MHz Worldview Programming Highlights March 2013 PRIME TIME BLOCKS Mondays Don Matteo 9 PM and 12 Midnight ET Don Matteo isn't an ordinary parish priest. This former missionary is blessed with extraordinary intuition and a deep understanding of the human soul, traits which come in handy when a crime has been committed! Directed by Enrico Oldoini, 2000, color. In Italian with English subtitles. Series Rating: TVPG. 3/4 A Debt for Life 3/11 My Father Has Been to Jail 3/18 Murder in the Library 3/25 The Heart’s Somersaults Inspector Coliandro 10 PM ET 3/4 Last Exit 3/11 The Third Equation Fog and Crimes 10 PM ET Inspired by the best-selling crime novels by Valerio Varesi, Fog and Crimes features Chief of Police Franco Soneri, a man who’s not satisfied at simply identifying a culprit. As he and his team solve each case, they discover disturbing mysteries connected to the long shadow cast by WW II and the bitter conflict between the Fascists and the Partisans. Looking beneath the apparently calm and affluent world of the Ferrar countryside, Soneri seeks to understand the social context behind the crimes. The other main character in the series is the Po River, which dominates the region with its strength, beauty, mystery and power. It controls the landscape and the people who live there, and it always has. Directed by Riccardo Donna, 2003, color. In Italian with English subtitles. Series Rating: TVPG (unless otherwise noted). 3/18 The Winter Sea Two senior citizens are found at the bottom of the river in their car. Was it suicide...or homicide? Directed by Riccardo Donna, 2007. In Italian with English subtitlles. 3/25 Lost Children Inspector Soneri offers to take an orphan boy home with him in an effort to solve a murder case. Directed by Riccardo Donna, 2007. In Italian with English subtitlles. Tuesdays Maigret 9 PM and 12 Midnight ET Based on the series of books by the legendary Belgian crime writer Georges Simenon, these detective stories feature the mythic character Maigret. Each murder is investigated by Maigret in his own singular unhurried manner, leading inevitably to the truth. Which he often finds in the least likely place. Deeply embedded in their environment whether Paris, Belgium or the French countryside, these films are a worthy tribute to one of the most famous detectives of the century. 3/5 Maigret’s War of Nerves (TVPG) Original Title: La Tete d’un Homme Maigret is determined to prove the innovence of a man convicted of the murders of an American woman and her maid. A death sentence has been issued, so the stakes are high as Maigret tries to find the real killer. Directed by, 1996, color. In French with English subttles. 3/12 Maigret’s Mistakes (TVPG) Original Title: Maigret se Trompe Maigret is determined to prove the innocence of a man convicted of the murders of an American woman and her maid. A death sentence has been issued, so the stakes are high as Maigret tries to find the real killer. 1996, color. In French with English subttles. 3/19 Maigret and the Old Lady (TVPG) Original Title: La Vieille Dame The inexplicable murder of wealthy Valentine Besson’s maid leads the older woman to believe that she herself was the intended target. Maigret undertakes the investigation, meeting Mrs. Besson’s dysfunctional family: her resentful daughter-in-law and her two stepsons: the pushy, politician and the playboy. Somehow Maigret must sift through this cavalcade of suspects. In French with English subtitles. 3/26 The Candle Auction (TVPG) Original Title: La Vente a la Bougie Maigret only intended to stay a few days in this small inn in the Vendee. He had come to question the innkeeper, a former crook, but caught the flu and had to stay in bed. What’s more, a guest is found murdered. The police immediately cordon off the inn and start a careful reconstitution of the evening of the crime. The suspects are three buyers who had come to attend the sale by auction of a curiously coveted house, and the staff of the inn. Plus a customs officer who works every evening nearby. For two nights and a day, Maigret builds up tension between the suspects, managing to unmask the three buyers who are in league against a fourth richer buyer who was threatening to do them out of the house which is believed to contain a treasure. Crime doesn’t pay, and the “treasure” finally thumbs its nose at the murderers. Directed by Pierre Granier Deferre, 1995, color. In French with English subtitles. Wednesdays Don Matteo 9 PM and 12 Midnight ET Don Matteo isn't an ordinary parish priest. This former missionary is blessed with extraordinary intuition and a deep understanding of the human soul, traits which come in handy when a crime has been committed! Directed by Enrico Oldoini, 2000, color. In Italian with English subtitles. Series Rating: TVPG. 3/6 Kidnapped Children 3/13 Dancing Competition 3/20 The Poisoned Chalice 3/27 Stolen Love Van Veeteren 10 PM and 1 AM ET One of the most suspenseful psychological thrillers from Sweden, the Van Veeteren series brings to life the best-selling crime novels by one of Sweden’s most popular mystery writers, Håkan Nesser, whose books have been published in more than 20 countries world-wide. Set in the fictitious city of Maardam, in a made-up country that could be anywhere in northern Europe, the series follows the murder cases of retired chief inspector, Van Veeteren, and his two crime squad proté gés, Münster and Moreno. 3/6 Van Veeteren: Borkmann’s Point (TV14) (Unedited Rating: TVMA) Original Title: Borkmanns punkt Van Veeteren finds retiring from the police force is easier said than done when two decapitated bodies are found in quick succession. The matching MO in the two grisly murders brings the investigation teams of Maardam and Kaalbringen together, a collaboration that is not without its problems. Directed by Erik Leijonborg, 2005, color. In Swedish with English subtitles. 3/13 Van Veeteren: Munster’s Case (TV14) (Unedited Rating: TVMA) Original Title: Munsters Fall When the body of a wealthy wine merchant washes up on a beach with multiple stab wounds, police fear a media frenzy. But the quick arrest of the man’s former partner in the face of damning evidence promises a quick resolution to the case. Directed by Rickard Petrelius, 2005, color. In Swedish with English subtitles. 3/20 Van Veeteren: Moreno & the Silence (TVPG) (Unedited Rating: TV14) Original Title: Moreno & Tystnaden When a girl is murdered soon after leaving a closed religious community, Moreno faces a di cult investigation as the community closes ranks and refuses to cooperate. When another girl is abducted and her bloody fingernails mailed to the police, tongues begin to loosen. Directed by Erik Leijonborg, 2006, color. In Swedish with English subtitles. 3/27 Van Veeteren: The Swallow, The Cat, The Rose and Death (TVPG) (Unedited Rating: TVMA) Original Title: Svalan, Katten, Rosen, Doden Münster comes across the body of a young woman in her home and surprises the murderer who is still on the premises. Though the murderer escapes, a rare book is found at the scene with a dedication by the killer. Directed by Daniel Lind Lagerlöf, 2006, color. In Swedish with English subtitles. Thursdays Fat Friends 9 PM and 12 AM ET Fat Friends is a modern British situation comedy/drama about a group of people who meet every week at a weight loss club. The series looks at the world of weight control with pathos and humor. You will not lose weight watching this program, unless you are cycling on an exercise bike wearing thermal fat busters and eating a stick of celery. But you will laugh and be moved from time to time as you meet the characters and learn a few psychological truths about what makes people fat. A Tiger Aspect/Yorkshire TV production. Broadcast in English. 3/7 Get Out of the Kitchen Claire and her daughter have moved back in with Jamie, but his friends are talking about his girlfriend behind her back. Should Jamie take their comments seriously? Does Claire have yet more secrets? Rebecca suspects she does but keeps her mouth shut until it’s too late, and Jamie faces the most momentous decision of his life. Directed by Lance Kneeshaw, 2005. 3/14 Healthy Options Carol convinces the group to take part in a photo shoot, as part of her plan to set up a modeling agency for plus-size women. As the friends head off for a free weekend at a health spa, Carol learns the truth about Max’s past... 2005. 3/21 Icing on the Cake Series Finale! Lauren's wedding day approaches, and she gets a shot at the job of a lifetime. But neither her parents nor her fiancee are quite as supportive as she might have hoped... Directed by John Anderson, 2005. Detective De Luca 10 PM ET During the tumultuous postwar period, as Italy moves out of the grip of the Fascist regime to the Christian Democrat electoral victory in 1948, Detective De Luca investigates and solves crimes in Bologna and along the Adriatic coast. His brutal honesty and his solitary, uncompromising character may help him solve cases, but combined with his love of women, they also conspire to get him in trouble on more than one occasion. Directed by Antonio Frazzi, 2008. In Italian with English subtitles. Series Rating: TVPG 3/14 NETWORK PREMIERE! Via delle Oche De Luca gets transferred to Bologna, only to find the people and the city itself sadly changed by the war.