The Roubal Case () is a three-part television miniseries by TV Nova, which premiered on the Voyo platform during November and December 2021. It was filmed by director Tereza Kopáčová in the production of Evolution Films. It is inspired by the real events surrounding serial killer

Ivan Roubal Ivan Roubal (12 May 1951 – 29 June 2015) was a Czechoslovak serial killer who was convicted of five murders. Life Youth Ivan Roubal studied at an agricultural school and graduated in 1970. He worked at the Czechoslovak State Railways as a ...

Hynek Čermák Hynek Čermák (born 19 February 1973) is a Czech actor. Selected filmography Film * '' Little Knights Tale'' (2009) * '' Kajínek'' (2010) * '' Men in Hope'' (2011) * '' Innocence'' (2011) * '' Gangster Ka'' (2015) * '' Po strništi bos'' (201 ...

, Kamila Trnková, Vojtěch Vodochodský, Dagmar Havlová, Jan Čenský and David Švehlík starred in the series.

Plot

Two men die during a robbery of a car repair shop. Ivan Roubal is accused of the murder. State attorney Markéta Neumannová and criminal investigator Jakub Miller suspect him of committing six more murders. Junior defense attorney Daniela gets her first opportunity from her boss who is representing Roubal ex offo to demonstrate what she can do. She is successful, challenging the testimony of a key witness in court. Ivan Roubal is about to be released from custody and threatens to kill again. The investigators have 40 hours left to stop it. They are looking for a woman who may have been an accomplice to the murder of Václav Dlouhý who was engaged in filming and distributing porn. Daniela digs deeper into the case and comes across disturbing facts. The trial has entered its final phase, but the police still have no evidence that would stand up in court. Daniela leaves her position as a paralegal and manages to get a key piece of information.

Cast

* David Švehlík as mjr. Bc. Jakub Miller * Dagmar Havlová as prosecutor Mgr. Markéta Neumannová * Kamila Trnková as junior attorney Bc. Daniela Stolařová * Jan Čenský as JUDr. Hynek Pokorný, defense attorney * Vojtěch Vodochodský as Bc. Roman Kraus, prosecutor's assistant *

Jiří Roskot Jiří (; ''YI-RZHEE'') is a Czech masculine given name, equivalent to English George. Notable people with the name include: B *Georg Benda (Jiří Antonín Benda), Czech composer, violinist and Kapellmeister *Jiří Baborovský, Czech physica ...

as npor. Martin Pražák, policeman * Aleš Petráš as por. Petr Anděl, policeman * Zdeněk Julina as kpt. Ivo Kramář, policeman * Helena Dvořáková as Hana Marková, Roubal's girlfriend *

Jan Komínek Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to: Acronyms * Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN * Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code * Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group * Japanese Article Num ...

as Tomáš Kovář * Štěpán Tuček as Petr Mráz *

Cyril Dobrý Cyril (also Cyrillus or Cyryl) is a masculine given name. It is derived from the Greek name (''Kýrillos''), meaning 'lordly, masterful', which in turn derives from Greek (''kýrios'') 'lord'. There are various variant forms of the name ''Cyril' ...

as Michal Olah * Jan Šaněk as Václav Dlouhý *

Petr Franěk Petr Franěk (born 6 April 1975 in Most (city), Most) is a Czechs, Czech former ice hockey goaltender. Career Franěk was drafted in the 8th round, 205th overall by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, but never played in the Nation ...

as František Heppner * Verica Nedeska as Nataša, Heppner's girlfriend * Regina Rázlová as Holešová *

Jitka Sedláčková Jitka is a Czech female given name. It is a nickname of the Hebrew name Judith, meaning ''He will be praised'' or ''woman of Judea''. The old Czech form is Jutka, derived from the German name Jutta. The name day is celebrated on 5 December. Pronounc ...

as Manuela * Vojtěch Hrabák as Viktor Roubal, Roubal's son * Jan Slovák as judge JUDr. Zapletal * Jan Antonín Duchoslav as judge JUDr. Dvorský * Jan Holík as judge JUDr. Antonín Janata * Martin Siničak as judge JUDr. Dušan Jílek * Matěj Šumbera as Marek Hybš *

Daniel Krečmar Daniel commonly refers to: * Daniel (given name), a masculine given name and a surname * List of people named Daniel * List of people with surname Daniel * Daniel (biblical figure) * Book of Daniel, a biblical apocalypse, "an account of the acti ...

as Oleg Azarov * Michal Dalecký as junior attorney * Jacob Erftemeijer as policeman in prison * Vlasta Žehrová as secretary

Production

It is the first miniseries filmed under the brand Voyo Original. Jan Štoček, a former policeman from the Prague murder party was behind the capture of many of criminals including Ivan Roubal served as an expert advisor. Stoček became the prototype for the character played by David Švehlík in the miniseries.

Episodes

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Roubal Case Czech crime television series Czech legal television series 2021 Czech television series debuts TV Nova (Czech TV channel) original programming Television series about serial killers Czech television miniseries