The best Rai series to watch on RaiPlay
The top 3 according to 0 votes from people: Inspector Montalbano (1999) · My Brilliant Friend (2018) · La piovra (1984). (Updated Oct 5, 2026.)
From Inspector Montalbano and My Brilliant Friend to La piovra, Exterior Night, Rocco Schiavone and Don Matteo: the great Rai drama classics recommended by Taxidrivers.
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Top 14
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1
Inspector Montalbano (1999)
Luca Zingaretti as the inspector of Vigàta, from Andrea Camilleri's novels.
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My Brilliant Friend (2018)
Saverio Costanzo. Lila and Lenù in Naples, from Elena Ferrante's novels; co-produced with HBO.
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3
La piovra (1984)
Michele Placido as Inspector Cattani against the Mafia.
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Exterior Night (2022)
Marco Bellocchio. The kidnapping of Aldo Moro.
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5
Rocco Schiavone (2016)
Marco Giallini as a Roman deputy police chief exiled to Aosta, from Antonio Manzini's novels.
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6
The Bastards of Pizzofalcone (2017)
A squad of rejected cops in Naples, from Maurizio de Giovanni's novels.
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7
Commissario Ricciardi (2021)
Lino Guanciale as a 1930s inspector who sees the dead's last moments.
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8
Imma Tataranni: Deputy Prosecutor (2019)
Vanessa Scalera as a prosecutor in Matera.
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Inspector Coliandro (2006)
The Manetti Bros. and a Bologna cop as cocky as he is unlucky.
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The Red Door (2017)
A murdered inspector stays among the living as a ghost to investigate his death.
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Don Matteo (2000)
Terence Hill as a priest who solves crimes in Umbria.
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12
Doc (2020)
Luca Argentero as a doctor who loses twelve years of memory.
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13
Un posto al sole (1996)
The daily soap set in Naples, on air for thirty years.
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Il paradiso delle signore (2015)
A Milan department store in the 1950s and 60s.
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