La piovra (Scripted, Italian)
Genres: Drama, Crime
Status: Ended
Premiered: 1984-03-11
Ended: 2001-01-17
Network: Rai 1
Country: IT
Airs on: Monday, Sunday
Runtime: 65 minutes
Corrado Cattani is a police inspector whose
 life is devoted to fighting the Italian mafia (known here as "La 
Piovra" or "The Octopus"). Even as his family and life are being 
destroyed by ruthless criminals, the intrepid comissar keeps fighting.