''The Defender'' () is a
Czech
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* Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe
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* One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus
*Czech (surnam ...
drama television series, that premiered on
Czech Television
Czech Television ( ; abbreviation: ČT) is a public television broadcaster in the Czech Republic, broadcasting six channels. Established after breakup of Czechoslovakia in 1992, it is the successor to Czechoslovak Television founded in 1953.
H ...
in 2021.
Series also appeared at Serial Killer festival.
It won
Czech Film Critics' Award in category "Outside Kino."
Series focuses on a teacher Aleš Pelán who becomes School Ombudsman to stand up for children, parents and teachers in need. Pelán's cases include teacher bullied by her students, investigation of a pupil's suicide, girl who has never attended school, parents of students harassed by their classmate or sexual abuse of students by their teacher. All episodes are inspired by real cases.
Cast
*
Lukáš Vaculík
Lukáš Vaculík (born 8 June 1962) is a Czech actor.
Selected filmography Film
* ''Love Between the Raindrops'' (1979)
* ''King Thrushbeard'' (1984)
* '' Tankový prapor'' (1991)
* '' Helluva Good Luck'' (1999)
* '' Helluva Good Luck 2'' (20 ...
as Aleš Pelán
*
Iveta Dušková as Jana Pelánová
*
Jaroslav Plesl
Jaroslav Plesl (born 20 October 1974) is a Czech actor.
Selected filmography Film
* '' Grandhotel'' (2006)
* '' Men in Rut'' (2009)
* '' Největší z Čechů'' (2010)
* '' Sunday League – Pepik Hnatek's Final Match'' (2012)
* ''Family Film
...
as Pavel Havlík
*
Barbora Kodetová
Barbora Kodetová (born 6 September 1970) is a Czech actress perhaps best known internationally for her portrayal of Paul Atreides' concubine Chani in the 2000 television miniseries ''Frank Herbert's Dune'' and its 2003 sequel, ''Frank Herbert's ...
as Marta Beková
*
Agáta Červinková as Barbora Černá
*
Pavel Řezníček
Pavel Řezníček (30 January 1942 – 19 September 2018) was a Czech people, Czech writer and surrealist poet. In addition to his writing career, he was also a translator from French, including works by Joyce Mansour, Ambroise Vollard, Benjamin ...
as Petr Starý
*
Jiří Havelka Jiří (; ''YI-RZHEE'') is a Czech masculine given name, equivalent to English George. Notable people with the name include:
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*Georg Benda (Jiří Antonín Benda), Czech composer, violinist and Kapellmeister
* Jiří Baborovský, Czech physi ...
as Marcel Suchý
*
Petra Hřebíčková
Petra Hřebíčková (born 20 September 1979) is a Czech Republic, Czech stage and film actress. Her film debut was in the 2006 comedy ''I Served the King of England (film), I Served the King of England''. On stage, she acted for six years at th ...
as Kristýna Kurzová
*
Jan Vondráček
Jan Vondráček (born 16 August 1966 in Prague) is a Czech actor and dubber. He starred in the film '' Operace Silver A'' under director Jiří Strach in 2007. Since 9 January 2023, he has been the voice announcer for Trams in Prague, as part of ...
as inspektor Jarošík
*
Lucie Ducháčková
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* Lucie Ahl (born 1974), British tennis player
* Lucie Arnaz (born 1951), American actress
* Lucie Aubrac (1912–2007), member of ...
as Sára Jermanová
*
Vladimír Javorský
Vladimír Javorský (born 2 May 1962 in Ostrava
Ostrava (; ; ) is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic and the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region. It has about 283,000 inhabitants. It lies from the border with Poland, at the co ...
as MUDr. Luboš Pivec
*
Miroslav Vladyka as Václav Škvára
Episodes
Spin-off
Director of the ČT1 program Milan Fridrich mentioned that
spin-off
Spin-off, Spin Off, Spin-Off, or Spinoff may refer to: Entertainment and media
*Spinoff (media), a media work derived from an existing work
*''The Spinoff'', a New Zealand current affairs magazine
* ''Spin Off'' (Canadian game show), a 2013 Canad ...
is in production.
On 19 March 2024 Czech Television announced series ''
Ratolesti'' which was called thematical sequel to ''The Defender''. It is set for broadcast in 2025.
References
External links
*
2020s Czech television series
Czech crime television series
Czech drama television series
2021 Czech television series debuts
Czech Television original programming
Czech Lion Awards winners (television series)
Elementary school television series
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