Season 9 • Episode 1
UpcomingA happy-go-lucky detective confronts criminals and solves cases with fast-talking, hard-hitting style.
Acting
Yushkevich's Sanja is pure unhinged charisma.
Writing
Dialogue sharper than the actual detective work.
Creators
Nikita Evgan, Vladimir Melnik, Andrey Shishov
Konstantin Yushkevich
Саня Балабин
Vadim Andreyev
Николай Грибанов (Николсон)
Mariya Pirogova
Маша Балабина
Ilya Shlyaga
Кузнечик
Inga Strelkova-Oboldina
Варвара Постышева
Irina Nizina
Лена Балабина
Grigorij Sijatvinda
Джордж
Olga Pleshkova
Зоя Якубовская
Igor Staroseltsev
Степан Карандышев
Ivan Agapov
Сергей Брумель
Boris Kamorzin
Дынин
Anton Eskin
Губа
Sergey Neudachin
Сиплый
Konstantin Topolaga
Михей
Gosha Kutsenko
Валентин Быстрицкий
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Konstantin Yushkevich was a theater actor with zero TV experience when cast; producers gambled on his raw energy and created a decade-long phenomenon.
The show became accidental sociology: millions of Russians saw their own struggling provinces reflected in Sanja's chaotic dignity, making him an unlikely working-class folk hero.
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