Inspector Montalbano (TV series)
The Inspector Montalbano (Italian: Il commissario Montalbano [il kommisˈsaːrjo montalˈbaːno]) television series are Italian police procedural stories. Based on Andrea Camilleri's detective novels, they are located in the imaginary town of Vigàta, Sicily, which is based on Camilleri's native Porto Empedocle. The series star Salvo Montalbano is the police chief, or commissario.
| Inspector Montalbano | |
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| Italian | Il commissario Montalbano |
| Genre | Detective fiction |
| Created by | Andrea Camilleri |
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| Country of origin | Italy |
| Original languages | Italian Sicilian |
| No. of seasons | 15 |
| No. of episodes | 37 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 100 minutes |
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| Network | RAI 1 and RAI 2 |
| Release | 6 May 1999 – 8 March 2021 |
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| The Young 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.