Series synopsis
Unfinished Dinner, also known as Nepabeigtās vakariņas is a crime comedy television series that premiered on ЦТ СССР on September 8, 1979. It ended on September 9, 1979. It stars Uldis Vazdiks, Romualds Ancans, Janis Paukstello and Pauls Butkevics.
In one of the prestigious restaurants during banquet speech a large company's director Palmgren is killed in front of dozen guests . Case is lead by Criminal Investigation Officer Pierre Monson with his assistants. Suspect can be easily intercepted if only miserably lazy police officers Kvant and Kristiansson instead of catching criminal would not argue with father of little 3 years old boy who yelled: "Police, police, mashed potatoes" when they ate hot dogs. Help comes from capital in form of t ...
Premise
In one of the prestigious restaurants during banquet speech a large company's director Palmgren is killed in front of dozen guests . Case is lead by Criminal Investigation Officer Pierre Monson with his assistants. Suspect can be easily intercepted if only miserably lazy police officers Kvant and Kristiansson instead of catching criminal would not argue with father of little 3 years old boy who yelled: "Police, police, mashed potatoes" when they ate hot dogs. Help comes from capital in form of the famous Commissioner Martin Beck, who discovers that murdered industrialist was involved in illegal activities and had many enemies. The case is linked as well with government's "higher ends".
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Uldis Vazdiks as Per Månsson
- Romualds Ancans as Martin Beck
- Janis Paukstello as Benny Skacke
- Pauls Butkevics as Backlund
- Boļeslavs Ružs as Karl Kristiansson
- Voldemar Lobinsh as Kurt Kvant
- Bertulis Pizics as Paulsson
- Arturs Dimiters as Viktor Palmgren
Supporting cast
- Lilita Bērziņa as Miss Grengren
- Lilija Amerika as Helena's mother
- Ēvalds Valters as Arnold, Helena's father
- Akvelina Livmane as Åsa Thorell
- Mirdza Martinsone as Sara, Bruberg's secretary
- Regīna Razuma as Charlotte Palmgren
- Ingrīda Andriņa as Baroness
- Anita Grūbe as Helena Hanson
- Arnolds Liniņš as Bruberg
- Ivars Kalnins as Mats Linder
- Arijs Geikins as Edwardsson
- Aleksandrs Leimanis as Inspector Mogensen
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 2 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 2 | September 8, 1979 | September 9, 1979 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | September 8, 1979 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | September 9, 1979 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ЦТ СССР |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 8, 1979 |
| Last aired | September 9, 1979 |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Sunday at 18:50:00 |