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crime

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about a gendarmerie investigative unit, stationed in the city of Brno. The story is set in the period of interbellic

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and combines elements of

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and

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. The stories are based on real case files from that era. The series was directed by

Antonín Moskalyk Antonin, Antonín, and Antoñín are masculine given names. Antonín, a Czech name in use in the Czech Republic, and Antonin, a French name in use in France, and French-speaking countries, are both considered alternate forms of Antonino. Antoñí ...

and later by his daughter Pavlína Moskalyková Solo. One of the goals of the series producers and showrunners was to show the life of Czechoslovak gendarmes. The series is not entirely focused on law enforcement and criminal investigations; it also shows private lives of the gendarmerie officers. The series ran for 3 seasons, totaling 39 episodes.

Cast

Tomáš Töpfer Tomáš Töpfer (born 10 January 1951) is a Czech film and television actor and politician. He was named Best Actor at the 1995 Alfréd Radok Awards. At the 2006 Thalia Awards he won the category of Best Actor in an Operetta or Musical. Select ...

as Karel Arazím, the Senior Sergeant of the station, later Chief constable *

Ivan Trojan Ivan Trojan (born 30 June 1964) is a Czech actor, widely considered to be one of the greatest Czech actors of all time. With four Czech Lions for Best Actor in a Leading Role, he has also won two for his supporting roles in ''Seducer'' and '' ...

as Bedřich Jarý, Arazím's loyal right-hand man *

Zdeněk Junák Zdeněk is a Czech given name derived from the Latin name Sidonius. contested the relation with the Latin name, and an alternative etymology is a diminutive of Zdeslav.Jan Svoboda, Staročeská osobní jména se základem sd , sdě-, :Onomasti ...

as Josef Ambrož, Chief Warrant Officer * Jan Apolenář as Václav Ryba, handler * Oldřich Mikulášek as František Řepa, sergeant, porter * Erik Pardus as František Zahálka, sergeant * František Švihlík as Čeněk Němec, staff Sergeant later Warrant * Aleš Jarý as Sláva Jiroušek, staff Sergeant, driver, later shot dead *

Stanislav Zindulka Stanislav and variants may refer to: People *Stanislav (given name), a Slavic given name with many spelling variations (Stanislaus, Stanislas, Stanisław, etc.) Places * Stanislav, a coastal village in Kherson, Ukraine * Stanislaus County, Cal ...

as Jan Turko, Warrant, later in retirement *

Viktor Preiss Viktor Preiss (born 13 March 1947 in Prague) is a Czech actor. He popularly known for his roles in '' Hospital at the End of the City'' or '' Give the Devil His Due''. He starred in dozens of Czech films and television programs, including the fil ...

as Leopold Skčílek, Warrant *

Petr Kostka Petr Kostka (born 11 June 1938) is a Czech actor. Kostka was born in Říčany near Prague, Czechoslovakia. In 2003, he received Thalia Award for performing Herman in ''Smíšené pocity'' ''Mixed Emotions''. Selected filmography * ''Fetters' ...

as Jaroslav Šiktanc, Chief constable, later in retirement *

Zdena Herfortová Zdena Herfortová (born 8 October 1945) is a Czech film and stage actress. She has performed over 90 theatre roles and 150 television roles. At the 1995 Thalia Awards she won the category of Best Actress in a Play, for the title role in the pr ...

as Vladěnka Šiktancová, wife Chief constable Šiktanc *

Alena Antalová Alena is a feminine given name from the origins Russia and Czechia. People Alena is a variant of Helen. People with this name include: * Saint Alena (died 640), born in Dilbeek, Belgium, and martyred c. 640 * Alena Douhan, Belarusian dip ...

as Ludmila Horká, Arazím's girlfriend, later his wife *

Libuše Šafránková Libuše Šafránková (7 June 1953 – 9 June 2021, married as ''Abrhámová'') was a Czech actress. Her husband was actor Josef Abrhám. Her breakthrough was the title role in the 1973 film ''Three Nuts for Cinderella'', which is considered a ...

as Karlička Formánková, Nurse, Arazím's girlfriend *

Olga Krasko Olga Yuryevna Krasko () is a Russian actress, born 30 November 1981 in Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union. She has starred in Russian theater productions, and is noted that as the heroine in '' The Turkish Gambit'' (2005), she is the only female ...

as Klaudie, Arazím's daughter, Bedřich Jarý's wife *

Tatiana Vilhelmová Tatiana Dyková, née Vilhelmová (born July 13, 1978 in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech film and stage actress. She made her professional debut in ''Indian Summer'' (1995), directed by Saša Gedeon, for which she received her first nominatio ...

as Kamila Kliková, pushy and ambitious journalist *

Miroslav Donutil Miroslav Donutil (born 7 February 1951) is a Czech theatrical, film and television actor, born in Třebíč. Since 1978 when he appeared as Hloch in ''Čistá řeka'', Donutil has three decades of film and TV appearances. He dubbed the voice of ...

as Hugo Líbal, photographer and owner of photo studio *

Dana Batulková Dana Batulková (born 16 March 1958 in Prague) is a Czech actress. In December 2008 Batulková won the third season of StarDance with her professional partner Jan Onder. Selected filmography Films * ''Vrať se do hrobu!'' (1989) * '' Proč ...

as Jindřiška Patová, seamstress and owner of fashion store, lover Sláva Jiroušek *

Ivana Vaňková Ivana ( sr, Ивана) is a feminine given name of Slavic origin that is also popular in southern Ireland, France, French-speaking Canada, the Mediterranean and Latin America. It is the feminine form of the name Ivan, which are both the Sl ...

as Elly Vienna, opera singer *

Andrea Elsnerová Andrea is a given name which is common worldwide for both males and females, cognate to Andreas, Andrej and Andrew. Origin of the name The name derives from the Greek word ἀνήρ (''anēr''), genitive ἀνδρός (''andrós''), that ...

as Anděla Rybová, Cook * Vlasta Peterková as Božena, Cook, later wife Čeněk Němec * František Černín as Ondřej Formánek, Karlička's Son *

Luděk Munzar Luděk Munzar (20 March 1933 in Nová Včelnice – 26 January 2019 in Modřany, Prague) was a Czech actor. He appeared in the Czech New Wave film '' The Joke'' (Jaromil Jireš, 1969) and starred in the film ''Poslední propadne peklu'' under d ...

as Judr. Peřina, Karliška's Father *

Věra Galatíková Věra Galatíková (19 August 1938 – 21 December 2007) was a Czech actress. She acted in Pardubice following her studies at the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts. Galatíková then joined The Drama Club in Prague, where she perfor ...

as Anna Peřinová, Karlička's Mother *

Marek Vašut Marek Vašut (born 5 May 1960 in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech film, stage, and television actor, best known for his appearances in ''Solomon Kane'' and '' Blade II''. He voiced the character Tommy Angelo for the Czech version of the vide ...

as Kylián Pádlo, Ministry of the Interior (Czechoslovakia) * Carmen Mayerová as Vendula Chromáková, Housewife at Karel and Ludmila *

Ivan G'Vera Ivan G'Vera (born Ivan Šplíchal; April 1, 1959) is a Czech actor, best known for his role as Ivan Marais on the American soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'' from 1991 to 2000, 2011 and 2020. Biography At age 18, he fled Czechoslovakia for the ...

as Joseph McGregor, Ludmila's brother *and more

Episodes

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* Czech crime television series 2001 Czech television series debuts Czech Television original programming {{CzechRepublic-tv-prog-stub