Series synopsis
Zen is a German crime drama mystery television series that premiered on BBC One on January 2, 2011. It ended on January 16, 2011. It was created by Karl Maka. It stars Rufus Sewell, Caterina Murino, Stanley Townsend and Ben Miles.
Zen is a British television mini series produced by Left Bank Pictures for the BBC, co-produced with WGBH Boston for its Masterpiece anthology series, Mediaset and ZDF. It stars Rufus Sewell and Caterina Murino and is based on the Aurelio Zen detective novels by Michael Dibdin. The series was filmed on location in Italy, but the dialogue is in English. The series, which comprises three 90-minute films, was broadcast in the United Kingdom on Sunday evenings from 2 January 2011 on BBC One. The thr ...
Premise
Zen is a British television mini series produced by Left Bank Pictures for the BBC, co-produced with WGBH Boston for its Masterpiece anthology series, Mediaset and ZDF. It stars Rufus Sewell and Caterina Murino and is based on the Aurelio Zen detective novels by Michael Dibdin. The series was filmed on location in Italy, but the dialogue is in English. The series, which comprises three 90-minute films, was broadcast in the United Kingdom on Sunday evenings from 2 January 2011 on BBC One. The three films were based on the books Vendetta, Cabal and Ratking.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Rufus Sewell as Aurelio Zen
- Caterina Murino as Tania Moretti
- Stanley Townsend as Moscati
- Ben Miles as Amedeo Colonna
- Ed Stoppard as Vincenzo Fabri
- Nathalie Rapti Gomez as Maria
- Vincent Riotta as Giorgio de Angelis
- Catherine Spaak as Donata
Supporting cast
- Sargon Yelda as Romizi
- Francesco Quinn as Gilberto Nieddu
- Anthony Higgins as Eduardo Guerchini
- Garry Cooper as Angelo
Guest cast
- Peter Guinness as Tito Spadola
- Roberto Nobile as Judge Corrado Bertolini
- Gregg Chillin as Pepe Spadola
- Alessandro Cica as Oscar Faso
- Petra Mazurova as Faso Girl
- Nausicaa Benedettini as Guerchini's Aide
- Greg Wise as Renato Favelloni
- Roberto Laureri as Paolo
- Adrian Hood as Fausto Arcuti
- Yasemin Sannino as Rossella Nieddu
- Joseph Long as Mario
- Adrian Schiller as Giuseppe Bini
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 4 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | ||
| Season 1 | 3 | January 2, 2011 | January 16, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zen: An Italian adventure |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vendetta Detective Zen is sent to a remote village to re-investigate a murder, which may spark a political scandal. Zen is under pressure from the politicians and the Chief of Police, but he would rather be spending time with Tania, the Chief's beautiful assistant. Meanwhile, a gangster is after Zen, seeking revenge. |
January 2, 2011 |
| 2 |
Cabal The death of a famous aristocrat, Umberto Ruspanti, leads Detective Zen into the shadowy world of The Cabal - an organisation more powerful and secret than the Mafia. The Ministry want a quick verdict of suicide, but Zen's not so sure. Meanwhile, things are looking up with Tania. |
January 9, 2011 |
| 3 |
Ratking After industrialist and political party funder Ruggerio Miletti is kidnapped, the Ministry turn to Aurelio Zen, to get him back alive at any cost. |
January 16, 2011 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | BBC One |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 2, 2011 |
| Last aired | January 16, 2011 |
| Runtime | 90 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Sunday at 21:00:00 |