TheInspector Montalbano(Italian:Il commissario Montalbano[ilkommisˈsaːrjomontalˈbaːno]) television series are Italianpolice proceduralstories. Based onAndrea Camilleri'sdetective novels,they are located in the imaginary town ofVigàta,Sicily,which is based on Camilleri's nativePorto Empedocle.The series protagonist,Salvo Montalbano,is the police chief, orcommissario.
Inspector Montalbano | |
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Italian | Il commissario Montalbano |
Genre | Detective fiction |
Created by | Andrea Camilleri |
Starring |
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Country of origin | Italy |
Original languages | Italian Sicilian |
No.of seasons | 15 |
No.of episodes | 37(list of episodes) |
Production | |
Running time | 100 minutes |
Production companies | |
Original release | |
Network | RAI 1andRAI 2 |
Release | 6 May 1999 8 March 2021 | –
Related | |
The Young Montalbano |
The music for the soundtrack was composed byFranco Piersanti.
Inspector Montalbanowas produced and broadcast byRAIto critical acclaim.[1]It premiered onRai 2,and then, since the fourth season, onRai 1.Over 65 countries have broadcast the series, including onBBC Fourin theUnited Kingdom,MHz WorldViewin theUnited StatesandSBSinAustralia.[2]In 2012, the series generated aspin-off,The Young Montalbano.
Synopsis
editInspector Salvo Montalbano is in charge of thestate policestation in Vigàta, a fictional town in the fictional province of Montelusa (seelocations) inSicily,Southern Italy.Montalbano investigates criminal acts which he always manages to solve by reconstruction thanks to his intelligence and the help of his team which includes his deputy, Domenico 'Mimì' Augello, Giuseppe Fazio, Galluzzo, and Agatino Catarella. Salvo has a long-distance, tempestuous relationship with Livia Burlando who lives inGenoa.
Among his external collaborators are:
- his Swedish friend, Ingrid Sjöström, who lives in neighbouring Montelusa
- the journalist, Nicolò Zito
- Vigàta's localforensic pathologistDr. Marco Pasquano
- his cook and housekeeper, Adelina Cirrinciò
Cast
editMain characters
edit- Luca Zingarettias InspectorSalvo Montalbano,the police chief of Vigàta (season 1−15)
- Cesare Boccias Inspector Domenico "Mimì" Augello, Montalbano's deputy and close friend (season 1−15)
- Peppino Mazzottaas Detective Giuseppe Fazio, and Montalbano's right-hand man (season 1−15)
- Angelo Russoas Agatino Catarella, police officer (season 1−15)
- Davide Lo Verde as Galluzzo, police officer (seasons 1–15)
- Roberto Nobileas Nicolò Zito, journalist of local TV stationRete Liberaand trusted friend of Montalbano (season 1−15)
- Marcello Perracchio as Dr. Marco Pasquano, forensic pathologist (seasons 1–11)
- Katharina Böhm(seasons 1–4), Lina Perned (season 9) andSonia Bergamasco(seasons 10−15) as Livia Burlando, Montalbano's long-distance girlfriend who lives inGenoaand sometimes visits Vigàta. Both Böhm and Perned were dubbed byClaudia Catani,who also played Livia's voice on the telephone in seasons 5-8, where the character doesn't physically appear.
Recurring characters
edit- Isabell Sollman as Ingrid, Montalbano's Swedish friend (seasons 2–5, 7–8, 11)
- Mirella Petralia as Adelina Cirrinciò, Montalbano's housekeeper/cook (seasons 4, 7 and 9)
- Ketty Governali as Adelina Cirrinciò, Montalbano's housekeeper/cook (seasons 11, 12)
- Fabio Costanzo as Pasquale Cirrinciò, Adelina's son (seasons 4, 7, 9 and 12)
- Carmelinda Gentile as Beatrice "Beba" Di Leo, becomes Mimì's wife (main: season 5; guest: seasons 3–4, 6–8, 12)
- Giovanni Guardiano as Jacomuzzi, police forensics specialist (seasons 1–5, 8, 12–13)
- Giacinto Ferro (1943–2016) as Police Chief Bonetti-Alderighi, Montalbano's superior based in the provincial capital, Montelusa (seasons 1, 4–5, 7–9, 11)
- Giovanni Visentin as Judge Tommaseo, morbidly attracted to the more spicy aspects of the cases (seasons 7-9, 11)
- Filippo Brazzaventre as Filippo Ragonese, political journalist at local TV stationTelevigàta(seasons 4–10)
- Ubaldo Lo Presti as Filippo Ragonese, political journalist at local TV stationTelevigàta[3](seasons 1–2)
- Francesco Stella as Gallo, police officer (seasons 1–2)
- Marco Cavallaro as Tortorella, police officer (seasons 4–6)
- Corrado Invernizzias Lattes, Bonetti-Alderighi's secretary (seasons 1-3, 8)
- Francesco Sineri as Don Balduccio Sinagra, retiredmafiaBoss (seasons 3–5)
Seasons and episodes
editSeries | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 2 | 6 May 1999 | 13 May 1999 | |
2 | 2 | 2 May 2000 | 9 May 2000 | |
3 | 2 | 9 May 2001 | 16 May 2001 | |
4 | 4 | 28 October 2002 | 18 November 2002 | |
5 | 2 | 22 September 2005 | 29 September 2005 | |
6 | 2 | 7 March 2006 | 13 March 2006 | |
7 | 4 | 2 November 2008 | 17 November 2008 | |
8 | 4 | 14 March 2011 | 4 April 2011 | |
9 | 4 | 15 April 2013 | 6 May 2013 | |
10 | 2 | 29 February 2016 | 7 March 2016 | |
11 | 2 | 27 February 2017 | 6 March 2017 | |
12 | 2 | 12 February 2018 | 19 February 2018 | |
13 | 2 | 11 February 2019 | 18 February 2019 | |
14 | 2 | 9 March 2020 | 16 March 2020 | |
15 | 1 | 8 March 2021 |
Series | Episode # | Original Italian broadcast | Original Italian title | English novel translation | English TV title translation | OriginalBBC Fourbroadcast | UK ratings |
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Season 1 | 01 | 6 May 1999 | "Il ladro di merendine" | The Snack Thief | "The Snack Thief"[4] | 11 February 2012 | 640,000[5] |
02 | 13 May 1999 | "La voce del violino" | The Voice of the Violin | "The Voice of the Violin"[4] | 18 February 2012 | 721,000[5] | |
Season 2 | 03 | 2 May 2000 | "La forma dell'acqua" | The Shape of Water | "The Shape of Water"[4] | 25 February 2012 | 744,000[5] |
04 | 9 May 2000 | "Il cane di terracotta" | The Terracotta Dog | "The Mystery of the Terracotta Dog"[4] | 3 March 2012 | 664,000[5] | |
Season 3 | 05 | 9 May 2001 | "La gita a Tindari" | Excursion to Tindari | "Excursion to Tindari"[4] | 13 December 2008[6] | N/A[Note 1] |
06 | 16 May 2001 | "Tocco d'artista" | (Short story)[7] | "The Artist's Touch"[4] | 17 March 2012 | 628,000[5] | |
Season 4 | 07 | 28 October 2002 | "Il senso del tatto" | (Short stories)[8] | "The Sense of Touch"[4] | 24 March 2012 | 719,000[5] |
08 | 4 November 2002 | "Gliarancinidi Montalbano " | (Short stories)[9] | "Montalbano's Croquettes"[4] | 15 December 2008[10] | N/A[Note 1] | |
09 | 11 November 2002 | "L'odore della notte" | The Scent of the Night | "The Scent of the Night"[4] | 7 April 2012 | 773,000[5] | |
10 | 18 November 2002 | "Il gatto e il cardellino" | (Short stories)[11] | "The Goldfinch and the Cat"[4] | 14 April 2012 | 677,000[5] | |
Season 5 | 11 | 22 September 2005 | "Il giro di boa" | Rounding the Mark | "Turning Point"[12] | 25 August 2012 | 937,000[5] |
12 | 29 September 2005 | "Par condicio" | (Short stories)[13] | "Equal Time"[12] | 1 September 2012 | 926,000[5] | |
Season 6 | 13 | 7 March 2006 | "La pazienza del ragno" | The Patience of the Spider | "The Patience of the Spider"[12] | 8 September 2012 | 681,000[5] |
14 | 13 March 2006 | "Il gioco delle tre carte" | (Short stories)[14] | "The Game of Three Cards"[12] | 15 September 2012 | 713,000[5] | |
Season 7 | 15 | 2 November 2008 | "La vampa d'agosto" | August Heat | "August Flame"[12] | 22 September 2012 | 790,000[5] |
16 | 3 November 2008 | "Le ali della sfinge" | The Wings of the Sphinx | "The Wings of the Sphinx"[12] | 29 September 2012 | 821,000[5] | |
17 | 10 November 2008 | "La pista di sabbia" | The Track of Sand | "The Track of Sand"[12] | 6 October 2012 | 701,000[5] | |
18 | 17 November 2008 | "La luna di carta" | The Paper Moon | "Paper Moon"[12] | 13 October 2012 | 810,000[5] | |
Season 8 | 19 | 14 March 2011 | "Il campo del vasaio" | The Potter's Field | "The Potter's Field"[12] | 3 November 2012 | 898,000[5] |
20 | 21 March 2011 | "La danza del gabbiano" | The Dance of the Seagull | "The Gull's Dance"[12] | 27 October 2012 | 838,000[5] | |
21 | 28 March 2011 | "La caccia al tesoro" | The Treasure Hunt | "Treasure Hunt"[12] | 10 November 2012 | 874,000[5] | |
22 | 4 April 2011 | "L'età del dubbio" | The Age of Doubt | "The Age of Doubt"[12] | 20 October 2012 | 867,000[5] | |
Season 9 | 23 | 15 April 2013 | "Il sorriso di Angelica" | Angelica's Smile | "Angelica's Smile"[15] | 19 October 2013 | 908,000[5] |
24 | 22 April 2013 | "Il gioco degli specchi" | Game of Mirrors | "Hall of Mirrors"[15] | 26 October 2013 | 962,000[5] | |
25 | 29 April 2013 | "Una voce di notte" | A Voice in the Night | "A Voice in the Night"[15] | 2 November 2013 | 979,000[5] | |
26 | 6 May 2013 | "Una lama di luce" | A Beam of Light | "A Ray of Light"[15] | 9 November 2013 | 1,083,000[5] | |
Season 10 | 27 | 29 February 2016 | "Una faccenda delicata" | (Short stories)[16] | "A Delicate Matter"[17] | 19 August 2017 | 1,161,000[5] |
28 | 7 March 2016 | "La piramide di fango" | The Pyramid of Mud | "The Mud Pyramid"[17] | 26 August 2017 | 999,000[5] | |
Season 11 | 29 | 27 February 2017 | "Un covo di vipere" | A Nest of Vipers | "A Nest of Vipers" | 2 September 2017 | 931,000[5] |
30 | 6 March 2017 | "Come voleva la prassi" | (Short stories)[18] | "As Per Procedure" | 9 September 2017 | 965,000[5] | |
Season 12 | 31 | 12 February 2018 | "La giostra degli scambi" | The Overnight Kidnapper | "Carousel" | 19 May 2018 | 887,000[5] |
32 | 19 February 2018 | "Amore" | (Short stories)[19] | "Love" | 2 June 2018 | 858,000[5] | |
Season 13 | 33 | 11 February 2019 | "L'altro capo del filo" | The Other End of the Line | "The Other End of the Thread" | 1 June 2019 | 917,129[20] |
34 | 18 February 2019 | "Un diario del '43" | (Short stories)[21] | "A Diary from ‘43" | 8 June 2019 | 915,845[20] | |
Season 14 | 35 | 9 March 2020 | "Salvo amato, Livia mia" | (Short story)[22] | "Beloved Salvo, My Livia"[15] | 10 October 2020 | 1,014,022[20] |
36 | 16 March 2020 | "La rete di protezione" | The Safety Net | "The Safety Net" | 17 October 2020 | 887,757[20] | |
Season 15 | 37 | 8 March 2021 | "Il metodo Catalanotti" | The Sicilian Method | "The Catalanotti Method"[23] | 2 July 2022[23] |
In a recent interview, Luca Zingaretti said: “For me it was a wonderful professional and human adventure. Now it seems to me to have come to an end. The author no longer writes and my director friend, Alberto Sironi, is sadly gone too. Does it make sense to end the saga by filming the last two unpublished novels also as a sign of respect towards them? Or is it their very lack that suggests respectful silence? I lean towards the latter”.
Production
editGiven the success of theAndrea Camillerinovels, published bySellerio(Palermo),RAIwithPalomar,commissioned a television series, in co-operation with Sweden's public service SVT,Sveriges Television,of most of the novels and short stories. Each closely follows the plot of the novels, in some cases joining several short stories.Alberto Sironi(it), who died suddenly in early August 2019, had directed the entire series up till then. He was taken ill during the filming of three new episodes in 2019 andLuca Zingarettitook over the direction. Camilleri was teaching at the same time that Zingaretti was studying at theAccademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico.Luca Zingaretti had to adjust his accent to Sicilian having been born in Rome.Inspector Montalbanowas initially launched onRai 2.It moved toRai 1after the second series.
AustrianactressKatharina Böhm,thenLina Perned(both dubbed byClaudia Catani) and lastlySonia Bergamascoplayed his girlfriend, Livia.Cesare Bocciplayed his deputy andPeppino Mazzottahis most trusted detective Fazio.
Filming
editAlthough Camilleri set his books in a fictionalisedprovince of Agrigento,much of the series is filmed in theprovince of Ragusa.The exteriors ofla Mànnarawere filmed atFornace PennainSampieri.Montalbano's offices are inScicli,as are the offices of Commissioner Bonetti-Alderighi (actually those of the mayor). Filming is inRagusa Ibla,Modica,Donnafugata Castleand theDonnalucata,PozzalloandScoglittiports,Marina di Ragusa,Comiso,Santa Croce Camerina,Sampieri,Acate,and other places in south-eastern Sicily. The opening shots in the series include the Guerrieri Viaduct inModica.TheCoast Guardoffice inScoglitti,in reality, is the small lighthouse museum.[25][26][27]
List of main locations
editInternational transmission
editTheBBCholds theUnited Kingdomtransmission rights. "Excursion to Tindari" and "Montalbano's Croquettes" were shown onBBC Fourin December 2008.[6][10]On 11 February 2012, "The Snack Thief" was broadcast in its 9 pm Saturday evening slot. On 25 August 2012, BBC Four began to broadcast a series of 12 episodes. From 19 October to 9 November 2013, the four series nine episodes were broadcast and referred to as Series 3. In June 2014, BBC Four began a re-run of all existing episodes and this time commencing in the correct running order. However the episodes (as detailed in dates above) for series 8 were shown in a different order than the Italian sequence. This remains the U.K. sequence for theBBC iPlayerstream.
In theUnited States,the series is retitledDetective Montalbanoand streams on MHz Choice in Italian, subtitled in English by MHz staff.
InAustralia,the series was shown onSpecial Broadcasting Servicein Italian, subtitled in English by SBS staff.
In France, it was shown in winter 2013 onFrance 3on Sundays with the titleCommissaire Montalbano. In Spain, it was on La 2 on Saturdays in spring 2013 and in Argentina it was seen on the Europa channel.
DVD release
editDVD title | Discs | Production year | Episodes | DVD release
Region 1 |
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Detective Montalbano: Episodes 1–3 | 3 | 1999–2000 | "The Snack Thief", "The Voice of the Violin", "The Shape of Water" | 29 June 2010 |
Detective Montalbano: Episodes 4–6 | 3 | 2000–2001 | "The Mystery of the Terracotta Dog", "The Artist's Touch", "A Trip to Tindari" | 29 June 2010 |
Detective Montalbano: Episodes 7–9 | 3 | 2002 | "The Sense of Touch", "Montalbano's Croquettes", "The Scent of the Night" | 17 August 2010 |
Detective Montalbano: Episodes 10–12 | 3 | 2002–2005 | "The Goldfinch and the Cat", "Turning Point", "Equal Time" | 17 August 2010 |
Detective Montalbano: Episodes 13–15 | 3 | 2006–2008 | "The Spider's Patience", "Find the Lady", "Paper Moon" | 14 November 2010 |
Detective Montalbano: Episodes 16–18 | 3 | 2008 | "Track of Sand", "Wings of the Sphinx", "August Heat" | 14 November 2010 |
Detective Montalbano: Episodes 19 & 20 | 2 | 2011 | "The Potter's Field" and "The Dance of the Seagull" | 4 November 2011 |
Detective Montalbano: Episodes 21 & 22 | 2 | 2011 | "The Treasure Hunt" and "The Age of Doubt" | 4 November 2011 |
Detective Montalbano: Episodes 23 & 24 | 2 | 2013 | "Angelica's Smile" and "Mirror Effect'" | 24 September 2013 |
Detective Montalbano: Episodes 25 & 26 | 2 | 2013 | "A Voice in the Night" and "A Ray of Light" | 24 September 2013 |
Detective Montalbano: Episodes 27 & 28 | 2 | 2016 | "A Delicate Matter" and "The Mud Pyramid" | 28 June 2016 |
Detective Montalbano: Episodes 29 & 30 | 2 | 2017 | "A Nest of Vipers" and "As Per Procedure" | 27 June 2017 |
Detective Montalbano: Episodes 31 & 32 | 2 | 2018 | "Merry-go-round" and "Amore" | 26 June 2018 |
Detective Montalbano: Episodes 33 & 34 | 2 | 2019 | "The Other End of the Thread" and "A Diary from ‘43" | 25 June 2019 |
Detective Montalbano: Episodes 35 & 36 | 2 | 2020 | "Dear Livia" and "The Safety Net" | 23 June 2020 |
MHz Networksdistributes the Detective Montalbano series on TV, DVD, TVOD and SVOD.
In the UK, the earlier episodes are currently available in both a collection and series format, with the series numbering following BBC Four's. These titles are distributed byAcorn Media UK.
DVD title | Discs | Year | Episodes | DVD release | |
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Region 2 | |||||
Collection One | 2 | 2012 | "The Snack Thief", "The Voice of The Violin", "The Shape of Water", "The Mystery of The Terracotta Dog" | 5 March 2012 | |
Collection Two | 3 | 2012 | "Excursion to Tindari", "The Artist's Touch", "The Sense of Touch", "Montalbano's Croquettes", "The Scent of the Night", "The Cat and the Goldfinch" | 3 September 2012 | |
Complete Series One | 5 | 2012 | The 10 episodes fromCollection OneandCollection Two | 8 October 2012 | |
Collection Three | 2 | 2013 | "Turning Point", "Equal Time", "The Spider’s Patience", "Find the Lady" | 7 January 2013 | |
Collection Four | 2 | 2013 | "August Flame", "The Wings of the Sphinx", "Track of Sand", "Paper Moon" | 4 March 2013 | |
Collection Five | 2 | 2013 | "The Age of Doubt", "The Gull's Dance", "The Potter's Field", "Treasure Hunt" | 8 July 2013 | |
Complete Series Two | 6 | 2013 | The 12 episodes from Collections Three, Four and Five | 4 November 2013 | |
Collection Six | 2 | 2014 | "Angelica's Smile", "Hall of Mirrors", "A Voice in the Night", "A Ray of Light" | 3 February 2014 | |
The Complete Montalbano Collection | 13 | 2014 | All 26 episodes from the six collections | 2 June 2014 | |
Collection Seven | 2 | 2017 | "A Delicate Matter", "The Mud Pyramid", "A Nest of Vipers", "As Per Procedure" | 11 September 2017 | |
Collection Eight | 1 | 2018 | "Carousel", "Love" | 4 June 2018 | |
Collection Nine | 1 | 2019 | "The Other End of the Thread", "A Diary from ‘43" | 1 July 2019 | |
Inspector Montalbano Complete 1-9 | 17 | 2019 | All 34 episodes from the nine collections | 31 December 2019 | |
Collection Ten | 1 | 2020 | "Beloved Salvo, My Livia" and "The Safety Net" | 23 November 2020 |
In the Nordic countries the first 18 films are available as Box 1 (1–6), Box 2 (7–12) and Box 3 (13–18). All were released in 2009 (labelled 1999, the start date of the series) with Danish, Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish subtitles. They were released by AtlanticFilms AB on license from RAI Trade.
In Spain, there is a confusing situation where episodes are dubbed in Spanish, as well as Italian with Spanish subtitles being available in both box sets containing six episodes each and overlapping mini box sets containing two films each. Both are labelled,Colección Montalbanoin identical boxes just to add to the confusion. Distribution is by Track Media SL.
Awards
edit- 2003 Busto Arsizio Film Festival:Winner Best TV Series[28]
- 2009 Kineo Awards, Italy:Winner Best Television Film[28]
- 2011 Kineo Awards, Italy:Winner Best Television Film[28]
- 2014 Crime Thriller Awards, UK:Nominee Best International TV Drama[28]
- 2016 TV Award - TV Direction Award:Winner Best fiction[29]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^Domenico Naso (March 1, 2016)."Il Commissario Montalbano è da record: ecco i 5 motivi per cui il poliziotto di Vigata piace a tutti"(in Italian). ilfattoquotidiano.it.
- ^"Montalbano, la serie italiana che ha conquistato 65 paesi".agvilvelino.it(in Italian). 4 February 2019.
- ^"Pippo Ragonese, notista politico di Televigàta, era dotato di due cose: una faccia a culo di gallina e una contorta fantasia che lo portava a immaginare complotti. Nemico dichiarato di Montalbano, Ragonese non fagliò l'occasione per attaccarlo ancora una volta"fromIl gatto e il cardellino
- ^abcdefghijBBC Four:Inspector Montalbano, Episode guide: Series 1.Accessed 30 November 2014
- ^abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzaaabacad"Weekly top 10 programmes on TV sets (July 1998 – Sept 2018)".BARB.Retrieved10 July2021.
- ^ab"BBC Four - Inspector Montalbano, Series 1, Excursion to Tindari".bbc.co.uk.2012.Retrieved25 March2012.
- ^"Tocco d'artista" appears inGli arancini di Montalbanoby Andrea Camilleri (not yet translated into English) and in English as "The Artist's Touch" inMontalbano's First Case and Other Storiesby Andrea Camilleri, (S. Sartarelli, trans.), Penguin Books: New York, 2016
- ^Combines two short stories: "Amore e fratellanza" appearing inGli arancini di Montalbanoby Andrea Camilleri and "Sequestro di persona" appearing inGli arancini di Montalbanoby Andrea Camilleri (not yet translated into English) and in English as "A Kidnapping" inMontalbano's First Case and Other Storiesby Andrea Camilleri, (S. Sartarelli, trans.), Penguin Books: New York, 2016
- ^Combines two short stories: "Gli arancini di Montalbano" appearing in English as "Montalbano’s Rice Balls" inMontalbano's First Case and Other Storiesby Andrea Camilleri, (S. Sartarelli, trans.), Penguin Books: New York, 2016 and "Stiamo parlando di miliardi" both appearing inGli arancini di Montalbanoby Andrea Camilleri (not yet translated into English).
- ^ab"BBC Four - Inspector Montalbano, Series 1, Montalbano's Croquettes".BBC.2012.Retrieved25 March2012.
- ^Combines two short stories: "Il gatto e il cardellino" appearing inGli arancini di Montalbanoby Andrea Camilleri and in English as "The Cat and the Goldfinch" inMontalbano's First Case and Other Storiesby Andrea Camilleri, (S. Sartarelli, trans.), Penguin Books: New York, 2016 and "Un gigantessa con sorriso gentile" appearing inGli arancini di Montalbanoby Andrea Camilleri (not yet translated into English).
- ^abcdefghijklBBC Four: "Inspector Montalbano, Episode guide: Series 2".Accessed 30 November 2014
- ^Combines two short stories: "Par condicio" appearing inUn mese con Montalbanoby Andrea Camilleri (not yet translated into English) and in English as "Neck and Neck" inMontalbano's First Case and Other Storiesby Andrea Camilleri, (S. Sartarelli, trans.), Penguin Books: New York, 2016, and "Catarella resolve un caso" appearing inGli arancini di Montalbanoby Andrea Camilleri (not yet translated into English) and in English as "Catarella solves a case" inMontalbano's First Case and Other Storiesby Andrea Camilleri, (S. Sartarelli, trans.), Penguin Books: New York, 2016,.
- ^Combines four short stories: "Il gioco delle tre carte" appearing inGli arancini di Montalbano,"Una mosca acchiappato a volo" appearing inGli arancini di Montalbano,"Sostiene Pessoa" appearing inGli arancini di Montalbanoand in English as "Pessoa Maintains" inMontalbano's First Case and Other Storiesand "Come fece Alice" appearing inGli arancini di Montalbanoby Andrea Camilleri (not yet translated into English) and in English as "As Alice Did" inMontalbano's First Case and Other Stories(S. Sartarelli, trans.), Penguin Books: New York, 2016
- ^abcdeBBC Four:Inspector Montalbano, Episode guide: Series 3.Accessed 30 November 2014
- ^Combines two short stories: "Una faccenda delicata" appearing inUn mese con Montalbanoby Andrea Camilleri (not yet translated into English) and "Povero Maria Castellino" appearing inGli arancini di Montalbanoby Andrea Camilleri (not yet translated into English).
- ^abMontalbano Episodes from MHz Networks on VHX.TV.Accessed 4 November 2016
- ^Combines three short stories: "Come voleva la prassi" appearing inMorte in mare aperto e altre indagini del giovane Montalbanoand in English as "Usual Procedure" inDeath at Seaby Andrea Camilleri, (S. Sartarelli, trans.), Penguin Books: New York, 2018, "La revision" inGli arancini di Montalbanoand in English as "The Judicial Review" inMontalbano's First Case and Other Stories(S. Sartarelli, trans.), Penguin Books: New York, 2016 and "Come contò Aulo Gellio" inUn mese con Montalbanoby Andrea Camilleri (not yet translated into English).
- ^Combines two short stories: "Amore" appearing inUn mese con Montalbanoby Andrea Camilleri (not yet translated into English) and in English as "Amore" inMontalbano's First Case and Other Stories,and "La prova generale" appearing inGli arancini di Montalbanoand in English as "The Dress Rehearsal" inMontalbano's First Case and Other Storiesby Andrea Camilleri, (S. Sartarelli, trans.), Penguin Books: New York, 2016.
- ^abcd"Most viewed programmes".BARB.Retrieved10 July2021.
- ^Combines two short stories: "Un diario del '43" and "Being here" both appearing inUn mese con Montalbanoby Andrea Camilleri (not yet translated into English)
- ^"Salvo amato, Livia mia" appears in "Gli Arancini di Montalbano" by Andrea Camilleri, not yet translated into English
- ^ab"The Catalanotti Method".BBC.Retrieved25 June2022.
- ^"Inspector Montalbano, new episodes without Luca Zingaretti? - Allora! Italian Australian News".11 January 2022.
- ^"Luoghi di Montalbano"(in Italian). visitvigata.
- ^"TUTTO DALLA CITTA' DI VITTORIA"(in Italian). ragusaoggi.it. April 5, 2011.
- ^inspectormontalbanosicily /, English Website (November 2022)."Inspector Montalbano Filming Locations in Sicily".Inspector Montalbano Sicily.
- ^abcd"Il Commissario Montalbano, Awards".imdb.
- ^Maria Concetta Distefano (June 20, 2016)."Premio Tv 2016: ecco i vincitori da Carlo Conti al Commissario Montalbano"(in Italian). urbanpost.it.