39 and a Half

39 and a Half
Poster with the cast of 39 and a Half.
Genre	Comedy drama
Written by	Doman Nowakowski Dorota Mierzejewska Tomasz Cichoń
Directed by	Mitja Okorn Łukasz Palkowski Łukasz Jaworski
Starring	Tomasz Karolak Daria Widawska Alan Andersz Magdalena Lamparska Sonia Bohosiewicz Krzysztof Stelmaszyk Dorota Deląg
Composer	Łukasz Targosz
Country of origin	Poland
Original language	Polish
No. of series	3
No. of episodes	39
Production
Producer	Justyna Pawlak
Cinematography	Michał Englert Michał Nowakowski Tomasz Naumiuk
Editors	Jarosław Barzan Krzysztof Boruń
Running time	45 minutes
Production company	TVN Group
Original release
Network	TVN
Release	4 March 2008 (2008-03-04) – 1 December 2009 (2009-12-01)
Related
39 and Half Weeks (2019)

39 and a Half (Polish: 39 i pół) is a Polish-language comedy-drama television series aired in Poland on TVN from 4 March 2008 to 1 December 2009. It was directed by Mitja Okorn, Łukasz Palkowski, and Łukasz Jaworski, written by Doman Nowakowski, Dorota Mierzejewska, and Tomasz Cichoń, and produced by Justyna Pawlak. It has 3 seasons, with 39 episodes in total, each with a running time of 45 minutes.

The series was continued with a short television film titled titled I pół (Polish: [ˈi ˈpuw]; lit. 'And a half'), which aired on 1 December 2009, after the premiere of its last episode. It was further continued with the sequel television series 39 and Half Weeks, which aired from 18 February 2019 to 8 June 2019.

Premise

Darek Jankowski is a 39-year-old unemployed former amateur musician living in Warsaw, Poland, who grapples with the midlife crisis, as he is about to turn 40 years old. He decides to get a stable job and reconnect with his ex-wife and his son, whom he had abandoned 7 years prior.

Cast

• Tomasz Karolak as Darek Jankowski, former amateur musician
• Daria Widawska as Anna Jankowska, Darek's wife
• Alan Andersz as Patryk Jankowski, Darek's son
• Magdalena Lamparska as Marta Jankowska, Patryk's wife
• Sonia Bohosiewicz as Paula, Anna's neighbour
• Krzysztof Stelmaszyk as Tomasz Ostoja, Anna's fiance
• Dorota Deląg as Kasia Cichocka, Darek's ex-girlfriend and boss
• Magdalena Zawadzka as Krystyna Sobańsk, Anna's mother
• Leonard Pietraszak as Warcisław Sobański, Anna's father

Production

39 and a Half was directed by Mitja Okorn, Łukasz Palkowski, and Łukasz Jaworski, written by Doman Nowakowski, Dorota Mierzejewska, and Tomasz Cichoń, and produced by Justyna Pawlak. The cinematography was done by Michał Englert, Michał Nowakowski, and Tomasz Naumiuk, editing by Jarosław Barzan, and Krzysztof Boruń, music by Łukasz Targosz, scenography by Joanna Doroszkiewicz, and costumes by Małgorzata Stefaniak, and Magdalena Jadwiga Rutkiewicz. The series was produced and distributed by TVN. It aired from 4 March 2008 to 1 December 2009, and has 39 episodes in total, spanning 3 seasons. Each episode has a running time of 45 minutes.

Episodes

Series	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released	Network
1	13		4 March 2008	27 May 2008	TVN
2	13		3 March 2009	26 May 2009
3	13		8 September 2009	1 December 2009

Continuations

The series was continued with a short television film titled I pół (lit. 'And a Half'), which aired on 1 December 2009, after the premiere of its last episode. It was directed by Maciej Szwabe, written by Doman Nowakowski, and produced by Justyna Pawlak. It was further continued with the television series 39 and Half Weeks, which aired from 18 February 2019 to 8 June 2019.

Accolades

Accolades received by 39 and a Half

Award	Year	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
Festival of Good Humor in Gdańsk	2007	Best comedy series	39 and a Half	Won
	2008	Best comedy series	39 and a Half	Won
	2009	Best comedy male actor	Tomasz Karolak	Won
Telecameras		Best comedy series	39 and a Half	Nominated
		Best male actor	Tomasz Karolak	Won
	2010	Best original comedy series	39 and a Half	Nominated

External links

• 39 and a Half at IMDb
• 39 and a Half at FilmPolski.pl (in Polish)
• 39 and a Half at Filmweb (in Polish)