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An unique priest and an extraordinary detective.
Don Matteo is a thoroughly ordinary Catholic priest with an extraordinary ability to read people and solve crimes. He’s a parish priest who never met an unjustly accused person he didn’t want to help.
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Checked Sep 2, 2026
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Don Matteo is a thoroughly ordinary Catholic priest with an extraordinary ability to read people and solve crimes. He’s a parish priest who never met an unjustly accused person he didn’t want to help.
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Episode 1
A laborer is found dead in the cement factory he works in. The suspect is the factory’s supervisor, who had differences with the victim. During research, Don Matteo and the police accidentally uncover a dramatic relationship.
Directed by Enrico OldoiniWritten by Francesca MelandriGuest stars Pier Luigi Misasi
Episode 2
The stables of an equestrian center catch fire. Suspicion falls on the old horse groom first, who has a motive to harm his employer. The employer, owner of the stables, might have a motive too - to collect insurance money. With Don Matteo's help and the aid of little boy Simone, the police uncovers the truth.
Directed by Leone PompucciWritten by Francesca MelandriGuest stars Massimo Olcese, Elisabetta Cavallotti, Novello Novelli, Anna Lelio, Umberto Morelli
Episode 3
The manager of a country hotel is found dead. By chance, Don Matteo discovers that the victim blackmailed unsuspecting hotel guests with video recordings. Suspicion falls on a woman who seems to be involved. Her husband accuses himself.
Directed by Enrico OldoiniWritten by Isabella Franconetti, Mauro MarsiliGuest stars Angelo Infanti, Giada Desideri, Edoardo Leo
Episode 4
The young woman Petra (Jacqueline Lustig), on the run from police after supposedly committing a crime, takes Don Matteo hostage. While the police and Don Matteo's 'family' attempt to free him, our protagonist cooks up a plan: In order to escape and to uncover the truth, he tries to become an accomplice to his kidnapper.
Directed by Andrea BarziniWritten by Anna SamueliGuest stars Jacqueline Lustig, Giovanni Boncoddo, Gabriella Saitta
Episode 5
Directed by Enrico OldoiniWritten by Massimo TorreGuest stars Corinne Cléry, Caterina Murino, Eleonora Vanni, Antonio Friello
Episode 6
Directed by Andrea BarziniWritten by Andrea Barzini, Mariella Sellitti, Chiara BarziniGuest stars Fabrizio Contri, Elena Russo, Giovanni Lombardo Radice, Elena Safonova
Episode 7
Directed by Andrea BarziniWritten by Andrea Barzini, Mariella Sellitti, Chiara BarziniGuest stars Fabio Testi, Jinny Steffan, Gabriella Pession, Nando Paone
Episode 8
Directed by Andrea BarziniWritten by Duccio CameriniGuest stars Sergio Graziani, Azzurra Antonacci, Duccio Giordano, Nino D'Agata
Episode 9
Directed by Enrico OldoiniWritten by Anna SamueliGuest stars Luca Ward, Sabrina Colle, Barbara Snellenburg, Anna Safroncik, Tresy Taddei, Giorgio Lopez, Maria Cristina Blu
Episode 10
Directed by Leone PompucciWritten by Duccio CameriniGuest stars Roberto Nobile, Adelmo Togliani, Alessandro Partexano, Antonio Ferrante
Episode 11
Directed by Andrea BarziniWritten by Massimo TorreGuest stars Pierluigi Cuomo, Franco Javarone, Francesco Procopio, Rosaria De Cicco, Michele Annunziata, Franco Filogamo
Episode 12
Directed by Leone PompucciWritten by Duccio CameriniGuest stars Andy Luotto, Claudia Della Seta, Francesca Nunzi, Paola Giannetti
Episode 13
Directed by Andrea BarziniWritten by Marco TiberiGuest stars Georgia Lepore, Maria Paiato, Marco Bonetti, Piero Nicosia, Gabriele Bocciarelli, Monica Carmen Comegna
Episode 14
Directed by Andrea BarziniWritten by Duccio CameriniGuest stars Maria Grazia Nazzari, Cecilia Luci, Franco Ravera
Episode 15
Directed by Leone PompucciWritten by Duccio CameriniGuest stars Giacinto Ferro, Carola Stagnaro, Francesca Perini, Gianna Giachetti
Episode 16
Directed by Andrea BarziniWritten by Isabella Franconetti, Mauro MarsiliGuest stars Denis Fasolo, Francesca Fava, Paolo De Giorgio, Gianni Franco
Episode information updated Sep 17, 2026
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