The BEST episodes directed by Enrico Oldoini

#1 - Academic Crime

Don Matteo - Season 1 - Episode 13

Another 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.

#2 - Dance Competition

Don Matteo - Season 4 - Episode 5

A well-known tango dancer dies suddenly during a dance competition organized by the municipality. Suspicions pin on an irreproachable pharmacist. To blame him for the murder is even the daughter, life and dance partner of the victim, who accuses the father of having killed the dancer to prevent their love story. Doesn't the girl know that a more complex truth binds her family to the victim...

#3 - The Little Angel

Don Matteo - Season 1 - Episode 8

A 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.

#4 - Awaiting Trial

Don Matteo - Season 1 - Episode 9

Police 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.

#5 - The Strategy of the Scorpio

Don Matteo - Season 1 - Episode 5

An 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.

#6 - A Matter of Smell

Don Matteo - Season 1 - Episode 6

#7 - A Routine Operation

Don Matteo - Season 1 - Episode 2

The murder of a doctor is investigated.

#8 - Anna

Don Matteo - Season 1 - Episode 4

Don Matteo investigates a drug ring that attacked an undercover police officer.

#9 - The Antique Rose

Don Matteo - Season 1 - Episode 7

Don 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.

#10 - Ageless Love

Don Matteo - Season 1 - Episode 14

Don 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.

#11 - The Fire of the Passion

Don Matteo - Season 1 - Episode 15

Mr. 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.

#12 - The Past Returns

Don Matteo - Season 3 - Episode 5

The murder of an unfaithful husband immediately makes one think that the murderer is the betrayed wife. Don Matteo investigates the crime and, during his research, he meets the woman's mother, an old childhood friend, who will try to take the blame of the murder.

#13 - The Courage to Speak

Don Matteo - Season 1 - Episode 3

Don 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.

#14 - Blackmail

Don Matteo - Season 1 - Episode 10

A 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...

#15 - The Actor

Don Matteo - Season 1 - Episode 11

A 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...

#16 - Drunk

Don Matteo - Season 1 - Episode 12

An 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...

#17 - The Rotten Apple

Don Matteo - Season 1 - Episode 16

A police officer who investigates a drug ring - incognito - is obviously discovered and violently punished by the gang. Don Matteo helps investigations.

#18 - The Secrets of the Heart

Don Matteo - Season 3 - Episode 1

A laborer is found dead in the cement factory he works in. The suspect is the factory’s supervisor, who had differences with the victim. During research, Don Matteo and the police accidentally uncover a dramatic relationship.

#19 - Scandal in the City

Don Matteo - Season 3 - Episode 3

The manager of a country hotel is found dead. By chance, Don Matteo discovers that the victim blackmailed unsuspecting hotel guests with video recordings. Suspicion falls on a woman who seems to be involved. Her husband accuses himself.

#20 - The Beauty

Don Matteo - Season 3 - Episode 9

A young photographer is in town with his models, but the next day one of them is found dead. A gypsy witnessed the murder, but doesn't want to cooperate and tell what she saw. As always, Don Matteo's contribution will be decisive.

#21 - The Foreign Man

Don Matteo - Season 1 - Episode 1

In the series premiere, parish priest Don Matteo investigates a young man's apparent suicide.