39 and a Half

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39 and a Half
Poster with the cast of 39 and a Half.
GenreComedy drama
Written by
Directed by
Starring
ComposerŁukasz Targosz
Country of originPoland
Original languagePolish
No. of series3
No. of episodes39
Production
ProducerJustyna Pawlak
Cinematography
Editors
Running time45 minutes
Production companyTVN
Original release
NetworkTVN
Release4 March 2008 (2008-03-04) –
1 December 2009 (2009-12-01)
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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.[1][2]

The series was continued by a television film titled I pół, which was aired on 1 December 2009, after the premiere of its last episode.[3] It was further continued by the television series 39 and Half Weeks, which was aired from 18 February 2019 to 8 June 2019.[4]

Premiese

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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.[1]

Cast

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Production

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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.[1]

Continuations

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The series was continued by a television film titled I pół, which was aired on 1 December 2009, after the premiere of its last episode.[3] It was further continued by the television series 39 and Half Weeks, which was aired from 18 February 2019 to 8 June 2019.[4]

Episodes

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Season Episodes Originally aired
Season premiere Season finale
1 13 March 4, 2008 (2008-03-04) May 27, 2008 (2008-05-27)
2 13 March 3, 2009 (2009-03-03) May 26, 2009 (2009-05-26)
3 13 September 8, 2009 (2009-09-08) December 1, 2009 (2009-12-01)

References

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  1. ^ a b c "39 i pół". filmpolski.pl (in Polish).
  2. ^ "39 and a Half". distribution.tvn.pl.
  3. ^ a b "I pół". filmpolski.pl (in Polish).
  4. ^ a b "39 i pół tygodnia". filmpolski.pl (in Polish).
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