| Genre: | Comedy, Drama |
| Director: | Jan Pachl |
| Starring: | Kryštof Hádek, Tomáš Jeřábek, Aňa Geislerová |
| Country: | Czech Republic |
| Language: | Czech |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 5 |
| Producer: | Josef Viewegh |
| Runtime: | 75-76 minutes |
| Network: | ČT1 |
Volha (Volga) is a comedy-drama television series directed by Jan Pachl. It is based on a book by Karel Hynie called Volha – záznam o provozu motorového vozidla.[1] [2] It starts broadcast on 2 April 2023. The series follows a Czechoslovak television chauffeur Standa Pekárek from 1970s to 1990s. It was filmed to celebrate 70th anniversary of television broadcast in the Czech Republic.[3]
Communist Czechoslovakia in 1971. Standa Pekárek finishes his compulsory military service and became a chauffeur at Czechoslovak television. He dreams about getting his own Volha, driving for the humor and folk entertainment editorial office and driving Karel Gott. He is willing to do anything to fulfill his dream and thus he agrees to collaborate with State Security under codename Volha.[4]
The series won 5 awards at 2023 Czech Lion Awards in categories Best Actor in Leading Role (for Kryštof Hádek), Best Supporting Actor (for Tomáš Jeřábek), Makeup and Hairstyling, Costume Design and Best TV Series.[5] Along with Restore Point it was the most successful 2023 project according to number of won categories.[6] Volha was the first television series to win the most categories at Czech Lion Awards.[7] [8]