title: Die Hesselbachs
text: # Die Hesselbachs
  
  Die Hesselbachs is a German radio play series. The series started in 1949 and was adapted for television in 1960. There was also a film Die Familie Hesselbach (1954) and its sequels.
  
  The series deals with the experiences of the Hesselbach family, who ran a printing and publishing company in a fictitious town in Hesse.
  
  Author and actor Wolf Schmidt dealt with current social issues. Thus the series in Germany was one of the most successful television series of its time.
  
  