Volha: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Standa Pekárek has three wishes in life: to drive a volga, to drive for the Humour and Folk Entertainment editorial office and to drive Got'ák. The five-part miniseries Volha is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Karel Hynia, written in an extraordinary, bizarre and precisely echoed language. It can be perceived as a peculiar history of Czechoslovak television with a number of incredible, albeit real, "stories from the set". At the same time, however, it is a portrait of its main character - a limited egocentric who excels in inventing small tricks and deceptions - how to steal petrol, fake mileage, cheat his wife, get rid of the competition. Logically, he then also becomes a StB collaborator (with the code name Volha) who informs on all his co-workers and passengers without any remorse.

Series details

• Title: Volha
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Czech
• Genres: Drama, Espionage
• Premiere date: 2023-04-02
• Final broadcast date listed: 2023-04-30
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Czechoslovak Television
• Network country: Czech Republic
• Typical episode runtime: 90 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 70546
• IMDb ID: tt27259817
• TVDB ID: 433686

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2023-04-02; final listed air date 2023-04-30; episode order: 5.

Source and licence

Adapted from Volha 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.