The Teacher (2016 TV series)
| Belfer | |
|---|---|
| Starring | Maciej Stuhr |
| Country of origin | Poland |
| Original language | Polish |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 55 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Canal+ |
| Release | 2 October 2016 – Present |
Belfer is a Polish television crime drama series starring Maciej Stuhr as a high school teacher investigating criminal cases. Broadcast in 2016, the first season was a rating success for Canal + as it broke their all-time record and won 2 awards, including Best TV Series at the Polish Film Awards. A second season premiered in October 2017.
Series 1
The series was directed by Łukasz Palkowski and based on a script by Jakub Żulczyk and Monika Powalisz. It was shot in Chełmża, Kwidzyn, Chełmno and other locations.[1]
- Cast
- Maciej Stuhr: Paweł Zawadzki
- Grzegorz Damięcki: Grzegorz Molenda
- Magdalena Cielecka: Katarzyna Molenda
- Robert Gonera : Bogdan Walewski
- Paweł Królikowski: Sławomir Słota
- Józef Pawłowski: Maciej Dąbrowa
- Sebastian Fabijański: Adrian Kuś
- Aleksandra Grabowska: Julia Molenda
- Mateusz Więcławek: Jan Molenda
- Piotr Głowacki: Rafał Papiński
- Paulina Szostak: Ewelina Rozłucka
- Krzysztof Pieczyński: Lesław Dobrzański
- Łukasz Simlat: Daniel Poręba
- Katarzyna Dąbrowska: Marta Mirska
- Plot
Freshly arrived from Warsaw in the fictional small town of Dobrowice, a high school Polish teacher investigates the recent murder of one of the school's students.
- Reception
The series was a rating success for Canal+ breaking its all-time best viewing figures, with an average audience rating of 345,000 and over 461,000 viewers watching the finale on 27 November 2016.[2]
It was awarded the Special Prize at Telekamera 2017[3] and Best TV Series at the 2017 Polish Film Awards.[4]
- Home media release
The first season was released on DVD on 17 March 2017.[5]
Series 2
Series 2, consisting of 8 episodes, premiered on 22 October 2017.
References
- ^ "W niedzielę premiera serialu "Belfer". Obraz był kręcony m.in. w Kwidzynie". Polska Times (in Polish). 30 September 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ ""Belfer" hitem Canal+: Średnio 345 tys. widzów, finał pobił rekord stacji". media2.pl (in Polish). 28 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ "Telekamery 2017 wręczone. Nagroda specjalna za "Belfra"". Gazeta Wyborcza (in Polish). 30 January 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ "Orły 2017: "Wołyń" najlepszym filmem, "Belfer" najlepszym serialem". media2.pl (in Polish). 20 March 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ "Belfer (2016-) serial TV". filmweb.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 10 November 2017.