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and

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Premise

Set in the 1980s, the plot follows the story of a

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agent who requests a transfer to the (in the Basque Country), when

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was most active.

Cast

as Eloy. *

as Begoña. *

as Mercedes. * as sargento Delgado. *

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as comandante de Intxaurrondo. * Luis Zahera as Bermejo. * Eduardo Lloveras as Carmelo. *

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as madre de Mercedes. * Ricardo Gómez as Daniel. *

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as Ander.

Production and release

Based on the novel of the same name by , the series was written by Alejandro Hernández and Michel Gaztambide and directed by Salvador Calvo. Produced by

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in collaboration with Boomerang TV, it was filmed in

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(including

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), the

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and

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. Filming wrapped by August 2015 after 5 weeks of production. The score was composed by . The series premiered on 6 December 2016. The first part earned good viewership figures (3,223,000 average viewers and a 19% audience share). The finale aired a day later, on 7 December, commanding significantly less attention from the audience (2,518,000 viewers and a 14.5% share).

References

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