''Servir y proteger'' () is a Spanish
police drama
The police show, or police crime drama, is a subgenre of procedural drama and detective fiction that emphasizes the investigative procedure of a police officer or department as the protagonist(s), as contrasted with other genres that focus on eithe ...
soap opera
A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored ...
produced by Plano a Plano for
Televisión Española
Televisión Española (acronym TVE, branded tve, "Spanish Television") is Spain's national state-owned public television broadcaster and the oldest regular television service in the country. It was also the first regular television service in ...
. The series premiered on
La1
La 1 (, ''The One'') is a Spanish free-to-air television channel owned and operated by Televisión Española (TVE), the television division of state-owned public broadcaster RTVE, Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE). It is the corporation's Flagsh ...
on 24 April 2017. It tells the daily routine of a
CNP police station on
Madrid
Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...
.
The first season was broadcast from 24 April 2017 to 15 February 2018 and the soap opera was renewed in late 2017 for a second season which started on February 16. It was renewed for a third season in May 2018. A fourth season was approved in June 2019. It was renewed for a fifth season in August 2020. A sixth season was approved in June 2021. A seventh season was approved in May 2022.
Plot
The series is about the day to day of a police station in a neighbourhood south of
Madrid
Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...
. The cases investigated by police officers are less serious offenses, although they have a great impact on the lives of those affected: small conflicts of a social nature, with
immigrants
Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle as permanent residents or naturalized citizens. Commuters, tourists, and ...
,
evictions
Eviction is the removal of a tenant from rental property by the landlord. In some jurisdictions it may also involve the removal of persons from premises that were foreclosed by a mortgagee (often, the prior owners who defaulted on a mortgage ...
, or
violence against women
Violence against women (VAW), also known as gender-based violence and sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), are violent acts primarily or exclusively committed against women or girls, usually by men or boys. Such violence is often consi ...
. With the police station as the centre of the plot, it shows the characters, their problems, anxieties, hopes and joys.
Servir y proteger. Un melodrama policiaco protagonizado por mujeres
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Cast
;Current main cast
;Departed main cast
Awards and nominations
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See also
* Radiotelevisión Española
The Corporación de Radio y Televisión Española, S.A. (; ), known as Radiotelevisión Española or RTVE, is the state-owned public corporation that assumed in 2007 the indirect management of the Spanish public radio and television service know ...
* Television in Spain
Television in Spain was introduced in 1956, when the national state-owned public service television broadcaster Televisión Española (TVE) started regular analog free-to-air terrestrial black and white broadcasts. Colour transmissions started i ...
* Seis Hermanas
''Seis Hermanas'' () is a Spanish soap opera produced by Bambú Producciones for Televisión Española that originally aired on La1 from April 22, 2015 to April 21, 2017. It starred María Castro, Carla Díaz, Mariona Tena, Celia Freijeiro, Mar ...
References
External links
Servir y proteger Website
Servir y proteger
at the Internet Movie Database
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Spanish television soap operas
La 1 (Spanish TV channel) network series
2017 Spanish television series debuts
Spanish-language television shows
2010s Spanish drama television series
2020s Spanish drama television series
Television shows set in Madrid
Television series by Plano a Plano