Inspector Montalbano (1999)

Original title

Il Commissario Montalbano

Directed by

Alberto Sironi

Genre

detective fiction, crime television series

Country

Italy

Length

15 seasons, 36 episodes

Rated

TV-PG

Rating

8.3 of 10 from 76 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Sicilian police chief solves murders in a small fictional town. The series follows his daily work with his team and his personal foibles.

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What happens

The Inspector Montalbano (Italian: Il commissario Montalbano [il kommisˈsaːrjo montalˈbaːno]) television series are Italian police procedural stories. Based on Andrea Camilleri's detective novels, they are located in the imaginary town of Vigàta, Sicily, which is based on Camilleri's native Porto Empedocle. The title character, played by Luca Zingaretti, is Commissario (police chief) Salvo Montalbano. The music for the soundtrack was composed by Franco Piersanti. Inspector Montalbano was produced and broadcast by RAI to critical acclaim. It premiered on Rai 2, and then, since the fourth season, on Rai 1. Over 65 countries have broadcast the series, including on BBC Four in the United Kingdom, MHz WorldView in the United States and SBS in Australia. In 2012, the series generated a spin-off, The Young Montalbano. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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