccer. He is perpetually between failed romantic relationships. We know this, because the "leisure" side of his life is discussed, but never dramatized.As a viewer, one sees Heiko only at work. The police and emergency crews have done their jobs and are gone. The funeral is days away. Heiko is just there to mop up another grisly, but ultimately routine, mess. In each episode, he drives his shabby little cleaning truck new death scene, where he meets new cast of characters who are reacting in various ways to an unexpected tragedy.But Heiko rarely gets to his work right away because of all the strange people who end up hanging around: the deceased's relatives, friends, ex-lovers, various ghosts, or witnesses of various kinds... most episodes involve only Heiko and one (maybe two) other people. You spend 20 minutes watching Heiko interact with strange people, strangely. You'd think this could be a grim show, but it's not. The unusual circumstances bring out all sorts of opportunities for humor. It's lovely to see a comedy devote so much attention placed on character development.My German language facility is pretty low, but subtitles help.