39 and a Half
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| Genre | Comedy drama |
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| Composer | Łukasz Targosz |
| Country of origin | Poland |
| Original language | Polish |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 39 |
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| Producer | Justyna Pawlak |
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| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company | TVN |
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| Network | TVN |
| Release | 4 March 2008 – 1 December 2009 |
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39 and a Half (Polish: 39 i pół) is a Polish-language comedy-drama television series aired on TVN from 4 March 2008 to 1 December 2009. It was directed by Mitja Okorn, Łukasz Palkowski, and Łukasz Jaworski, written by Doman Nowakowski, Dorota Mierzejewska, and Tomasz Cichoń, and produced by Justyna Pawlak. It has 3 seasons, with 39 episodes in total, each with a running time of 45 minutes.[1][2]
The series was continued by a television film titled I pół, which was aired on 1 December 2009, after the premiere of its last episode.[3] It was further continued by the television series 39 and Half Weeks, which was aired from 18 February 2019 to 8 June 2019.[4]
Premiese
[edit]Darek Jankowski is a 39-year-old unemployed former amateur musician, who grasps with the midlife crisis as he is about to turn 40 years old. He decides to get a stable job, and reconnect with his ex-wife, and his son, whom he had abandoned 7 years prior.[1]
Cast
[edit]- Tomasz Karolak as Darek Jankowski, former amateur musician
- Daria Widawska as Anna Jankowska, Darek's wife
- Alan Andersz as Patryk Jankowski, Darek's son
- Magdalena Lamparska as Marta Jankowska, Patryk's wife
- Sonia Bohosiewicz as Paula, Anna's neighbor
- Krzysztof Stelmaszyk as Tomasz Ostoja, Anna's fiance
- Dorota Deląg as Kasia Cichocka, Darek's ex-girlfriend and boss
- Magdalena Zawadzka as Krystyna Sobańsk, Anna's mother
- Leonard Pietraszak as Warcisław Sobański, Anna's father
Production
[edit]39 and a Half was directed by Mitja Okorn, Łukasz Palkowski, and Łukasz Jaworski, written by Doman Nowakowski, Dorota Mierzejewska, and Tomasz Cichoń, and produced by Justyna Pawlak. The cinematography was done by Michał Englert, Michał Nowakowski, and Tomasz Naumiuk, editing by Jarosław Barzan, and Krzysztof Boruń, music by Łukasz Targosz, scenography by Joanna Doroszkiewicz, and costumes by Małgorzata Stefaniak, and Magdalena Jadwiga Rutkiewicz. The series was produced and distributed by TVN. It aired from 4 March 2008 to 1 December 2009, and has 39 episodes in total, spanning 3 seasons. Each episode has a running time of 45 minutes.[1]
Continuations
[edit]The series was continued by a television film titled I pół, which was aired on 1 December 2009, after the premiere of its last episode.[3] It was further continued by the television series 39 and Half Weeks, which was aired from 18 February 2019 to 8 June 2019.[4]
Episodes
[edit]| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| 1 | 13 | March 4, 2008 | May 27, 2008 | |
| 2 | 13 | March 3, 2009 | May 26, 2009 | |
| 3 | 13 | September 8, 2009 | December 1, 2009 | |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "39 i pół". filmpolski.pl (in Polish).
- ^ "39 and a Half". distribution.tvn.pl.
- ^ a b "I pół". filmpolski.pl (in Polish).
- ^ a b "39 i pół tygodnia". filmpolski.pl (in Polish).
External links
[edit]- 39 and a Half at IMDb
- 39 and a Half at FilmPolski.pl (in Polish)
- 39 and a Half at Filmweb (in Polish)
- Polish comedy-drama television series
- 2008 Polish television series debuts
- 2009 Polish television series endings
- TVN (Polish TV channel) original programming
- 2000s comedy-drama television series
- Television shows filmed in Poland
- Polish-language television shows
- Television shows set in Warsaw
- Films directed by Łukasz Palkowski
- Television series about families
- Television shows about midlife crisis
- Television series set in 2009