''07 Come In'' () is a Polish criminal

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broadcast on TVP from 25 November 1976 to 25 May 1989.Marek Hendrykowski: ''Porucznik Borewicz jako idol popkultury'' ("Lieutenamt Borewicz: A Popular Culture Idol"), "Images" 2005, vol. 3, nr 5–6, s. 70–78. The series consists of 21 episodes, divided into five seasons, filmed in 1976, 1978, 1981, 1984, and 1987, respectively. It combines elements of

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and

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genres.

Background

Directed by Krzysztof Szmagier and scored by Wlodzimierz Korcz, the series centers on the investigations of

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Lieutenant Sławomir Borewicz (played by Bronisław Cieślak), who solves a different case in each episode.07 zgłoś się
at the Telewizja Polska websiteKrzysztof Szmagier, ''Komisarz Borewicz. 07 zgłasza się... po latach'', 2009, . The show was loosely based on the novel series ' (Ewa calls 07). The title of both the novels and the TV series refers to "zero-seven", a

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call-sign used by Borewicz. The show shared a number of similarities, and one complete storyline, with the comic book series '' Kapitan Żbik''. Despite being widely considered a work of

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

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. Critics called it "one of the biggest achievements of Polish crime drama", a "raw and realistic response to

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", and "the most popular Polish police series ever".

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* Polish drama television series 1976 Polish television series debuts 1987 Polish television series endings Polish crime drama television series 1970s Polish television series 1980s Polish television series Telewizja Polska original programming Television shows set in Warsaw Television shows set in Lesser Poland Voivodeship Television shows set in Łódź Voivodeship Television shows set in Masovian Voivodeship Television shows set in Pomeranian Voivodeship Television shows set in Warmian–Masurian Voivodeship {{Poland-tv-prog-stub