The BEST episodes of Don Matteo
Every episode of Don Matteo ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Don Matteo!
Don Matteo's mission is to unmask the guilty and make it clear that, between evil and good, the latter is the only way to live well with oneself and with others. This detective, in the service of God, possesses an extraordinary intuition which, combined with his deep knowledge of the human soul, successfully guides him into the very depths of crime. Generous, simple, cunning, intuitive, intelligent, meticulous, tenacious, informal, without prejudice: his main task is to awaken consciences in good people.
#1 - The Poisoned Chalice
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/11/2004
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?...
#2 - The Flight
Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 11/15/2002
The hang gliding champion of the area die during a flight. The Carabinieri and Don Matteo set to work to try to understand whether it was a simple accident or a murder and find that the emotional situation of man might be relevant in resolving the case.
#3 - 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.
#4 - 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.
#5 - 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...
#6 - 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...
#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 - 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...
#9 - Paragraph 23
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/11/2004
Marshal Cecchini finds himself involved in a family drama: due to an accident, his daughter Patrizia risks losing her sight. She urgently needs eye surgery. To deal with the substantial medical expenses, Cecchini, instead of asking his friends for help, relies on a financial institution, thus ending up the victim of a legalized scam. When he realizes it, it's too late, the trap has already been sprung.
#10 - The Anonymous Letter
Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 11/15/2002
The arrival of an anonymous letter upsets a respectable man of the city to the point of suicide groped. His daughter and that of Cecchini are very related, but the event casts shadows on their union. The Carabinieri and Don Matteo try to find out who threatens man.
#11 - The Suitcase
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/18/2004
For a trivial exchange of suitcases Natalina is involved in an international intrigue: the suitcase found by the housekeeper belongs in fact to an attractive model, a former TV starlet, who has just returned to Gubbio from the United States and was found dead in her apartment. As the investigation proceeds, someone is keeping an eye on Natalina...
#12 - Stolen Love
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/18/2004
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...
#13 - The Twists of the Heart
Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/25/2004
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.
#14 - Murder LIve
Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/25/2004
Paco, a young rebel DJ of a small private radio station, is killed live during a broadcast. The investigations focus first on the owner of the radio, who wanted to bend Paco to his own ends, then on the members of an emerging rock group, the Crysis, discovered but also exploited by the DJ. It will be Don Matteo, for the occasion the conductor of a radio broadcast, who will read between the lines the truth about Paco and the whole story.
#15 - Private Investigations
Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/1/2004
The man responsible for the death of Captain Anceschi's father is assassinated after being released from prison. The captain, who had sworn to take revenge, is seriously suspected and suspended from duty. Don Matteo and Marshal Cecchini set to work with a confidential investigation...
#16 - The Stranger
Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 4/1/2004
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?
#17 - 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.
#18 - Behind the Curtain
Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/8/2004
Giulia, a famous opera singer, is poisoned during a dinner in her honor held in Don Matteo's rectory. The first suspicions fall on the young collaborator, tired of undergoing the whims of the woman, and on her husband, who would have betrayed her. The skein becomes even more tangled when the singer accuses herself of poisoning. The solution to the case lies instead in the woman's past, behind the curtain of her career and her success...
#19 - Beauty Farm
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/18/2002
In the beauty farm which is located just outside the city, there is also the wife of Marshal Cecchini, who won a holiday in the wellness facility. The beauty farm, which is also frequented by celebrities, is the scene of the murder of an American actress.
#20 - The Bite of the Snake
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/25/2001
During a religious procession, Benito Lippi is bitten by a snake. Only an antidote can help to save his life, but it is hard to find since the snake is of a rare Asiatic breed. While police investigate who smuggled the snake into the country, suspicion falls on an oriental man who was seen near the victim during the procession.
#21 - Etruscan Tomb
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/2/2001
During a walk in the woods, Nerino falls into a 'hole' and discovers an old Etruscan tomb, filled with treasures. When police officers arrive, the treasures have disappeared. Suspicion falls on Lanza, a surly man who was involved in a robbery before. But Don Matteo suspects a certain Mr. Todi.
#22 - Playing with Fire
Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/2/2001
A fire threatens the town. The culprit seems to be a little boy, Fabio, who immediately admits to be guilty. His father is convinced of his innocence and asks Don Matteo for help. It seems that the boy wanted to get his father's attention.
#23 - Out Game
Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/9/2001
The town's volleyball team won the championship. During the celebration, Varoli, president and trainer of the team, is found dead. Vivana an ex-player of the team is suspected to have committed this crime because she has a motive: Since a car accident caused by Varoli, she is bound to a wheel chair. Don Matteo knows the girl and tries to prove her innocence.
#24 - The Confession
Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 12/9/2001
A young woman is killed in her home. Natalina, the house keeper, can aid police investigations because she saw Giovanni Antonelli escaping from the house. The man admits that he had a relationship with the victim but refuses to confess to the crime. Police investigations move to a company, owned by the victim's 'real' boyfriend.
#25 - The Secrets of the Heart
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/2002
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.