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|name= Branch (Expozitura) | |name= Branch (Expozitura) | ||
|picture = Expozitura-DVD cover.jpg | |picture = Expozitura-DVD cover.jpg | ||
|caption = | |caption = DVD Cover | ||
|country = [[File: | |country = [[File:CZE.jpg|25px]] Czech Republic | ||
|channel = Nova | |channel = TV Nova | ||
|genre = Crime | |genre = Crime | ||
|creator = | |creator = Petr Kotek | ||
|dates = 2009 | |dates = 2009 | ||
|language = Czech | |language = Czech | ||
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|character5=Drobeček | |character5=Drobeček | ||
|actor5=[[Martin Sitta]] | |actor5=[[Martin Sitta]] | ||
|character6= | |character6=Viktor Skutek | ||
|actor6=[[ | |actor6=[[Jan Kanyza]] | ||
|character7=Jaroslav Brousil | |character7=Jaroslav Brousil | ||
|actor7=[[Jan Novotný]] | |actor7=[[Jan Novotný]] | ||
|character8= | |character8=Zuzana Chládková | ||
|actor8=[[ | |actor8=[[Sabina Králová]] | ||
|character9= | |character9=Luboš | ||
|actor9=[[ | |actor9=[[Michal Slaný]] | ||
|character10= | |character10=Mgr. Arnold Mráz | ||
|actor10=[[ | |actor10=[[David Prachar]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
Branch aka ('''Expozitura''') is a 2009 Czech TV crime series based on true events. | Branch aka ('''Expozitura''') is a 2009 Czech TV crime series based on true events. The various episodes were filmed at the real locations of the crimes of the infamous Berdych gang, which was operational between 1996 and 2004. The real life Berdych gang specialized in robberies, assaults, extortion and murder, usually with impunity, due to their connections with corrupt local police. Many times the gang itself impersonated police and SWAT units in order to perpetrate their crimes. | ||
In some episodes, the show dealt with specific cases, but the overall arc of the show focused on incorruptible police detective Tereza Hodačová ([[Hana Vagnerová]]), who is newly assigned to the “Unit for Combating Organized Crime (OBOZ) and her partner Captain Dan Chládek ([[Robert Jasków]]). | In some episodes, the show dealt with specific cases, but the overall arc of the show focused on incorruptible police detective Tereza Hodačová ([[Hana Vagnerová]]), who is newly assigned to the “Unit for Combating Organized Crime (OBOZ) and her partner Captain Dan Chládek ([[Robert Jasków]]). These two characters apparently represent the real life police majors, Helen Kahn and Thomas Gregor. The two protagonists find opposition not only from their underworld opponents like Mob boss Arnold Mráz ([[David Prachar]]) or gangster Drobeček ([[Martin Sitta]]), but also their own own corrupt police colleagues Vladimír Orava ([[Pavel Zednícek]]) and Ota Kovčín ([[Jan Dolanský]]). | ||
The protagonists efforts create a lot of unease not only amongst the Gang and other underworld characters, but amongst the corrupt leaders within their own government and law enforcement units. | The protagonists efforts create a lot of unease not only amongst the Gang and other underworld characters, but amongst the corrupt leaders within their own government and law enforcement units. The real life police heroes took down the Berdych gang in 2004 and their trial in 2006 netted the group varied sentences from 8 to 17 years in prison. | ||
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= Handguns = | |||
== Glock 17 == | == Glock 17 == | ||
[[Glock 17]] is the service weapon of Czech Police in the series. | [[Glock 17]] is the service weapon of Czech Police in the series. | ||
[[Image:Glock173rdGen.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Glock173rdGen.jpg|thumb|none|300px|3rd Generation Glock 17 - 9x19mm. Note the finger grooves, thumb reliefs, and accessory rail on the frame, which differentiate it from the older model.]] | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:Policeman-Glock17-E.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A police officer holding his Glock 17 pistol in episode 3.]] | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:Jitka Jezková-Glock17.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Dita ([[Jitka Jezková]]) shoots her ex-husband Podzimek ([[Daniel Rous]]) (right) in Episode 5.]] | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:Martin Sitta-Glock 17.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Drobeček ([[Martin Sitta]]) uses Tereza´s service gun in Episode 6.]] | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:Hana Vagnerová-Expozitura.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tereza Hodačová ([[Hana Vagnerová]]) fires her Glock 17 at hitman in Episode 8.]] | ||
[[Image:Jakub Gottwald-Glock17.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Erik (Jakub Gottwald) tries to shot mob boss Hemský ([[Michal Dlouhý]] | [[Image:RJ-Glock17-E.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Dan Chládek ([[Robert Jasków]]) aims his Glock 17 Episode 12.]] | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:Jakub Gottwald-Glock17.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Erik ([[Jakub Gottwald]]) tries to shot mob boss Hemský ([[Michal Dlouhý]])in Episode 13.]] | ||
[[Image:Pavel Zednícek-Glock17.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Vladimír Orava ([[Pavel Zednícek]]) holds his Glock in Episode 14.]] | |||
== Beretta 92FS == | == Beretta 92FS == | ||
[[Image:BerettaM92FS.jpg|thumb| | Some cops, include Ota Kovčín ([[Jan Dolanský]]), are equipped for service with [[Beretta 92FS]] pistols. | ||
[[Image:Jan Dolanský-Beretta92.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Ota Kovčín | [[Image:BerettaM92FS.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Beretta 92FS - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:Gangster-Beretta 92-E.jpg|thumb|600px|none| | [[Image:Jan Dolanský-Beretta92.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Ota Kovčín fires his [[Beretta 92FS]] in Episode 14.]] | ||
[[Image:Gangster-Beretta 92-E.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Captain Dan holds a gangster at gunpoint in Episode 16.]] | |||
== "Pre-B" | == "Pre-B" CZ 75 == | ||
[[Image:Cz75.jpg|thumb|none| | Several characters is seen with a [[CZ 75|"Pre-B" CZ 75]] pistol. | ||
[[Image:MH-CZ75-E6.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[Image:Cz75.jpg|thumb|none|300px| CZ 75 "Pre-B" Model - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:Michal Slaný-CZ75preB.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Luboš ([[Michal Slaný]]) | [[Image:MH-CZ75-E6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"Indian" (Milan Horvát) holds this gun in the episode 6.]] | ||
[[Image:Michal Slaný-CZ75preB.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Luboš ([[Michal Slaný]]) pulls a "Pre-B" CZ-75 in Episode 15.]] | |||
== CZ 75 Compact == | == CZ 75 Compact == | ||
A [[CZ 75|CZ 75 Compact]] is used by a lawyer ([[Alice Snyrichová]]) in the third episode. | A [[CZ 75|CZ 75 Compact]] is used by a lawyer ([[Alice Snyrichová]]) in the third episode. | ||
[[Image:Cz75com.jpg|thumb| | [[Image:Cz75com.jpg|thumb|300px|none|CZ 75 Compact - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:Alice Snyrichová-CZ75BD.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:Alice Snyrichová-CZ75BD.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
[[Image:AS-gun-E3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:AS-gun-E3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
== CZ 83 == | == CZ 83 == | ||
[[File:CZ 83. | [[File:CZ 83 Pistol.jpg|thumb|300px|none|CZ 83 .32 ACP]] | ||
[[Image:Jirí Korn-CZ-83.jpg|thumb|600px|none|The killer ([[Jirí Korn]]) in the 5th episode uses the [[CZ 83]] pistol.]] | [[Image:Jirí Korn-CZ-83.jpg|thumb|600px|none|The killer ([[Jirí Korn]]) in the 5th episode uses the [[CZ 83]] pistol.]] | ||
[[Image:Expozitura-CZ83.jpg|thumb|600px|none|The laboratory technician examines a | [[Image:Expozitura-CZ83.jpg|thumb|600px|none|The laboratory technician examines a CZ 83 that was used by a cigar smuggler in the 12th episode. One of Kpt. Kovčín's fingerprints was found on the gun.]] | ||
== CZ 100 == | == CZ 100 == | ||
[[Image:CZ100.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:CZ100.jpg|thumb|none|300px|CZ 100 pistol - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:Hitman-CZ-100-detail.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[Image:Hitman-CZ-100-detail.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pavel Tapák ([[Radek Zák]]), a hitman uses a [[CZ 100]] in Episode 8.]] | ||
[[Image:Radek Zák-Expozitura.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[Image:Radek Zák-Expozitura.jpg|thumb|none|600px|He takes Chládek´s wife Zuzana (Sabina Králová) hostage during his escape.]] | ||
== SIG-Sauer P226 == | == SIG-Sauer P226 == | ||
[[File:SigP226.jpg|thumb|none| | A Russian hitman is seen with a [[SIG-Sauer P226]] pistol in Episode 11. | ||
[[Image:Hitman-SIG-Sauer P226-E.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Russian hitman | [[File:SigP226.jpg|thumb|none|300px|A factory black (K-Kote) SIG-Sauer P226 pistol chambered in 9x19mm.]] | ||
[[Image:Hitman-SIG-Sauer P226-E.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Russian hitman fires a [[SIG-Sauer P226]] pistol.]] | |||
[[Image:Russian-Pistol-E-detail.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:Russian-Pistol-E-detail.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
== Taurus Model 689 == | == Taurus Model 689 == | ||
Boss Arnold Mráz ([[David Prachar]]) is forced to "commit suicide" with his [[Taurus Model 689]] revolver. | |||
[[Image:TaurusModel689.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Taurus Model 689 Stainless Steel 357 Magnum Revolver.]] | [[Image:TaurusModel689.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Taurus Model 689 Stainless Steel 357 Magnum Revolver.]] | ||
[[Image:David Prachar-Taurus.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Boss | [[Image:David Prachar-Taurus.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Police officer took a gun from hand of dead Boss.]] | ||
== | ==Beretta 92F Non Gun== | ||
[[Image:Jan Kanyza-revolver-E.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In the 6th episode | The hitman ([[Jirí Korn]]) uses a [[Non_Guns#Beretta_92F|Beretta 92F Non Gun]] in the 5th episode. | ||
[[Image:Jan Dolanský-revolver.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ota Kovčín (Jan Dolanský) | [[Image:Ng_pistol_beretta92_blk.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Beretta 92F Non Gun]] | ||
[[Image:Jirí Korn-Beretta92.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | |||
== Bruni Olympic 5 == | |||
Filmmakers used for the purpose of safe shooting a [[Bruni Olympic 5]] revolver. | |||
[[Image:Bruni Olympic 38 black.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Bruni Olympic 5 - .380 blanks]] | |||
[[Image:Jan Kanyza-revolver-E.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In the 6th episode Plk. Viktor Skutek ([[Jan Kanyza]]) committed suicide by shot from a revolver.]] | |||
[[Image:Jan Dolanský-revolver.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ota Kovčín (Jan Dolanský) fires on Kpt. Chládek with his back-up revolver in the 16th and final episode.]] | |||
== Bullet In The Pen == | == Bullet In The Pen == | ||
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[[Image:Pen-gun-E.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:Pen-gun-E.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
== | = Submachine Guns = | ||
== H&K MP5 SD6 Spring Airsoft Gun == | |||
[[Image:H&K - MP5 SD6.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch MP5 SD6 Spring Airsoft | Members of ''URNA'' (Czech SWAT) carry the [[Heckler & Koch MP5|H&K MP5 SD6 Spring airsoft]] guns. | ||
[[Image:H&K - MP5 SD6.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch MP5 SD6 Spring Airsoft Gun.]] | |||
[[Image:CZpolicemen-H&K-E.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:CZpolicemen-H&K-E.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
[[Image:Policeman-HK-E8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:Policeman-HK-E8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
[[Image:URNA-light-gun.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | |||
= Rifles = | |||
== SVD Dragunov == | == SVD Dragunov == | ||
[[Image:SVD Rifle.jpg|thumb|none| | A police sniper with [[SVD Dragunov]] shoots the lawyer in the 3rd episode. | ||
[[Image:Police-Dragunov SVD-E.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[Image:SVD Rifle.jpg|thumb|none|450px|SVD Dragunov sniper rifle - 7.62x54mm R]] | ||
[[Image:Police-Dragunov SVD-E.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | |||
== SIG Sauer SSG-3000 == | |||
In 5th episode policeman uses a [[SIG-Sauer SSG 3000]] sniper rifle. | |||
[[Image:Ssg3000.jpg|thumb|none|450px|SIG Sauer SSG-3000 se Harris bipod 7.62x51mm NATO]] | |||
[[Image:Police-sniper-E.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | |||
== | == Mauser 98 custom sniper rifle == | ||
The hitman in 5th episode ([[Jirí Korn]]) used a | The hitman in 5th episode ([[Jirí Korn]]) used a silenced take-down sniper rifle built on a [[Gewehr 98|Mauser M98]]-pattern action. | ||
[[Image:Jirí Korn-sniper-E.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:Jirí Korn-sniper-E.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
[[Image:JK-sniper rifle-E.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:JK-sniper rifle-E.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The distinctive bolt shroud and safety of the Mauser 98 can be seen at the rear of the receiver.]] | ||
== | ==Benelli M3== | ||
The gangster disguised as policeman in 14th episode uses | The gangster disguised as policeman in 14th episode uses a [[Benelli M3]] during the robbery. | ||
[[ | [[File:BenelliM3Super90foldingstock.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Benelli M3T Super 90 with top folding stock - 12 Gauge]] | ||
[[Image:Gangster-SPAS12-E.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:Gangster-SPAS12-E.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
[[Image:Robber-SPAS12-E.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:Robber-SPAS12-E.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
= Other = | |||
== FIM-92A Stinger == | == FIM-92A Stinger == | ||
The assassins tried to remove the boss Mráz by using the [[FIM-92A Stinger]] missiles in 9th episode. | The assassins tried to remove the boss Mráz by using the [[FIM-92A Stinger]] missiles in 9th episode. | ||
[[ | [[File:FIM-92 Stinger.jpg|thumb|none|400px|FIM-92A Stinger - 70 mm]] | ||
[[Image:Hitman-Stingera-E.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:Hitman-Stingera-E.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
[[Image:Hitman-bazooka-E.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:Hitman-bazooka-E.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
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Branch aka (Expozitura) is a 2009 Czech TV crime series based on true events. The various episodes were filmed at the real locations of the crimes of the infamous Berdych gang, which was operational between 1996 and 2004. The real life Berdych gang specialized in robberies, assaults, extortion and murder, usually with impunity, due to their connections with corrupt local police. Many times the gang itself impersonated police and SWAT units in order to perpetrate their crimes.
In some episodes, the show dealt with specific cases, but the overall arc of the show focused on incorruptible police detective Tereza Hodačová (Hana Vagnerová), who is newly assigned to the “Unit for Combating Organized Crime (OBOZ) and her partner Captain Dan Chládek (Robert Jasków). These two characters apparently represent the real life police majors, Helen Kahn and Thomas Gregor. The two protagonists find opposition not only from their underworld opponents like Mob boss Arnold Mráz (David Prachar) or gangster Drobeček (Martin Sitta), but also their own own corrupt police colleagues Vladimír Orava (Pavel Zednícek) and Ota Kovčín (Jan Dolanský).
The protagonists efforts create a lot of unease not only amongst the Gang and other underworld characters, but amongst the corrupt leaders within their own government and law enforcement units. The real life police heroes took down the Berdych gang in 2004 and their trial in 2006 netted the group varied sentences from 8 to 17 years in prison.
The following weapons can be seen in the TV series Branch:
Handguns
Glock 17
Glock 17 is the service weapon of Czech Police in the series.
Beretta 92FS
Some cops, include Ota Kovčín (Jan Dolanský), are equipped for service with Beretta 92FS pistols.
"Pre-B" CZ 75
Several characters is seen with a "Pre-B" CZ 75 pistol.
CZ 75 Compact
A CZ 75 Compact is used by a lawyer (Alice Snyrichová) in the third episode.
CZ 83
CZ 100
SIG-Sauer P226
A Russian hitman is seen with a SIG-Sauer P226 pistol in Episode 11.
Taurus Model 689
Boss Arnold Mráz (David Prachar) is forced to "commit suicide" with his Taurus Model 689 revolver.
Beretta 92F Non Gun
The hitman (Jirí Korn) uses a Beretta 92F Non Gun in the 5th episode.
Bruni Olympic 5
Filmmakers used for the purpose of safe shooting a Bruni Olympic 5 revolver.
Bullet In The Pen
A prisoner in 11th episode has shoot at Dan Chládek by the pen with a built-in mechanism with a single bullet.
Submachine Guns
H&K MP5 SD6 Spring Airsoft Gun
Members of URNA (Czech SWAT) carry the H&K MP5 SD6 Spring airsoft guns.
Rifles
SVD Dragunov
A police sniper with SVD Dragunov shoots the lawyer in the 3rd episode.
SIG Sauer SSG-3000
In 5th episode policeman uses a SIG-Sauer SSG 3000 sniper rifle.
Mauser 98 custom sniper rifle
The hitman in 5th episode (Jirí Korn) used a silenced take-down sniper rifle built on a Mauser M98-pattern action.
Benelli M3
The gangster disguised as policeman in 14th episode uses a Benelli M3 during the robbery.
Other
FIM-92A Stinger
The assassins tried to remove the boss Mráz by using the FIM-92A Stinger missiles in 9th episode.
