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TV series

Inspector Montalbano

1999TV-PG15 seasons8.3 / 10

Inspector Montalbano is an Italian television series produced and broadcast by RAI since 1999, based on the detective novels of Andrea Camilleri. The protagonist is Commissario Salvo Montalbano, and the stories are set in the imaginary town of Vigata, Sicily. In 2012 the series generated a prequel, Il giovane Montalbano.

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Synopsis

Inspector Montalbano is an Italian television series produced and broadcast by RAI since 1999, based on the detective novels of Andrea Camilleri. The protagonist is Commissario Salvo Montalbano, and the stories are set in the imaginary town of Vigata, Sicily. In 2012 the series generated a prequel, Il giovane Montalbano.

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Episode 1

Excursion to Tindari

1h 55m7.8 / 10

A young Don Juan is found murdered in front of his apartment building and an elderly couple are reported missing after an excursion to the ancient site of Tindari. Inspector Montalbano tries to solve these two seemingly unrelated cases amid the daily complications of life at Vigata police station. But when he discovers that the couple and the murdered young man lived in the same building, his investigation stumbles onto Sicily's brutal 'New Mafia' and leads him down a path more twisted and far-reaching than any he has ever been down before.

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Written by Andrea Camilleri

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Episode 2

The Artist's Touch

1h 35m7.0 / 10finale

Goldsmith Alberto Larussa appears to have committed suicide by turning his wheelchair into an electric chair. But Inspector Montalbano discovers that the dead man's will, which leaves everything to his brother Giacomo, was forged. Giacomo is arrested, but he maintains that he did not kill Alberto. Meanwhile, Deputy Inspector Mimi Augello is working on the case of a mysteriously-murdered electrician.

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Written by Andrea Camilleri

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Episode information updated Sep 19, 2026

More about Inspector Montalbano

Cast

Luca ZingarettiSalvo Montalbano
Peppino MazzottaGiuseppe Fazio
Angelo RussoCatarella
Cesare BocciDomenico "Mimì" Augello
Marcello PerracchioDottor Pasquano
Davide Lo VerdeAgente Galluzzo
Roberto NobileNicolò Zito
Pippo PattavinaPreside Burgio

Credits

Created by
Andrea Camilleri
Written by
Andrea Camilleri

Production details

Status
Ended
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
36
Original language
Italian
Original title
Il Commissario Montalbano

Networks & production

  • Rai 2Italy
  • Rai 1Italy
  • PalomarItaly
  • RAIItaly

Themes

based on novel or bookdialectpolice inspectorsicily, italysmall italian towntown