39 and a Half
{{Short description|Polish comedy-drama television series}}
{{Infobox television
| image = 39 i pół (cast picture).jpg
| caption = Poster with the cast of 39 and a Half.
| genre = Comedy drama
| creator =
| writer = {{Plainlist|
- Doman Nowakowski
- Dorota Mierzejewska
- Tomasz Cichoń}}
| director = {{Plainlist|
| starring = {{Plainlist|
- Tomasz Karolak
- Daria Widawska
- Alan Andersz
- Magdalena Lamparska
- Sonia Bohosiewicz
- Krzysztof Stelmaszyk
- Dorota Deląg}}
| composer = Łukasz Targosz
| country = Poland
| language = Polish
| num_series = 3
| num_episodes = 39
| runtime = 45 minutes
| list_episodes =
| executive_producer =
| editor = {{Plainlist|
| cinematography = {{Plainlist|
- Michał Englert
- Michał Nowakowski
- Tomasz Naumiuk}}
| producer = Justyna Pawlak
| network = TVN
| company = TVN
| first_aired = {{Start date|2008|3|4|df=yes}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2009|12|1|df=yes}}
| related = {{Plainlist|
- I pół (2009)
- 39 and Half Weeks (2019)}}}}
39 and a Half (Polish: 39 i pół) is a Polish-language comedy-drama television series aired on TVN from 4 March 2008 to 1 December 2009. It was directed by Mitja Okorn, Łukasz Palkowski, and Łukasz Jaworski; written by Doman Nowakowski, Dorota Mierzejewska, and Tomasz Cichoń; and produced by Justyna Pawlak. It has 3 seasons, with 39 episodes in total, each with a running time of 45 minutes.{{Cite web|url=https://filmpolski.pl/fp/index.php?film=1221033|title=39 i pół|language=pl|website=filmpolski.pl}}{{cite web|url=https://distribution.tvn.pl/offer-tv-series,1427,3/39-and-a-half,59233.html|title=39 and a Half|website=distribution.tvn.pl}}
The series was continued with a television film titled I pół, which aired on 1 December 2009, after the premiere of its last episode.{{cite web|url=https://www.filmpolski.pl/fp/index.php?film=1224039|title=I pół|language=pl|website=filmpolski.pl}} It was further continued with the television series 39 and Half Weeks, which aired from 18 February 2019 to 8 June 2019.{{cite web|url=https://filmpolski.pl/fp/index.php?film=1249658|language=pl|website=filmpolski.pl|title=39 i pół tygodnia}}
Premise
Darek Jankowski is a 39-year-old unemployed former amateur musician, who grasps with the midlife crisis, as he is about to turn 40 years old. He decides to get a stable job and reconnect with his ex-wife and his son, whom he had abandoned 7 years prior.
Cast
- Tomasz Karolak as Darek Jankowski, former amateur musician
- Daria Widawska as Anna Jankowska, Darek's wife
- Alan Andersz as Patryk Jankowski, Darek's son
- Magdalena Lamparska as Marta Jankowska, Patryk's wife
- Sonia Bohosiewicz as Paula, Anna's neighbor
- Krzysztof Stelmaszyk as Tomasz Ostoja, Anna's fiance
- Dorota Deląg as Kasia Cichocka, Darek's ex-girlfriend and boss
- Magdalena Zawadzka as Krystyna Sobańsk, Anna's mother
- Leonard Pietraszak as Warcisław Sobański, Anna's father
Production
39 and a Half was directed by Mitja Okorn, Łukasz Palkowski, and Łukasz Jaworski, written by Doman Nowakowski, Dorota Mierzejewska, and Tomasz Cichoń, and produced by Justyna Pawlak. The cinematography was done by Michał Englert, Michał Nowakowski, and Tomasz Naumiuk, editing by Jarosław Barzan, and Krzysztof Boruń, music by Łukasz Targosz, scenography by Joanna Doroszkiewicz, and costumes by Małgorzata Stefaniak, and Magdalena Jadwiga Rutkiewicz. The series was produced and distributed by TVN. It aired from 4 March 2008 to 1 December 2009, and has 39 episodes in total, spanning 3 seasons. Each episode has a running time of 45 minutes.
Continuations
The series was continued with a television film titled I pół, which aired on 1 December 2009, after the premiere of its last episode. It was further continued with the television series 39 and Half Weeks, which aired from 18 February 2019 to 8 June 2019.
Episodes
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |
style="padding: 0 8px;" colspan="2" rowspan="2"| Season
! style="padding: 0 8px;" rowspan="2"| Episodes ! colspan="2"| Originally aired |
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Season premiere |
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|1 |style="padding: 0 8px;"| 13 |style="padding: 0 8px;"| {{Start date|2008|3|4}} |style="padding: 0 8px;"| {{Start date|2008|5|27}} |
style="background: #FFCC33;"|
|2 |style="padding: 0 8px;"| 13 |style="padding: 0 8px;"| {{Start date|2009|3|3}} |style="padding: 0 8px;"| {{Start date|2009|5|26}} |
style="background: #009933;"|
|3 |style="padding: 0 8px;"| 13 |style="padding: 0 8px;"| {{Start date|2009|9|8}} |style="padding: 0 8px;"| {{Start date|2009|12|1}} |
References
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External links
- [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1199743/ 39 and a Half] at IMDb
- [https://filmpolski.pl/fp/index.php?film=1221033 39 and a Half] at FilmPolski.pl (in Polish)
- [http://www.filmweb.pl/Film?id=467100 39 and a Half] at Filmweb (in Polish)
Category:Polish comedy-drama television series
Category:2008 Polish television series debuts
Category:2009 Polish television series endings
Category:TVN (Polish TV channel) original programming
Category:2000s comedy-drama television series
Category:Television shows filmed in Poland
Category:Polish-language television shows
Category:Television shows set in Warsaw
Category:Films directed by Łukasz Palkowski
Category:Television series about families