Daddy's Daughters
| Daddy's Daughters | |
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Written by | Alex Trotsyuk, Vitaly Shlyappo, Vyacheslav Dusmukhametov, Leonid Kuprido |
| Directed by |
Alexander Zhigalkin Sergei Aldonin |
| Country of origin | Russia |
| Original language(s) | Russian |
| No. of seasons | 20 |
| No. of episodes | 410 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
Vyacheslav Murugov Alexander Rodnyansky Constantine Kikichev |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | STS |
| Original release | 3 September 2007 – 30 April 2013 |
Daddy's Daughters (Russian: Папины дочки; Papiny Dochki) is a Russian TV series produced in 2007—2012. Made by "Kinokonstanta" (episodes 1 to 60) and "Kostafilm" (since episode 61) film companies, it is characterized by various aspects of life — family, love, work, study, and friendship. The series has very high television ratings and has won multiple awards (received four "TEFI"). This is an original sitcom, and is not an adaptation of a foreign show.
Plot
Protagonist Sergei Vasnetsov (Andrei Leonov), a family therapist from a small private clinic, was in a deplorable situation. His wife, Lyudmila Vasnetsova (Nonna Grishayeva), left him for a Canadian hockey player. To make matters worse, his practice is all but collapsing, as all of his patients have left. His wife's departure leaves their five daughters (Miroslava Karpovich, Anastasia Sivayeva, Darya Melnikova, Elizaveta Arzamasova, Ekaterina Starshova) in his care.
Cast
- Sergei Alekseyevich Vasnetsov as Andrei Leonov
- Lyudmila Sergeyevna Vasnetsova as Nonna Grishayeva
- Maria Vasnetsova as Miroslava Karpovich
- Darya Vasnetsova (Vasilyeva after marriage) as Anastasia Sivayeva
- Eugenia Vasnetsova as Darya Melnikova
- Galina Sergeyevna Vasnetsova as Elizaveta Arzamasova
- Polina Vasnetsova as Ekaterina Starshova
- Antonina Semyonovna Gordienko as Olga Volkova
- Andrei Antonov as Aleksandr Samoylenko
- Olga Antonova as Angelina Varganova†
- Tamara Kozhemyatko as Tatyana Orlova
- Vasily Fedotov as Aleksandr Oleshko
- Oksana Fedotova as Maria Syomkina
- Ilya Polezhaykin as Mikhail Kazakov
- Veniamin Vasilyev as Philip Blednyi
- Mother in law as Lyudmila Gavrilova
Facts
- Shooting the series began July 13, 2007. Creators and arrangers title song "Daddy's Daughters" are brothers Kristovskiy (group «Uma2rman»).
- At first planned 60 episodes, however, because of the huge ratings filming "Daddy's daughters" were continued.
- "Daddy's Daughters" is the first Russian TV series, the right to adapt which bought foreign channel. German «Das Vierte» began shooting the series "Ein Haus voller Töchter" in spring 2009.[1] However, "Ein Haus voller Töchter" hasn′t received a high rating. The main reasons: poorly adapted script and unsatisfactory performance of actors.
- Angelina Varganova who played Olga Antonova died on January 4, 2013 from pneumonia at the age of 41, before she could finish the storyline of the character.