The BEST episodes directed by Giulio Base

#1 - A Valentine for Natalina

Don Matteo - Season 6 - Episode 16

A short distance from San Valentino, Alfio Miceli, a Gubbio journalist is found dead. Suspicions fall on Riccardo, who had just had an argument with the victim that evening inside the new speed-date venue. By a funny coincidence, Natalina finds a love note and is convinced that it is a statement made to her by Tommasi...

#2 - A Stolen Dream

Don Matteo - Season 6 - Episode 17

A young black prostitute dies under mysterious circumstances. The main suspect seems to be his "maman", a compatriot who managed a real trafficking of girls, reducing them to slavery. With a stroke of luck, Pippo and Natalina find a bag full of banknotes, while the Marshal is convinced that Tommasi is a victim of the evil eye.

#3 - Natalina's Brother

Don Matteo - Season 6 - Episode 19

The sudden visit of Raniero, Natalina's brother, brings a breath of fresh air to the rectory. In fact, the man has his daughter with him a few months old and our housekeeper immediately takes on the role of her aunt, attentive and caring. Meanwhile, a seriously injured woman is abandoned in the hospital. While looking for the culprit, a journalist falls into the barracks to write an article on the efficiency of the weapon, putting our marshal Cecchini in serious difficulty.

#4 - Sentimental Crisis

Don Matteo - Season 6 - Episode 20

A girl, fired from the textile company where she worked as a temporary worker, is found dead. Suspicions fall on her ex-boyfriend, left by the victim after the firing. Captain Tommasi is dumped by Amanda and Cecchini, with family in tow, decides to do everything to raise his morale...

#5 - A Good Year

Don Matteo - Season 6 - Episode 21

The sommelier of the agricultural estate "Il sole" is found dead along the stairs leading to the cellar. The culprit seems to be Ambrogio, the owner of the company, who had long suspected that his wife, twenty years his junior, was cheating on him with the victim. Tommasi breaks his leg and has to move to the Cecchini house, where the marshal, who feels guilty for what happened, will end up exasperating the poor captain, the victim of too attentive care.

#6 - A Challenge For Don Matteo

Don Matteo - Season 6 - Episode 24

Giorgio, a promising set designer, is found dead, apparently by suicide. The boy's father blames Don Matteo for the misfortune, guilty of having alienated the young man from his family. In the barracks, the carabinieri prepare to receive honours. Everything seems to portend a beautiful day of celebration, but Signora Tommasi is the victim of a car accident, colliding with Amanda. Although the woman is barely bruised, she takes advantage of the situation to attract her son's attention to her, making life impossible for him.

#7 - The Girl Without a Name

Don Matteo - Season 7 - Episode 4

Don Matteo welcomes a girl that remembers nothing about her past into the rectory. The young woman is immediately loved by all, making Natalina a bit jealous. The officers investigate a homicide case and discover the victim is linked to the new guest staying at the rectory.

#8 - Not a Joke

Don Matteo - Season 7 - Episode 5

A disabled boy is being bullied at school. The “leader” of the group is found unconscious the day after. It looks like a case of revenge, but Don Matteo’s intuition bring the truth to the fore.

#9 - Never Say Thirty

Don Matteo - Season 7 - Episode 10

Following a charity auction, the buyer of the most expensive painting is found dead. The incident seems to be linked to an old curse. Don Matteo will have to piece the facts together and free Cecchini from his own superstitions.

#10 - The Ring

Don Matteo - Season 7 - Episode 11

The Carabinieri are busy investigating the mysterious disappearance of a woman. It looks like there has been an automobile accident, but Don Matteo picks up on a decisive detail.

#11 - Who Killed Sitting Bull?

Don Matteo - Season 7 - Episode 12

Gubbio is hosting the famous show called “Those From the Old West”. Something goes awry, however, and Sitting Bull dies when he suddenly falls from his horse. Don Matteo is certain the death is not accidental.

#12 - The Anniversary

Don Matteo - Season 7 - Episode 14

After having given her daughter to Sister Mary to watch for a few hours, a woman is found dead on a street corner. Can Don Matteo manage to find the killer and create a new life for the little girl?

#13 - Dance With Me

Don Matteo - Season 7 - Episode 15

Murder at the Castle of the Marquis of Sanza. For the Carabinieri, it looks like a robbery gone bad, but Don Matteo has a hunch that things are not what they seem. Meanwhile, everyone is getting ready for the Military Corps Ball and Patrizia offers to teach the klutzy captain Tommasi how to waltz.

#14 - Race Against Time

Don Matteo - Season 7 - Episode 16

A man is killed during the famous Festival of the Ceri in Gubbio. Only Don Matteo believes the prime suspect is innocent. The presence of the notorious colonel Di Giovanni, known for his nit picking and chauvinistic convictions, is enough to convince the Carabinieri that their investigation is complete.

#15 - A Bad Turn

Don Matteo - Season 7 - Episode 17

The moment of Cecchini’s long awaited promotion arrives. Everyone believes the sergeant has saved a girl’s life by heroically throwing himself into the flames, but the hero was actually someone else.

#16 - A Friendly Chat

Don Matteo - Season 7 - Episode 18

Tired of their long-distance relationship, Amanda gives Tommasi an ultimatum- if he doesn’t ask to be transferred to Rome, their relationship is over. It almost seems as if the captain is willing to leave Gubbio…

#17 - Perfect

Don Matteo - Season 7 - Episode 19

The Miss Umbria beauty contest is held in Gubbio and Natalina is a member of the jury. After the mysterious death of one of the contestants, Don Matteo tries to get to the truth.

#18 - Tango

Don Matteo - Season 7 - Episode 20

Julio, Patrizia’s ex-boyfriend, arrives in Gubbio determined to bring her back to Barcelona with him. Sergeant Cecchini, Patrizia’s father, does everything to make sure that doesn’t happen.

#19 - For Mother

Don Matteo - Season 7 - Episode 21

Young Agostino’s mother returns to Gubbio. The woman has been accused of murdering an arms dealer and is now staying at the rectory. She asks Don Matteo to keep her identity a secret from her little boy, much to Natalina’s disapproval.

#20 - Look Who’s Coming For Dinner

Don Matteo - Season 7 - Episode 22

Tommasi and Patrizia have decided to officially announce that they are dating, but how can they tell the sergeant?

#21 - A Daisy for Natalina

Don Matteo - Season 7 - Episode 23

Natalina has unintentionally witnessed the murder of a famous pizza maker who was also a friend of Don Matteo’s. The Carabinieri decide to have her escorted.

#22 - Whatever It Takes

Don Matteo - Season 7 - Episode 24

Don Matteo risks being excommunicated. He has been accused of breaking the seal of confession in order to help a girl who fell victim to an attempted rape.

#23 - Murder in the Library

Don Matteo - Season 4 - Episode 2

Don Matteo's bishop friend, who has become a cardinal, calls the priest into the library of a Roman basilica to find out what lies behind the murder of an elderly scholar. With the collaboration of Anceschi and Cecchini, disguised as priests for the occasion, Don Matteo will bring to light the truth about this intricate crime.

#24 - My Father has been in Jail

Don Matteo - Season 4 - Episode 3

Nerino's father, released from prison, tries to mend the relationship with his son by bringing him to live with him. Nerino, however, suspects that his father still keeps bad company. In reality, the man is collaborating with Anceschi, who has asked him to infiltrate the band of a dangerous robber...

#25 - A Debt for Life

Don Matteo - Season 4 - Episode 4

Captain Anceschi is seriously injured trying to foil a robbery in a supermarket. He is saved thanks to the blood donation of a girl, who is found dead a few days later. During his convalescence in the rectory, the captain will begin his own personal investigation and together with Don Matteo will discover a close link between the supermarket robbery and the girl's death...

#26 - True Fakes

Don Matteo - Season 5 - Episode 4

#27 - Last Enigma

Don Matteo - Season 5 - Episode 5

#28 - The Power of a Smile

Don Matteo - Season 5 - Episode 8

Don Matteo

#29 - Final Prey

Don Matteo - Season 5 - Episode 9

#30 - Human Error

Don Matteo - Season 5 - Episode 11

#31 - Poisoned Waters

Don Matteo - Season 5 - Episode 14

#32 - The Stranger

Don Matteo - Season 4 - Episode 14

Matteucci, a collaborator with justice, is about to testify in a trial when his daughter is kidnapped together with Assuntina, the daughter of Marshal Cecchini. The two families therefore find themselves facing a dramatic dilemma: do their duty with justice to the end or worry about the safety of the two girls?

#33 - The Poisoned Chalice

Don Matteo - Season 4 - Episode 8

A tramp is found dying in Don Matteo's church. He drank the mass wine found in the sacristy, the same wine that Don Matteo should have drunk. Who poisoned the wine? A few days later Don Matteo was wounded in the shoulder by a gunshot. Who wants to kill Don Matteo?...

#34 - The Twists of the Heart

Don Matteo - Season 4 - Episode 11

A couple of ice skaters have an accident in training: the girl is seriously injured. Suspects pin first on a custodian of the building, then on another competitor in the race. Don Matteo will bring to light the intrigues and passions that lie behind the pairs of skaters in the competition.

#35 - Stolen Love

Don Matteo - Season 4 - Episode 10

Emilia, a young high school student who has just returned to Gubbio, is raped during a school visit to the town's food and wine fair. Suspicions focus on the eccentric Professor Ridolfi, for whom Emilia has a strong admiration. But Don Matteo notices the strange behavior of some of the girl's classmates...

#36 - The Baby-Bottle Crime

Don Matteo - Season 4 - Episode 23

In the darkness of the confessional, a woman entrusts Don Matteo with a mysterious package which turns out to contain a baby of a few months. While the life of the rectory is turned upside down by the newcomer, the woman's body is recovered from the waters of the lake. Don Matteo finds himself involved in a disturbing murder...

#37 - Three Shots in the Dark

Don Matteo - Season 4 - Episode 24

Amelia, an elderly and combative nun friend of Don Matteo, fortuitously escapes a murder. The nun, who had recently worked to avoid the expropriation of a senior citizen center, seems to be the object of ancient grudges. While Don Matteo is engaged in solving the case, Anceschi finds himself having to face a formidable rival in love.

#38 - Tarot of Blood

Don Matteo - Season 5 - Episode 2

#39 - Lonely Hearts

Don Matteo - Season 4 - Episode 21

A man is killed in his own home during a candlelit dinner. Suspicions are concentrated in two directions: the man's ex-wife and the infamous "Pimpernel Scarlet", a professional theft, who lures men through some marriage agencies. Captain Anceschi and Marshal Cecchini investigate the "Lonely Hearts" agency while Don Matteo, worried about Pippo, who has decided to move in with his new girlfriend, begins to shed light on the murder. The culprit turns out to be the owner of "Lonely Hearts", who is in love and jealous of Gloria, a young woman who is his accomplice in the agency's scams, when faced with the news of the love that has blossomed between her and a client, and her following don't work for him anymore, he killed the woman's lover during an argument....

#40 - Cows and Cattle

Don Matteo - Season 4 - Episode 22

An infectious epidemic of animal origin, following the consumption of infected dairy products, broke out in Gubbio and the situation immediately revealed itself to be dramatic. Laura, the mayor, is in danger of life and Captain Anceschi is shocked. It's up to Don Matteo to instill courage and hope in his community, improve the lives of Titti, his father and the man they hold responsible for their mother's death. The person responsible for the bovine contagion turns out to be the veterinarian, who falsified the bovine registry for 14 animals from Romania.

#41 - It Was My Daughter

Don Matteo - Season 8 - Episode 1

While Don Matteo investigates the attempted murder of an antique dealer, he finds himself taking care of Laura, a rebellious adolescent who is pregnant and currently staying at the rectory.

#42 - Rave party

Don Matteo - Season 8 - Episode 2

A girl dies at a rave party after having taken a drug that was cut badly. While Don Matteo and the Carabinieri are working on the investigation, Cecchini tries to prevent Tommasi and his daughter from spending a romantic weekend together all alone.

#43 - Proof of Love

Don Matteo - Season 8 - Episode 3

After a young woman dies in labor, the woman’s gynecologist is killed. Meanwhile, Tommasi is preparing for a boxing match and is forced to choose a coach - the ready and willing Cecchini or the professional MP Conti…

#44 - The Man Who Knew How To Fly

Don Matteo - Season 8 - Episode 4

A falconer who adopted an autistic boy is stabbed to death. Meanwhile, due to a misunderstanding, Cecchini thinks he only has six months to live.

#45 - Her Return

Don Matteo - Season 8 - Episode 5

Don Matteo investigates the attempted murder of a woman who has re-emerged from the past. Meanwhile, the captain tries not to make a bad impression on the young, athletic Spanish friends that are staying at Patrizia’s house.

#46 - Three Grandchildren and One Nanny

Don Matteo - Season 8 - Episode 6

During a reception held at the mansion of a wealthy family, an unidentified body is found. The investigation brings the mysterious past of a loving nanny to the fore. Cecchini, instead, mistakenly believes Patrizia is pregnant, which leads to some comical misunderstandings.

#47 - Severino In Love

Don Matteo - Season 8 - Episode 7

A young woman staying at the rectory to complete the Via Francigena pilgrimage is strangled to death. Meanwhile, Cecchini instructs Severino on how to win over the woman of his dreams.

#48 - Another Life

Don Matteo - Season 8 - Episode 8

During a masquerade party for Carnival, a girl who strikingly resembles the daughter of the party hostess is attacked. Meanwhile, Tommasi is repelled by everything that has to do with Carnival and Natalina finds a new, noble, suitor.