Best Polish documentary series

In Lodz, during the 1990s, investigative detectives work to unravel the mystery of a dark network of connections between emergency medical workers and funeral home owners, a scheme that led to the deaths of many patients.

Hailed the "King of Zanzibar" for his luxury travel destination, Wojtek Żabiński's high society life crashes to a halt when he's accused of fraud.

Los Archivos del Cardenal is a fictional series, but based on real events. The series tells the story of lawyer Ramon Sarmiento (Benjamin Vicuna) and the social worker Laura Pedregal (Daniel Ramirez), both employees of the Vicariate of Solidarity, an organization founded by Cardinal Raul Silva Henriquez and whose mission was to defend the human rights during the military dictatorship in Chile, between 1973 and 1990. In this institution social workers were tasked with receiving political refugees and their family members, especially the disappeared. Subsequently, the lawyers had the job of bringing legal action as habeas corpus which sought to protect people. The series starts with Ramon Sarmiento, a lawyer and member of an upper class family who had suffered expropriation of their farms during the Agrarian Reform of Eduardo Frei. Researching for the occurrence of bones on a farm near you, Pedregal meets Laura Sarmiento, who works at the Vicarage with his father, Carlos Pedregal (Alejandro Trejo). Together they begin to engage in the stories of those persecuted by the security agents of the dictatorship, as the National Intelligence Agency, under the leadership of Christian vicar (Francisco Melo), inspiring role in the story of Father Cristián Precht.

"Wojciech Cejrowski - Barefoot Around the World", produced for TVP 2 Entertainment Section is the winner of New York Festivals 2008 (Travel & Tourism). A series/recording of Wojciech Cejrowski's travels provides not only standard information on places worth seeing but more importantly it explains symbols, ideas, values and beliefs characteristic for any given country. Wojciech Cejrowski tries to familiarize the viewers with culture of various regions by participating in everyday tasks and rituals, discussions with locals and tasting traditional food. It allows him for an anthropological analysis of the observed phenomena.

Stories behind the personal items and belongings left behind in Auschwitz Birkenau, a former Nazi concentration and extermination camp, the world's largest cemetery and resting place.

From underground beginnings to mainstream success, a look at how the influence of hip-hop culture spread through Polish society.

Polish documentary television series broadcast on TVN. The programme is presented by Martyna Wojciechowska who visits interesting places all over the world and shows the everyday life of women living there.

Explore Europe's recent past through the lens of its Dictators. Delving into the worlds of these uncompromising and tyrannical minds of the Cold War era we discover their secrets and where they planned their final stand - their hideout.

Accused of more than 20 rapes and confessing to a total of 96 rapes - the question of how this person could have acted in impunity for so long is raised in this documentary. ​When the police eventually arrested him, one of the strongest pieces of evidence was a diary where he had written details of the victims, the crime scenes and the planned future attacks.

In 2010, security cameras snapped 19-year-old Iwona Wieczorek walking home from a nightclub — and then she vanished. The search for answers continues.

Investigative journalists discover the history of the most dangerous Polish criminal groups of the '90s - the Pruszków and Wołomin mafias.

Trading scrap metal is like playing the stock market. From a small collection point, scrap metal goes a long way to collect and segregate before it reaches the furnace. The steel mills order batches of appropriately selected and prepared raw materials in a specified quantity and time. To trade scrap metal, you must have the ability to do business as well as luck. This program invites you to meet people who work in scrap yards all over Poland.

During the Second World War, Adolf Hitler stayed in several secret places from where he directed his armies. Hitler's Headquarters shows ten of these remarkable places of residence that were often deeply hidden.

A look at the daily action of Poland’s largest airport, Warsaw Chopin Airport, following the work of its employees and exploring the areas that remain hidden from passengers.

Intrygujące i trzymające w napięciu sprawy kryminalne, dynamiczne akcje policyjne, najnowsze rozwiązania w walce z przestępczością, fascynujący bohaterowie, zagrożenie życia i silne emocje. To wszystko w nowym, codziennym serialu paradokumentalnym pt. „Gliniarze”. Bohaterami serialu są dwa zespoły policyjnych detektywów, a także szef i pozostali policjanci wydziału kryminalnego, technicy policyjni i ich stali informatorzy. Tytułowi „Gliniarze” to detektywi: Natalia Nowak i Robert Barcz – dumny warszawiak z dziada pradziada, absolwent prawa w typie macho i pochodząca z Pionek, świetnie wyszkolona feministka z ponadprzeciętną empatią oraz Olgierd Mazur i Krystian Górski - doświadczony śledczy, opierający się na intuicji, kontaktach z ludźmi i wyszkolony w USA analityk w typie naukowca, bazującego na twardych danych. Śledczy ruszą w teren, aby ścigać podejrzanych i zwalczać przestępstwa na terenie całej Warszawy i okolic. Przed nimi szereg wyzwań, które wymagać będą sprytu, inteligencji i kreatywności.

The security and customs services at the border of Poland are on constant watch to stop illegal items entering the country. It's their job to detect criminals trying to smuggle items.

The security and customs services at the border of Poland are on constant watch to stop illegal items entering the country. It's their job to detect criminals trying to smuggle items.

Expert interviews, archival footage and engaging reenactments tell the stories of five of World War II's most colorful heroes.

Kristoffer Appelquist and Bobbo Krull are the tv hosts in the show mede by and for men, The meaning of Life.

Swedish documentary drama of historical crimes.

Swedish documentary series from 2014. The program follows the five foreign correspondents Rolf Porseryd, Elisabet Frerot, Stefan Borg, Peter Lindgren and Terese Cristiansson behind the curtain. They report from conflicts around the world, and travel all over the planet to report from the most important events.

We have a room! We even have food! Three men have rolled up their sleeves to provide solace to those who are tired from a long journey. In the middle of the 800km journey known as the Camino de Santiago, a small hostel opened up. Producer Na Young Seok teams up with Cha Seung Won and Yoo Hai Jin from “Three Meals a Day” once again to create Korean Hostel in Spain. Through “Three Meals a Day”, Cha Seung Won’s talent for cooking homemade Korean dishes have been acknowledged. That, in combination with Yoo Hai Jin’s passion for traveling, this hostel is sure to be a success. Joining them is model and actor, Bae Jung Nam, whom everyone is familiar with through his appearances in “Mr. Sunshine” and “Mom’s Diary”. Enjoy their banter and warm your hearts with the stories shared through Korean Hostel in Spain.

This film introduces the genesis and bloody consequences of communist revolution in Russia. It shows, how in 1920s and 1930s Lenin, Trocki, Dzierzynski, Stalin and their allies were mastering the techniques of disinformation, entrapment and extermination: "the constant elements of game", which will be used against anyone, who will try to prevent the victory of "Worldwide Revolution".

Over 300,000 trucks are on the road every day in Poland. On the country's roads, the drivers of the heavy trucks are regularly slowed down by breakdowns, traffic jams and diversions. Nevertheless, the "Asphalt Cowboys” always have to be on time and deliver their cargo on time.