| Genre: | Detective show |
| Based On: | Don Matteo |
| Developer: | Krzysztof Grabowski Film Group Baltmedia Baltmedia Sp. z oo |
| Starring: | Artur Żmijewski Piotr Polk Michał Piela Kinga Preis Maciej Musiał Sławomir Orzechowski Piotr Kozłowski Łukasz Lewandowski Aleksandra Górska Tamara Arciuch |
| Theme Music Composer: | Michał Lorenc |
| Country: | Poland |
| Language: | Polish |
| Num Seasons: | 30 |
| Num Episodes: | 394 |
| List Episodes: | List of Ojciec Mateusz episodes |
| Location: | Sandomierz |
| Channel: | TVP1 |
| Last Aired: | present |
Ojciec Mateusz (English: Father Matthew) is a Polish television drama series, which has aired on TVP1 since November 11, 2008. It is a Polish version of the Italian detective series Don Matteo broadcast in Italy by Rai Uno.
The show is set in the town of Sandomierz, although scenes in the church are recorded in Glinianka near Otwock, the vicarage in Anin in Warsaw, and the office of the bishop is filmed in the Nieborów Palace. In the fourth series, some episodes take place outside of Sandomierz, including in Kielce, Bałtów, Krzyżtopór, Busko-Zdrój and Opatów, as well as Ćmielów, Wąchock and Zalew Sielpia.
The series shows the adventures of a Roman Catholic priest who, after returning to Poland from a mission to Belarus, is sent to work in a small parish in Sandomierz. As a pastor, together with a friendly policeman, he solves mysteries and gives help to his parishioners, as well as all those who are in need. Each episode is a separate story.
| Actor | Role | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Father Mateusz Żmigrodzki | season 1–present | ||
| Deputy Inspector Orest Możejko | season 1–present | ||
| Michał Piela | Police Aspirant Mieczysław Nocul | season 1–present | |
| Natalia Borowik | season 1–present | ||
| Aleksandra Górska | Lucyna Wielicka | season 1–present | |
| Police Sergeant Marian Marczak | season 1–present | ||
| Rafał Cieszyński | Police Sergeant Przemysław Gibalski | season 1–present | |
| Tomasz Więcek | Senior Police Constable Ludwik Banaś | seasons 1–3 | |
| Piotr Miazga | Senior Police Constable Bronisław Wierzbicki | seasons 1–18, 20, 22, 26 | |
| Jędrzej Taranek | Police Sergeant Bartosz Paruzel | seasons 1–present | |
| Sławomir Orzechowski | Bishop | seasons 1–29 | |
| Julia Kornacka | Zosia Nocul | seasons 4–9, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 | |
| Agnieszka Doczyńska | 23–24, 26, 28–29 | ||
| Piotr Kozłowski | Father Jacek Kolanko | seasons 1–present | |
| Tamara Arciuch | Justyna Malec | seasons 3–16, 18–24 | |
| Ewa Konstancja Bułhak | Barbara Nocul | seasons 1–present | |
| Katarzyna Burakowska | Emilka Kozłowska | seasons 3–23, 25 | |
| Eryk Lubos | Waldemar Grzelak "Bug" | seasons 1, 4–27 | |
| Łukasz Lewandowski | Verger Piotr Derlacki | seasons 1–12 | |
| Beata Olga Kowalska | Pathologist | seasons 11–15, 18–19, 22–26 | |
| Paulina Chapko | Police Sergeant Karolina Górska | seasons 8–11 | |
| Gabriela Pietrucha | Ola Nocul | seasons 2–9, 12 | |
| Maciej Musiał | Michał Wielicki | seasons 1–4, 6–7, 22–23 | |
| Bartłomiej Firlet | Antoni Dziubak | seasons 15–present | |
| Kamil Szklany | Bolek Śmiały | seasons 29–present | |
| Karol Lelek | Tomek Szmorąg | seasons 29–present |
See main article: List of Ojciec Mateusz episodes.
As a result of the floods that hit central Europe in 2010, a charity concert was held in Sandomierz's Old Town on June 19, 2010 to help those who had suffered. A number of actors including Artur Zmijewski, Kinga Preis, Michael Piela, Piotr Polk and Tamara Arciuch from Ojciec Mateusz, musicians Andrzej Piaseczny, Artur Gadowski, Łukasz Zagrobelny, and bands including Big Cyc, Pectus, and Blue Café participated.
Artur Zmijewski led the concert along with journalist and TV presenter Paulina Chylewska and the event was broadcast on June 19, 2010 on TVP1.