Police commissioner Adolf Kottan and his bizarre team, the one-legged colleague Schremser and the dim-witted Inspector Schrammel, are on the trail of criminals, supported by Mrs. and Mama Kottan at home. Police Commissioner Pilch, meanwhile, is busy catching flies and pulling coffee out of a coffee machine hostile to him. They solve the cases more by chance on the side than by serious investigation, and devote the rest of their time to their favourite pastime: the amateur band. The crime series with its shabby Viennese suburban atmosphere is a hilarious satire on the police and Austrian society in general. One of the most successful TV series ever – with iconic status!