Ranczo (TV series)

Characters

Lucy Wilska - A Polish-American woman, who has inherited her grandmother's manor house in a small village - Wilkowyje - in Poland. She saved two horses and a dog which she named Hot-Dog. She is an optimist and very honest, brave and kind. Lucy fell in love with Kusy, they married and they have a little daughter, Dorotka. She taught English. From season 4 to 9 she was the mayor of the town. Lucy after leaving office the mayor temporarily returns to the United States. She returns to Poland in the last episode.

Jakub "Kusy" Sokołowski - He was a widower and an alcoholic, but Lucy helped him and they fell in love. He is a painter and a publisher.

Piotr Kozioł - The priest and Paweł' s twin brother. A man devoted to God and his mission, authority for rural residents. Since the end of the eighth series of auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Lublin.

Paweł Kozioł - Often the mayor of the Wilkowyje municipality. His wife is Halina and they have a daughter called Klaudia. He is nervous.

Michałowa - The rectory's housekeeper. She eavesdrops and selects priest's guests. Her husband name was Michał and she is called "Michałowa", but her present husband is Stach Japycz. Michałowa is very honest, uncompromising and moody. She always says what she thinks.

Zofia Stec "Babka" - A herbalist. She has supernatural abilities. Babka lives in a small cottage near the forest. She was Lucy's grandmother's friend and she also helps Lucy.

Arkadiusz Czerepach - An official. Perfidious, cunning, confident and very smart. He has fallen in love with Leokadia and they have married.

Leokadia Czerepach - Chief accountant. Honest and frightened. She has fallen in love with Czerepach and they have married.

Kazimiera Solejukowa - She was a very poor woman. Solejukowa lived with her alcoholic husband and their seven children in a small cottage near the forest, but she became friends with Hadziukowa and Więcławska and she then earned a lot of money. The Solejuk family built a new house. Solejukowa went on a university. She speaks English, German, Italian and French.

Maciej Solejuk - Solejukowa's husband.

Celina Hadziukowa - the owner of the herd of goats, Hadziuk's wife.

Tadeusz Hadziuk - Hadziukowa's husband.

Jolanta "Jola" Pietrek - Pietrek's wife. They have got two twin sons.

Patryk Pietrek - a singer, Jola's husband.

Stanisław "Stach" Japycz - Michałowa's husband.

Halina Kozioł - Paweł's wife. She knows about all of her husband's schemes.

Wiesława Oleś - The headmistress.

Krystyna Więcławska - The owner of the only shop in the village.

Mieczysław Wezół - The only doctor in Wilkowyje. He is afraid of his wife.

Dorota Wezół - The doctor's wife. She is a very elegant and spontaneous woman. She is very jealous of her husband.

Dorota "Dorotka" Sokołowska - She is Lucy and Kusy's little daughter.

Kinga - Grażyna's daughter. At the beginning Lucy and Kusy didn't could not get along with her, but then they found a common language.

Tomasz Witebski - Polish teacher at the local school, the editor of the local press, radio and television, writer. He fallen in love with Francesca and they had married.

Francesca - Italian police officer, came to Wilkowyje, within the framework of the EU Exchange. She stayed in Poland and married to Tomasz Witebski. They have a baby.

Violetta "Violetka" - a barmaid, Stasiek's wife. They have got a daughter.

Stanisław Kotecki - a policeman, Violetka's husband.

Monika Korczab - Art agent, fascinated by Kusy's paintings.

Ola - Journalist and Czerepach's assistant.

Weronika Więcławska-Tao - daughter of Krystyna and Andrzej Więcławski.

Jerry Smith - employee of the American Embassy, in love with Lucy without reciprocity. Then he fell in love with Monika.

Jagna Nowak - a nurse.

Grażyna - Kinga's mother.

Wojciech Ostecki - a policeman.

Wacław Sądecki - a bishop.

Wargacz - Solejuk's neighbour.

Wargaczowa - Wargacz's wife.

Myćko - Wargacz's friend.

Weronka - a shop assistant.

Roman - an accountant.

Jakub - Kinga's boyfriend.

Location

Ranczo is set in the fictional small town of Wilkowyje, located near Radzyń Podlaski. The show is mainly filmed in Jeruzal, with scenes involving the exterior of one of the homes shot at a cottage located in Sokule.

Seasons

To date, the series has run for nine seasons. It was originally planned to end production in 2009, and the producers also tried to end the show in 2014, but due to its popularity, the program keeps being extended.

Production

Ranczo is produced by Studio A, part of ATM Grupa.

Reception

Ranczo was awarded the Telekamery Award for "Best Comedy Series" in 2009 and the Super Telekamery Award.

Season 5 (spring 2011)

The first episode of the fifth season of the show will be aired March 6, 2011.

Season 6 (spring 2012)

The first episode of the sixth season of the show will be aired March 4, 2012.