''Oteckovia'' ( en, Dads) is a Slovak family

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, Oliver Oswald, Mária Bartalos, Izabela Gavorníková, Zuzana Kravariková, and others. The plot concerns four fathers struggling to manage their family, children and estranged wives. The fathers must keep up with what is typically

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and household activities. Minor roles consist of a pair of teenagers, platonic friends Luky and Nina—opposite their love interests Dominik and Dorka. The two pairs meet with romantic obstacles and distrust. ''Oteckovia'' has gained 508,000 Slovak viewers; among them, 313,000 are young viewers with a market share of 41.7%. The series has aired since January 1, 2018 on

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Synopsis

Four fathers—Marek, Vladimir, Tomáš and Alexander—work different jobs and end up leaving their estranged wives, leaving them to raise their children collectively. They must keep up with the duties of maintaining a household. The fathers face relationship difficulties with their wives, children, or both. Luky and childhood friend Nina experience romantic attraction to their classmates, Dorta and Dominik respectively. The pair meet with frustration, including spending romantic periods due to

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. The two boys and girls face interpersonal conflict while maintaining their friendship.

Cast and characters

* as Marek Bobula * as Vladimir Bielik * as MVDr. Tomas Oravec * as JUDr as Alexander "Alex" Becker – a businessman * Karina Qayumová as Nina Bobulova * Izabela Gavorníková as Viktória, "Viky" Bobulová * Patrik Kučera as Marek "Marecek" Bobula * as Lukáš "Luky" Bielik * Jakub Horák as Filip "Fifo", "Fifko" Bielik * Maroš Baňas as Jakub "Kubo" Bielik * Tobias Král as Maximilian, "Max", "Maxo", Alexander Drobný – Alex and Sisa's son * Laura Gavaldová as Júlia, "Julka" Oravcová * Mária Havranová as Linda Mackova (1st–3rd season) – Tomáš' girlfriend who later abandoned him and began a relationship with Jaroslav * Eva Pavlíková as MUDr. Marika Vágnerová – Julia's grandmother and Tomáš's mother-in-law (1st season) *

as Lucia Bobulova Bielikova *

as Tamara Makova Bobulova * as Petra "Zajko" Horváthová (1st, 2nd, and 6th season) *

Dominika Kavaschová Dominika Kavaschová (born 19 May 1989) is a Slovak actress. At the 2013 DOSKY Awards she was awarded the Discovery of the Year title. At the DOSKY Awards in 2015, she won in the category of Best Actress, for her performances in the play ''Mojm� ...

as Silva "Sisa" Dorbná – Max's mother and Alex's wife * as Simona, Strašiftáková (1st−5th season) * as Dorota "Dorka" Šìpkoviá – Luky's girlfriend * as Dominik – Nina's boyfriend (from 3rd season) * as JUDr Ema Horváthová – Ondra's wife, but still loves Alex * Marián Mitaš as Jaroslav, "Jaro" Szabo – Linda ex-fiancé

Series overview

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt8509876 2018 Slovak television series debuts Slovak comedy television series Romance television series Television episodes about infidelity Television series about families Television series about children Television episodes set in schools Television series about teenagers Markíza original programming