Četnické humoresky

Četnické humoresky is a Czech crime television series about a police station in the city of Brno.[1] The story is set in the period of the pre-war First Czechoslovak Republic and combines elements of crime drama and comedy. The stories are based on real case files from that era.

Četnické humoresky
Genre	Crime, Comedy
Written by	Antonín Moskalyk, Pavlína Moskalyková, Petr Zikmund, Drahoslav Makovička, Miloš Fedaš, Jan Otčenášek, Hana Slavíková, Josef Souchop
Directed by	Antonín Moskalyk, Pavlína Moskalyková
Starring	Tomáš Töpfer, Ivan Trojan, Petr Kostka
Country of origin	Czech Republic
Original language(s)	Czech
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	39
Production
Running time	90 minutes
Release
Original network	Czech Television
Original release	1997 (1997) – 2007 (2007)
Chronology
Followed by	Četníci z Luhačovic
External links
Website

The series was directed by Antonín Moskalyk and later by his daughter Pavlína Moskalyková Solo. One of the goals of the series' creators was to show the life of Czechoslovakia's policemen. The series is not only about the work of the policemen, but focuses also on private lives of the station members. That makes the series popular to the wider audience. The series has 3 seasons and 39 episodes, with running time approximately 90 minutes per episode.

Četncké humoresky was followed by Četníci z Luhačovic in 2017.[2]

Cast

The actor Tomáš Töpfer played the character of Karel Arazím, the Senior Sergeant of the station.

• Tomáš Töpfer as Karel Arazím, the Senior Sergeant of the station, later Chief constable
• Ivan Trojan as Bedřich Jarý, Arazím's loyal right-hand man
• Zdeněk Junák as Josef Ambrož, Chief Warrant Officer
• Jan Apolenář as Václav Ryba, handler
• Oldřich Mikulášek as František Řepa, sergeant, porter
• Erik Pardus as František Zahálka, sergeant

Czech military and police historian Michal Dlouhý. He co-wrote the scenario and gave historical advice.

• František Švihlík as Čeněk Němec, staff Sergeant later Warrant
• Aleš Jarý as Sláva Jiroušek, staff Sergeant, driver, later shot dead
• Stanislav Zindulka as Jan Turko, Warrant, later in retirement
• Viktor Preiss as Leopold Skčílek, Warrant
• Petr Kostka as Jaroslav Šiktanc, Chief constable, later in retirement
• Zdena Herfortová as Vladěnka Šiktancová, wife Chief constable Šiktanc
• Alena Antalová as Ludmila Horká, Arazím's girlfriend, later his wife
• Libuše Šafránková as Karlička Formánková, Nurse, Arazím's girlfriend
• Olga Krasko as Klaudie, Arazím's daughter, Bedřich Jarý's wife
• Tatiana Vilhelmová as Kamila Kliková, pushy and ambitious journalist
• Miroslav Donutil as Hugo Líbal, photographer and owner of photo studio
• Dana Batulková as Jindřiška Patová,seamstress and owner of fashion store, lover Sláva Jiroušek
• Ivana Vaňková as Elly Vienna, opera singer
• Andrea Elsnerová as Anděla Rybová, Cook
• Vlasta Peterková as Božena, Cook, later wife Čeněk Němec
• František Černín as Ondřej Formánek, Karlička's Son
• Luděk Munzar as Judr. Peřina, Karliška's Father
• Věra Galatíková as Anna Peřinová, Karlička's Mother
• Marek Vašut as Kylián Pádlo, Ministry of the Interior (Czechoslovakia)
• Carmen Mayerová as Vendula Chromáková, Housewife at Karel and Ludmila
• and more

References

1. Zajíčková, Eva (2003-07-09). "Četnické humoresky budou pokračovat" (in Czech). novinky.cz. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
2. televize, Česká. "Návrat četníků na obrazovky. Česká televize natáčí Četnické trampoty". ČT24 (in Czech). Retrieved 7 February 2017.

External links

• Četnické humoresky on IMDb