Канцелярская крыса: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

An employee of the police archive, Major Andrey Vershinin, is suddenly promoted and transferred to the border town of Portovy. Vershinin will take the post of head of the Department of Internal Affairs instead of the recently deceased Colonel Avdeev. The new boss is greeted coldly: subordinates are in almost open conflict with him, and the press and the public, agitated by the recent series of robberies, are simply outraged by this appointment. 

Journalist Anna Loginova becomes Vershinin's only loyal colleague: together they must figure out what is happening in the city of lawlessness. In a short time, the hero proves his competence in solving crimes and does not give up even in an atmosphere of general distrust.

 However, even after coping with the shadow master of the city, Vershinin fails to turn the Port into a quiet and cozy place, because the Moscow corporation is trying to take over the power in the town.…

Series details

• Title: Канцелярская крыса
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Russian
• Genres: Action, Crime, Mystery
• Premiere date: 2018-09-24
• Final broadcast date listed: 2019-10-25
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: НТВ
• Network country: Russian Federation
• Typical episode runtime: 47 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 38772

Cast and credited roles

• Константин Стрельников — майор Андрей Вершинин, начальник УВД
• Ингрид Олеринская — Анна Логинова, журналистка

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2018-09-24; final listed air date 2018-10-04; episode order: 16.
• Season 2: premiered 2019-10-14; final listed air date 2019-10-25; episode order: 20.

Source and licence

Adapted from Канцелярская крыса on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.