The Sinful People of Prague


The Sinful People of Prague was a Czechoslovak television programme which was first broadcast in 1968. The programme was written and directed by Jiří Sequens. The thirteen-part series is an adaptation of Jiří Marek's short stories from the collections Panoptikum starých kriminálních příběhů and Panoptikum hříšných lidí. The story takes place around 1928. The series was loosely followed by four feature films and one television film and the television series Panoptikum města pražského.

Plot

Police officers from Prague's "Čtyřka", i.e. IV. security department, investigate serious criminal cases in Prague in the 1920s under the leadership of high police counsel Vacátko. The so-called murder squad consists of inspectors Mrázek, Bouše and Brůžek. They are experienced detectives and have extensive knowledge of the Prague underworld, which often meets in an infamous pub Jedová chýše. Around 1928, they investigate murders, robberies, unexplained deaths and embezzlement, but also become involved in the case of stolen secret military documents.

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