The Inspector Montalbano ( ) is an Italian police procedural television series. Based on Andrea Camilleri's detective novels, the series is located in the fictional town of Vigàta, Sicily, which is based on Camilleri's native Porto Empedocle. The title character, played by Luca Zingaretti, is Commissario (police chief) Salvo Montalbano.
The music for the soundtrack was composed by Franco Piersanti.
Inspector Montalbano was produced and broadcast by RAI to critical acclaim. It premiered on Rai 2, and then, since the fourth season, on Rai 1. Over 65 countries have broadcast the series, including on BBC Four in the United Kingdom, MHz WorldView in the United States and SBS in Australia. In 2012, the series generated a spin-off, The Young Montalbano.
Synopsis
Inspector Salvo Montalbano is in charge of the state police station in Vigàta, a fictional town in the fictional province of Montelusa (see locations) in Sicily, Southern Italy. Montalbano investigates criminal acts which he always manages to solve by reconstruction thanks to his intelligence and the help of his team which includes his deputy, Domenico 'Mimì' Augello, Giuseppe Fazio, Galluzzo, and Agatino Catarella. Salvo has a long-distance, tempestuous relationship with Livia Burlando who lives in Genoa.
Among his external collaborators are: his Swedish friend, Ingrid Sjöström, who lives in neighbouring Montelusa the journalist, Nicolò Zito Vigàta's local forensic pathologist Dr. Marco Pasquano his cook and housekeeper, Adelina Cirrinciò
Cast Main characters Luca Zingaretti as Inspector Salvo Montalbano, the police chief of Vigàta (season 1−15) Cesare Bocci as Inspector Domenico "Mimì" Augello, unrepentant womanizer, Montalbano's deputy and close friend (season 1−15) Peppino Mazzotta as Detective Giuseppe Fazio, Montalbano's right-hand man (season 1−15) Angelo Russo as Agatino Catarella, clumsy and weird speaking police officer, well skilled with computers (season 1−15) Davide Lo Verde as Galluzzo, police officer (seasons 1–15) Roberto Nobile as Nicolò Zito, journalist of local TV station Rete Libera and trusted friend of Montalbano (season 1−15) Marcello Perracchio as Dr. Marco Pasquano, gruff forensic pathologist (seasons 1–11) Katharina Böhm (seasons 1–4), Lina Perned (season 9) and Sonia Bergamasco (seasons 10−15) as Livia Burlando, Montalbano's long-distance girlfriend who lives in Genoa and sometimes visits Vigàta. Both Böhm and Perned were dubbed by Claudia Catani, who also played Livia's voice on the telephone in seasons 5–8, where the character doesn't physically appear.
Recurring characters Isabell Sollman as Ingrid, Montalbano's Swedish friend (seasons 2–5, 7–8, 11) Mirella Petralia as Adelina Cirrinciò, Montalbano's housekeeper/cook (seasons 4, 7 and 9) Ketty Governali as Adelina Cirrinciò, Montalbano's housekeeper/cook (seasons 11, 12) Fabio Costanzo as Pasquale Cirrinciò, Adelina's son, engaged in petty criminal activities but still a friend of Montalbano (seasons 4, 7, 9 and 12) Carmelinda Gentile as Beatrice "Beba" Di Leo, becomes Mimì's wife (main: season 5; guest: seasons 3–4, 6–8, 12) Giovanni Guardiano as Jacomuzzi, police forensics specialist (seasons 1–5, 8, 12–13) Giacinto Ferro (1943–2016) as Police Chief Bonetti-Alderighi, Montalbano's superior based in the provincial capital, Montelusa (seasons 1, 4–5, 7–9, 11) Giovanni Visentin as Judge Tommaseo, morbidly attracted to the more spicy aspects of the cases (seasons 7–9, 11) Filippo Brazzaventre as Filippo Ragonese, political journalist at local TV station Televigàta, strong detractor of Montalbano (seasons 4–10) Ubaldo Lo Presti as Filippo Ragonese, political journalist at local TV station Televigàta, strong detractor of Montalbano"Pippo Ragonese, notista politico di Televigàta, era dotato di due cose: una faccia a culo di gallina e una contorta fantasia che lo portava a immaginare complotti. Nemico dichiarato di Montalbano, Ragonese non fagliò l'occasione per attaccarlo ancora una volta" from Il gatto e il cardellino (seasons 1–2) Francesco Stella as Gallo, police officer (seasons 1–2) Marco Cavallaro as Tortorella, police officer (seasons 4–6) Corrado Invernizzi as Lattes, Bonetti-Alderighi's secretary (seasons 1–3, 8) Francesco Sineri as Don Balduccio Sinagra, retired mafia boss (seasons 3–5)
Seasons and episodes