Bandit Petersburg


Bandit Petersburg is a Russian detective television series. It was one of the most successful Russian series of the early 2000s. The series is loosely based on the eight works of.
The first two parts premiered in May 2000 on the NTV channel. In total, ten seasons were produced, the last of which was broadcast in 2007. The only character who appears in 9 seasons, is Lieutenant Colonel Kudasov by Yevgeny Sidikhin.

Music

The series' theme song is The City that isn't there, by singer and composer Igor Kornelyuk, and lyricist . Part I of the series also features You're a Stranger To Me by Tatiana Bulanova as a secondary theme.

Anachronism

Although the events of the series are portrayed as taking place in the late 1980s to early 1990s, anachronistic objects such as car models, mobile phones, personal computers, signage and media appear in the series; even gravestones with dates from the late 1990s appear.

Cast

The series can be divided into two parts:
  1. The Baron - 5 episodes
  2. The Lawyer - 10 episodes
  3. The Fall of Antibiotic - 8 episodes
  4. The Prisoner - 7 episodes
  5. The Operative - 5 episodes
  6. The Journalist - 7 episodes

    Seasons based on the works of other writers

7. Redistribution - 12 episodes - 12 episodes
9. Dutch Passage - 12 episodes
10. Payback - 12 episodes

Reaction of Konstantinov to the later episodes

Konstantinov said that the series Bandit Petersburg consisted of 7 parts rather than 10, since, in his opinion, Terminal, Dutch Passage and Payback were taken in violation of copyright. Unlike the DVD, these films were broadcast without use of Bandit Petersburg in the title, although the title was listed in channel information.