When Trouble Strikes… Bednarski(1988)
ComedyCrime
First Air Date: 1988-02-19
Average Runtime: 50m
Rating: 7.5
Votes: 4
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 7
Set in the late 1930s in the Free City of Gdańsk, the series follows Bednarski, a private detective considered the best in his field—evidenced by his brief collaboration with Polish intelligence. Each episode presents a standalone story, united by the central character and the broader historical backdrop: the fate of Gdańsk, Poland, Europe, and the world as they edge inexorably toward World War II.
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes: 7E01
Courier from Ankara
Air Date: 1988-02-19
Set in the 1930s in the Free City of Gdańsk, private detective Bednarski specializes in solving criminal mysteries. I...
E02
Amber Heart
Air Date: 1988-02-26
The fascist party is preparing to seize power in the Free City of Gdańsk. One of the main candidates for mayor is Wag...
E03
Golden Fleece
Air Date: 1988-03-04
Horst Filipiak runs the “Złote runo” agency, which claims to recruit workers for Brazilian plantations. In reality, i...
E04
Ship of Hope
Air Date: 1988-03-11
As pro-fascist sentiment grows in Gdańsk, Jews begin fleeing the city en masse. Professor Zimermann, an expert in rad...
E05
The Sign of the Snake
Air Date: 1988-03-18
A serial killer targeting young women is terrorizing Gdańsk, and the police are at a loss. Meanwhile, Bednarski is ta...
E06
The Last Summer
Air Date: 1988-03-25
A pet shop owner asks Bednarski for help. Henio Matus has been accused by jeweler Gerhard of attempting to murder Ger...
E07
Our Man
Air Date: 1988-04-01
In the final days of August 1939, Bednarski sneaks into Gdańsk. He asks Captain Mokrowiecki for a passport for his Je...
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