Zmiennicy (

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: ''Subs'') is a Polish comedy TV series completed in

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and aired in 1987. Many famous Polish actors (not only

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s) appear in ''Zmiennicy''.

Synopsis

A young man Jacek Żytkiewicz is an employee of a fictional company WPT (the Warsaw Taxi Company) and drives a blue taxicab no. 1313 in turns with his sub Stanisław Lesiak. In an idiosyncratic accident the blue cab is destroyed and Stanisław lands in a hospital. Simultaneously a young woman, Kasia Piórecka, is a driver in a small enterprise. After an abuse attempt she resigns from a job she never liked and applies to be a taxi driver for WPT but her application is rejected due to safety concerns. At that time, the taxi driver was exclusively a male job in Poland and with several attacks on or even murders of taxi drivers it was believed that a woman might be even more prone to be attacked. This doesn't stop Kasia, and again, disguised as a man named Marian Koniuszko, she tries and becomes employed in WPT. She, being Marian (a male name in Polish), becomes a new sub of Jacek in a new, yellow painted taxicab no. 1313. Living a double life is a complicated endeavour. At certain point Jacek meets Kasia en femme, falls in love and starts dating her. Jacek is unaware that a girl he dates is the same person who is his sub. Kasia is still not willing to reveal her double identity fearing losing her job. This state leads to many complicated situations. Things get even worse when it happens that the yellow 1313 cab is a key instrument in a large heroin-smuggling plot and two rival gangs will try anything to regain the car at any cost.

Episodes

*''Ceny umowne'' ''(Conventional Prices)'' *''Ostatni kurs'' ''(The Last Run)'' *''Dziewczyna do bicia'' ''(The Girl for Beating)'' *''Typowa logika damsko-męska'' ''(A Typical Logic of Males and Females)'' *''Safari'' ''(Safari)'' *''Prasa szczególnej troski'' ''(Special-Care Press)'' *''Warszawski łącznik'' ''(The Warsaw Middleman)'' *''Fartowny dzień'' ''(Lucky Day)'' *''Podróż sentymentalna'' ''(Sentimental Trip)'' *''Krzyk ciszy'' ''(Scream of Silence)'' *''Antycypacja'' ''(Anticipation)'' *''Obywatel Monte Christo'' ''(Citizen Monte Christo)'' *''Spotkania z Temidą'' ''(Meetings With Themis)'' *''Pocałuj mnie Kasiu'' ''(Kiss Me, Kate)'' *''Nasz najdroższy'' ''(Our Precious)''

Credits

Cast

Ewa Błaszczyk Ewa Błaszczyk (born 15 October 1955) is a Polish actress. She has made over 35 appearances in film and television. She starred in Krzysztof Kieślowski Krzysztof Kieślowski (; 27 June 1941 – 13 March 1996) was a Polish film director and ...

- Katarzyna Piórecka/Marian Koniuszko * Mieczysław Hryniewicz - Jacek Żytkiewicz * Bronisław Pawlik - Stanisław Lesiak * Piotr Pręgowski - Krashan Bhamradżanga * Irena Kwiatkowska - Kasias mother *

Kazimierz Kaczor Kazimierz Julian Kaczor (born February 9, 1941) is a Polish actor and television presenter. He has made over 40 appearances in film and television. He starred in the 1986-1987 television series '' Zmiennicy'' but is well known for hosting the Pol ...

- Zenon Kuśmider * Wojciech Pokora - Antoni Klusek * Jerzy Przybylski - Hans Gonschorek *

Krzysztof Kowalewski Krzysztof Kowalewski (20 March 1937 – 6 February 2021) was a Polish actor and comedian. Biography Kowalewski was born to a Jewish mother, actress Elżbieta Herszaft-Kowalewska and Polish father, Cyprian Kowalewski, who was a soldier. His fir ...

- Tomasz Michalik *

Marian Opania Marian Opania (, born 1 February 1943) is a Polish film actor and singer. He has appeared in more than 50 films since 1965. Biography He was born on 1 February 1943 in Puławy as the second son of Julian and Jadwiga. His father was a forester ...

- Ceglarek * Artur Barciś - Wiesio Ceglarek *

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- Adam Kuberski *

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- Lusia Walicka *

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- Jan Oborniak * Marzena Trybała - Oborniakowa *

Krzysztof Zaleski Krzysztof Zaleski (September 3, 1948 – October 20, 2008) was a Polish theater director and cinema actor. Zaleski was born in Świętochłowice, Poland, on September 3, 1948. He graduated from Warsaw University's Department of Polish Studies in ...

- Łukasik * Stanisław Bareja - Krokodylowy (''Crocodile Man'') * Ignacy Machowski - Kasias father * Marcel Szytenchelm - Marian Koniuszko *

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- Tadeusz Koniuszko * Janusz Rewiński - Mroczkowski * Krystyna Kołodziejczyk - Koniuszkowa * Zdzisław Wardejn - Waldemar Barewicz *

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- Rawicz * Włodzimierz Stępiński - Mr. Andrzej's man * Mieczysław Czechowicz - Mastalerz * Daniel Kozakiewicz - Kasias brother *

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- Samelko * Adam Ferency -

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Borkowski * Jerzy Markuszewski - WPT manager * Jan Kobuszewski - Ksywa * Cezary Harasimowicz - Wojtek, Kluska's driver *

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- Henio's brother * Anna Gornostaj - Maria Grzybianka * Tomasz Dedek - Mr. Andrzej, pimp *

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* Krystyna Tkacz - Michalikowa * Katarzyna Skawina - Flora, Michalik's lover * Anna Sobik - Marysia, WPT controller * Alicja Migulanka - Ołtarzewska *

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- TVP operator in Thailand * Wiesław Znyk - TVP soundman in Thailand * Hanna Lachmann - Lesiakowa * Marek Siudym - Stefan Parzydlak *

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- Biernacka * Maria Klejdysz - Lewandowska * Włodzimierz Bednarski - judge * Andrzej Piszczatowski - Attorney Brok * Paweł Nowisz - FSO manager * Jerzy Kozakiewicz - Garwanko * Jacek Domański - Tadzio Karski * Jan Łopuszniak - Karter * Teresa Violetta Buhl - woman conveying mouse statue * Cezary Domagała - Krashan's college * Aleksander Trąbczyński - Mroczek *

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- Bożena Mroczkowska * Andrzej Grąziewicz - Woźniak * Cezary Julski - * Wiesława Mazurkiewicz - judge Zembrzuska * Paweł Galia - * Paweł Szczesny - Mr. Andrzej's man * Grzegorz Wons - doctor * Dariusz Odija - Skoczylas

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* {{Stanisław Bareja Polish comedy television series Polish comedy-drama television series 1987 Polish television series endings 1986 Polish television series debuts 1980s Polish television series