Il commissario Montalbano: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Salvo Montalbano is the police commissioner of Vigàta, a gruff character who is responsible and serious at work, but often also open and friendly with people he knows he can trust. Montalbano finds he must investigate various criminal acts in his area, for which - thanks to his great intelligence and the help of numerous assistants, even outside the police - he always manages to reconstruct the exact events and to find a solution. Among his colleagues are his deputy, Mimi Augello, inspector Giuseppe Fazio, the awkward policeman, Agatino Catarella and other officers of the police station. Otherwise, among his external collaborators are his friend Ingrid Sjostrom, the journalist Niccolò Zito and, more rarely, Adelina his cook. In his private life, Salvo carries on a long-distance relationship with Livia Burlando, with whom he has a sometimes tempestuous relationship, but in which love always prevails.

Series details

• Title: Il commissario Montalbano
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Italian
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery
• Premiere date: 1999-05-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 2021-03-08
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Rai 1
• Network country: Italy
• Typical episode runtime: 63 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.8/10
• TVMaze ID: 6261
• IMDb ID: tt0920489
• TVDB ID: 82792

Cast and credited roles

• Katharina Böhm — Livia Burlando
• Lina Perned — Livia Burlando
• Sonia Bergamasco — Livia Burlando
• Luca Zingaretti — Salvatore (Salvo) Montalbano
• Cesare Bocci — Domenico (Mimì) Augello
• Peppino Mazzotta — Giuseppe Fazio
• Angelo Russo — Agatino Catarella

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1999-05-06; final listed air date 1999-10-15; episode order: 2.
• Season 2: premiered 2000-05-02; final listed air date 2000-05-09; episode order: 2.
• Season 3: premiered 2001-05-09; final listed air date 2001-05-30; episode order: 2.
• Season 4: premiered 2002-10-28; final listed air date 2002-11-18; episode order: 4.
• Season 5: premiered 2005-09-22; final listed air date 2005-09-29; episode order: 2.
• Season 6: premiered 2006-03-07; final listed air date 2006-03-13; episode order: 2.
• Season 7: premiered 2008-11-02; final listed air date 2008-11-17; episode order: 4.
• Season 8: premiered 2011-03-14; final listed air date 2011-04-04; episode order: 4.
• Season 9: premiered 2013-04-15; final listed air date 2013-05-06; episode order: 4.
• Season 10: premiered 2016-02-29; final listed air date 2016-03-07; episode order: 2.
• Season 11: premiered 2017-02-27; final listed air date 2017-03-06; episode order: 2.
• Season 12: premiered 2018-02-12; final listed air date 2018-02-19; episode order: 2.
• Season 13: premiered 2019-02-11; final listed air date 2019-02-18; episode order: 2.
• Season 14: premiered 2020-03-09; final listed air date 2020-03-16; episode order: 2.
• Season 15: premiered 2021-03-08; final listed air date 2021-03-08; episode order: 1.

Source and licence

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