"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
It's time for Luca to say goodbye to his colleagues and friends. It's a sad moment for everyone.
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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...
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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
What would the police do without Lara's aunt Caterina? She knows just where to look to get precious information about the case.
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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
Luca is about to pack his bags, but there are still some suspects to question. And Lara has some questions for Luca, too.
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.
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Italy
Lara's zia Caterina goes to the Spada's mineral water plant, taking Brigadiere with her.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
This episode has been full of equivoci (misunderstandings, mix-ups), and this final segment is no exception. But we haven't seen the last of Manara!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Two important mysteries get solved in this episode.
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Some hidden truths are coming out in various sectors.
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Manara has a good friend to whom he can speak frankly. Lara's father leaves on the bus. The Spada family gets questioned, but let go almost immediately. Has Luca figured something out?
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Lara's father turns up and has some perspective on her situation with Luca.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Now you get to see what an Ape actually is. Ape actually means "bee," and this Ape is a tiny three-wheeled, low-horsepowered mini-pickup truck, very popular in agricultural environments throughout Italy, made by Piaggio. You don't need the same license as for driving a car because it doesn't go very fast at all. But the vehicle works hard and is usually as busy as a bee.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
We're all curious to see what Ginevra and Lara have to say to each other when they meet. Meanwhile, Marco Rovetti is nowhere to be found.
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