In Germany of the 1950s and 1960s, a popular movie series, based upon the crime stories of British author Edgar Wallace, was produced, and it still has a cult following. Catering to this cult following (while still remaining funny for people not knowing these movies) the German comedians Oliver Kalkofe, Oliver Welke and Bastian Pastewka produced the Affectionate Parody Der Wixxer in 2004 and its sequel, Neues vom Wixxer, in 2007.