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Father Matthew | |
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Genre | Detective show |
Based on | Don Matteo |
Developed by | Krzysztof Grabowski Film Group Baltmedia Baltmedia Sp. z oo |
Starring | Artur Żmijewski Piotr Polk Michał Piela Kinga Preis Maciej Musiał Sławomir Orzechowski Piotr Kozłowski Łukasz Lewandowski Aleksandra Górska Tamara Arciuch |
Theme music composer | Michał Lorenc |
Country of origin | Poland |
Original language | Polish |
No. of seasons | 30 |
No. of episodes | 394 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Production location | Sandomierz |
Original release | |
Network | TVP1 |
Release | November 11, 2008 – present |
Ojciec Mateusz (English: Father Matthew) is a Polish television drama series, which has aired on TVP1 since November 11, 2008. It is a Polish version of the Italian detective series Don Matteo broadcast in Italy by Rai Uno.
The show is set in the town of Sandomierz, although scenes in the church are recorded in Glinianka near Otwock, the vicarage in Anin in Warsaw, and the office of the bishop is filmed in the Nieborów Palace. In the fourth series, some episodes take place outside of Sandomierz, including in Kielce, Bałtów, Krzyżtopór, Busko-Zdrój and Opatów, as well as Ćmielów, Wąchock and Zalew Sielpia.
The series shows the adventures of a Roman Catholic priest who, after returning to Poland from a mission to Belarus, is sent to work in a small parish in Sandomierz. As a pastor, together with a friendly policeman, he solves mysteries and gives help to his parishioners, as well as all those who are in need. Each episode is a separate story.
Actor | Role | Status |
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Artur Żmijewski | Father Mateusz Żmigrodzki | season 1–present |
Piotr Polk | Deputy Inspector Orest Możejko | season 1–present |
Michał Piela | Police Aspirant Mieczysław Nocul | season 1–present |
Kinga Preis | Natalia Borowik | season 1–present |
Aleksandra Górska | Lucyna Wielicka | season 1–present |
Artur Pontek | Police Sergeant Marian Marczak | season 1–present |
Rafał Cieszyński | Police Sergeant Przemysław Gibalski | season 1–present |
Tomasz Więcek | Senior Police Constable Ludwik Banaś | seasons 1–3 |
Piotr Miazga | Senior Police Constable Bronisław Wierzbicki | seasons 1–18, 20, 22, 26 |
Jędrzej Taranek | Police Sergeant Bartosz Paruzel | seasons 1–present |
Sławomir Orzechowski | Bishop | seasons 1–29 |
Julia Kornacka | Zosia Nocul | seasons 4–9, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 |
Agnieszka Doczyńska | 23–24, 26, 28–29 | |
Piotr Kozłowski | Father Jacek Kolanko | seasons 1–present |
Tamara Arciuch | Justyna Malec | seasons 3–16, 18–24 |
Ewa Konstancja Bułhak | Barbara Nocul | seasons 1–present |
Katarzyna Burakowska | Emilka Kozłowska | seasons 3–23, 25 |
Eryk Lubos | Waldemar Grzelak "Bug" | seasons 1, 4–27 |
Łukasz Lewandowski | Verger Piotr Derlacki | seasons 1–12 |
Beata Olga Kowalska | Pathologist | seasons 11–15, 18–19, 22–26 |
Paulina Chapko | Police Sergeant Karolina Górska | seasons 8–11 |
Gabriela Pietrucha | Ola Nocul | seasons 2–9, 12 |
Maciej Musiał | Michał Wielicki | seasons 1–4, 6–7, 22–23 |
Bartłomiej Firlet | Antoni Dziubak | seasons 15–present |
Kamil Szklany | Bolek Śmiały | seasons 29–present |
Karol Lelek | Tomek Szmorąg | seasons 29–present |
Series | Title | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | ||||
1 | I | 13 | 7 December 2008 | 22 February 2009 | |
2 | II | 17 | 6 September 2009 | 27 December 2009 | |
3 | III | 14 | 4 March 2010 | 3 June 2010 | |
4 | IV | 12 | 9 September 2010 | 25 November 2010 | |
5 | V | 13 | 3 March 2011 | 26 May 2011 | |
6 | VI | 13 | 8 September 2011 | 2 December 2011 | |
7 | VII | 13 | 8 March 2012 | 31 May 2012 | |
8 | VIII | 13 | 6 September 2012 | 29 November 2012 | |
9 | IX | 13 | 28 February 2013 | 23 May 2013 | |
10 | X | 13 | 5 September 2013 | 28 November 2013 | |
11 | XI | 13 | 6 March 2014 | 29 May 2014 | |
12 | XII | 13 | 4 September 2014 | 27 November 2014 | |
13 | XIII | 13 | 5 March 2015 | 28 May 2015 | |
14 | XIV | 13 | 3 September 2015 | 26 November 2015 | |
15 | XV | 13 | 3 March 2016 | 26 May 2016 | |
16 | XVI | 13 | 1 September 2016 | 24 November 2016 | |
17 | XVII | 13 | 2 March 2017 | 27 May 2017 | |
18 | XVIII | 13 | 31 August 2017 | 23 November 2017 | |
19 | XIX | 13 | 1 March 2018 | 24 May 2018 | |
20 | XX | 13 | 6 September 2018 | 29 November 2018 | |
21 | XXI | 13 | 28 February 2019 | 13 June 2019 | |
22 | XXII | 13 | 12 September 2019 | 26 December 2019 | |
23 | XXIII | 13 | 27 February 2020 | 10 September 2020 | |
24 | XXIV | 13 | 17 September 2020 | 10 December 2020 | |
25 | XXV | 13 | 4 March 2021 | 10 September 2021 | |
26 | XXVI | 13 | 17 September 2021 | 17 December 2021 | |
27 | XXVII | 13 | 4 March 2022 | 27 May 2022 | |
28 | XXVIII | 13 | 9 September 2022 | 30 December 2022 | |
29 | XXIX | 13 | 8 September 2023 | 21 September 2023 | |
30 | XXX | 13 | 28 September 2023 | 11 April 2024 | |
31 | XXXI | 13 | 18 April 2024 | TBA |
As a result of the floods that hit central Europe in 2010, a charity concert was held in Sandomierz's Old Town on June 19, 2010 to help those who had suffered. A number of actors including Artur Zmijewski, Kinga Preis, Michael Piela, Piotr Polk and Tamara Arciuch from Ojciec Mateusz, musicians Andrzej Piaseczny, Artur Gadowski, Łukasz Zagrobelny, and bands including Big Cyc, Pectus, and Blue Café participated.
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