''Ho Sposato Uno Sbirro'' (Cop Marriage) is an Italian police detective series, which ran from 2008 to 2010 on

Rai 1 Rai 1 () is an Italian free-to-air television channel owned and operated by state-owned public broadcaster RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana. It is the company's flagship television channel, and is known for broadcasting mainstream and general ...

. It stars

Flavio Insinna Flavio Insinna (born 3 July 1965) is an Italian actor and television presenter. He is the current host of ''L'eredità''. He is also known for having hosted '' Affari Tuoi'', the Italian version of ''Deal or No Deal'' between 2006 and 2008 and t ...

as police commissioner Diego Santamaria. It never aired in the U.S.

Plot

The show mostly revolves around murders and the police inspectors, but also deals with Diego's personal family life. Stella, who not only is one of Diego's inspectors, but is his wife as well, is played by German-born actress Christiane Filangieri. Other characters include Diego's mother, Herminia, is played by actress

Giovanna Ralli Giovanna Ralli, (born 2 January 1935), is an Italian stage, film and television actress. Life and career Born in Rome, Ralli debuted as a child actress at 7; at 13 she made her theatrical debut, entering the stage company of Peppino De Filip ...

, and Stella's mother, Clarissa, played by

Barbara Bouchet Barbara Bouchet (born Bärbel Gutscher; 15 August 1943)
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. During the first season, 6 episodes have been filmed. In the pilot episode, Diego and Stella meet, fall in love, and get married. In the third episode, Stella thinks she's pregnant, and Diego goes into panic mode. And in the season finale, Stella leaves Diego after catching him having an affair with his ex-girlfriend. This is a very crucial episode. Stella gets hit by a car, ends up in a coma, and Diego's by her bedside, begging her to wake up. When she finally regains consciousness, she forgives him and tells him some shocking news. In September 2010, the second season of "Ho Sposato Uno Sbirro" premiered on RaiUno in Italy, and on its international channel, RaiItalia, a month later, in other parts of the world. Even though, it was filmed almost 3 years ago, the story where Season 1 ended, picks up at the beginning of Season 2. Stella's about ready to give birth to her and Diego's first child, and they're trying to get to the hospital. Later, Diego's surprised to find out he's the father of twin girls. Diego's very supportive of taking care of the babies, as long as he's not working. In the fourth episode, "Una Piccola Sorpresa", Diego and his inspector receive a hot tip about the hideout of a murder suspect. Instead of finding him, they find his young son, Nikola, hiding in the closet. Diego convinces Nikola to come with him to the police station, where he takes a liking to Lorenza, (played by

Luisa Corna Luisa Corna (born 2 December 1965) is an Italian television presenter, singer, model, and actress. Born in Palazzolo sull'Oglio, Brescia, at 16 years old Corna began her career as a model for, among others, Dolce & Gabbana, Missoni and Mariell ...

) the police psychologist and Diego's ex-wife. The most poignant scene in this episode is when Nikola's told that his father has been arrested and will be in jail for a long time. Diego, Stella, and Lorenza take Nikola to a home for foster kids, where Diego and Nikola have a very emotional goodbye.

Cast

*Flavio Insinna as Diego Santamaria *Christiane Filangieri as Stella Morini *Luisa Corna as Lorenza Alfieri *

Antonio Catania Antonio Catania (born 22 February 1952) is an Italian actor. Life and career Born in Acireale, Province of Catania, Antonio Catania studied acting at the Drama School of the Piccolo Teatro in Milan. After the graduation he started an intense ...

as Giuseppe Lojacono *

Barbara Bouchet Barbara Bouchet (born Bärbel Gutscher; 15 August 1943)
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as Clarissa Morini *

as Herminia Santamaria * Paolo Buglioni as Ramazza *

Marco Bocci Marco Bocci (pseudonym of Marco Bocciolini; born 4 August 1977) is an Italian actor. He appeared in more than twenty films since 2001. He married fellow actress Laura Chiatti in 2014. They have two sons. Filmography * ''Interference'' (1998) * ...

as Simone Ardea * Giulietta Revel as Rosa Liguori *

Serena Rossi Serena Rossi (born 31 August 1985) is an Italian actress, singer and television personality. She has acted in films and on stage, but is best known for her performance in the long-running Rai 3 soap opera ''Un Posto al Sole''. Biography Born ...

as Barbara Castello *

Francesco Arca Francesco Arca (born November 19, 1979) is an Italian actor and model. Biography Born in Siena to a Sardinian father, in 2013 it was announced that he would be the successor of Ettore Bassi in the Austrian-Italian police TV series ''Inspector ...

as Antonio Branca *

Luca Calvani Luca Calvani (born 7 August 1974) is an Italian actor. Calvani was born in Prato, Tuscany, Italy. Luca was a model during his teen years, working with top names in the world of fashion, including Giorgio Armani. Spent his twenties in New York C ...

as Giovanni Vattoli *Daniel Emilio Baldock as Ernest

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* {{Authority control Italian comedy television series Italian crime television series 2008 Italian television series debuts 2010 Italian television series endings RAI original programming Television shows set in Rome

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