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Father Matteo

Father Matteo

An unique priest and an extraordinary detective.

20006.315 Seasons286 EpisodesReturning Series

Overview

Don Matteo is a thoroughly ordinary Catholic priest with an extraordinary ability to read people and solve crimes. He’s a parish priest who never met an unjustly accused person he didn’t want to help.

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Top Cast

Terence Hill

Terence Hill

Don Matteo

Nino Frassica

Nino Frassica

Maresciallo Nino Cecchini

Nathalie Guetta

Nathalie Guetta

Natalina Diotallevi

Francesco Scali

Francesco Scali

Pippo Gimignani-Zarfati

Themes & Keywords

investigationmurderpriestcarabinieri

About Father Matteo

Father Matteo is a drama, comedy, mystery, crime, family series that first aired in 2000 exploring themes of investigation, murder, priest, carabinieri. it stars Terence Hill, Nino Frassica, Nathalie Guetta. Don Matteo is a thoroughly ordinary Catholic priest with an extraordinary ability to read people and solve crimes. He’s a parish priest who never met an unjustly accused person he didn’t want to help.

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