Inspector Montalbano
Created by Andrea Camilleri
A methodical, character-driven detective series rooted in Sicilian place and culture, balancing procedural mystery with the interior life of its protagonist.
Inspector Montalbano is an Italian television series produced and broadcast by RAI since 1999, based on the detective novels of Andrea Camilleri. The protagonist is Commissario Salvo Montalbano, and the stories are set in the imaginary town of Vigata, Sicily. In 2012 the series generated a prequel, Il giovane Montalbano.
Essence
Ensemble
Luca Zingaretti
Salvo Montalbano
Peppino Mazzotta
Giuseppe Fazio
Angelo Russo
Catarella
Cesare Bocci
Domenico "Mimì" Augello
Marcello Perracchio
Dottor Pasquano
Davide Lo Verde
Agente Galluzzo
Roberto Nobile
Nicolò Zito
Pippo Pattavina
Preside Burgio
Tamara Tunova
Guia Jelo
Signora Lapecora
Renato Scarpa
Lohengrin Pera
Rosario Lisma
Luca Castellino
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