Jiří Štěpnička

Actor

April 16, 1947 (79 years)

London, UK

Biography

Jiří Štěpnička, by his own name Jiří Samec (* 16 April 1947 London) is a Czech actor. He is the son of Czech actress Jiřina Štěpničková and a drawing professor from Strakonice Jan Samka, for whom Jiřina Štěpničková married shortly before the son's birth. The place of his birth was given English citizenship, and he received five names in baptism according to his godparents: Jiří Jan Jaroslav Martin Otto. After the return of her family to Czechoslovakia, Jiřina Štěpničková was cast down and, base…

Filmography

6.0

Blue Code

Jiří Bojan

A Czech medical television series that focuses on an emergency department. Each episode follows cases inspired by real-life stories and the cases of patients and healthcare professionals.

6.5

Cesty domů

Karel Salák

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7.0

Bakaláři

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7.3

Vyprávěj

Radek Krása

Set in Czechoslovakia, the drama follows the lives of its characters against the backdrop of real historical events that shape their personal stories. To evoke period atmosphere, the series intersperses authentic clips from vintage Czechoslovak film newsreels, using their original commentaries or newly recorded historical voice-overs by Vladimír Fišer. A narrator, initially voiced by Vojtěch Kotek and later by Matěj Hádek, provides continuity and reflection, guiding viewers through changing times. Under the guidance of screenwriter Rudolf Merkner, each episode’s script weaves family and individual dramas into key moments of Czech and Slovak history: political shifts, cultural trends, and social transformations from the 1960s onward.

3.3

We All Are Required to Attend School

Miloš Haub

Stories from a daily life of children attending a regular school.

8.5

Dobrodružství kriminalistiky

Freimann

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7.5

Sestřičky

Jiří Bojan

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6.1

Labyrinth

Holý

Finding the body of the regional politician Karas, killed in the spirit of medieval torture and carefully arranged in a strange scene, unleash police hunt for a sadistic perpetrator. He puts investigation team in the way of a complex series of murders that shake the local region and criminologists themselves.

8.0

OKTOPUS

Drotár

A Prague police unit reopens time‑critical cold cases before the statute of limitations runs out, pairing a seasoned loner with a principled young detective to re‑examine old evidence and pursue new leads across real city locations.

7.5

In Treatment

Igorův otec

Terapie is HBO Europe’s Czech adaptation of the Israeli award-winning TV drama series BeTipul (In Treatment), part of a series of adaptations that also includes Romanian, Polish and Hungarian versions. It explores one of the defining features of modern society, therapy, as seen through the eyes of a psychiatrist whose professional and personal life is on the verge of collapse.

8.0

Okres na severu

Okres na severu is a Czechoslovak/Czech TV series filmed by Evžen Sokolovský in 1981.

4.0

Obchoďák

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8.8

Dynastie Nováků

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8.0

Synové a dcery Jakuba skláře

Ludvík

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N/A

Čapkovy kapsy

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N/A

Inženýrská odysea

Inženýrská odysea is a Czechoslovak/Czech TV series about three young students and their lives.

N/A

Muž na radnici

Muž na radnici was a Czechoslovak television program which was broadcast in 1976. The program was directed by Evžen Sokolovský. In 2011, it was announced that the program, along with 17 others, would be released on DVD within three years.

7.7

Hříchy pro pátera Knoxe

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Bazén

MUDr. Norbert Zikmund

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5.4

Girl America

Barman

A little girl and a socialist orphanage. It is a strict children’s institution. How to overcome fears, insecurity and loneliness? To do this, the girl creates another self to talk to and argue with. And, of course, the dream of America where everything is beautiful and good. Where her father lives and waits for her. A girl and her foster family. There’s plenty of everything, but it doesn’t feel right. Emma’s trials don’t end there. Again and again, she must find the strength to hope, the stamina to live.