''Inspector de Luca'' () is an Italian

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produced and broadcast by RAI, based on the De Luca trilogy (1990-1996) of

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Carlo Lucarelli Carlo Lucarelli (born 26 October 1960) is an Italian crime-writer, TV presenter, and magazine editor. In 2003, his novel ''Almost Blue'' was shortlisted for the Gold Dagger award given by the Crime Writers' Association. Early life Lucarelli wa ...

. The USA DVD box title is ''Detective De Luca'' with the tag line, "He's not a fascist/ He's not a

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/ He's just a cop."

Concept and scope

Covering the period from 1938 to 1948 in

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,DVD sleeve notes the series centers on '' Commissario'' Achille de Luca, and is set from the height of Fascist era in Italy to the immediate post-war period. Dashing and attractive to women, De Luca is depicted as an honest cop, a determined and principled policeman working in a corrupt and politically charged environment. While concerned only with truth and justice but not for the bigger picture, he manages to avoid taking sides.

Production

The series comprises four episodes, three of which are based on novels by Lucarelli, while the first serves as an introduction to the character and the ''milieu''. The series was directed by Antonio Frazzi, who also co-wrote the episodes with his brother,

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and with Lucarelli. The series was first screened on Italian television in 2008. It was shown in the UK on

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in March and April 2014. It is available on DVD in Italian with English subtitles. The films are dedicated to Andrea (b. Florence, 1944 – d. Florence, 5 May 2006).

Characters

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: Insp. Achille De Luca, a police detective in northern Italy.(4 episodes) * Corrado Fortuna: Sgt. Leopoldo Pugliesi, De Luca's assistant. (4 episodes) * Rolando Raquello: Insp. Roberto Rosseta, a politically astute colleague of De Luca's. (3 episodes) * Raffaela Rea: De Luca's lover. (2 episodes) * Stefano Pesce: Guido Leonardi, head of

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police. (2 episodes)

Episodes

Notes

External links

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