Inspector Montalbano (TV series)

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The Inspector Montalbano (Italian: Il commissario Montalbano [il kommisˈsaːrjo montalˈbaːno]) is an Italian police procedural television series. Based on Andrea Camilleri's detective novels, the series is located in the fictional town of Vigàta, Sicily, which is based on Camilleri's native Porto Empedocle. The title character, played by Luca Zingaretti, is Commissario (police chief) Salvo Montalbano. The music for the soundtrack was composed by Franco Piersanti. Inspector Montalbano was produced and broadcast by RAI to critical acclaim. It premiered on Rai 2, and then, since the fourth season, on Rai 1. Over 65 countries have broadcast the series, including on BBC Four in the United Kingdom, MHz WorldView in the United States and SBS in Australia. In 2012, the series generated a spin-off, The Young Montalbano.

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