Četnické humoresky is a Czech crime television series about a gendarmerie investigative unit, stationed in the city of Brno.[1] The story is set in the period of interbellic First Czechoslovak Republic and combines elements of crime drama and comedy. The stories are based on real case files from that era.
The series was directed by Antonín Moskalyk and later by his daughter Pavlína Moskalyková Solo. One of the goals of the series producers and showrunners was to show the life of Czechoslovak gendarmes. The series is not entirely focused on law enforcement and criminal investigations; it also shows private lives of the gendarmerie officers. The series ran for 3 seasons, totaling 39 episodes.
Plot
The series deals with fates of gendarmes of Brno gendarmerie station in 1930s as they solve serious and comical cases. The series follows Senior Sergeant and later Chief constable Karel Arazím who gets a newbie Jarý under his wing who becomes his right hand man and eventually marries his daughter Klaudie.
The plot of the series ends before the start of World War II, when Arazím's wife Ludmila with her children, Arazím's daughter Klaudie with her baby, Kamila Kliková, Elly Vienna and McGregor fly to England. Originally, Jarý was also supposed to fly, but he decided not to leave the members of the search party alone and jumped out of the plane before it even left the ground. All gendarmes, including Arazim, remain on duty in Brno despite incoming occupation and war.
Cast
The actor Tomáš Töpfer played the character of Karel Arazím, the Senior Sergeant of the station.Czech military and police historian Michal Dlouhý. He co-wrote the script and gave historical advice.
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