''Inspector de Luca'' () is an Italian

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produced and broadcast by

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, based on the De Luca trilogy (1990-1996) of

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Carlo Lucarelli Carlo Lucarelli (born 26 October 1960) is an Italian crime-writer,
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. The USA DVD box title is ''Detective De Luca'' with the

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, "He's not a fascist/ He's not a partisan/ He's just a cop."

Concept and scope

Covering the period from 1938 to 1948 in

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,DVD sleeve notes the series centers on '' Commissario'' Achille de Luca, and is set from the height of Fascist era in Italy to the immediate

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. Dashing and attractive to women, De Luca is depicted as an honest cop, a determined and principled policeman working in a corrupt and politically charged environment. While concerned only with truth and justice but not for the bigger picture, he manages to avoid taking sides.

Production

The series comprises four episodes, three of which are based on novels by Lucarelli, while the first serves as an introduction to the character and the ''milieu''. The series was directed by Antonio Frazzi, who also co-wrote the episodes with his brother, Andrea and with Lucarelli. The series was first screened on Italian television in 2008. It was shown in the UK on BBC Four in March and April 2014. It is available on DVD in Italian with English subtitles. The films are dedicated to Andrea (b. Florence, 1944 – d. Florence, 5 May 2006).

Characters

Alessandro Preziosi Alessandro Preziosi (born 19 April 1973) is an Italian actor. Biography Son of lawyers, Preziosi was born and raised in Avellino, Italy, later moving to nearby Vomero, Naples. He completed his classical studies at the Liceo Umberto I of Naples ...

: Insp. Achille De Luca, a police detective in northern Italy.(4 episodes) *

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: Sgt. Leopoldo Pugliesi, De Luca's assistant. (4 episodes) * Rolando Raquello: Insp. Roberto Rosseta, a politically astute colleague of De Luca's. (3 episodes) * Raffaela Rea: De Luca's lover. (2 episodes) *

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: Guido Leonardi, head of Partisan police. (2 episodes)

Episodes

Notes

External links

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