Father Matteo

Season 1

TV-PG

Terence Hill stars as Don Matteo, a thoroughly ordinary Catholic priest with an extraordinary ability to read people and solve crimes. He's a parish priest who never met an unjustly accused person he didn't want to help.

16 Episodes

The Foreign Man
E1
The Foreign ManIn the series premiere, parish priest Don Matteo investigates a young man's apparent suicide.
Trivial Operation
E2
Trivial OperationThe murder of a doctor is investigated.
The Courage to Speak
E3
The Courage to SpeakDon Matteo's help is needed by a young woman, whose family is in financial distress and being blackmailed. The citizens, surprised about their priest's meetings with this beautiful woman, start to spread rumours.
Anna
E4
AnnaDon Matteo investigates a drug ring that attacked an undercover police officer.
The Scorpion's Strategy
E5
The Scorpion's StrategyAn inmate is killed in jail. Suspicion falls on a prisoner who claims to be not guilty, although his fingerprints were found on the murder weapon. A scorpion fight, organized by the citizens, points Don Matteo in the right direction.
Episode 6
E6
Episode 6
The Antique Rose
E7
The Antique RoseDon Matteo is asked for help: Unfaithful wife Annalisa wants to save her marriage. Soon after this conversation she is found dead, her husband becomes main suspect. Don Matteo finds out that someone observed the victim.
The Little Angel
E8
The Little AngelA woman reports the disappearance of her baby, who suddenly disappeared from its cradle. The investigations initially turn towards the girl's ex-boyfriend, but Don Matteo has some suspicions about a couple who have just had their son baptized.
Awaiting Trial
E9
Awaiting TrialPolice officers find Don Matteo, gun in hand, next to a dead body. What happened? During a fight with the killer, the weapon was pushed in the priest's hands while the real murderer escaped. Imprisoned Don Matteo starts to investigate.
Blackmail
E10
BlackmailA well known entrepreneur is being blackmailed. Suspicion falls on a landlord who had differences with him before. While Don Matteo aids police investigations, the entrepreneur's son is poisoned...
The Actor
E11
The ActorA film team comes to town. An actor is killed on the set - the gun was loaded with real bullets! The person responsible for the props seems to have a motive...
Drunk
E12
DrunkAn accident occurs during a bus ride. The driver seems to be responsible, tests reveal that he had alcohol in his system. Rumours start to spread in town about the rivalry of two bus enterprises...
Academic Crime
E13
Academic CrimeAnother homicide in town: An employee of the research center is found dead. A fellow worker is suspected to have committed the crime, but Don Matteo's investigations point in a different direction.
Ageless Love
E14
Ageless LoveDon Matteo prepares for a funeral when he finds out that the man, who passed away in an old people's home, didn't die a natural death. Suspicion falls on the victim's son's girlfriend, who offers to anonymously pay for the funeral.
The Fire of the Passion
E15
The Fire of the PassionMr. Morabito has an affair. He buys a rare diamond as a gift for his lover and hides it from his wife - in an inconspicuous container. Mrs. Morabito gives this container - not knowing what really is inside - to Don Matteo, who plans to host a charity event.
The Bad Apple
E16
The Bad AppleA police officer who investigates a drug ring - incognito - is obviously discovered and violently punished by the gang. Don Matteo helps investigations.