"Chief of Police Manara" is an Italian crime drama about an unconventional Sicilian police commissioner working in Tuscany. Luca Manara, played by Guido Caprino, breaks all the rules, while his partner, Inspector Lara Rubino, played by Roberta Giarusso, tries to do things by the book. All kinds of sparks fly between them. The show ran very successfully for two seasons.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
On this last day of Luca's service, everyone is working hard to get to the core of the case.
Lara is trying to pretend things are normal.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Luca is about to pack his bags, but there are still some suspects to question. And Lara has some questions for Luca, too.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Interrogating the wife of one's boss might be cause for some nervousness, but Manara seems to enjoy it. And Luca also has some news, which slips out very casually.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Luca's mind is going full speed ahead, and this leads him to invite Lara and her aunt to the movies. The outing ends up revealing an extremely delicate and awkward situation, but an important one for the case.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
What would the police do without Lara's aunt Caterina? She knows just where to look to get precious information about the case.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
In this segment, we see a flashback to Iolanda's murder. She was an honest woman through and through. And it looks like Manara confirms his resignation, now that the case has been solved.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
It's time for Luca to say goodbye to his colleagues and friends. It's a sad moment for everyone.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
There are plenty of people—women, actually— to send Luca off on his bus, but he keeps looking around for a certain someone to show up...
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
We get a taste of what life is like at police headquarters without Luca. We also see that Lara learned some bad habits from Luca, going off on her own on a hunch.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
The tension is almost unbearable for everyone. But when the going gets tough, the tough get going.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Emotions are running high in this segment and we're hoping that Lara gets found, and that she's alive.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
A beach party concludes this episode, and season. Love is in the air!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
By popular request, Manara is back with some new adventures. Everything is in place for a joyous celebration, with wedding bells, but is it too good to be true?
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Lara and Luca go into work mode automatically, to try and solve this new, upsetting case, but they each have private, unhappy thoughts that keep turning around.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Luca and Lara are doing the best they can to work on the case despite their inner turmoil. Luca's sister wants to help him, but there's a limit to what she can do.
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