The BEST episodes of Inspector Rex season 5

Every episode of Inspector Rex season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Inspector Rex season 5!

A recently divorced cop adopts a police dog who lost his former companion, together they solve crimes in and around Vienna. Also known as "Inspector Rex" in Australia and "Rex: A Cop's Best Friend" in the UK.

Last Updated: 8/18/2024Network: ORF 1Status: Ended
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The Will
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#1 - The Will

Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/1/1999

When examining the estate of the rich Mr. Stift, antiques dealer Zehrer finds an amendment to his will. The beneficiary is the nun Tanja. Zehrer blackmails the supposed sole heir, Stift's son Walter.

Directors: Bodo Fürneisen
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The Loser
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#2 - The Loser

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/18/1999

The highly indebted former drug addict Anton robs a bank. He shoots a man. Brandtner, Böck and Rex observe the events from the air as they are flying in a hot air balloon. After landing, Anton disappeared without a trace.

Directors: Michael Riebl
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Poison Gas
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#3 - Poison Gas

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/18/1999

The homeless Edi Salzer died at a loading station. It turns out that he died from the nerve agent sarin, which was transported in one of the train cars. Brandtner fears an attack with the deadly poison.

Directors: Bodo Fürneisen
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Deadly Secrets
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3 votes

#4 - Deadly Secrets

Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/25/1999

Student Sybille does not return from a bike ride. Her boyfriend reports her missing. Rex eventually finds the girl murdered. Sybille's friends have a terrible suspicion. They dig up a coffin in the cemetery at night.

Directors: Olaf Kreinsen
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The Hit List
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#5 - The Hit List

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/28/1999

Sales manager Fuchs is said to have sexually harassed his employee Ricarda. Secretary Brigitte confirms the accusation. When Fuchs loses his job, he wants revenge. His first victim is Brigitte. Brandtner and Rex must prevent worse.

Directors: Peter Carpentier
Treacherous Love
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6.67
3 votes

#6 - Treacherous Love

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/25/1999

Günther Sikora and Susanne Konsel, both married, are lovers. During an argument, Günther falls down a slope. Susanne's husband, a doctor, can only declare death. dr However, Graf's autopsy shows that the man was killed.

Directors: Michael Riebl
Blind Rage
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#7 - Blind Rage

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/11/1999

Hotelier's daughter Sandra kills Thomas Reisch, one of her father's employees, because he turned her down. The investigation turns out to be a real test for Fritz Kunz, the new colleague in the homicide squad. He is smuggled into the hotel as a kitchen hand.

Directors: Olaf Kreinsen
Killer Toys
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6.50
2 votes

#8 - Killer Toys

Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/8/1999

Crime writer Jochen Horn falls victim to an attack. Shortly thereafter, Brandtner and Rex can save Horn's editor at the last second. Does the key to solving the case lie in an unpublished manuscript? Then a third attack could follow.

Directors: Bodo Fürneisen
The Hunt
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2 votes

#9 - The Hunt

Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/15/1999

The manager of a supermarket is shot dead during a robbery. Moritz Hollub, who has been released from prison, comes under suspicion. Brandtner believes in Hollub's innocence. But the young man's neighbors have already decided to take the law into their own hands.

Directors: Hans Werner
The Terrible truth
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4 votes

#10 - The Terrible truth

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/4/1999

Employee Eva Kordes is seriously injured in a robbery at a Viennese jewelry store. The second clerk is shot. Inspector Brandtner and Böck discover that the jeweler's alibi is not watertight. He tries to escape.

Directors: Peter Carpentier
Sisi
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6.00
2 votes

#11 - Sisi

Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/22/1999

A coachman is stabbed in his Fiacre. Rex finds a piece of jewelry at the crime scene. Soon there are indications of a young woman who resembles Empress Sissi in terms of clothing and appearance and who is out and about in Vienna at night.

Directors: Hans Werner
Rex's Revenge
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2 votes

#12 - Rex's Revenge

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/4/1999

A puzzling case for Brandtner: A youth was allegedly bitten to death by a representative of a long-extinct species of wolf. Shortly thereafter, another attack occurs in the park. And Peter Höllerer leaves the team to take over his parents' restaurant.

Directors: Olaf Kreinsen
A Priest In Danger
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#13 - A Priest In Danger

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/11/1999

A truck driver involved in illegal business is gunned down. Just before he dies, he makes a confession. Inspector Brandtner cannot persuade the priest to break the seal of confession, even though he is in danger.

Directors: Peter Carpentier