Russian Godfathers: Story, Cast and Series Facts
Russian Godfathers (2005): Series details, synopsis and season dates from TVmaze.
Story and premise
This BBC documentary series examines the relationship between Russia's richest men ("the oligarchs") and Putin's administration in the Kremlin. The series follows each one in turn to find out what they were up to in the years leading up to 2005, and the crew is granted intimate access. Two of the five are now in exile, wanted on criminal charges, and planning their own anti-Putin campaigns with their wealth and influence.
Series details
- Title: Russian Godfathers
- Format: Documentary
- Language: English
- Premiere date: 2005-01-30
- Final broadcast date listed: 2005-02-13
- Status in TVmaze: Ended
- Network listed by TVmaze: BBC World News
- Network country: United Kingdom
- Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
- TVMaze ID: 34241
- TVDB ID: 218871
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 2005-01-30; final listed air date 2005-02-13.
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Adapted from Russian Godfathers 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.
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