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Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

An intimate portrait of the man behind Inspector Montalbano, as acclaimed Italian novelist Andrea Camilleri gives us access to the man himself, his work and personal history. Show more

Inspector Montalbano

The Catalanotti Method

Duration: 1 hour, 56 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Four HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 11 months

Inspector Montalbano investigates the murder of the leader of an amateur dramatics company, whose members' devotion to his methods borders on fanaticism. The final episode of the Montalbano saga. Show more

Contributors

Salvo Montalbano:
Luca Zingaretti
Maria Del Castello:
Antonia Truppo
Giuseppe Fazio:
Peppino Mazzotta
Eleonora Ortolani:
Marina Rocco
Carmelo Catalanotti:
Carlo Cartier
Mimi' Augello:
Cesare Bocci
Livia Burlando:
Sonia Bergamasco
Antonio Scime:
Maurizio Bologna

Duration: 1 hour, 36 minutes

First broadcast:

Available for 6 months

Vigata, 1890 - a man vanishes after performing in the town's annual Easter play. Show more

Contributors

Marshal Paolo Giummaro:
Nino Frassica
Inspector Ernesto Bellavia:
Maurizio Casagrande
Elisabetta Pato:
Alessandra Mortelliti
Antonio Pato:
Neri Marcorè
Captain Arturo Bosisio:
Flavio Bucci
Chief of Police Liborio Bonafede:
Gilberto Idonea
Princess Imelda Sanjust:
Simona Marchini
Artidoro Pecoraro:
Pippo Crapanzano
Rachele Infantino:
Alessia Cardella
Ciarramidarro:
Giovanni Calcagno
Prefect Tiriro:
Giacinto Ferro
Calogero Pirrello:
Manilo Dovi

Inspector Montalbano

Episode 5: August Flame

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 6 months

Italian crime drama. Inspector Montalbano discovers the body of a long-missing woman in a secret underground dwelling beneath Mimi's family home. Show more

Inspector Montalbano

Episode 5: Excursion to Tindari

Duration: 1 hour, 55 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 6 months

When a young Don Juan is found murdered and an elderly couple are reported missing after an excursion to an ancient site, Inspector Montalbano investigates. Show more

Inspector Montalbano

Episode 6: The Artist's Touch

Duration: 1 hour, 34 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 6 months

Montalbano investigates a goldsmith's apparent suicide by electrocution. But he discovers that the dead man's will was forged, leaving everything to his brother. Show more

Contributors

Salvo Montalbano:
Luca Zingaretti
Livia Burlando:
Katharina Bohm
Mimi' Augello:
Cesare Bocci
Agente Fazio:
Peppino Mazzotta
Anna Tropeano:
Biancamaria D'Amato
Giacomo Larussa:
Luigi Maria Burruano
Emma Morpurgo:
Ileana Rigano

Inspector Montalbano

Episode 3: The Shape of Water

Duration: 1 hour, 51 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 6 months

When a leading local politician is found dead in a car at a notorious prostitution spot, Montalbano goes about making sense of the available evidence. Show more

Contributors

Salvo Montalbano:
Luca Zingaretti
Livia Burlando:
Katharina Bohm
Ingrid Sjostrom:
Isabell Sollman
Agente Fazio:
Peppino Mazzotta

Inspector Montalbano

Episode 4: The Mystery of the Terracotta Dog

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 6 months

Montalbano investigates when an arms stash is found in a cave, leading to the discovery of the bodies of two lovers killed in the 1940s. Show more

Contributors

Salvo Montalbano:
Luca Zingaretti
Livia Burlando:
Katharina Bohm
Mimi' Augello:
Cesare Bocci
Agente Fazio:
Peppino Mazzotta
Agente Gallo:
Francesco Stella
Agente Galluzzo:
Davide Lo Verde

Inspector Montalbano

Episode 2: The Voice of the Violin

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 6 months

When a murder case is taken off Montalbano and given to incompetent rival inspector Panzacchi from Montelusa, the investigation risks going badly off course. Show more

Contributors

Salvo Montalbano:
Luca Zingaretti
Livia Burlando:
Katharina Bohm
Mimi Augello:
Cesare Bocci
Michela Licalzi:
Alessia Merz
Anna Tropeano:
Biancamaria D'Amato
Maurizio di Blasi:
Maurizio Prollo

Inspector Montalbano

The Safety Net

Duration: 1 hour, 40 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Four HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 6 months

A Swedish film troupe arrives to shoot a period drama in Vigata. Augello immediately takes a shine to the production's female lead. In Italian with English subtitles. Show more

Contributors

Salvo Montalbano:
Luca Zingaretti
Giuseppe Fazio:
Peppino Mazzotta
Catarella:
Angelo Russo
Mimi Augello:
Cesare Bocci
Ingeniere Sabatello:
Graziano Piazza

Inspector Montalbano

Episode 9: The Scent of the Night

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 6 months

Italian crime drama. When an investor disappears with people's savings, Montalbano's investigation brings him into contact with some of his staff. Show more

Contributors

Salvo Montalbano:
Luca Zingaretti
Mariastella Cosentino:
Daniela Marazzita
Augello:
Cesare Bocci
Catarella:
Angelo Russo

Inspector Montalbano

Episode 4: The Game of Three Cards

Duration: 1 hour, 40 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 6 months

Italian crime drama. The death of a local construction magnate leads Montalbano back to a murder from two decades earlier. Was the right man convicted? Show more

Contributors

Salvo Montalbano:
Luca Zingaretti
Virginia Pennisi:
Valeria Milillo
Signora Tarantino:
Barbara Tabita
Renata Di Mora:
Simona Cavallari
Rocco Pennisi:
Stefano Dionisi
Augello:
Cesare Bocci
Catarella:
Angelo Russo

Inspector Montalbano

Episode 12: Treasure Hunt

Duration: 1 hour, 40 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 6 months

Italian crime drama. A disturbed maniac is playing a macabre game of treasure hunt with the inspector and the riddle must be solved before it's too late. Show more

Contributors

Inspector Montalbano

Episode 2: Equal Time

Duration: 1 hour, 35 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 6 months

Italian crime drama. When a man is found murdered with a sawn-off shotgun, Vigata police are called upon to extinguish what appears to be the start of a new Mafia war. Show more

Inspector Montalbano

Episode 6: The Wings of the Sphynx

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 6 months

Italian crime drama. The naked body of a young woman is discovered on a beach, her identity unknown and the only clue a butterfly tattoo on her shoulder. Show more

Inspector Montalbano

Episode 10: The Goldfinch and the Cat

Duration: 1 hour, 35 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 6 months

Italian crime drama. Montalbano investigates the links between a series of muggings, a wrecked hospital emergency room and a missing doctor. Show more

Contributors

Salvo Montalbano:
Luca Zingaretti
Mariuccia Coglitore:
Erika Ferrara
Augello:
Cesare Bocci
Barbara Bellini:
Maria Cristina Marocco

Inspector Montalbano

Episode 9: The Age of Doubt

Duration: 1 hour, 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 6 months

Italian crime drama. A yacht docks at Vigata's harbour as a disfigured body is discovered at sea. A female coastguard is assigned to the case to assist Montalbano. Show more

Contributors

Salvo Montalbano:
Luca Zingaretti
Augello:
Cesare Bocci
Catarella:
Angelo Russo
Laura Belladonna:
Isabella Ragonese
Livia Giovannini:
Caterina Vertova
Vanna Di Giulio:
Ana Caterina Morariu

Inspector Montalbano

Episode 10: The Gull's Dance

Duration: 1 hour, 55 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 6 months

Italian crime drama. When Fazio goes missing, Montalbano fears that he may be in serious trouble and a frantic search is mounted in an effort to find him alive. Show more

Inspector Montalbano

Episode 7: The Sense of Touch

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 6 months

Drama based on the books featuring the Sicilian detective. After the mysterious demise of two blind men, an investigation focuses on how a charity is operating. Show more

Contributors

Salvo Montalbano:
Luca Zingaretti
Livia Burlando:
Katharina Bohm
Mimi' Augello:
Cesare Bocci
Agente Fazio:
Peppino Mazzotta
Doctor Pasquano:
Marcello Perracchio
Catarella:
Angelo Russo
Ignazia Piccolomini:
Lucia Sardo

Inspector Montalbano

Episode 3: The Patience of the Spider

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 6 months

Italian crime drama. Inspector Montalbano is puzzled by the kidnapping of a young woman whose once-wealthy family has fallen on hard times. Show more

Contributors

Salvo Montalbano:
Luca Zingaretti
Augello:
Cesare Bocci
Catarella:
Angelo Russo
Nocolo Zito:
Roberto Nobile
Prostitute/Egg Seller:
Clelia Rondinella
Susanna Mistretta:
Federica De Cola