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Zen (2011)

7.11h 30mCrime — Drama — Mystery

Zen is a British television mini series produced by Left Bank Pictures for the BBC, co-produced with WGBH Boston for its Masterpiece anthology series, Mediaset and ZDF. It stars Rufus Sewell and Caterina Murino and is based on the Aurelio Zen detective novels by Michael Dibdin. The series was filmed on location in Italy, but the dialogue is in English. The series, which comprises three 90-minute films, was broadcast in the United Kingdom on Sunday evenings from 2 January 2011 on BBC One. The three films were based on the books Vendetta, Cabal and Ratking.

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Director: Matthew Read

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Rufus Sewell as Aurelio Zen

Rufus Sewell

Aurelio Zen

Caterina Murino as Tania Moretti

Caterina Murino

Tania Moretti

Stanley Townsend as Moscati

Stanley Townsend

Moscati

Ben Miles as Amedeo Colonna

Ben Miles

Amedeo Colonna

Ed Stoppard as Vincenzo Fabri

Ed Stoppard

Vincenzo Fabri

Nathalie Rapti Gomez as Maria

Nathalie Rapti Gomez

Maria

Vincent Riotta as Giorgio de Angelis

Vincent Riotta

Giorgio de Angelis

Catherine Spaak as Donata

Catherine Spaak

Donata

Sargon Yelda as Romizi

Sargon Yelda

Romizi

Francesco Quinn as Gilberto Nieddu

Francesco Quinn

Gilberto Nieddu

Anthony Higgins as Eduardo Guerchini

Anthony Higgins

Eduardo Guerchini

Garry Cooper as Angelo

Garry Cooper

Angelo