Series synopsis
Methanol, also known as Metanol is a drama crime documentary television series that premiered on ČT1 on April 22, 2018. It ended on April 29, 2018. It stars Veronika Freimanová, Lukáš Vaculík, Vladimír Kratina and Dušan Sitek.
One shot – you get blind. Two shots – you die. It waits for you in tobacconist, in gift bag from your friend, at wedding… Do you know, what are you drinking?
Case that connected police, courts, journalists and politicians. Real story, that can repeat anytime again. In the end of summer 2012, Czech republic was shocked by incidents, that public, detectives or attorneys don't remember. Alcohol made of mix of ethanol and deadly toxic methanol killed at least 38 people and harmed at least 80 in few ...
Premise
One shot – you get blind. Two shots – you die. It waits for you in tobacconist, in gift bag from your friend, at wedding… Do you know, what are you drinking?
Case that connected police, courts, journalists and politicians. Real story, that can repeat anytime again. In the end of summer 2012, Czech republic was shocked by incidents, that public, detectives or attorneys don't remember. Alcohol made of mix of ethanol and deadly toxic methanol killed at least 38 people and harmed at least 80 in few weeks.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Veronika Freimanová as Jaroslava Gawlasová
- Lukáš Vaculík as Jiří Malota
- Vladimír Kratina as Karel Chmiela
- Dušan Sitek as Josef Gawlas
- David Máj as Rudolf Fulín
- Kristýna Podzimková as Iveta Ozanová
- Jiří Hána as Analitik Hána
- Martin Finger as Kpt. Tomáš Zakopal
Guest cast
- Ondřej Nosálek as Pavel Nebeský
- Barbora Bočková as Jana Chmielová
- Sophia Šporclová as Natálka Fulínová
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 2 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 2 | April 22, 2018 | April 29, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Liquid Death August 2012. Ruda Fulin works in company, that produces windshield washer fluid and is about to be fired. Therefore he needs to attract businessman Malota with his idea, how to drastically lower price of ethanol mixture, that they can sell. Cleaning woman Iveta has problems with her mother. They both like alcohol from kiosok nearby, so their problems look smaller in the moment. |
April 22, 2018 |
| 2 |
10,000 Liters September 2012. Captain Halek admires his still, but he is authorised to investigate the cause with highest body count and accused since 1989. How fast can he with his rough partner Zakopal find a murderer in form of 10 000 litres of poisoned mixture, to stop people dying? |
April 29, 2018 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ČT1 |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 22, 2018 |
| Last aired | April 29, 2018 |
| Runtime | 90 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Sunday at 20:45:00 |