The BEST episodes of Don Matteo

#1 - The King of Chess

Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 11/8/2002

Like every year, it is scheduled in the square of Gubbio the game of living chess. The event, however, is in doubt after many older people become victim of strange incidents that seem to all be caused by a mysterious "king of chess."

#2 - Last Enigma

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/9/2006

#3 - True Fakes

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/2/2006

#4 - The Suspect

Season 4 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/22/2004

A prominent winemaker is killed in his cellar. Suspect number one is a childhood friend, the son of a family maid, who was unjustly fired. But the man, who fled after the murder, was not alone; with him was Laura, the mayor. Torn between a sense of duty and feeling, torn apart by suspicions and jealousy, Anceschi is no longer able to trust her...

#5 - Mysteries and Lies

Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/8/2004

A forty-year-old aristocratic lady is found murdered in her villa. The investigations immediately focus on the clandestine and stormy relationship that the woman had with one of her employees. However, many other and more intricate secrets are hidden behind the prestigious family name: a professional killer, fragile lives built on secrets and lies.

#6 - Death at Dawn

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/26/2004

Natalina is rushed to the hospital for a tachycardia attack. While Don Matteo is in the hospital to assist the housekeeper, a strange accident occurs: a doctor falls from the fourth floor of the hospital. Suicide is thought of, but Don Matteo has collected his last words: disconnected syllables apparently meaningless. To overcome the code of silence that reigns in the hospital, Anceschi decides to infiltrate Cecchini as a nurse in the ward. The marshal, with the help of Don Matteo, will discover a strange round of drugs and medicines; and some mysterious deaths...

#7 - Dance Competition

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/26/2004

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...

#8 - A Debt for Life

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/25/2004

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...

#9 - My Father has been in Jail

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/25/2004

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...

#10 - Murder in the Library

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/19/2004

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.

#11 - Election Campaign

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/19/2004

A young journalist and a candidate for mayor of Gubbio is killed during the election campaign, perhaps because of his environmental projects. Soon, however, investigation of burning that the young man was leading comes to light. Meanwhile, Laura Respighi, intelligent and attractive woman comes to Gubbio, as replacement of candidate. She not only wins the election but will also lose her head to Captain Anceschi.

#12 - The Power of a Smile

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/16/2006

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#13 - Nataline in Love

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/1/2002

#14 - The Witness

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/1/2002

Dario is a thirteen year old boy who witnesses a murder. The victim, before his death, reveals an important secret. The police then decided to hide the boy in Canonica, hoping that Don Matteo convinces him to tell the secret.

#15 - Academic Crime

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/18/2000

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.

#16 - Whatever It Takes

Season 7 - Episode 24 - Aired 11/26/2009

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.

#17 - A Daisy for Natalina

Season 7 - Episode 23 - Aired 11/26/2009

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.

#18 - Look Who’s Coming For Dinner

Season 7 - Episode 22 - Aired 11/19/2009

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

#19 - For Mother

Season 7 - Episode 21 - Aired 11/19/2009

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 - Tango

Season 7 - Episode 20 - Aired 11/12/2009

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.

#21 - Perfect

Season 7 - Episode 19 - Aired 11/12/2009

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.

#22 - Dirty Laundry

Season 5 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/30/2006

#23 - Welcome Back Don Matteo

Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/17/2008

To everyone's amazement and joy, Don Matteo is back in Gubbio! But after the discovery of the body of a well-known agronomist, a shadow falls on the community. This time it seems that our priest doesn't want to know how to investigate anymore... Will Cecchini, over the moon about his return, be able to involve him in the case?

#24 - Blackmail

Season 8 - Episode 24 - Aired 12/8/2011

The father of Laura’s daughter arrives in Gubbio. The young man’s parents demand custody of their grandchild at all costs. Laura and Don Matteo are at odds, but soon after the priest falls victim to deceit and is accused of harassment and even murder.

#25 - Old Friends

Season 8 - Episode 17 - Aired 11/10/2011

Sonia, a poor teenage mother, has managed to start a new life by creating a booming business selling children’s wear and by helping other women going through hard times. The man she is about to marry, however, is under questioning for the murder of a maid who is also discovered to be a prostitute.