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Zen

Release

2 Jan 2011

Country

GermanyItalyUnited Kingdom

Language

English

Production

BBC One

Overview

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.

Miniseries

Air Date:3 Jan 2011
Available

Seasons

1 Seasons and a Special Season

Miniseries

Miniseries

Vendetta

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.

Runtime:1h 30m
Air Date:3 Jan 2011Available

Episodes of Miniseries

3 episodes

EP 1
EP 2
EP 3
S1 E1