Fratelli detective (TV series)

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Fratelli detective
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Fratelli detective is an Italian television series.

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Francesco Forti, Chief Inspector of Police, is passionate about his job but always grappling with difficult cases and with a il-tempered Commissioner. His brother Lorenzo is only eleven years old and has an above-average IQ; with his special intuition, he often ends up helping his older brother in solving the most complicated investigations.

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