Series synopsis
The Storks Will Return, also known as Вратиће се роде is a drama comedy television series that premiered on TV B92 on November 9, 2007. It ended on June 6, 2008. It was created by Goran Bjelogrlić, Dragan Bjelogrlić, Branimir Brstina. It stars Nikola Đuričko, Dragan Bjelogrlić, Srđan 'Žika' Todorović and Mira Banjac.
It follows the two lead characters, Svaba and Ekser, as they try to make a living on the streets of Belgrade through the life of petty crime. Making matters worse is the fact that Shvaba owes a lot of money to a local big-shot criminal. And just when things seem lost for the two men, Shvaba's mother inherits a house in Baranda - a village near Belgrade no one's ever heard of. As Shvaba and Ekser happily rush to Baranda, hoping to sell the house and solve all their problems, the villagers are equ ...
Premise
It follows the two lead characters, Svaba and Ekser, as they try to make a living on the streets of Belgrade through the life of petty crime. Making matters worse is the fact that Shvaba owes a lot of money to a local big-shot criminal. And just when things seem lost for the two men, Shvaba's mother inherits a house in Baranda - a village near Belgrade no one's ever heard of. As Shvaba and Ekser happily rush to Baranda, hoping to sell the house and solve all their problems, the villagers are equally happy to see them, thinking that two businessmen from Belgrade are finally taking an interest in their village...
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Nikola Đuričko as Predrag 'Švaba' Švabić
- Dragan Bjelogrlić as Aleksandar 'Ekser' Vrancov
- Srđan 'Žika' Todorović as Duško 'Dule Pacov' Krtola
- Mira Banjac as Ružica 'Baka Ruža' Sinđelić
- Ljubomir Bandović as Zaviša 'Einstein/Aki' Antić
- Goran Radaković as Krunoslav 'Krlja' Miletić
- Branimir Brstina as Milenko Miletin
- Boris Komnenić as Rodoljub 'Rođa' Švabić
Supporting cast
- Mirjana Karanović as Radmila Švabić
- Nikola Kojo as Batrić
- Mira Furlan as Jagoda Miletin
- Bojan Dimitrijević as Ivan 'Pikac' Pančić
- Branislav Lečić as Petar 'Pera' Vulin
- Nada Šargin as Marina
- Vojin Ćetković as Vražalić
- Dragan Petrović 'Pele' as Pop Milorad Karaklajić
- Sonja Savić as Darinka
- Miodrag Krivokapić as Sima
- Mirjana Joković as Sanja
- Vesna Trivalić as Dušanka
Guest cast
- Sonja Jauković as Sanjina majka
- Ljupčo Lazareski as Miki Nosonja
- Ivana Nikolić as Pikčeva devojka
- Igor Filipović as Švabin prijatelj 1
- Vladimir Aleksić as Švabin prijatelj 2
- Aleksandar Srećković 'Kubura' as Babun
- Đorđe Đuričko as Toza mlađi
- Nenad Gvozdenović as Taksista
- Igor Pervić as Lepi
- Milan Čučilović as Lule
- Toma Kuruzović as Gazda
- Stefan Kapičić as Dizajner Mitrović Dečanski
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 27 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 2 | January 1, 2009 | January 2, 2009 |
| Season 1 | 25 | November 9, 2007 | June 6, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Storks in the Fog 1 Svaba, Marina, Ekser and Dule live and work peacefully in Baranda. However, a few days before the New Year, Spricer, Ekser and Dule's friend from early youth, arrives, who is in trouble and asks for their help. This TV film was made as a continuation of a popular Serbian TV series "The Storks Will Return". |
January 1, 2009 |
| 2 |
Storks in the Fog 2 The second part of the TV movie. Svaba, Marina, Ekser and Dule live and work peacefully in Baranda. However, a few days before the New Year, Spricer, Ekser and Dule's friend from early youth, arrives, who is in trouble and asks for their help. This TV film was made as a continuation of a popular Serbian TV series "The Storks Will Return". |
January 2, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
25 Predrag "Svaba" Svabic is a petty criminal from Belgrade that lives with his eccentric parents and makes a living by fraud and con scams together with his friend Aleksandar "Ekser" Vrancov. Owning money to a local violent criminal-in-uprising Dule Pacov, they desperately try everything they can to pay it back, but their lives take a drastic turn after Svaba's family receives a court letter from the Pancevo municipality. |
November 9, 2007 |
| 2 |
24 Svaba and Ekser try to secure wedding rings for their soon to be married friends. Ekser causes a scene in front of Dule Pacov. Radmila and Rodja inform Svaba of their inheritance, as him and Ekser form a plan to hit the road to the village Baranda in order to investigate the inherited house. |
November 16, 2007 |
| 3 |
23 After a long and problematic road, Svaba and Ekser arrive in the rural village of Baranda and start interacting with the colorful array of locals, but soon realize that the countryside life is vastly different from theirs in the city. |
November 23, 2007 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV B92 |
|---|---|
| First aired | November 9, 2007 |
| Last aired | June 6, 2008 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 21:00:00 |