# RIS Delitti Imperfetti

R.I.S. - Delitti Imperfetti (English: R.I.S - Imperfect Crimes) is an Italian television series, created in 2004 by Pietro Valsecchi, broadcast since January 2005 on Canale 5. The title, where R.I.S. is an acronym for Reparto Investigazioni Scientifiche (an actual, real-life unit of the Carabinieri, the Italian gendarmerie), could be approximately translated into English as Unit of Scientific Investigations: Imperfect Crimes. As the title indicates, the series is a crime drama, focusing on the scientific aspects of crime investigations, in a similar vein to the popular American TV series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (though RIS is not a remake thereof).

## Plot summary

The Series follows the team of forensics who are trying to solve the case with help of evidence. Head of the R.I.S in first five seasons was Ricardo Venturi and in last three seasons Lucia Brancato. Location of the series is in Parma (seasons 1-5) and Rome (seasons 6-8). The change of location was made because Ghirelli (who has been in Parma in 4th and 5th season) and Flavia (who had been in Parma in 5th season) moved in Rome at the beginning of the 6th season.

## Characters

* Lorenzo Flaherty – Captain Riccardo Venturi, head of R.I.S. (2005-2009)
* Euridice Axen - Captain Lucia Brancato, head of R.I.S. (2010-2012)
* Nicole Grimaudo – Lieutenant Anna Giordano (2005-2006)
* Micaela Ramazzotti – Sara Melli (2007)
* Giorgia Surina - Lieutenant Michela Riva (2008)
* Jun Ichickava – Sublieutenant Flavia Ayroldi (2009-2011)
* Simone Gandolfo – Lieutenant Orlando Serra (2011-2012)
* Filippo Nigro – Lieutenant/Captain Fabio Martinelli (2005-2007)
* Michele Venitucci - Lieutenant Giovanni Rinaldi (2008)
* Primo Reggiani – Sublieutenant Emiliano Cecchi (2010-2012)
* Stefano Pesce – Lieutenant Davide Testi (2005-2007)
* Fabio Troiano – Lieutenant/Captain Daniele Ghirelli (2008-2012)
* Ugo Dighero – Marshal Vincenzo De Biase (2005-2009)
* Marco Rosetti – Lieutenant Bartolomeo Dossena (2010-2012)
* Giulia Michelini – Francesca de Biase (2005-2008)
* Magdalena Mochowska - Dr. Veronica Gambetta (2009)
* Mary Petruolo – Sublieutenant Constanza Moro (2010)
* Lucia Rossi – Sublieutenant Bianca Proetti (2011-2012)
* Gea Lionello – Dr. Claudia Morandi, ME (2005-2009)
* Giamperdo Judica – Captain Bruno Corsini, detective (2005)
* Paolo Maria Scalondro – Captain Edoardo Rocchi, detective (2006-2009)
* Claudio Castargiovanni – Captain Guido Brancato, detective (2010)
* Perluiggi Coralo – Captain Ernesto Rambaudi, detective (2010-2012)
* Nino D'Agata – General Giacomo Tosi, police general (2005-2007, 2009)
* Romina Mondello – Lieutenant Giorgia Levi (2006-2009)
* Leonardo Treviglio – Luka Grassi (2006)
| Character | Played by | Position | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons |
| Character | Played by | Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Riccardo Venturi | Lorenzo Flaherty | Captain | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | — | — | — |
| Anna Giordano | Nicole Grimaudo | Lieutenant | Main | Main | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fabio Martinelli | Filippo Nigro | Lieutenant/Captain | Main | Main | Guest | — | — | — | — | — |
| Davide Testi | Stefano Pesce | Lieutenant | Main | Main | Main | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vincenzo De Biase | Ugo Dighero | Sergeant | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | — | — | — |
| Francesca De Biase | Giulia Michelini | | Main | Recurring | Main | Main | — | — | — | — |
| dr. Claudia Morandi | Gea Lionello | Medical Examiner | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | — | — | — |
| Bruno Corsini | Giamperdo Judica | Lieutenant | Main | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giacomo Tosi | Nino D'Agata | General | Main | Recurring | Recurring | — | Recurring | — | — | — |
| Edoardo Rocchi | Paolo Maria Scalondro | Captain | — | Main | Main | Main | Main | — | — | — |
| Luca Grassi | Leonardo Treviglio | | — | Main | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giorgia Levi | Romina Mondello | Lieutenant | — | Main | Main | Main | Main | — | — | — |
| Sara Neli | Micaela Ramazzotti | | — | — | Main | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniele Ghirelli | Fabio Troiano | Lieutenant/Captain | — | — | — | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main |
| Giovanni Rinaldi | Michele Venitucci | Lieutenant | — | — | — | Main | Main | — | — | — |
| Michela Riva | Giorgia Surina | Lieutenant | — | — | — | Main | — | — | — | — |
| Flavia Ayroldi | Jun Ichickawa | Subliutenant | — | — | — | — | Main | Main | Main | — |
| dr. Veronica Gambetta | Magdalena Mochowska | | — | — | — | — | Main | — | — | — |
| Lucia Brancato | Euridice Axen | Captain | — | — | — | — | — | Main | Main | Main |
| Constanza Moro | Mary Petruolo | Sublieutenant | — | — | — | — | — | Main | — | — |
| Emiliano Cecchi | Primo Raggiani | Sublieutenant | — | — | — | — | — | Main | Main | Main |
| Bartolomeo Dossena | Marco Rossetti | Lieutenant | — | — | — | — | — | Main | Main | Main |
| Guido Brancato | Claudio Castargiovanni | Captain | — | — | — | — | — | Main | — | — |
| Orlando Serra | Simone Gandolfo | Lieutenant | — | — | — | — | — | — | Main | Main |
| Bianca Proetti | Lucia Rossi | Sublieutenant | — | — | — | — | — | — | Main | Main |
| Ernesto Rambaudi | Perluiggi Coralo | Captain | — | — | — | — | — | Recurring | Main | Main |

## Episodes

| Series | Series | Episodes | Originally broadcast | Originally broadcast |
| Series | Series | Episodes | Series premiere | Series finale |
| | 1 | 12 | 11 January 2005 | 16 February 2005 |
| | 2 | 16 | 9 January 2006 | 20 February 2006 |
| | 3 | 16 | 15 January 2007 | 20 February 2007 |
| | 4 | 20 | 17 January 2008 | 20 March 2008 |
| | 5 | 20 | 13 January 2009 | 18 March 2009 |
| | 6 | 20 | 18 March 2010 | 20 May 2010 |
| | 7 | 20 | 22 March 2011 | 24 May 2011 |
| | 8 | 20 | 3 October 2012 | 28 November 2012 |

## Remakes

The series has successfully spawned three remakes: French R.I.S, police scientifique, German R. I. S. – Die Sprache der Toten, and Spanish RIS Cientifica.