''Ja, Malinowski'' is a

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television series, directed by

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, written by Stefan Friedmann, and produced by Dariusz Pietrykowski. It was distributed by

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with its episodes airing from 4 September 1999 to 24 October 1999. The show had 16 episodes.

Plot

Roman Malinowski and Laura Malinowska are a married couple that emigrated from

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during the communist era to

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, Illinois, United States, to better their economic situation. There, they had two twin boys Dave and Antek. In the 1990s, Roman won 7.5 million United States dollars. As such, the family decided to return to

, where they begin living luxurious lives with their newly acquired wealth.

Cast

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as Roman Malinowski *

Edyta Olszówka Edyta may refer to: People * Edyta Bartosiewicz (born 1965), Polish rock singer * Edyta Dzieniszewska (born 1986), Polish sprint canoer * Edyta Geppert (born 1953), popular Polish singer * Edyta Górniak (born 1972), Polish pop singer * Edyta Herbu ...

as Laura Malinowska *

Olaf Lubaszenko Olaf Sergiusz Linde-Lubaszenko (born 6 December 1968)Olaf Lubaszenko
at the Polish Internet Movie Database

as Koryl *

Piotr Adamczyk Piotr Aleksander Adamczyk (; born March 21, 1972) is a Polish film, television, voice and theatre actor. He is known for portraying pianist and composer Frédéric Chopin in the biographical film ''Chopin: Desire for love'' (2002), Pope John Pau ...

as Pijaszewski * Tomasz Sapryk as Miruś *

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as Eliza * Patryk Jezierski as Jezior * Alan Andersz as Dave * Mateusz Maksiak as Antek * Piotr Machalica as Artur Oziębło *

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as Patrycja Oziębło

Production

''Ja, Malinowski'' was directed by

, written by Stefan Friedmann, and produced by Dariusz Pietrykowski. The music was done by Piotr Mikołajczak and Zbigniew Stelmasiak, and music by Kuba Sienkiewicz, and editing by Katarzyna Rudnik. The show was produced ITI Film Studio, and distributed by

. Its first episode aired on 4 September 1999, and its final episode, on 24 October 1999. The show had one season, consisting of 16 episodes, each lasting from 24 to 29 minutes.

List of episodes

* "Szatoróż" * "Przeprowadzka" * "Zwyczajny dzień" * "Ręce do pracy" * "Wuj Teofil" * "Ziemia wysypana" * "Odwiedziny rodziny" * "Rajska wyspa" * "Maraton z uśmiechem" * "Wieczór kawalerski" * "Człowiek z gazety" * "Nie przeminęło z wiatrem" * "Firma budowlana 'Logo'" * "Koryl się żeni" * "Awaria" * "Koniec z nami"

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