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Detective Montalbano
Broadcast in: Italian
Murder, betrayal, office politics, temptation... it's all in a day's work for Detective Salvo Montalbano. With intuition and a cadre of police officers, Montalbano solves crimes in the fictional small city of Vigata. This work brings him across the paths of unforgettable characters who could only come from Sicily. He also wages a personal war with his own demons, which fight against his professional ideals and personal commitment to beautiful long-distance girlfriend, Livia. Yet there's always time to indulge a long-standing flirtation with his ultimate temptress, Italian cuisine. The series is filmed in the ancient, sun-washed Sicilian city of Ragusa, and is based on the international best-selling mystery novels by Andrea Camilleri.
Montalbano's Rice Croquettes
Next Airdate: Sunday May 20, 9:00 pm
Episode Description: A moneybags and his wife crash off a cliff, and Montalbano’s annoying boss has a bunch of culprits for a burglary—Albanians! But what if the crash wasn’t an accident, and the thief was— horrors! Sicilian! And as Montalbano again visits that ancient Mafia don, he s got to track down a potential missing heir. Directed by Alberto Sironi. 2002, color. In Italian with English subtitles.
The Scent of the Night
Next Airdate: Sunday May 27, 9:00 pm
Episode Description: A financial wheeler dealer has been raking in the deposits from the people of Montelusa for what looks to be a classic Ponzi scheme, so it’s only a surprise to the suckers—and to his ever believing spinster assistant—when he disappears. But is he relaxing on a beach or feeding the fishes? Directed by Alberto Sironi. 2002, color. In Italian with English subtitles.
The Goldfinch and the Cat
Next Airdate: Sunday June 3, 9:00 pm
Episode Description: A series of drive-by muggings by a helmet-clad motorcyclist are bad enough—but then the mysterious biker escalates to murder, even a pregnant girl’s father goes nuts in a hospital ER, and a local gynecologist turns up missing. Can Montalbano tie everything together? Directed by Alberto Sironi. 2001, color. In Italian with English subtitles.
Turning Point
Next Airdate: Sunday June 10, 9:00 pm
Episode Description: There’s nothing like a bracing swim in the sea to start the day off right for Inspector Montalbano—except when he bumps in to a floating corpse! And why does that refugee boy that Montalbano collars at the embarkation not want to go back to his mother? Directed by Alberto Sironi, 2005, color. In Italian with English subtitles.
Equal Time
Next Airdate: Sunday June 17, 9:00 pm
Episode Description: A ‘connected’ guy is found dead in an immense quarry, shot Mafia style—and then the bodies really start to pile up. A Mafia war? Montalbano doesn’t think so, even if he’s the only one. And what happened to the Ukrainian girl on the moped? Directed by Alberto Sironi, 2005, color. In Italian with English subtitles.
Spider's Patience
Next Airdate: Sunday June 24, 9:00 pm
Episode Description: Okay, so a young girl gets kidnapped—but as Montalbano knows, her once-prominent family is flat busted. Who’s going to pay the ransom? But as Montalbano digs deeper he starts to wonder how they ended up broke and—is the girl really in danger at all? Directed by Alberto Sironi. 2006, color. In Italian with English subtitles.
Murder, betrayal, office politics, temptation... it's all in a day's work for Detective Salvo Montalbano. With intuition and a cadre of police officers, Montalbano solves crimes in the fictional small city of Vigata. This work brings him across the paths of unforgettable characters who could only come from Sicily. He also wages a personal war with his own demons, which fight against his professional ideals and personal commitment to beautiful long-distance girlfriend, Livia. Yet there's always time to indulge a long-standing flirtation with his ultimate temptress, Italian cuisine. The series is filmed in the ancient, sun-washed Sicilian city of Ragusa, and is based on the international best-selling mystery novels by Andrea Camilleri.
Episodes
Montalbano's Rice Croquettes
Next Airdate: Sunday May 20, 9:00 pm
Episode Description: A moneybags and his wife crash off a cliff, and Montalbano’s annoying boss has a bunch of culprits for a burglary—Albanians! But what if the crash wasn’t an accident, and the thief was— horrors! Sicilian! And as Montalbano again visits that ancient Mafia don, he s got to track down a potential missing heir. Directed by Alberto Sironi. 2002, color. In Italian with English subtitles.
The Scent of the Night
Next Airdate: Sunday May 27, 9:00 pm
Episode Description: A financial wheeler dealer has been raking in the deposits from the people of Montelusa for what looks to be a classic Ponzi scheme, so it’s only a surprise to the suckers—and to his ever believing spinster assistant—when he disappears. But is he relaxing on a beach or feeding the fishes? Directed by Alberto Sironi. 2002, color. In Italian with English subtitles.
The Goldfinch and the Cat
Next Airdate: Sunday June 3, 9:00 pm
Episode Description: A series of drive-by muggings by a helmet-clad motorcyclist are bad enough—but then the mysterious biker escalates to murder, even a pregnant girl’s father goes nuts in a hospital ER, and a local gynecologist turns up missing. Can Montalbano tie everything together? Directed by Alberto Sironi. 2001, color. In Italian with English subtitles.
Turning Point
Next Airdate: Sunday June 10, 9:00 pm
Episode Description: There’s nothing like a bracing swim in the sea to start the day off right for Inspector Montalbano—except when he bumps in to a floating corpse! And why does that refugee boy that Montalbano collars at the embarkation not want to go back to his mother? Directed by Alberto Sironi, 2005, color. In Italian with English subtitles.
Equal Time
Next Airdate: Sunday June 17, 9:00 pm
Episode Description: A ‘connected’ guy is found dead in an immense quarry, shot Mafia style—and then the bodies really start to pile up. A Mafia war? Montalbano doesn’t think so, even if he’s the only one. And what happened to the Ukrainian girl on the moped? Directed by Alberto Sironi, 2005, color. In Italian with English subtitles.
Spider's Patience
Next Airdate: Sunday June 24, 9:00 pm
Episode Description: Okay, so a young girl gets kidnapped—but as Montalbano knows, her once-prominent family is flat busted. Who’s going to pay the ransom? But as Montalbano digs deeper he starts to wonder how they ended up broke and—is the girl really in danger at all? Directed by Alberto Sironi. 2006, color. In Italian with English subtitles.
