The soap opera Marienhof is set in Cologne and was broadcast from 1992 to 2011 on German television. Everything revolves around the fictional Cologne district of Marienhof and its inhabitants, especially the store and restaurant owners, craftsmen, doctors, etc. who live there. Marienhof wants to keep the series as realistic as possible by showing real life with real fears and problems, and with the motto less pink bubbles, more everyday life, Marienhof entertains an audience of millions every evening.