''Volha'' (Volga) is a comedy-drama television series directed by

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. It is based on a book by Karel Hynie called Volha – záznam o provozu motorového vozidla. It starts broadcast on 2 April 2023. The series follows a Czechoslovak television chauffeur Standa Pekárek from 1970s to 1990s. It was filmed to celebrate 70th anniversary of television broadcast in the Czech Republic.

Plot

Communist Czechoslovakia The Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, ČSSR, formerly known from 1948 to 1960 as the Czechoslovak Republic or Fourth Czechoslovak Republic, was the official name of Czechoslovakia from 1960 to 29 March 1990, when it was renamed the Czechoslovak ...

in 1971. Standa Pekárek finishes his compulsory military service and became a chauffeur at Czechoslovak television. He dreams about getting his own Volha, driving for the humor and folk entertainment editorial office and driving Karel Gott. He is willing to do anything to fulfill his dream and thus he agrees to collaborate with State Security under codename Volha.

Cast

Kryštof Hádek Kryštof Hádek (born 10 March 1982 in Prague) is a Czech actor. He studied at the People's School of Art and at the Prague Conservatory, from which he was expelled in the fourth year for a high amount of absences, which originated when Hádek b ...

as Standa Pekárek *

Klára Melíšková Klára Melíšková (born 29 November 1971, in Roudnice nad Labem) is a Czech stage and film actress. She is the wife of actor Lukáš Hlavica, daughter-in-law of actor and painter Miloš Hlavica and actress Růžena Merunková and sister-in- ...

as Mother Pekárková * Tomáš Jeřábek as producer Pepa Horáček * Aňa Geislerová as Director Vlasta Válová *

Stanislav Majer Stanislav and variants may refer to: People *Stanislav (given name), a Slavic given name with many spelling variations (Stanislaus, Stanislas, Stanisław, etc.) Places * Stanislav, a coastal village in Kherson, Ukraine * Stanislaus County, Cali ...

as Cinematographer Zikmund *

Aneta Krejčíková Aneta Krejčíková (born 29 April 1991 in Prague) is a Czech actress, known mainly for her role in the TV soap opera Ulice. Selected filmography Films * ''Sama v čase normálnosti '' (2010) TV * '' Poupata'' (2011) * ''Láska je láska'' ( ...

as Secretary Květa *

Eliška Křenková Eliška Křenková (born 31 January 1990 in Prague) is a Czech film and television actress. Křenková's film credits include ''Winter Flies'', '' A Certain Kind of Silence'' and '' Princess Lost in Time''. Her television credits include ''Wast ...

as assistant Dáša *

Lukáš Příkazký Lukas is a form of the Latin name Lucas. Popularity In 2013 it was the ninth most popular name for boys in Australia. Meaning and different spellings * Amharic - Luqas (ሉቃስ) * Arabic - Luqa (لوقا) / Luqas (لوكاس) * Armenian - Ղո ...

as Editor Zajíček *

Bohumil Klepl Bohumil is a Slavic male given name. Means "favoured by God" from the Slavic elements bog ''god'' and mil ''favour''. Pronounced ''baw-huw-MIL''. Nicknames are Bob, Bobby, Bohouš, Bohoušek, Bohuš, Mila, Milek, Bogie, Boga, Bozha. Another forms a ...

as Director Truhlář * Jiří Dvořák as

StB State Security ( cs, Státní bezpečnost, sk, Štátna bezpečnosť) or StB / ŠtB, was the secret police force in communist Czechoslovakia from 1945 to its dissolution in 1990. Serving as an intelligence and counter-intelligence agency, it de ...

operative Labský * Přemysl Bureš as

operative Šlégr *

Robert Mikluš The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

Pavel Landovský Pavel Landovský (11 September 1936 – 10 October 2014), nicknamed Lanďák, was a Czech actor, playwright, and director. He was a prominent dissident under the communist regime of former Czechoslovakia. Biography Landovský was born in Havl ...

Vanda Hybnerová Vanda Hybnerová (born 30 September 1968) is a Czech stage and film actress. After studying at the Faculty of Theatre in Prague, she appeared in various theatres in Prague. She was named the Best Actress in a Play at the 2004 Thalia Awards. Foll ...

as Jungmanová *

Jiří Lábus Jiří Lábus (born 26 January 1950, in Prague) is a Czech actor. His brother is the Czech architect Ladislav Lábus. In 1973, he graduated from the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague and joined the theatre Studio Ypsilon, where he remains ...

as Míla Vyhnálek * Martin Pechlát as Comrade Brabec *

Kristína Svarinská Kristína Svarinská (born 14 May 1989) is a Slovak actress and dubbing artist. She had a leading role in the most visited film in Slovak cinemas in 2011, '' Lóve''. Svarinská starred alongside Juraj Bača on the first season finale of '' Rex ...

as Pekárek's second wife Táňa

Episodes

Reception

The series won 5 awards at 2023 Czech Lion Awards in categories Best Actor in Leading Role (for Kryštof Hádek), Best Supporting Actor (for Tomáš Jeřábek), Makeup and Hairstyling, Costume Design and Best TV Series. Along with Restore Point it was the most successful 2023 project according to number of won categories. Volha was the first television series to win the most categories at

Czech Lion Awards The Czech Lion Awards ( cs, Český lev) are annual awards that recognize accomplishments in filmmaking and television. It is the highest award of achievement in film awarded in the Czech Republic. The jury is composed of members of the Czech Fi ...

References

External links

Website (in Czech)IMDB siteCSFD.cz
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