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Don Matteo (English: Father Matthew) is an Italian television series that has been airing on Rai 1, Italian national television's first channel, since 2000.
Don Matteo
From left to right: Don Matteo (Terence Hill) and Antonio Cecchini (Nino Frassica)
The protagonist of the series is Father Matteo (portrayed by Terence Hill), a Catholic priest in a parish of the town of Gubbio, Perugia. He is also known for his unrivalled talent in investigating local crime stories. Father Matteo is a wise and respected person who really manages to understand people's problems, and always appears to be willing to help. Thanks to his charm and positivity, he often helps criminals on their way to redemption and he always convinces them to confess their crimes and to accept their responsibilities.
Comedian Nino Frassica portrays Marshal Antonio Cecchini, a middle-aged Carabiniere who also happens to be Matteo's best friend. Cecchini is one of the main co-protagonists and often provides humour and comic relief in the series. Other notable cast members include Flavio Insinna, who portrayed Captain Flavio Anceschi from 2000 to 2006, Milena Miconi, who played Laura, the mayor of Gubbio as well as Anceschi's love interest and Simone Montedoro who has been playing the role of Captain Giulio Tommasi, successor to Anceschi, since the sixth season.
The series has also a Polish version titled "Ojciec Mateusz" produced by TVP and a Russian version titled "Otec Matvej" (tr.: Отец Матвей).[1][2]
Syndication
The series is syndicated in the United States by MHz Networks.[3]
Synopsis
The plot primarily revolves around the titular Matteo, a Catholic priest with an impressive insight in human nature, aiding the Carabinieri, the national as opposed to local police force personnel in solving crimes (usually murder cases). In this he usually finds support in marshal Antonio Cecchini, a warrant officer who often shares with him important details and clues, but also hostility, in the figure of Cecchini's direct superiors, captain Flavio Anceschi and later captains Giulio Tommasi and Anna Olivieri, who have little tolerance for the priest's continuous interference with the investigations despite the deep esteem they have for him.
Cast and characters
Terence Hill as Father Matteo Minelli-Bondini: The series' protagonist and a Catholic priest with an impressive insight into human nature, aiding the Carabinieri (police) station in solving crimes (usually murder cases). (seasons 1-first 4 episodes of 13)
Raoul Bova as Father Massimo Sartori: another Catholic priest, former agent of Carabinieri; replaces Father Matteo Bondini after his depart to Africa. (seasons 1-last 4 episodes of 13)
Nathalie Guetta as Natalina Diotallevi: Father Matteo's housekeeper. (seasons 1-present)
Nino Frassica as Marshal Antonino "Nino" Cecchini: Marshal of Gubbio and Spoleto Carabinieri military police stations and best friend of Father Matteo. (seasons 1-present)
Flavio Insinna as Captain Flavio Anceschi: Captain of Gubbio Carabinieri military police station. (seasons 1–5)
Simone Montedoro as Captain Giulio Tommasi: Captain of Gubbio and Spoleto Carabinieri military police station, successor of Anceschi. (seasons 6-10-guest 12)
Maria Chiara Giannetta as Captain Anna Olivieri: Captain of Spoleto Carabinieri military police station, successor of Tommasi. (seasons 11-present)
Francesco Scali as Pippo Gimignani-Zerfati: Father Matteo's sacristan. (seasons 1-present)
Caterina Sylos Labini as Caterina Cecchini: Wife of Marshal Cecchini. She died of a hitherto unknown illness. (seasons 1-11)
Pamela Saino as Patrizia Cecchini: First daughter of Marshall Cecchini and wife of Captain Giulio Tommasi, she was killed in a car accident. (seasons 2–8)
Giada Arena, Giusy Buscemi and Simona Di Bella as Assuntina Cecchini: Second daughter of Marshall Cecchini. (seasons 2-present)
Pietro Pulcini as Brigadier Piero Ghisoni: Carabiniere in Gubbio and Spoleto Carabinieri military police stations. (seasons 1–3; seasons 5-present)
Giuseppe Sulfaro as Appuntato Severino Cecchini: Nephew of Marshal Cecchini and carabineer in Gubbio and Spoleto police station. (seasons 6-10)
Eleonora Sergio as Andrea Conti: Public minister (prosecutor) of Gubbio. (seasons 8)
Giorgia Surina as Bianca "Bibba" Venezia: Public minister of Spoleto and friend of Tommasi that becomes a rival in Lia's love. (season 9)
Dario Cassini as Gualtiero Ferri: New public minister of Spoleto which replaces Bianca Venezia. He leaves Spoleto when he discovers that Captain Tommasi get engaged to Margherita, and then return when the captain refused to marry her after falling in love with Lia. (seasons 10)
Maria Rosaria Russo as Lucrezia Volpi: New public minister of Spoleto which replaces Gualtiero Ferri (seasons 10)
Maurizio Lastrico as Marco Nardi: New public minister of Spoleto which replaces Lucrezia Volpi. (seasons 11-present)
Simona Marchini as Clara Tommasi: Mother of Captain Giulio Tommasi (seasons 6-10)
Nadir Caselli as Lia Cecchini: Niece of Marshall Cecchini who falls in love with Captain Tommasi. (seasons 9-10)
Emma Reale as Martina Tommasi: Daughter of Captain Giulio Tommasi and the late Patrizia Cecchini. (seasons 9-10)
Astra Lanz as Sister Maria: Friend of Father Matteo. (seasons 6-present)
Laura Glavan as Laura Belvedere: 16 years old pregnant girl hosted in Father Matteo's rectory, daughter of Antonio Belvedere, old friend of Matteo. She falls in love with Tomàs Martinez. (seasons 8-10)
Andrés Gil as Tomàs Martinez: Young boy who is serving a year in prison in Father Matteo's rectory; he is looking for his sister Alma. He falls in love with Laura. (seasons 9-10)
Letizia Arnò as Ester Natalina Belvedere: Little daughter of Laura Belvedere and Giuliano Rovati. (seasons 9-10)
Claudio Ricci as Nerino Bertolacci: Children who lived in Father Matteo's rectory (seasons 1–4)
Evelina Gori as Grandma Elide: Sprightly grandmother of Nerino (seasons 1–3)
Sara Santostasi as Camilla: Bolivian little girl who lived in Father Matteo's rectory (season 4)
Steven Manetto as Tommaso: Another child who lived in Father Matteo's rectory (season 5)
Andrea Pittorino as Agostino: Another child who lived in Father Matteo's rectory (seasons 7–8)
Dalila Pasquariello as Sabrina Esposito: Former convict who thanks to Father Matteo goes to work alongside Tomas. (season 10)
Gabriele De Pascali as Alberto Torre: Boyfriend of Laura for a short period. (season 10)
Andrea Cereatti as Appuntato Linetti: Carabiniere in Gubbio police station. (season 4)
Dario Cassini as Gualtiero Ferri: District attorney of Spoleto police station. (season 10)
Milena Miconi as Laura Respighi: Mayor of Gubbio and wife of Captain Anceschi. (seasons 4–5)
Ilaria Spada as Amanda Patriarchi: Former girlfriend of Captain Tommasi. (seasons 6–7)
Raniero Monaco di Lapio as Daniele Orsini: Former boyfriend of Lia Cecchini. (season 10)
Sara Zanier as Margherita Colognese: Girlfriend of Gualtiero Ferri who shortly falls in love with Captain Tommasi. (season 10)
Gastone Moschin as Guido: Bishop of Gubbio and friend of Father Matteo. (seasons 1–2)
The series received two awards at the 42nd Monte-Carlo Television Festival in 2002: Terence Hill won the award for Best Actor and Alessandro Jacchia won the award for Best Producer.[4]
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This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in Italian March 2009 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the Italian article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 2 763 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Italian Wikipedia article at it Don Matteo see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated it Don Matteo to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Don Matteo English Father Matthew is an Italian television series that has been airing on Rai 1 Italian national television s first channel since 2000 Don MatteoFrom left to right Don Matteo Terence Hill and Antonio Cecchini Nino Frassica GenreComedy Crime MysteryCreated byEnrico OldoiniStarringTerence Hill Nino Frassica Nathalie Guetta Flavio Insinna Simone Montedoro Maria Chiara Giannetta Francesco Scali Caterina Sylos Labini Pamela Saino Simona Di Bella Giusy Buscemi Giada Arena Pietro Pulcini Claudio Ricci Evelina Gori Gastone Moschin Renato Carpentieri Milena Miconi Andrea Cereatti Sara Santostasi Steven Manetto Shukri Said Astra Lanz Giuseppe Sulfaro Ilaria Spada Simona Marchini Sydne Rome Andrea Pittorino Laura Glavan Eleonora Sergio Bruno Cabrerizo Nadir Caselli Giorgia Surina Andres Gil Sara Zanier Dario Cassini Dalila Pasquariello Maurizio Lastrico Pamela Villoresi Dario Aita Teresa Romagnoli Cristiano Caccamo Serena Iansiti Francesco Castiglione Domenico Pinelli Mariasole Pollio Federico Russo Pasquale Di Nuzzo Giulia Fiume Federico Ielapi Aurora Menenti Emma Valenti Mattia Teruzzi Giorgia Agata Raoul BovaCountry of originItalyNo of seasons13No of episodes265 list of episodes ProductionProduction locationsGubbio 1 8 Spoleto 9 12 Running time60 120 minutes per episode Production companyLux Vide for Rai FictionReleaseOriginal networkRai 1Original release7 January 2000 2000 01 07 present Contents 1 History 2 Syndication 3 Synopsis 4 Cast and characters 5 Episodes 6 Reception 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksHistory EditThe protagonist of the series is Father Matteo portrayed by Terence Hill a Catholic priest in a parish of the town of Gubbio Perugia He is also known for his unrivalled talent in investigating local crime stories Father Matteo is a wise and respected person who really manages to understand people s problems and always appears to be willing to help Thanks to his charm and positivity he often helps criminals on their way to redemption and he always convinces them to confess their crimes and to accept their responsibilities Comedian Nino Frassica portrays Marshal Antonio Cecchini a middle aged Carabiniere who also happens to be Matteo s best friend Cecchini is one of the main co protagonists and often provides humour and comic relief in the series Other notable cast members include Flavio Insinna who portrayed Captain Flavio Anceschi from 2000 to 2006 Milena Miconi who played Laura the mayor of Gubbio as well as Anceschi s love interest and Simone Montedoro who has been playing the role of Captain Giulio Tommasi successor to Anceschi since the sixth season From season 8 Don Matteo is filmed in HDTV 1080i The series has also a Polish version titled Ojciec Mateusz produced by TVP and a Russian version titled Otec Matvej tr Otec Matvej 1 2 Syndication EditThe series is syndicated in the United States by MHz Networks 3 Synopsis EditThe plot primarily revolves around the titular Matteo a Catholic priest with an impressive insight in human nature aiding the Carabinieri the national as opposed to local police force personnel in solving crimes usually murder cases In this he usually finds support in marshal Antonio Cecchini a warrant officer who often shares with him important details and clues but also hostility in the figure of Cecchini s direct superiors captain Flavio Anceschi and later captains Giulio Tommasi and Anna Olivieri who have little tolerance for the priest s continuous interference with the investigations despite the deep esteem they have for him Cast and characters EditTerence Hill as Father Matteo Minelli Bondini The series protagonist and a Catholic priest with an impressive insight into human nature aiding the Carabinieri police station in solving crimes usually murder cases seasons 1 first 4 episodes of 13 Raoul Bova as Father Massimo Sartori another Catholic priest former agent of Carabinieri replaces Father Matteo Bondini after his depart to Africa seasons 1 last 4 episodes of 13 Nathalie Guetta as Natalina Diotallevi Father Matteo s housekeeper seasons 1 present Nino Frassica as Marshal Antonino Nino Cecchini Marshal of Gubbio and Spoleto Carabinieri military police stations and best friend of Father Matteo seasons 1 present Flavio Insinna as Captain Flavio Anceschi Captain of Gubbio Carabinieri military police station seasons 1 5 Simone Montedoro as Captain Giulio Tommasi Captain of Gubbio and Spoleto Carabinieri military police station successor of Anceschi seasons 6 10 guest 12 Maria Chiara Giannetta as Captain Anna Olivieri Captain of Spoleto Carabinieri military police station successor of Tommasi seasons 11 present Francesco Scali as Pippo Gimignani Zerfati Father Matteo s sacristan seasons 1 present Caterina Sylos Labini as Caterina Cecchini Wife of Marshal Cecchini She died of a hitherto unknown illness seasons 1 11 Pamela Saino as Patrizia Cecchini First daughter of Marshall Cecchini and wife of Captain Giulio Tommasi she was killed in a car accident seasons 2 8 Giada Arena Giusy Buscemi and Simona Di Bella as Assuntina Cecchini Second daughter of Marshall Cecchini seasons 2 present Pietro Pulcini as Brigadier Piero Ghisoni Carabiniere in Gubbio and Spoleto Carabinieri military police stations seasons 1 3 seasons 5 present Giuseppe Sulfaro as Appuntato Severino Cecchini Nephew of Marshal Cecchini and carabineer in Gubbio and Spoleto police station seasons 6 10 Eleonora Sergio as Andrea Conti Public minister prosecutor of Gubbio seasons 8 Giorgia Surina as Bianca Bibba Venezia Public minister of Spoleto and friend of Tommasi that becomes a rival in Lia s love season 9 Dario Cassini as Gualtiero Ferri New public minister of Spoleto which replaces Bianca Venezia He leaves Spoleto when he discovers that Captain Tommasi get engaged to Margherita and then return when the captain refused to marry her after falling in love with Lia seasons 10 Maria Rosaria Russo as Lucrezia Volpi New public minister of Spoleto which replaces Gualtiero Ferri seasons 10 Maurizio Lastrico as Marco Nardi New public minister of Spoleto which replaces Lucrezia Volpi seasons 11 present Simona Marchini as Clara Tommasi Mother of Captain Giulio Tommasi seasons 6 10 Nadir Caselli as Lia Cecchini Niece of Marshall Cecchini who falls in love with Captain Tommasi seasons 9 10 Emma Reale as Martina Tommasi Daughter of Captain Giulio Tommasi and the late Patrizia Cecchini seasons 9 10 Astra Lanz as Sister Maria Friend of Father Matteo seasons 6 present Laura Glavan as Laura Belvedere 16 years old pregnant girl hosted in Father Matteo s rectory daughter of Antonio Belvedere old friend of Matteo She falls in love with Tomas Martinez seasons 8 10 Andres Gil as Tomas Martinez Young boy who is serving a year in prison in Father Matteo s rectory he is looking for his sister Alma He falls in love with Laura seasons 9 10 Letizia Arno as Ester Natalina Belvedere Little daughter of Laura Belvedere and Giuliano Rovati seasons 9 10 Claudio Ricci as Nerino Bertolacci Children who lived in Father Matteo s rectory seasons 1 4 Evelina Gori as Grandma Elide Sprightly grandmother of Nerino seasons 1 3 Sara Santostasi as Camilla Bolivian little girl who lived in Father Matteo s rectory season 4 Steven Manetto as Tommaso Another child who lived in Father Matteo s rectory season 5 Andrea Pittorino as Agostino Another child who lived in Father Matteo s rectory seasons 7 8 Dalila Pasquariello as Sabrina Esposito Former convict who thanks to Father Matteo goes to work alongside Tomas season 10 Gabriele De Pascali as Alberto Torre Boyfriend of Laura for a short period season 10 Andrea Cereatti as Appuntato Linetti Carabiniere in Gubbio police station season 4 Dario Cassini as Gualtiero Ferri District attorney of Spoleto police station season 10 Milena Miconi as Laura Respighi Mayor of Gubbio and wife of Captain Anceschi seasons 4 5 Ilaria Spada as Amanda Patriarchi Former girlfriend of Captain Tommasi seasons 6 7 Raniero Monaco di Lapio as Daniele Orsini Former boyfriend of Lia Cecchini season 10 Sara Zanier as Margherita Colognese Girlfriend of Gualtiero Ferri who shortly falls in love with Captain Tommasi season 10 Gastone Moschin as Guido Bishop of Gubbio and friend of Father Matteo seasons 1 2 Renato Carpentieri as Bishop of Gubbio Successor of Guido season 3 Philippe Leroy as Mons Benelli Bishop of Gubbio and friend of Father Matteo seasons 6 7 Sydne Rome as Susi Dallara Principal of Gubbio and Spoleto high school season 7 present Bruno Cabrerizo as Fernando Spanish friend of Patrizia Cecchini season 8 Episodes EditMain article List of Don Matteo episodes Season Episodes Premiere Finale1 16 January 7 2000 February 20 20002 16 October 21 2001 December 9 20013 16 September 27 2002 November 15 20024 24 February 19 2004 May 6 20045 24 February 1 2006 April 27 20066 24 January 17 2008 April 10 20087 24 September 10 2009 November 26 20098 24 September 15 2011 December 8 20119 26 January 9 2014 April 10 201410 26 January 7 2016 April 14 201611 25 January 11 2018 April 19 201812 10 January 9 2020 March 19 202013 10 March 31 2022 May 26 2022Reception EditThe series received two awards at the 42nd Monte Carlo Television Festival in 2002 Terence Hill won the award for Best Actor and Alessandro Jacchia won the award for Best Producer 4 See also EditPoliziotteschiReferences Edit Don Matteo Dalla Russia Con Amore Si scrive Atec Matvey si legge Don Matteo Ecco come sara la versione russa della serie tv di Rai1 Rai Media www media rai it Archived from the original on 1 December 2017 Retrieved 19 April 2022 MHz Networks The Young Montalbano Premieres Exclusively on MHz Next Week Retrieved Jan 31 2013 Terence Hill named best actor of the year it terencehill com in Italian Archived from the original on August 2 2013 Retrieved Feb 2 2013 External links EditDon Matteo at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Don Matteo amp oldid 1152377068, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
