Ranczo ["Ranch"] is a Polish

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

 television comedy series, directed by Wojciech Adamczyk, that has aired since March 2006 on TVP1. It follows the story of Lucy Wilska, a Polish-American who has inherited her grandmother's country home in the fictional small town of Wilkowyje. She arrives in Wilkowyje intent on selling the cottage but, after seeing the charm of the village, decides to stay.

Cast

Actor	Role
Ilona Ostrowska Ilona Ostrowska Ilona Ostrowska is a Polish actress.In 1998 she graduated from the State Theatre School in Wrocław. She worked in Wrocław, Polish Theatre and the Theatre of K2. Since 2002 is an actress Contemporary Theatre in Warsaw. In 2004 she married actor and director Jack Borcucha. In 2006 she gave birth to...	Lucy Wilska
Cezary Żak	Priest Piotr Kozioł
Cezary Żak	Paweł Kozioł
Violetta Arlak	Halina Kozioł
Paweł Królikowski	Jakub "Kusy"
Bartosz Kasprzykowski	Priest Robert
Jacek Kawalec	Tomasz Witebski
Marta Chodorowska	Klaudia Kozioł
Bogdan Kalus	Tadeusz Hadziuk
Dorota Nowakowska	Celina Hadziuk
Piotr Pręgowski	Patryk Pietrek
Leon Niemczyk Leon Niemczyk Leon Stanisław Niemczyk was a Polish actor.Niemczyk appeared in over 500 films and television shows over the course of his very long career...	Jan Japycz
Franciszek Pieczka Franciszek Pieczka Franciszek Pieczka is a Polish film and stage actor. A graduate of the Theatrical Academy in Warsaw, he first made his debut in the theatre in Jelenia Góra...	Stanisław "Stach" Japycz
Sylwester Maciejewski Sylwester Maciejewski Sylwester Maciejewski is a Polish actor,with roles in many films.In 1978, Maciejewski graduated from Akademia Teatralna im. Aleksandra Zelwerowicza in Warsaw. His wife, Barbara, was involved in the Teatr Wielki in Warsaw...	Maciej Solejuk
Katarzyna Żak	Dorota Solejuk
Marta Lipińska	Michałowa
Grzegorz Wons	Andrzej Więcławski
Dorota Chotecka	Krystyna Więcławska
Sylwia Gliwa	Weronika(Werka) Więcławska
Artur Barciś Artur Barciś Artur Barciś is a Polish actor. He appeared in the television series Aby do świtu... in 1992. and Kieślowski's "Dekalog"-References:...	Arkadiusz Czerepach
Piotr Ligienza	Fabian Duda
Magdalena Kuta	Leokadia Paciorek
Wojciech Wysocki	Doktor Mieczysław Wezół
Beata Olga Kowalska	Dorota Wezół
Arkadiusz Nader	Policjant Stasiek
Marcin Kwaśny	Mroczek
Magdalena Waligórska	Wioletka
Ewa Kuryło	Headmistress
Elżbieta Romanowska	Jola
Grażyna Zielińska	Babka
Kim Nam Kyun	Kao Tao
Jędrzej Cempura	Marianek Solejuk
Maciej Cempura	Szymek Solejuk
Eugenia Herman	Aunt to mayor and the priest
Wiktor Zborowski Wiktor Zborowski Wiktor Zborowski is a Polish actor. He is nephew of Jan Kobuszewski. In 1973 he finished Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Teatralna w Warszawie. He appeared in the comedy television series Bao-Bab, czyli zielono mi in 2003....	Bishop

Location

Ranczo is set in the fictional small town of Wilkowyje, located in the vicinity of Radzyń Podlaski

Radzyn Podlaski

Radzyń Podlaski is a town in eastern Poland, about 60 km north of Lublin, with 16,140 inhabitants . Situated in the Lublin Voivodeship , previously in Biała Podlaska Voivodeship . It is the capital of Radzyń Podlaski County.The town was founded in 1468. The most important landmark is the...

. The show is filmed mainly in Jeruzal

Jeruzal

Jeruzal is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kowiesy, within Skierniewice County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies on the Chojnatka River, approximately north-west of Kowiesy, east of Skierniewice, and east of the regional capital Łódź...

, with scenes involving the exterior of the home shot at a cottage located in Sokule

Sokule

Sokule may refer to the following places:*Sokule, Biała Podlaska County in Lublin Voivodeship *Sokule, Radzyń Podlaski County in Lublin Voivodeship *Sokule, Masovian Voivodeship...

.

Seasons

To date, the series has run for four seasons. It was originally planned to end production of the show in 2009, but due to its popularity, the program has been extended for a fifth season. Shooting of the fifth season began in early August 2010, and the issue is planned for spring 2011.

Reception

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

Series overview

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! style="padding: 0px 80px" colspan="2" | Originally aired

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! Season premiere

Season premiere

In North America, a season premiere is the first episode of a new season of a given television show. It often airs in September or October, after several months of reruns.-Evaluating the changes:...

! Season finale

Season finale

A season finale is the final episode of a season of a television program...

|-
| style="background-color: #c71585; color: #100; text-align: center; top" |
| style="text-align: center; top" | 1
| style="text-align: center; top" | 13
| style="text-align: center; top" | March 5, 2006
| style="text-align: center; top" | May 21, 2006
|-
| style="background-color: #1863b7; color: #100; text-align: center; top" |
| style="text-align: center; top" | 2
| style="text-align: center; top" | 13
| style="text-align: center; top" | March 18, 2007
| style="text-align: center; top" | June 17, 2007
|-
| style="background-color: #ED9121; color: #100; text-align: center; top" |
| style="text-align: center; top" colspan="2" | Film

Ranczo Wilkowyje

Ranczo Wilkowyje is Polish film released in 2007 directed by Wojciech Adamczyk, which follows the story of television series produced by TVP Ranczo.The film was shown in cinemas and is available for sale on DVD.-Additional Information:...

| style="text-align: center; top" colspan="2" | December 26, 2007
|-
| style="background-color: #FF0000; color: #100; text-align: center; top" |
| style="text-align: center; top" | 3
| style="text-align: center; top" | 13
| style="text-align: center; top" | March 9, 2008
| style="text-align: center; top" | June 1, 2008
|-
| style="background-color: #4BCC17; color: #100; text-align: center; top" |
| style="text-align: center; top" | 4
| style="text-align: center; top" | 13
| style="text-align: center; top" | March 1, 2009
| style="text-align: center; top" | May 24, 2009
|-
| style="background-color: #ffff33; color: #100; text-align: center; top" |
| style="text-align: center; top" | 5
| style="text-align: center; top" | 13
| style="text-align: center; top" | March 6, 2011
| style="text-align: center; top" | June 5, 2011
|-
| style="background-color: #008080; color: #100; text-align: center; top" |
| style="text-align: center; top" | 6
| style="text-align: center; top" | TBA
| style="text-align: center; top" | Spring 2012
| style="text-align: center; top" | TBA
|}

Season 1 (spring 2006)

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Season 2 (spring 2007)

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Season 3 (spring 2008)

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Season 4 (spring 2009)

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Season 5 (spring 2011)

The first episode of the fifth season of the show will be aired March 6, 2011.
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Season 6 (spring 2012)

After the success of the fifth series, issued in 2011, the manufacturer announced a continuation of the series.

Viewing figures

Episode	1st season	2nd season	3rd season	4th season	5th season
1	4 396 564	6 993 951	7 411 177	8 731 526	8 600 000
2	4 308 423	7 003 036	7 168 720	8 781 551	7 847 242
3	4 674 041	6 896 669	6 373 730	8 532 874
4	4 917 123	6 594 469	6 989 417	8 856 741
5	4 930 817	6 806 420	6 858 379	8 135 420
6	4 416 068	6 220 465	6 943 357	8 104 889
7	4 314 409	6 691 196	7 014 966	7 697 001
8	4 245 310	5 957 569	6 730 041	8 528 782
9	4 832 273	6 919 954	7 187 346	8 104 969
10	4 459 323	6 825 023	6 622 214	7 765 372
11	5 017 929	7 735 820	6 990 594	7 993 829
12	5 218 512	7 102 324	6 494 720	7 585 219	6 184 94
13	7 397 082	4 758 730	6 891 813	8 872 069
Average viewing	4 101 154	6 857 229	6 898 190	8 283 864