Series synopsis
The Turkish Gambit, also known as Турецкий гамбит is a action & adventure war & politics mystery television series that premiered on Channel One on December 25, 2006. It ended on December 28, 2006. It was created by Dzhanik Fayziev. It stars Egor Beroev, Olga Krasko, Aleksandr Baluev and Aleksandr Lykov.
Titular Advisor Erast Fandorin took part in military operations during the Russian-Turkish War of 1877-1878. Being a Serbian volunteer, Erast Petrovich meets a charming young lady, Varvara Andreevna Suvorova, who is heading to the location of the Russian troops to see her fiance. With her help, Fandorin manages to unravel a complex and mysterious espionage case…
Premise
Titular Advisor Erast Fandorin took part in military operations during the Russian-Turkish War of 1877-1878. Being a Serbian volunteer, Erast Petrovich meets a charming young lady, Varvara Andreevna Suvorova, who is heading to the location of the Russian troops to see her fiance. With her help, Fandorin manages to unravel a complex and mysterious espionage case…
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Egor Beroev as Erast Petrovich Fandorin
- Olga Krasko as Varvara Andreevna Suvorova
- Aleksandr Baluev as General Sobolev
- Aleksandr Lykov as captain Perepyolkin
- Viktor Verzhbitskiy as Lukan - rumanian colonel
- Gosha Kutsenko as Ismail-bey
- Vladimir Ilin as Lavrentiy Arkadyevich Mizinov - general
- Daniel Olbrychski as McLaughlin - english correspondent
Supporting cast
- Aleksey Guskov as Kazanzaki - lieutenant colonel
- Didier Bienaimé as Charles d'Evreux - french correspondent
- Marat Basharov as Mitya Gridnev - mechanic officer
- Aleksandr Oleshko as Yablokov - cryptographer
- Dmitriy Pevtsov as Zurov - earl
- Oleg Makarov as Lunts
- Evgeniy Lazarev as Aleksandr II - emperor
- Anatoliy Kuznetsov as General Konetskiy
- Andrey Rudensky as Lestvitsky - russian prisoner of war
- Sergey Gazarov as Turkish governor in Vidin
- Stanislav Duzhnikov as Semyon - barman
- Andrey Krasko as Non-commissioned officer
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 4 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 4 | December 25, 2006 | December 28, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | December 25, 2006 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | December 26, 2006 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | December 27, 2006 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Channel One |
|---|---|
| First aired | December 25, 2006 |
| Last aired | December 28, 2006 |
| Runtime | 50 minutes |
| Status | Ended |