''Kriminálka Anděl'' is a Czech
crime drama
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television series
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which premiered on
TV Nova in 2008. This TV series is a remake of the Slovak crime series ''
Mesto tieňov
Mesto tieňov or City of the Shadows, is a Slovak crime TV series which debuted on April 11, 2008 on the Markíza network. It was produced by DNA Production company with its episodes based on real life events.
The TV series received the "''Telev ...
''.
Plot
A police department in
Prague
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,
Czech Republic
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solves crimes of passion and premeditated murders.
Production
First season was shot as a co-production between Czech channel
TV Nova and Slovak channel
TV Markíza
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. Since the second season, the series was shot by TV Nova only, without Slovak co-production.
Cast and characters
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Martin Stropnický
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as major Ivan Tomeček
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David Švehlík as captain Tomáš Benkovský
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Marek Taclík
Marek Taclík (born 9 May 1973 in Ústí nad Labem) is a Czech actor. He starred in the film ''Operace Silver A'' under director Jiří Strach in 2007.
Selected filmography
* ''One Hand Can't Clap'' (2003)
* ''Grandhotel'' (2006)
* ''Operace Silv ...
as captain Oliver Hajn
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Michal Novotný as technical writer Rudolf Uhlíř
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Helena Dvořáková as psychologist Jana Chládková
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Ladislav Frej
Ladislav Frej (born 26 November 1941) is a Czech actor and Voice acting, voice actor.
Selected filmography Film
* ''Signum Laudis'' (1980)
* ''Ta chvíle, ten okamžik'' (1981)
* ''Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping'' (1983)
* ''The Red Baron (2008 ...
as pathologist Karel Benkovský
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Miloslav Mejzlík as colonel Milan Horák
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Ivana Chýlková as lieutenant colonel Dagmar Kopecká ''(since season 3)''
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Ladislav Hrušovský as Sergej Kopriva
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Zlata Adamovská as colonel Věra Beránková ''(since season 4)''
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Jana Pidrmanová as Lída Rysová ''(since season 4)''
List of episodes
References
External links
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Official page'
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Kriminálka Anděl on Voyo (CZ)'
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Kriminálka Anděl on Voyo (SK)'
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Czech crime television series
TV Nova (Czech TV channel) original programming
2008 Czech television series debuts
Czech television series based on non-Czech television series
Czech police procedural television series