The adventures of the marshal of the carabinieri Giovanni Rocca, played by the great Gigi Proietti. Definitely one of the most successful Rai fictions ever, the series, after the first eight episodes broadcast in 1996, went on for six seasons, ending only in 2008. For over a decade the investigations and the private life of the marshal of Viterbo , born from an idea by Laura Toscano, have fascinated the television audience, making them become attached to characters such as the beautiful pharmacist Margherita (Stefania Sandrelli) or the brigadier Cacciapuoti (Sergio Fiorentini).
Il maresciallo Rocca (Season 5)
The mystery of Saint Bridget (Episode 1)
Air date: 2005-10-02
Runtime: 96 min
Overview: Marshal Rocca tries to find the culprit of the murder of the parish priest of Santa Brigida, his friend, found killed in the same church. The killing of a journalist shortly afterwards allows the Marshal to discover that the culprit is the one who was posing as a simple witness to the murder of the parish priest.
Lies (Episode 2)
Air date: 2005-10-03
Runtime: 100 min
Overview: A waitress, his former lover, is suspected of the murder of Michele Bono, found dead in a hotel. However, the subsequent death of a former police inspector leads Rocca to expose a gambling ring in the hotel. The assassin turns out to be the stepdaughter of Bono, her lover, whom she had killed with the motive of jealousy.
The trap (Episode 3)
Air date: 2005-10-09
Runtime: 96 min
Overview: Marco is accused of ill-treatment and rape by an informant. Marshal Rocca is furious with his son-in-law for his daughter's betrayal, but he does not believe that Marco could have been capable of violence. He will later discover that the real culprits are the coach and attorney of a cyclist who fell into a coma due to the use of doping: the two had forced the girl to use Marco to sidetrack the investigation.
Nobody's son (Episode 4)
Air date: 2005-10-16
Runtime: 98 min
Overview: Father and son, managers of a fish market, are at odds with a mafia family because of the gambling debts incurred by their father. Thanks to the carabinieri, the two initially escape an ambush by criminals, but their son will later be found dead. Marshal Rocca will discover that the boy was actually the son of a wealthy entrepreneur and that the man's grandchildren are responsible for his death, eager to grab the entire inheritance.
The mask and the face (Episode 5)
Air date: 2005-10-17
Runtime: 98 min
Overview: Marshal Rocca investigates the murder of an art collector, killed in his home during a robbery. The stolen paintings, however, were fakes, and Rocca discovers that the perpetrator is the gang leader, in league with the murdered collector's wife. The perpetrator will also kill the other two thieves and one of their partners.
The evil returns (Episode 6)
Air date: 2005-10-23
Runtime: 96 min
Overview: Rocca is faced with a case that seems to have to do with a satanic ritual. The discovery of a note inside a dead kitten with the inscription "Male returns healed" and, shortly after, the killing of a girl named Marisa, lead the Marshal to suspect a connection with the case of Professor Aleppi, of which he had occupied seven years earlier. In fact, the professor had been the director of an orphanage whose former pupils had founded a sect to avenge their deaths.
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