Pietro Valsecchi
Director
Police District (2000)
Season 1
Giovanna Scalise, a police commissioner, is transferred from Sicily to Rome for security reasons, where she is assigned command of a police precinct. Scalise's transfer isn't easy: the commissioner is forced to hide from her men the fact that she will be testifying at the mega-trial against her husband's murderers.
Released Sept. 26, 2000
Episode 72 min
None+
Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Keywords: tmdb.police, tmdb.italian, tmdb.distretto-di-polizia, imdb.carabinieri, imdb.polizia, imdb.italian-comedy, imdb.2000s + 9 more, imdb.2010s, imdb.detective, imdb.investigation, imdb.rome-italy, imdb.murder, imdb.europe, imdb.italian-crime, imdb.european-comedy, imdb.european-crime
Production Companies: Taodue Film
Network: Canale 5
S1E1 - The ambush / The blackmail
A gang of robbers attacks a post office on the outskirts of Rome. Two of them manage to escape, but the third accomplice is followed to track down the other members of the gang.
The suicide attempt of an electronics warehouse manager, who got into debt through gambling, sheds light on a widespread loan sharking ring.
Sept. 26, 2000, midnight
S1E2 - Night shift / The drug dealer
The suicide attempt of an electronics warehouse manager, who got into debt through gambling, sheds light on a widespread loan sharking ring.
Nina and Luca arrest a boy caught stealing a car radio. She releases him immediately after for no apparent reason, because she wants to track down the drug dealer who caused the death of her brother Davide, due to an overdose.
Oct. 3, 2000, midnight
S1E3 - Under seizure / Damned sunday
A man enters the police station armed and takes Nina and Roberto hostage. He claims to have been unfairly tried after being accused of stealing 370 million from the safe of the company where he worked.
While out for a walk, Commissioner Giovanna Scalise and her daughter witness the murder of a man, which appears to be a mafia execution.
Oct. 10, 2000, midnight
S1E4 - The violence / The fraud
A twenty-three-year-old student is raped by Fabrizio Viberti, her political philosophy professor. The police cannot find convincing evidence.
Two young people who, after buying a villa, later realize they have been scammed, ask the Police District for help.
Oct. 17, 2000, midnight
S1E5 - The robbery / The racket
After a bank robbery, the robbers see Tiberio, Inspector Belli's father, and one of the criminals convinces his accomplices not to kill him. Tiberio tells his son that he recognized an ex-friend of his. Belli will try to convince him to turn himself in.
The police officers of the police district find themselves having to protect Natassia, a Yugoslavian girl, whose daughter has been kidnapped by two Albanians to force the woman into prostitution.
Oct. 24, 2000, midnight
S1E6 - The suspect / The trap
The statements of a mafioso accuse Commissioner Giovanna Scalise, but the agents of the tenth Tuscolano are convinced that the mafia wants to take revenge on her by trying to discredit her and they try to demonstrate the innocence of the commissioner.
After some shadowing, Parmesan and the other agents discover that the lawyer Loiacono, instead of meeting the men of the gang directly, uses an intermediary to receive orders from the mafia.
Oct. 25, 2000, midnight
S1E7 - The Devil's tattoos / A woman on the run
Commissioner Scalise discovers that her child was drugged along with other classmates through some substances contained in ink tattoos that are applied with water.
The district agents organize a surveillance to protect Commissioner Scalise and his family from the mafia. The wife of the informer who accused Scalise of corruption asks them for help because her protection program has been revoked.
Oct. 31, 2000, midnight
S1E8 - Death in the ward / The informant
A friend of Paula's gives birth in the hospital, but later dies because she is not properly assisted. The police investigate without results. Paula continues to investigate secretly and thanks to a testimony she will be able to discover the truth.
Linda has an affair with a married man. The lover, instead of leaving his wife, decides to kill Linda and has the gardener of the building accused. A witness informs the police via email so as not to reveal his identity.
Nov. 7, 2000, midnight
S1E9 - Under fire / The investigation
A man reports that his neighbor might be a terrorist. Ardenzi instead discovers an illegal trade in pornographic material. Manrico accompanies Livia and Nina to do some shopping. As they leave the store, the three are ambushed.
At the police station everyone is shocked by the attack and Scalise and Ardenzi are accused of having acted lightly. At the hospital one of the attackers enters where Manrico is hospitalized with the intention of killing him, but Ardenzi intervenes.
Nov. 14, 2000, midnight
S1E10 - The choice / The fear
The investigation continues to track down the killers of the attack and Commissioner Scalise is discouraged. One of the killers is identified as a person who had been dead for two years. A lady who runs a bar is the victim of extortion.
Angela learns that Letizia, a woman who works with her at the clinic, has a violent husband who mistreats her and tries to convince the woman to file a complaint: initially Letizia does not accept her friend's help and cannot accept reality. Later, however, she changes her mind and decides to leave her husband.
Nov. 21, 2000, midnight
S1E11 - The infiltrator / The interrogation
The agents continue to follow Giulio Macri'. Giovanna contacts Nini, a colleague of hers from Palermo, who joins her in Rome and begins to collaborate with the police team. Her task will consist of trying to learn about all of Macri's illicit activities, to have the possibility of infiltrating and acting undisturbed in order to find Vinci.
Adriano, Luca's partner, finds work in a debt collection company, but soon discovers that his new colleagues are used to intimidation and violence to convince debtors to pay; so he decides to file a complaint with the police.
Nov. 28, 2000, midnight
S1E12 - The truth / The sentence
Roberto reveals to Giovanna that Stasi is the one who betrayed her; for Giovanna it is a terrible blow and, at least at the beginning, she cannot believe it.
Faliero escapes from Regina Coeli prison and hides at the home of his lawyer who, among other things, is his lover. The two have planned to leave Italy to move to Venezuela, but Faliero intends to get rid of his partner before leaving.
Dec. 5, 2000, midnight
S1E13 - I tatuaggi del diavolo
Commissioner Scalise discovers that his child was drugged along with other classmates through some substances contained in ink tattoos that are applied with water.
Oct. 31, 2000, midnight
S1E14 - Una donna in fuga
The district agents organize a surveillance to protect Commissioner Scalise and his family from the mafia. The wife of the informer who accused Scalise of corruption asks them for help because her protection program has been revoked.
Oct. 31, 2000, midnight
S1E15 - Morte in corsia
A friend of Paula's gives birth in the hospital, but later dies because she is not properly assisted. The police investigate without results. Paula continues to investigate secretly and thanks to a testimony she will be able to discover the truth.
Nov. 7, 2000, midnight
S1E16 - L'informatore
Linda has an affair with a married man. The lover, instead of leaving his wife, decides to kill Linda and has the gardener of the building accused. A witness informs the police via email so as not to reveal his identity.
Nov. 7, 2000, midnight
S1E17 - Sotto tiro
A man reports that his neighbor might be a terrorist. Ardenzi instead discovers an illegal trade in pornographic material. Manrico accompanies Livia and Nina to do some shopping. As they leave the store, the three are ambushed.
Nov. 14, 2000, midnight
S1E18 - L'indagine
At the police station everyone is shocked by the attack and Scalise and Ardenzi are accused of having acted lightly. At the hospital one of the attackers enters where Manrico is hospitalized with the intention of killing him, but Ardenzi intervenes.
Nov. 14, 2000, midnight
S1E19 - La scelta
The investigation continues to track down the killers of the attack and Commissioner Scalise is discouraged. One of the killers is identified as a person who had been dead for two years. A lady who runs a bar is the victim of extortion.
Nov. 21, 2000, midnight
S1E20 - La paura
Angela learns that Letizia, a woman who works with her at the clinic, has a violent husband who mistreats her and tries to convince the woman to file a complaint: initially Letizia does not accept her friend's help and cannot accept reality. Later, however, she changes her mind and decides to leave her husband.
Nov. 21, 2000, midnight
S1E21 - L'infiltrato
The agents continue to follow Giulio Macri'. Giovanna contacts Nini, a colleague of hers from Palermo, who joins her in Rome and begins to collaborate with the police team. Her task will consist of trying to learn about all of Macri's illicit activities, to have the possibility of infiltrating and acting undisturbed in order to find Vinci.
Nov. 28, 2000, midnight
S1E22 - L'interrogatorio
Adriano, Luca's partner, finds work in a debt collection company, but soon discovers that his new colleagues are used to intimidation and violence to convince debtors to pay; so he decides to file a complaint with the police.
Nov. 28, 2000, midnight
S1E23 - La verità
Roberto reveals to Giovanna that Stasi is the one who betrayed her; for Giovanna it is a terrible blow and, at least at the beginning, she cannot believe it.
Dec. 5, 2000, midnight
S1E24 - La sentenza
Faliero escapes from Regina Coeli prison and hides at the home of his lawyer who, among other things, is his lover. The two have planned to leave Italy to move to Venezuela, but Faliero intends to get rid of his partner before leaving.
Dec. 5, 2000, midnight
Network: Canale 5
Episode Runtime: 72 min.
Season Runtime: 3751 min.
Released: Sept. 26, 2000
Last Air Date: Jan. 15, 2012, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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