The protagonist is Commissario Salvo Montalbano, and the stories are set in the imaginary town of Vigata, Sicily. Earlier this year Italy’s national broadcasting company RAI aired two new episodes of the Il Commissario Montalbano series. Home for the Inspector is the southern Sicilian town of Vigata – a thinly veiled disguise for the author’s childhood home of Porto Empedocle. The final episode of the police television series Il Commissario Montalbano was aired last night on Italy's national broadcaster RAI, attracting an audience of more than nine million viewers.. As most of you know, Detective Montalbano suffered terrible blows in 2019 and 2020 with the deaths of creator and writer, Andrea Camilleri, director Alberto Sironi and production designer Luciano Ricceri. Bridget McGrouther visited for a taste of the TV detective's enviable lifestyle. Signora Luparello 1 Episode 2000. Isabella Ragonese. In 2012 the series generated a prequel, Il giovane Montalbano. Giudice Lo Bianco 1 Episode 2001. Although this is the tenth season of a series that started in 1999, the Italian public shows no signs of tiring of the Sicilian detective and his travails. Pippo Montalbano. He jumps to conclusions – hence the need for Montalbano to be more cautious. The TV series based on Camilleri’s books, Inspector Montalbano, has delivered a pro-migrant message to Italian viewers. Directed by (2) Writing credits (29) Cast (546) Produced by (20) Music by (1) Cinematography by (3) Film Editing by (1) Casting By (2) Production Design by (1) Art Direction by (1) Set Decoration by (5) Costume Design by (4) Angelica Ippolito. He does a wonderful ‘hmm’ whilst he’s considering. Laura Belladonna 1 Episode 2011. https://italyheaven.blogspot.com/2012/02/inspector-montalbano-locations.html Inspector Montalbano tries to solve these two seemingly unrelated cases amid the daily complications of life at Vigata police station. 1 Episode 2018. Il giovane Montalbano (TV Series 2012– ) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Last summer, however, the production managed to create these two new episodes with Detective Montalbano star Luca Zingaretti directing. Inspector Montalbano is an Italian television series produced and broadcast by RAI since 1999, based on the detective novels of Andrea Camilleri. Gino Nicolosi. The inspector is a serious man who takes his time to weigh-up and consider events and people. Fazio is the inspector’s right-hand man who is methodical and precise when explaining something to the inspector. Photograph: BBC/RAI. Nine million people in Italy tuned in to see last episode of Il Commissario Montalbano.. Inspector Montalbano (1999– ) Series Cast & Crew. Sicily's bronzed, untamed and rugged landscape is the backdrop to the hit TV show Inspector Montalbano. He does a wonderful ‘ hmm ’ whilst he ’ s considering something to the hit TV show Montalbano. 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