Controversial TV Episodes of Popular Shows That Have Been Totally Banned

Derrick

This show was based in Munich and aired in the '70s and '80s. It was a major hit, especially in Germany. Overall, it was broadcast in 102 countries. The show was taken completely off the air (the re-runs, of course) in 2013 after it was revealed that Horst Tappert, who played Derrick, lied about his service during WWII. Tappert had been under the command of the Waffen-SS, which is a Nazi military branch. The network did not want to be associated with it, so it was completely taken out of rotation and abandoned. 

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.