Series synopsis
The Squad, also known as La squadra is an Italian crime mystery drama action & adventure television series that premiered on Rai 3 on March 3, 2000. It ended on December 5, 2007. It was created by Wayne Doyle, Chris McCourt, Mauro Casiraghi. It stars Chiara Salerno, Ilaria D'Elia, Flavio Albanese and Gaetano Amato.
One of the most enthralling crime series among Italian viewers: airing on Rai Tre from March 3, 2000, "La Squadra" offers a realistic overview of the world of crime through the cases investigated by the Sant'Andrea Police Station in Naples.
Premise
One of the most enthralling crime series among Italian viewers: airing on Rai Tre from March 3, 2000, "La Squadra" offers a realistic overview of the world of crime through the cases investigated by the Sant'Andrea Police Station in Naples.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Chiara Salerno as Nicoletta Veneziani
- Ilaria D'Elia as Laura Onorato
- Flavio Albanese as Edoardo Valle
- Gaetano Amato as Sergio Amato
- Federico Tocci as Walter Battiston
- Vanni Bramati as Luciano Russo
- Massimo Bonetti as Pietro Guerra
- Renato Carpentieri as Valerio Cafasso
Supporting cast
- Cecilia Dazzi as Elena Baroni
- Mario Porfito as Antonio Ramaglia
- Tony Sperandeo as Salvatore Sciacca
- Luca Venantini as Stefano De Pretis
- Gea Lionello as Regina Orlando
- Massimo Wertmüller as Giorgio Pettenella
- Gennaro Silvestro as Francesco Silla
- Anna Foglietta as Anna De Luca
- Vincenzo Failla as Moreno Mari
- Giovanni Rienzo as Alfio Donati
- Michela Andreozzi as Giulia Spanò
- Giovanni Guidelli as Fabrizio Nava
Guest cast
- Corrado Ardone as Mario Varriale
- Antonio Pennarella as Vincenzo Varriale
- Fabio Troiano as Peppe O' Pappagallo
- Antonella Stefanucci as Mrs. De Rosa
- Ciro Capano as Palumbo
- Peppe Lanzetta as Informer
- Alessandra Borgia as Procurator
- Diego Pesaola as Tommaso De Rosa
Episodes
This series spans 8 seasons with 221 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 26 | March 3, 2000 | January 25, 2001 |
| Season 2 | 26 | February 1, 2001 | November 23, 2001 |
| Season 3 | 39 | November 30, 2001 | March 27, 2003 |
| Season 4 | 26 | April 3, 2003 | February 21, 2004 |
| Season 5 | 22 | May 13, 2004 | December 18, 2004 |
| Season 6 | 30 | February 25, 2005 | November 23, 2005 |
| Season 7 | 26 | February 8, 2006 | December 7, 2006 |
| Season 8 | 26 | March 7, 2007 | December 5, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 The police officers of the Sant'Andrea police station investigate a gang specializing in robberies in supermarkets. During the investigation, the policeman Tommaso De Rosa, who monitored the movements of the suspects, was killed. |
March 3, 2000 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 A man shows up at the police station to report the disappearance of his daughter: Inspector Elena Baroni will investigate the case. Meanwhile, the search for the culprit in Tommaso De Rosa's death continues and Commissioner Cafasso reveals his suspicions about a colleague of theirs to Inspector Pietro Guerra. |
March 9, 2000 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Alfredo Spinosi, owner of a building company, is found dead. The investigation will lead to a swinger club tour. |
March 10, 2000 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Pietro, Edoardo, Stefano and Sergio follow an important anti-drug operation that will lead directly to the top of a criminal clan. Elena Baroni, following a visit from her father, decides to have dinner with him feeling a rebirth of empathy. During dinner, however, disagreements begin again and Elena turns away in annoyance. A few moments later, gunshots reach Judge Baroni. |
February 1, 2001 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Elena investigates her father's death and, rummaging through his belongings, finds an anonymous letter in which the son of a convict accused the judge of having killed his father, Gennaro Barreto, innocently in prison. The woman finds Nicola Barreto and kills him. The police investigate her murder and Pietro Guerra discovers that her culprit is her partner Elena di lei: Pietro will therefore find himself arresting her. |
February 8, 2001 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 The body of a doctor is found lying in the street: investigations show that the young doctor, active in volunteering and apparently blameless, had actually shot him shortly before being killed, had recently withdrawn twenty million from his account and asked for a credit line from the bank and frequented a prostitute. Meanwhile, Pietro Guerra experiences a deep inner conflict for having Elena arrested. Regina Orlando arrives at the police station, the new deputy commissioner. |
February 15, 2001 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 A merchant, convinced by the policemen of the Sant'Andrea police station, rebels against the racket while one of the leaders of the Santarcangelo clan is killed. The trial of Carlotta Santarcangelo begins and Fabrizio has to testify. Marisa receives a suspicious fine and shows it to Antonio who discovers it to be fake. |
November 30, 2001 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 The Santarcangelo clan is suffering the consequences of the war with the rival clan but none of its members seem to want to help the police with their investigations. When Carlotta Santarcangelo, accused of murder, she learns that her father was killed in prison and she decides to collaborate. |
December 7, 2001 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Edoardo Valle and Sergio Amato investigate the robbery of two elderly gentlemen found drugged in their apartment. The elderly were in possession of a large sum of money and suspicion falls on a group of boys who, posing as municipal operators, interview elderly people in order to get hold of information regarding their economic position. |
January 25, 2002 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 The body of a young Romanian abandoned in the suburbs is found by Walter Battiston. The first suspect in the murder is an operator of the family home where the young man was a guest. Alessia Moretto zealously leads the investigation and, believing she has discovered the truth, she arrests an operator of the foster home. |
April 3, 2003 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Investigations into a road accident involving a mother and her child lead the police to investigate the Torrione area. Donna Rosalba, to avoid excessive police attention on the territory controlled by the crime family, turns over an alleged pirate to the investigators. |
April 10, 2003 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 The lifeless body of a boy with a syringe still stuck in his arm leads the men of the S. Andrea police station to investigate an exclusive golf club where it seems that the boy had been involved in a clandestine relationship. |
April 17, 2003 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 The agents of the Sant'Andrea police station, distraught with anger and pain for the loss of Sergio, must concentrate all their efforts to bring the killers and masterminds to justice. The investigations start from the last case followed by their missing colleague, who was investigating an organization dedicated to clandestine betting. |
May 13, 2004 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 A cohabiting couple is found dead in the furniture showroom they ran together. The case is entrusted to the new superintendent Salvatore Sciacca who gains the trust of his new colleagues every day. The investigation initially focuses on the family of the woman killed but thanks to his intuition Sciacca will be able to correctly reconstruct a fragmentary mosaic of clues. |
May 20, 2004 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 The body of a young woman is found at the bottom of an escarpment while Sciacca and Battiston deal with the mysterious kidnapping of a baby who had been entrusted to the babysitter. The little one could be in serious danger because he has respiratory problems. However, the agents are suspicious of a substantial withdrawal of money made by the father on the day of the child's birth. |
May 28, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Cafasso and Sophie desperately search for their daughter Rosa, who went missing after leaving for Tunisia with her boyfriend. Meanwhile, Giulia and Antonio investigate a scam after receiving a package with unsavory contents. |
February 25, 2005 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 A pasta factory closed due to protests over non-payment of wages raises suspicions of fraudulent bankruptcy, but the discovery of a body reveals a much more complex reality. The loss of a wallet will lead the Team on the trail of Barbara's rapists. |
March 4, 2005 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 The discovery of the body of a sailor from the Kekova ship is linked to the theft of a painting by Luca Giordano. Tania receives harassment and confides in Giulia, while Cafasso accepts Sciacca's help to be close to his daughter Rosa. |
March 11, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Young Anger The atmosphere at Sant'Andrea is tense: Cafasso, awaiting Pietro's transfer, entrusts command of the investigation to Walter, but Pietro refuses to leave the station. Meanwhile, in Barcelona, a dangerous, ruthless drug ring is rife with bodies. Meanwhile, a teacher is injured, and the police investigate his private life, uncovering a connection to a previous murder. |
February 8, 2006 |
| 2 |
A Heart of Iron and Concrete Pietro, while quelling a fight on a construction site, discovers the charred corpse of a young woman: the investigators of Sant'Andrea must identify the victim with a piercing and a gunshot wound as the only clues. In Barcelona, the boss Paternò, worried about the disappearance of his daughter Marina, decides to take action by leaving for the capital of Naples. |
February 15, 2006 |
| 3 |
Black Angels The body of a woman killed by a gunshot is found in an area frequented by prostitutes: the autopsy reveals that the victim was a nun. Matrone informs Paternò that De Giovanni ordered the murder of his daughter, so Paternò plans revenge. At Sant'Andrea the wedding of agent Santoni is celebrated, but the party ends in tragedy with a shootout. |
February 22, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Under Check The body of a girl from Naples' upper class is found on a beach in the city. Only one clue: on the victim's cell phone, a message from her boyfriend who arranged to meet her in that place. When questioned by Pietro, the boy says he knows nothing about the message, that he has lost his cell phone and that he has an alibi: at the time of the murder, he was at a soccer game with friends. |
March 7, 2007 |
| 2 |
The Smell of Money The day after the violent explosion at Sant'Andrea, the policemen share a deep sorrow and the angry desire to capture the person responsible. The question arises about the true identity of the accountant who died in the terrible ambush together with the group of criminals who infiltrated to free him, what facts did he know? |
March 14, 2007 |
| 3 |
Non-Random Coincidences An elderly man arrives at the police station to report the discovery of a fanny pack containing a lot of money and a notebook with indecipherable notes. Alfio and Antonio discover that the man is an internationally renowned university professor and immediately speak to Cafasso. What is the relationship between an apparently honest professor and the Camorra? |
March 21, 2007 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Rai 3 |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 3, 2000 |
| Last aired | December 5, 2007 |
| Status | Ended |