Show Comedy
Ranczo ["Ranch"] is a Polish 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.
Poland Poland
Franciszek Pieczka Bartek Kasprzykowski Ilona Ostrowska Paweł Królikowski Cezary Żak Piotr Pręgowski Marta Lipińska Bogdan Kalus Sylwester Maciejewski Violetta Arlak Magdalena Waligórska Arkadiusz Nader Marta Chodorowska Mateusz Rusin Jacek Kawalec Agnieszka Pawełkiewicz Wojciech Wysocki Katarzyna Zak Artur Barciś Grzegorz Wons Emilia Komarnicka Dorota Chotecka Piotr Ligienza
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