''Daddy's Daughters'' (russian: Папины дочки, Papiny Dochki) is a Russian TV series produced from 2007 to 2013. Made by "Kinokonstanta" (episodes 1 to 60) and "Kostafilm" (since episode 61) film companies, it is characterized by various aspects of life — family, love, work, study, and friendship. The series has very high television ratings and has won multiple awards (received four "

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"). Unlike many other contemporary Russian

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, this is an original series, and is not an adaptation of a foreign show.

Plot

Protagonist Sergei Vasnetsov (

Andrei Leonov Andrei, Andrey or Andrej (in Cyrillic script: Андрэй , Андрей or Андреј) is a form of Andreas/ Ἀνδρέας in Slavic languages and Romanian. People with the name include: *Andrei of Polotsk (–1399), Lithuanian nobleman *An ...

), a family therapist from a small private clinic, was in a deplorable situation. His wife, Lyudmila Vasnetsova ( Nonna Grishayeva), left him for a hockey player. To make matters worse, his practice is all but collapsing, as all of his patients have left. His wife's departure leaves their five daughters (

Miroslava Karpovich Miroslava Olegovna Karpovich (russian: Миросла́ва Оле́говна Карпо́вич, uk, Мирослава Олегівна Карпович; born March 1, 1986) is a Russian actress, model and TV presenter. She is best known for h ...

, Anastasia Sivayeva,

Darya Melnikova Darya Alekseyevna Melnikova (russian: Да́рья Алексе́евна Ме́льникова; born 9 February 1992) is a Russian actress in theater, film and television. Biography Darya Melnikova was born in Omsk, Russia. She learned to ...

, Elizaveta Arzamasova,

Ekaterina Starshova Ekaterina "Katya" Igorevna Starshova (russian: Екатерина "Катя" Игоревна Старшова; born 28 October 2001) is a Russian actress known for playing the role of Polina "Pugovka" Vasnetsova in the Russian sitcom ''Daddy's ...

) in his care.

Cast

as Sergei Alekseyevich Vasnetsov * Nonna Grishayeva as Lyudmila Sergeyevna Vasnetsova *

as Maria Vasnetsova * Anastasia Sivayeva as Darya Vasnetsova (Vasilyeva after marriage) *

as Eugenia Vasnetsova * Elizaveta Arzamasova as Galina Sergeyevna Vasnetsova *

as Polina Vasnetsova (Pugovka) *

Olga Volkova Olga Volkova may refer to: * Olha Volkova (born 1986), Ukrainian freestyle skier * Olga Volkova (actress) Olga Vladimirovna Volkova (russian: Ольга Владимировна Волкова; born 15 April 1939 in Leningrad) is a Russian theat ...

as Antonina Semyonovna Gordienko * Aleksandr Samoylenko as Andrei Antonov * Angelina Varganova† as Olga Antonova * Tatyana Orlova as Tamara Kozhemyatka *

Alexander Oleshko Alexander Vladimirovich Oleshko (russian: Алекса́ндр Влади́мирович Оле́шко; born 23 July 1976, Chisinau) is a Russian theater and film actor, TV presenter, singer, parodist. Honored Artist of Russia (2015). Member of ...

as Vasily Fedotov * Maria Syomkina as Oksana Fedotova * Mikhail Kazakow as Ilya Polezhaykin * Philip Blednyi as Veniamin Vasilyev *

Lyudmila Gavrilova Lyudmila Ivanovna Gavrilova (russian: Людмила Ивановна Гаврилова) is a Soviet and Russian film and stage actress, lecturer of acting Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute, a leading informational and educational channel ''Nastr ...

as Mother in law

Trivia

* Shooting the series began July 13, 2007. Creators and arrangers of the title song "Daddy's Daughters" are brothers Kristovskiy (group «

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»). * At first only 60 episodes were planned. However, because of the huge ratings "Daddy's daughters" was continued. * "Daddy's Daughters" is the first Russian TV series to get adapted by a foreign channel. German channel Das Vierte began shooting a German remake called "

Ein Haus voller Töchter ''Ein Haus voller Töchter'' ("A House Full of Daughters") is a German sitcom which originally aired on Das Vierte in 2010. Plot After being left by his wife, family therapy, family therapist Carsten Vogel (Moritz Lindbergh) has to care for his ...

" in spring 2009 and started broadcasting it in August 2010. However, "Ein Haus voller Töchter" received very poor ratings and very poor critical reception. It was panned for its poor and clichéd writing and its overuse of

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. Jan Schlüter of Quotenmeter.de concluded that "television could hardly get worse".Ein Haus voller Töchter
/ref> * Angelina Varganova who played Olga Antonova died on January 4, 2013, from pneumonia at the age of 41, before she could finish the storyline of the character.
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References

External links

* * {{Official website, https://ctc.ru/projects/serials/papiny-dochki/ STS (TV channel) original programming 2000s Russian television series 2010s Russian television series 2007 Russian television series debuts 2013 Russian television series endings Russian television sitcoms Television series about sisters