HRT (short for Hrvatska Radiotelevizija, lit. Croatian Radiotelevision) is Croatia's national network of television and radio channels serving as the direct successors to the Yugoslav era networks TVZ (Televizija Zagreb) and Radio Zagreb. It is divided into two independently funded subsections, those being the TV and radio divisions. This article focuses specifically on original scripted and unscritped programming aired on the four networks belonging to HRT (aptly titled HRT 1, HRT 2, HRT 3 and HRT 4) and will not be including licensed programming nor titles created and aired on its radio counterpart.
Scripted Former programming +1950sTitleGenreNumber of seasonsCreator(s)Original airdatesNotesSpace Patrol (Svemirska patrola)Science fiction, family1 (miniseries)Ilko Rosić28 February 1959-28 May 1959 +1960sTitleGenreNumber of seasonsCreator(s)Original airdatesNotesThe Crew of the Century (Stoljetna eskadra)Action, adventure, comedy, period piece, family1 (miniseries)Daniel Marušić9 June 1962Inspector Mask (Inspektor Maska)Animation, mystery, comedy, family1 (miniseries)Dragutin Vunak1962-1963On the Spot (Na licu mjesta) Comedy1 (miniseries)Daniel Marušić3 March 1963-13 April 1963Somewhere Beside Us (Tu negdje pokraj nas)Comedy drama1 (miniseries)Milan Grgić, 16 January 1965-13 March 1965Dilemmas (Dileme) Drama1 (miniseries)Milan Grgić4 December 1965-18 June 1966The Seventh Pillar of Power (Sedma sila)Sitcom1 Fadil Hadžić3 September 1966-1 October 1966Professor Balthazar (Profesor Baltazar)Animation, comedy, family, science fiction4Zlatko Grgić1967-2005When Sword Was Justice (Kad je mač krojio pravdu)Period piece, drama1 (miniseries)Anton Marti 31 August 1967-12 October 1967The Wasp (Osa)Comedy1 (miniseries)Fadil Hadžić17 March 1968-12 May 1968Marathon (Maratonci)Comedy 1 (miniseries)Milan Grgić25 April 1968-30 May 1968Očenašek's Diary (Dnevnik Očenašeka)Period piece, drama1 (miniseries)Eduard Galić15 January 1969-5 February 1969Based on the 1937 novel of the same name by Vjekoslav MajerA Sorrowful Fall (Sumorna jesen)Drama, war, period piece1 (miniseries)Ivan Šibl12 March 1969-7 May 1969Under a New Roof (Pod novim krovovima)Drama, anthology1 (miniseries)Alojz Majetić, 15 October 1969The Council of the Curious (Udruženje radoznalih)Family, comedy, educational, animation1Milivoj Matošec1969-1972 +1970sTitleGenreNumber of seasonsCreator(s)Original airdatesNotesThe Lawyer (Fiškal)Period piece, drama1 (miniseries)Joakim Marušić21 January 1970 – 11 February 1970Based on the 1881 novel of the same name by Ante KovačićA Man All by Himself (Sam čovjek)Drama, period piece1 (miniseries)Eduard Galić13 May 1970 – 3 June 1970Based on the 1937 novel of the same name by Ivo KozarčaninLandowners (Mejaši)Comedy drama1 (miniseries)Ivo Vrbanić11 October 1970 – 15 November 1970Served as a sequel to the made-for-TV movie Pig Slaughter (Kolinje) and received two sequels: The Folks from Gruntovec (Gruntovčani) and The Indestructibles (Neuništvi)Our Little Town (Naše malo misto)Comedy drama, period piece1 (miniseries)Miljenko Smoje22 February 1970 – 28 March 1971Smoje eventually adapted the script for the series into a short story collection titled The Stories from Our Little Town (Priče iz našeg malog mista). The series was popular enough to receive a theatrical spin-off film Servantes from Our Little Town (Servantes iz malog mista) in 1982, which had the same cast and crew as the original series. Smoje eventually penned the novel Big City (Velo misto), which served as a sequel to the original series, which also received a TV adaptation of the same name Golden Boy (Zlatni mladić)Period piece, drama 1 (miniseries)Vladimir Gerić1970Based on the 1928 novel The Golden Boy and His Victims (Zlatni mladić i njegove žrtve) by August CesarecThe Marital Ways of Love (Ljubav na bračni način)Comedy drama, romance1 (miniseries)Fedor Vidas1 July 1970 – 29 July 1970Big and Small (Veliki i Mali)Family, drama2Milan Grgić25 February 1970 – 4 May 1971Where the Wild Boars Go (Kuda idu divlje svinje)Crime, drama, war, period piece1 (miniseries)Ivo Štivičić28 April 1971 – 30 June 1971Bolta's Adventures and Misadventures (Boltine zgode i nezgode)Comedy drama1Matija Poljaković1971The Bench on St. George Square (Klupa na Jurjevskom)Drama, romance1 (miniseries) Ivica Ivanac, Zvonimir Bajšić6 January 1972 – 10 February 1972Oh What Are We in This World (Ča smo svi na ovon svitu)Comedy drama, period piece1 (miniseries)Daniel Marušić7 October 1973 – 25 November 1973Based on the 1940 short story collection The Book of Marko Uvodić of Split (Libar Marka Uvodića Splićanina) by Marko Uvodić, who, in turn, based the characters and stories off of real world figures and eventsSome Man (Čovik i po)Sitcom1 13 October–15 December Mirko BožićIn the Registrar's Office (U registraturi)Period piece, drama1 (miniseries)17 February 1974 – 16 April 1974Joakim MarušićBased on the 1888 serialized novel of the same name by Ante KovačićStorytime (Vrijeme za bajku)Fantasy, family, anthology1 (miniseries)1974Višnja LastaThe Folks from Gruntovec (Gruntovčani)Comedy drama1 (minseries)21 September 1975 – 23 November 1975Krešimir GolikServed as a sequel to Pig Slaughter and Landowners, however, due to higher popularity and ratings, it received a larger place in the cultural zeitgeist, receiving a sequel of its own (The Indesctructibles), as well as an adaptation in the form of a theatrical play The Passion of Saint Margaret the Virgin (Muka svete Margarite)Historical drama1 (miniseries)Eduard Galić1975Wartime and Everything Else (Vrijeme ratno i poratno)Sitcom, war, period piece2 Drago Gervais17 May 1975 – 26 July 1975The first 3 episodes were based on the 1964 play Vuk Bubalo by Branko Ćopić, whilst the rest are original stories set in the same continuity The Flames of Kapela (Kapelski kresovi)Drama, war, period piece1 (miniseries)Ivan Hetrich, Ivica Ivanac, Zlatko Sudović30 November 1975 – 22 February 1976Based on the 1975 novel of the same name by Veljko KovačevićThe Little Revolutionary (Mali buntovnik)Drama, war, period piece1 (miniseries)Vladimir Gerić1976Based on the 1975 Slovenian novel of the same name by France BevkThere's Some Hope for Nomads After All (Ima nade za nomade)Comedy 1 (miniseries)Rudolf Harmić6 March 1976 – 24 April 1976Nikola TeslaHistorical drama1 (miniseries) Eduard Galić, Ivica Ivanac11 September 1977 – 13 November 1977The Cat Under the Helmet (Mačak pod šljemom)Comedy, war, period piece1 (miniseries)Berislav Makarović1 October 1978 – 5 November 1978Based on the 1959 novel of the same name by Joža HorvatFull Steam Ahead (Punom parom)Sitcom2 Kazimir Klarić21 May 1978 – 1 June 1980The season two finale titled The Trumpet (Truba) was banned from airing on TV by the Yugoslavia's Communist Party due to its unfavourable portrayal in it. It was considered lost until finally airing for the first time on 18 September 2012 The Devil's Seed (Đavolje sjeme)Dark fantasy, horror, drama, period piece1 (miniseries)Vanča Kljaković19 February 1979 – 26 February 1979Based on the play Faust by Johann Wolfgang van Goethe, with the setting of the story being changed from 19th century Wittenberg to Zagreb in the 1930s and all of the characters have received new Croatian names and identitiesThe Lighthouse (Svjetionik)Action, adventure, drama1(miniseries)Nedjeljko Fabrio15 February 1979 – 22 March 1979Scenes From Family Life (Prizori iz obiteljskog života)Comedy, anthology1 (miniseries)Milan Grgić21 April 1979 – 2 June 1979 +1980sTitleGenreNumber of seasonsCreator(s)Original airdatesNotesThe Big City (Velo misto)Comedy drama, period piece1 (miniseries)Miljenko Smoje30 November 1980 – 1 March 1981Based on the 1971 short story collection The Big City Chronicles (Kronika Velog Mista) by Miljenko Smoje and serves as the sequel to Our Little TownJelenkoFamily, drama, adventure1 (miniseries)Maja Gluščević, Obrad Gluščević1981The screenplay for the series got adapted into a novel of the same name, whilst the series itself was inspired by the 1975 short story The White Deer (Bijeli jelen) by Vladimir Nazor The Unconqurable City (Nepokoreni grad)Historical drama, war1 (miniseries)Milan Šećerović1982Troubles of a Branimir (Nevolje jednog Branimira)Drama, family1 (miniseries)Ante Granik, Zvonimir Iljić1982Smoggers (Smogovci)Comedy drama, family6Hrvoje Hitrec4 April 1982 – 16 February 1997Based on the series of novels of the same name by Hrvoje Hitrec Traps (Zamke)Historical drama, action, adventure, thriller, war1 (miniseries)Mirko Sabolović, Berislav Makarović8 May 1983- 15 May 1983Gabrijel Comedy 1 (miniseries)Željko Senečić, Eduard Tomičić13–15 July 1984Inspector Vinko (Inspektor Vinko)Police procedural, sitcom1Krešimir Golik2 December 1984 - 20 January 1985The Lying Melita (Lažeš, Melita)Comedy drama, family1 (miniseries)Ivan Kušan1984Based on the 1965 novel of the same name by Ivan KušanBeggars and Sons (Prosjaci i sinovi)Comedy drama, period piece1 (miniseries)Ivan Raos1984The screenplay for the series got adapted into a novel of the same name Don't Give Up Floki (Ne daj se, Floki)Comedy drama, family1 (miniseries)Zoran Tadić1985The Croatian National Revival (Hrvatski narodni preporod)Historical drama1 (miniseries)Eduard Galić1985Hajdučki Gaj Period piece, drama 1 (miniseries)Drago Kekanović8 March 1986 - 24 March 1986 Based on the unfinished 1942 novel The Ship on the Creek (Brod na potoku) by Ivan Goran Kovačić Casefiles (Dosije)Police procedural, drama, crime1 Ljiljana Jolić Zoran Drinbach1986The Voyage to Vučjak (Putovanje u Vučjak)Period piece, drama1 (miniseries)Eduard Galić, Ivo Štivičić28 September 1986 – 4 January 1987Based on the 1923 play Vučjak by Miroslav Krleža The Hug (Zagrljaj)Drama1 (miniseries)Antun Vrdoljak1988Heavenly Birds (Ptice nebeske)Comedy drama 1 (miniseries)Ivo Brešan 1989 - 1990The screenplay for the series got adapted into a novel of the same name