''07 zgłoś się'' (''07 Come In'') was a popularMarek Hendrykowski: ''Porucznik Borewicz jako idol popkultury'' ("Lieutenamt Borewicz: A Popular Culture Idol"), "Images" 2005, vol. 3, nr 5–6, s. 70–78.

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...

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television series A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a television set which can be broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, or cable, excluding breaking news, advertisements, or trailers that are typically placed ...

broadcast on TVP i from November 25, 1976 to May 25, 1989. The series consists of twenty-one 50- to 100-minute episodes, divided into five seasons – filmed in 1976, 1978, 1981, 1984 and 1987, respectively. It combines elements of action film and

police procedural 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 ...

genres. Directed by Krzysztof Szmagier, it centers on the investigations of Police (

Milicja Obywatelska Milicja Obywatelska (), in English known as the Citizens' Militia and commonly abbreviated to MO, was the national police organization of the Polish People's Republic. It was established on 7 October 1944 by the Polish Committee of National Libera ...

) Lieutenant Sławomir Borewicz (played by Bronisław Cieślak).07 zgłoś się
at the

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websiteKrzysztof Szmagier, ''Komisarz Borewicz. 07 zgłasza się... po latach'', 2009, . Each episode features a different case being solved by Lieutenant Borewicz. The series was loosely based on a novel series ' (''Ewa calls 07''). The title of both the novels and the TV series refers to "Zero-Seven", a police radio call-sign used by Borewicz. The show shared a number of similarities, and one complete storyline, with the comic book series ''

Kapitan Żbik Kapitan Żbik () is a Polish comic book series published in years 1967–1982. Title hero, Jan Żbik is a Milicja Obywatelska Milicja Obywatelska (), in English known as the Citizens' Militia and commonly abbreviated to MO, was the national po ...

'' (''Captain Żbik''). The theme tune was written by Polish composer Wlodzimierz Korcz, who also scored the show. Later seasons also used additional themes, composed by Andrzej Korzyński. Despite being widely considered a work of

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aimed at warming the image of "Citizen's Militia", the series proved highly popular in Poland and even gained a

cult following A cult following refers to a group of fans who are highly dedicated to some person, idea, object, movement, or work, often an artist, in particular a performing artist, or an artwork in some medium. The lattermost is often called a cult classic ...

. Critics consider it "one of the biggest achievements of Polish crime drama" the "raw and realist response to Bond", and "the most popular Polish police series ever". In 2012, the screenplays used for the show were adapted as a series of e-books by director Krzysztof Szmagier.

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* Polish drama television series Television shows set in Warsaw 1976 Polish television series debuts 1987 Polish television series endings Polish crime television series 1970s Polish television series 1980s Polish television series Telewizja Polska original programming {{Poland-tv-prog-stub