Inspector Coliandro

Coliandro is an inspector serving at the Bologna police headquarters who constantly finds himself embroiled, against his will, in matters bigger than himself. But Coliandro never backs down, even though his carelessness and investigative incompetence inevitably land him in trouble.

CrimeAction & AdventureComedy

Seasons

1. The day of the wolf

Air Date: 2006-08-24

A war between mafia clans appears to have broken out in Bologna. Around the same time, Nikita, a young woman working as a delivery driver, finds €250,000 in cash in a package. Frightened, the young woman goes to the police station where she meets Inspector Coliandro, who begins investigating.

2. Chinese revenge

Air Date: 2006-08-29

While Trombetti was taking his niece Angelica home, accompanied by Coliandro, his car was rammed by a scooter driven by a Chinese boy who immediately disappeared into thin air.

3. Trapped

Air Date: 2006-08-31

A suspect dies during a police operation in the tough Pilastro neighborhood, apparently killed by a gunshot fired from Inspector Trombetti's weapon. Coliandro investigates to try to exonerate his colleague.

4. Black magic

Air Date: 2006-09-05

A young black girl is killed during what appears to be a voodoo ritual. Coliandro is assigned to care for the victim's sister, who has arrived in Bologna from Africa.

1. The gun

Air Date: 2009-01-20

During a nighttime chase through the streets of Bologna, a young woman steals Coliandro's gun. While trying to track down the unknown woman, the inspector stumbles upon a dangerous criminal organization.

2. Sex and secrets

Air Date: 2009-01-26

On the estate of a very wealthy man, an escort is cruelly murdered by a cold and determined hitman. The investigation leads Coliandro into the world of high-class prostitution.

3. Double robbery

Air Date: 2009-02-03

Coliandro is caught up in a bank robbery in downtown Bologna. The three young and inexperienced robbers are quickly subdued by three hostages, who, in turn, take the others hostage.

4. Never steal from thieves' house

Air Date: 2009-02-10

Two gypsy girls steal something very important from the home of the wrong person, a corrupt Carabinieri marshal, who attempts to take revenge by ambushing them. One of the girls seeks refuge in Coliandro's house, seeking help.

1. Always forward

Air Date: 2009-09-01

While maintaining order at the city stadium, Coliandro and Officer Balboni arrest a football fan who had tried to stab a policeman. Terrified by the thought of ending up in prison, the boy cooperates and provides the police with some important information.

2. The suspect

Air Date: 2009-09-07

Officer Gargiulo shows up at Coliandro's house in the middle of the night, drunk and with a bloody knife in his hand: the inspector tries to reconstruct what happened, but it doesn't seem easy.

3. Blood in the faculty

Air Date: 2009-09-15

The husband of a former professor from Coliandro is murdered inside the University of Bologna. The woman is accused of the murder because of her husband's constant escapades: could this really be true?

4. Couscous bolognese

Air Date: 2009-09-22

A young Muslim girl shows up at Coliandro's office to report her father's sudden and mysterious disappearance. Reluctantly, the inspector nevertheless decides to investigate the matter around town.

1. Anomaly 21

Air Date: 2010-03-19

In the trial against the Casalesi clan boss, the Bologna prosecutor's office must rely on the testimony of Jelena, who is now under protection. Coliandro, still in love with the woman, learns of her new cover and decides to visit her. There, however, he must contend with two seasoned killers.

2. 666

Air Date: 2010-03-26

As punishment, Coliandro has been transferred again, this time to the tedious canine unit. His sister comes to visit him, deeply concerned about her daughter Angelica, who is dating a boy associated with a satanic cult.

1. Black Mamba

Air Date: 2016-01-15

Natasha, a beautiful international assassin, arrives in Bologna pursued by secret services from around the world. Coliandro must defend her from them... and himself from her.

2. Witness to protect

Air Date: 2016-01-22

Coliandro must protect Giacomino, a peculiar, funny, and brilliant character who saw something he shouldn't have seen and is under death threat.

3. Salsa & merengue

Air Date: 2016-01-29

Coliandro must defend Remedios, a beautiful deaf girl, the only witness to the trafficking of a Latin American gang.

4. Double identity

Air Date: 2016-02-05

After a fall, Coliandro loses his memory and temporarily becomes a real tough guy, teaming up with a young nerd in the hunt for a gang of international terrorists.

5. Night taxi driver

Air Date: 2016-02-19

Coliandro has to pose as a taxi driver for a trivial public safety operation, but a beautiful "crazy" woman climbs aboard and the situation changes radically.

6. Cop killer

Air Date: 2016-02-26

After shooting two teenagers, Coliandro is forced to see a beautiful psychologist at the Ministry, who is dedicated to helping those officers most likely to use firearms.

1. Mortal Club

Air Date: 2017-10-13

Investigating the death of his cleaning lady's nephew, Coliandro uncovers an extreme fighting ring involving a series of wrestlers who are systematically drugged to relieve pain and fatigue. Helping him unravel the case is Veena, a beautiful and athletic fighter who escaped from this group of modern-day gladiators.

2. Special match

Air Date: 2017-10-20

Coliandro believes Gamberini has relapsed into his old gambling habit and, trying to help his friend, infiltrates an underground gambling ring. However, in doing so, he undermines an ongoing investigation initiated by Longhi and puts Giacomino, whom he has hired as a consultant, Gamberini, and himself in grave danger. Thanks to the help of Ambra, the girlfriend of one of the gangsters, the inspector manages to escape.

3. The team

Air Date: 2017-10-27

Chief Inspector Vittoria Martello asks Coliandro to join the "Team", a team of superpolicemen who are opposed by Gamberini and other colleagues for their brutal and unorthodox ways. And in fact, thanks to Coliandro's entry into the Team, it turns out that the group is nothing more than a new gang of drug dealers and exploiters inspired by the action of the Banda della Uno Bianca.

4. Run Coliandro run

Air Date: 2017-11-03

Coliandro answers the mysterious phone call from a sensual female voice, telling him that a bomb is ready to explode unless he—and he alone—runs to defuse it. But there's more than one bomb ready to explode.

5. Smartphone

Air Date: 2017-11-17

Coliandro is contacted by a girl who needs help: her boyfriend disappeared after stealing a smartphone and finding footage of a gang of Russian criminals inside. The young woman turns to the inspector because she often hears him mentioned by her aunt, the deputy prosecutor Longhi, who however believes that Coliandro is not a good policeman.

6. The end of the world

Air Date: 2017-11-24

Coliandro witnesses an illegal motorcycle race between two riders, but one of them loses control and causes the other to crash, killing him. The inspector and Buffarini manage to save the motorcyclist responsible for the accident and find refuge in the Carabinieri station, but they must contend with the bloodthirsty local boss, the deceased rider's brother, who seeks revenge.

1. Yakuza

Air Date: 2018-11-14

Kayo, a young Japanese doctoral student in art history, unwittingly witnesses a ruthless execution. She accidentally encounters Coliandro, who decides to protect her and hide her in his home with his brother Kenzaburo. Kenzaburo, who came from Japan to protect his sister, is a former yakuza informer, a fearsome Japanese mafia who is hunting them.

2. Serial killer

Air Date: 2018-11-21

Coliandro seems on the verge of a successful conclusion to his romantic adventure. But, just as things are going, Giacomino shows up at his house, sleepy, hungry, and handcuffed. The motive is incredible: Giacomino is accused of committing a series of brutal murders. To help his friend, Coliandro must hunt down the real serial killer.

3. Go with smooth dance

Air Date: 2018-11-28

Coliandro is forced to be Paffoni's dance partner for an evening. To escape this unpleasant task, he finds himself investigating the murder of a young singer. He's helped not only by Paffoni, a skilled dancer, but also by Natascia, the young and beautiful new singer in the liscio orchestra led by the shady Vasinto and his wife Ersilia, known as "Vagona."

4. Big hunting

Air Date: 2018-12-05

At the police station, Coliandro meets Asmareth, a young and beautiful Eritrean cultural mediator who works for the police. Believing her to be an illegal immigrant, Coliandro makes one blunder after another. To gain forgiveness, he agrees to help her with an investigation she's conducting into illegal work. Coliandro and Asmareth thus expose a gang organizing "manhunts" for bored, wealthy provincials.

1. The ghost

Air Date: 2021-09-22

Aurora, De Zan's beautiful and intelligent daughter, falls in love with Coliandro. When he awakens from a coma, the Inspector has been invited to his home for dinner. Meanwhile, the team investigates a mysterious man, Salvatore Maria Moneta, known as "the Phantom," who, thanks to his quick-change abilities, always manages to escape from handcuffs.

2. Maltese intrigue

Air Date: 2021-09-29

Coliandro meets Thea, an ironic and provocative investigative reporter who, together with "Cinno", a young hacker, is investigating the affairs of Roman Kolas, an Uzbek entrepreneur who, under the guise of philanthropy, conducts very shady business.

3. The hidden treasure

Air Date: 2021-10-06

Coliandro meets Francesca Maria, the elegant and refined museum curator who, with her seductive skills, always gets what she wants. Dazzled by her, the Inspector must confront Masino, an unscrupulous art dealer with a disturbed personality.

4. Kabir Bedi

Air Date: 2021-10-13

Coliandro, together with Jamila, a brilliant young French intelligence agent, investigates Tarantola, a seemingly perfect policeman who, through the fixer "Don Lurio", is the terminal of a gang of corrupt agents.

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Rating

7.9/10

Release Date

2006-08-24

Episodes

34 (8 seasons)

Status

Returning Series

Cast

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Production Companies

Rai Fiction