Zen(TV show/series, 2011)

Name: Zen
Genre: Drama
Released: 2011
Rating: 3.7

1h 30min per episode | Genre: Drama

Mini series in 1 season with 3 episodes

Rating: 3.7/5 (with 15 votes)

Zen is a British television series produced by Left Bank Pictures for the BBC, co-produced with WGBH Boston for its Masterpiece anthology series, Mediaset and ZDF. It stars Rufus Sewell and Caterina Murino and is based on the Aurelio Zen detective novels by Michael Dibdin. The series was filmed on location in Italy, but the dialogue is in English. The series, which comprises three 90-minute films, was broadcast in the United Kingdom on Sunday evenings from 2 January 2011 on BBC One. The three films were based on the books Vendetta (1990), Cabal (1992) and Ratking (1988). The series was cancelled by BBC One in February 2011; BBC One controller Danny Cohen later said there were already enough male crime-fighters on TV. Left Bank, the show's producer, tried to find other broadcasters to fund another series but were unsuccessful. ()

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About Zen

Zen is a British television mini series produced by Left Bank Pictures for the BBC, co-produced with WGBH Boston for its Masterpiece anthology series, Mediaset and ZDF. It stars Rufus Sewell and Caterina Murino and is based on the Aurelio Zen detective novels by Michael Dibdin. The series was filmed on location in Italy, but the dialogue is in English. The series, which comprises three 90-minute films, was broadcast in the United Kingdom on Sunday evenings from 2 January 2011 on BBC One. The three films were based on the books Vendetta, Cabal and Ratking.

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Trailer for Zen + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Zen Learns the Truth about Arianna & Ruspanti - Zen, Episode 2 Cabal Preview - BBC One(Trailer, 1:51)

Zen Seasons and Episodes

01/02/2011Miniseries - 3 episodes

#1 | 01/02/2011Vendetta

Detective Zen is sent to a remote village to re-investigate a murder, which may spark a political scandal. Zen is under pressure from the politicians and the Chief of Police, but he would rather be spending time with Tania, the Chief's beautiful assistant. Meanwhile, a gangster is after Zen, seeking revenge.

#2 | 01/09/2011Cabal

The death of a famous aristocrat, Umberto Ruspanti, leads Detective Zen into the shadowy world of The Cabal - an organisation more powerful and secret than the Mafia. The Ministry want a quick verdict of suicide, but Zen's not so sure. Meanwhile, things are looking up with Tania.

#3 | 01/16/2011Ratking

After industrialist and political party funder Ruggerio Miletti is kidnapped, the Ministry turn to Aurelio Zen, to get him back alive at any cost.

?Specials - 1 episode

Additional Information

Official websites:

www.bbc.co.uk

Production countries: Germany, United Kingdom (UK), Italy

Plays in: Italy

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 9 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), French (FR), Italian (IT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Ended

First episode released on: 01/02/2011

Last episode released on: 01/16/2011

Cast: Rufus Sewell

Director: John Alexander

Composer: Adrian Johnston

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