The Defender (2021 TV series)
2021 Czech TV series or program
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The Defender (Czech: Ochránce) is a Czech drama television series, that premiered on Czech Television in 2021.[1] Series also appeared at Serial Killer festival.[2] It won Czech Film Critics' Award in category "Outside Kino."[3]
GenreCrime, Drama
Written byTomáš Feřtek, Matěj Podzimek
Directed byTereza Kopáčová, Tomáš Mašín
StarringLukáš Vaculík
| The Defender | |
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| Genre | Crime, Drama |
| Written by | Tomáš Feřtek, Matěj Podzimek |
| Directed by | Tereza Kopáčová, Tomáš Mašín |
| Starring | Lukáš Vaculík |
| Country of origin | Czech Republic |
| Original language | Czech |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ČT1 |
| Release | September 5 – November 7, 2021 |
Series focuses on a teacher Aleš Pelán who becomes School Ombudsman to stand up for children, parents and teachers in need. Pelán's cases include teacher bullied by her students, investigation of a pupil's suicide, girl who has never attended school, parents of students harassed by their classmate or sexual abuse of students by their teacher. All episodes are inspired by real cases.[4]
Cast
- Lukáš Vaculík as Aleš Pelán
- Iveta Dušková as Jana Pelánová
- Jaroslav Plesl as Pavel Havlík
- Barbora Kodetová as Marta Beková
- Agáta Červinková as Barbora Černá
- Pavel Řezníček as Petr Starý
- Jiří Havelka as Marcel Suchý
- Petra Hřebíčková as Kristýna Kurzová
- Jan Vondráček as inspektor Jarošík
- Lucie Ducháčková as Sára Jermanová
- Vladimír Javorský as MUDr. Luboš Pivec
- Miroslav Vladyka as Václav Škvára
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Original release date | Czech viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Slabý kus" | Tereza Kopáčová | September 5, 2021 | 1,313 |
| 2 | "Vražda vychovatelky" | Tomáš Mašín | September 12, 2021 | 1,342 |
| 3 | "Andílek" | Tereza Kopáčová | September 19, 2021 | 1,362 |
| 4 | "Orchidej na smetišti" | Tereza Kopáčová | September 26, 2021 | 1,266 |
| 5 | "Džungle před tabulí" | Tomáš Mašín | October 3, 2021 | 1,261 |
| 6 | "Veřejný nepřítel" | Tomáš Mašín | October 10, 2021 | 1,295 |
| 7 | "Vrabčák" | Tereza Kopáčová | October 17, 2021 | 1,361 |
| 8 | "Ahoj tati" | Tereza Kopáčová | October 24, 2021 | 1,251 |
| 9 | "Hidžáb" | Tomáš Mašín | October 31, 2021 | 1,221 |
| 10 | "Tichá dohoda" | Tereza Kopáčová | November 7, 2021 | 1,355 |
