''The Defender'' ( cz, Ochránce) is a
Czech drama television series, that premiered on
Czech Television
Czech Television ( cs, Česká televize, italics=no ; abbreviation: ČT) is a public television broadcaster in the Czech Republic, broadcasting seven channels. Established after the Velvet Revolution in 1992, it is the successor to Czechoslov ...
in 2021.
Series also appeared at Serial Killer festival.
It won
Czech Film Critics' Award in category "Outside Kino."
Series focuses on a teacher Aleš Pelán who becomes School Ombudsman to stand up for children, parents and teachers in need. Pelán's cases include teacher bullied by her students, investigation of a pupil's suicide, girl who has never attended school, parents of students harassed by their classmate or sexual abuse of students by their teacher. All episodes are inspired by real cases.
Cast
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Lukáš Vaculík
Lukáš Vaculík (born 8 June 1962) is a Czech actor.
Selected filmography Film
* ''Love Between the Raindrops'' (1979)
* ''King Thrushbeard'' (1984)
* '' Tankový prapor'' (1991)
* '' Helluva Good Luck'' (1999)
* '' Helluva Good Luck 2'' (20 ...
as Aleš Pelán
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Iveta Dušková as Jana Pelánová
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Jaroslav Plesl
Jaroslav Plesl (born 20 October 1974) is a Czech actor.
Selected filmography Film
* '' Grandhotel'' (2006)
* ''Men in Rut'' (2009)
* ''Největší z Čechů'' (2010)
* '' Sunday League – Pepik Hnatek's Final Match'' (2012)
* ''Family Film'' ( ...
as Pavel Havlík
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Barbora Kodetová
Barbora Kodetová (born 6 September 1970) is a Czech actress perhaps best known for her portrayal of Paul Atreides' concubine Chani in the 2000 television miniseries ''Frank Herbert's Dune'' and its 2003 sequel, ''Frank Herbert's Children of D ...
as Marta Beková
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Agáta Červinková as Barbora Černá
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Pavel Řezníček
Pavel Řezníček (30 January 1942 – 19 September 2018) was a Czech people, Czech writer and surrealist poet. In addition to his writing career, he was also a translator from French, including works by Joyce Mansour, Ambroise Vollard, Benjamin ...
as Petr Starý
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Jiří Havelka as Marcel Suchý
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Petra Hřebíčková as Kristýna Kurzová
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Jan Vondráček
Jan Vondráček (born 16 August 1966 in Prague) is a Czech actor and dubber. He starred in the film '' Operace Silver A'' under director Jiří Strach in 2007. From 9 January 2023, he is the voice announcer for Trams in Prague, as part of the Pra ...
as inspektor Jarošík
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Lucie Ducháčková
Lucie is the French and Czech form of the female name Lucia. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
* Lucie Ahl, British tennis player
* Lucie Arnaz, American actress
* Lucie Aubrac, member of the French Resistance
* Lucie Balthaz ...
as Sára Jermanová
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Vladimír Javorský
Vladimír Javorský (born 2 May 1962 in Ostrava
Ostrava (; pl, Ostrawa; german: Ostrau ) is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic, and the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region. It has about 280,000 inhabitants. It lies from the b ...
as MUDr. Luboš Pivec
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Miroslav Vladyka Miroslav may refer to:
* Miroslav (given name), a Slavic masculine given name
* ''Young America'' (clipper) or ''Miroslav'', an Austrian clipper ship in the Transatlantic case oil trade
* Miroslav (Znojmo District), a town in the Czech Republic
S ...
as Václav Škvára
Episodes
References
External links
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2020s Czech television series
Czech crime television series
Czech drama television series
2021 Czech television series debuts
Czech Television original programming
Czech Lion Awards winners (television series)
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