Buddenbrooks

Thomas Becomes Senator (1x7)

Air date: Nov 26, 1979

A new scandal threatens the reputation of the Buddenbrooks: in autumn 1861 Christian fails in Hamburg. To avoid bankruptcy, he wants to go to London and work there again as an employee. At the same time, he explains to his brother Thomas that he has an illegitimate child. The mother is a woman with a dubious reputation. Thomas, on the other hand, achieves a high goal: he becomes a senator.