| Lean Times | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Drama |
| Directed by | Michael Braun |
| Starring | Karin Anselm Gerd Baltus Margot Leonard Ilse Pagé |
| Country of origin | West Germany |
| Original language | German |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production company | Norddeutscher Rundfunk |
| Original release | |
| Network | ARD |
| Release | 4 October 1978 – 31 January 1979 |
Lean Times (German: Magere Zeiten) is a West German television series which originally aired on ARD in 1978.