S1.E1 ∙ Fernweh - 1919-28 Sat, Sep 15, 1984 Paul Simon returns to his home village of Schabbach after World War I. 7.8 /10
S1.E2 ∙ Die Mitte der Welt - 1929-1933 Tue, Sep 18, 1984 Paul Simon's brother Eduard moves to Berlin and meets the socialite Lucie. 7.9 /10
S1.E3 ∙ Weihnacht wie noch nie - 1935 Sat, Sep 22, 1984 Eduard Simon becomes the mayor of a village near Schabbach. 7.6 /10
S1.E4 ∙ Reichshöhenstraße - 1938 Tue, Sep 25, 1984 A highway is built near Schabbach, and one of the engineers, Otto, becomes Maria's lover. 7.5 /10
S1.E5 ∙ Auf und davon und zurück - 1938/1939 Sun, Oct 07, 1984 Paul writes from the United States that he is visiting, forcing his ex-wife Maria to break up with Otto. However, without proof of his Aryan lineage, Paul is unable to enter Germany. 7.7 /10
S1.E6 ∙ Heimatfront - 1943 Sun, Oct 14, 1984 Anton Simon, fighting on the Russian front, marries Martha Hanke via a telephone wedding. Schabbach villagers confront the morality of Nazism. 7.9 /10
S1.E7 ∙ Die Liebe der Soldaten - 1944 Sun, Oct 21, 1984 The Simon family deals with the waning years of the Second World War. 8 /10
S1.E8 ∙ Der Amerikaner - 1945-1947 Tue, Oct 30, 1984 Paul returns to Germany. The Simon family struggles for prosperity in the lean post-war years. 7.8 /10
S1.E9 ∙ Hermännchen - 1955/56 Sat, Nov 03, 1984 Hermann has a love affair with 26-year-old Klärchen, who is ostracised from Schabbach. 8 /10
S1.E10 ∙ Die stolzen Jahre - 1967-1969 Sat, Oct 20, 1984 It is 1967. Anton is debating over whether to sell his company off. With help from Paul, Hermann performs his first radio broadcast of his music. 7.7 /10
S1.E11 ∙ Das Fest der Lebenden und der Toten - Herbst 1982 Tue, Oct 23, 1984 It is the twilight years of the older generation of the Simons, with a flashback to Maria's 70th birthday party and then her funeral. 7.9 /10