The phrase "Harry, hol schon mal den Wagen" (Harry, bring the car around) was attributed to Derrick and became part of pop culture at least in Germany and China, although it was never spoken in any of the show's 281 episodes.
One of the most successful German TV exports, having been broadcast in 102 countries.
Still airs in Norway to this day.
As a rule, episodes were shown on Friday night at 8.15 p.m. in Germany.
The German TV channel which carried "Derrick" (ZDF) has announced it will no longer run the series or show the movie, since the lead actor (Horst Tappert) was discovered to have concealed his service in the German SS (Totenkopf Division) on the eastern front in World War Two.