Inspector De Luca (TV series)

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Inspector De Luca
Italian Il commissario De Luca
GenreDetective fiction
Created by Carlo Lucarelli
Starring Alessandro Preziosi
Country of originItaly
Original languageItalian
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time110 minutes
Release
Original network RAI
Original release27 April (2008-04-27) 
11 May 2008 (2008-05-11)

Inspector de Luca (Italian : Il commissario De Luca) is an Italian television series produced and broadcast by RAI, based on the De Luca trilogy (1990-1996) of detective novels by Carlo Lucarelli. The USA DVD box title is Detective De Luca with the tag line, "He's not a fascist/ He's not a partisan/ He's just a cop."

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Concept and scope

Covering the period from 1938 to 1948 in Bologna, [1] the series centers on Commissario Achille de Luca, and is set from the height of Fascist era in Italy to the immediate post-war period.

Dashing and attractive to women, De Luca is depicted as an honest cop, a determined and principled policeman working in a corrupt and politically charged environment. While concerned only with truth and justice but not for the bigger picture, [1] he manages to avoid taking sides.

Production

The series comprises four episodes, three of which are based on novels by Lucarelli, while the first serves as an introduction to the character and the milieu. The series was directed by Antonio Frazzi, who also co-wrote the episodes with his brother, Andrea and with Lucarelli. The series was first screened on Italian television in 2008. It was shown in the UK on BBC Four in March and April 2014. It is available on DVD in Italian with English subtitles. The films are dedicated to Andrea (b. Florence, 1944 – d. Florence, 5 May 2006).

Characters

Episodes

No.TitleBased onSettingAirdate
1"Unauthorized Investigation"(telescript only)Summer 193827 April 2008 (2008-04-27)
When a prostitute is killed, De Luca investigates what he believes to be a cover-up. [2]
2"Carte Blanche" Carta Bianca April 194528 April 2008 (2008-04-28)
De Luca heads a murder investigation leading him to probe the private lives of the rich. [2]
3"The Damned Season" L'Estate Torbida June 19454 May 2008 (2008-05-04)
On the run after the fall of Mussolini, De Luca is roped into investigating the murder of a local peasant. [2]
4"Via Delle Oche" Via Delle Oche April 194811 May 2008 (2008-05-11)
Back in Bologna after Rome, now demoted to Vice, De Luca investigates when a man is found hanged in a brothel. [2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 DVD sleeve notes
  2. 1 2 3 4 BBC episode guide

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