Alessandro Tersigni as Francesco Rizzo

Episodes 41

The art of loving / At crazy speed

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September 14, 20122h 1m
5x1

Lucia has remained in Rome to organize an exhibition of young emerging painters, and Ezio, convinced that she wants to win Giulio back, hatches a plan to bring the two back together. When the innkeeper convinces himself he's got a second chance with his ex-wife, the truth hits him like a cold shower. Rudi returns from vacation convinced he's forgotten Miriam, and Alice is filled with hope that his feelings will be reciprocated.

Ezio decides to buy Walter's former garage, and to do so, he ends up gambling away the Cesaroni wine shop, pitting himself against a biker gang. Marco, thanks to Lucia's support, finds the courage to tell Giulio the truth about his relationship with Eva. Meanwhile, he and Maya are at loggerheads, so much so that the young Cesaroni does everything he can to make her look bad to her family.

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Glow in the sky / Eternal youth

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September 21, 20121h 48m
5x2

Ezio and Cesare, certain they're in contact with aliens, become convinced the world is about to end and decide to steal a submarine to save themselves from the Great Flood. For Giulio, however, the most important thing is to make a good impression on Lucia. While Alice and Rudi grow increasingly cold, Diego meets Miriam, and they immediately fall in love.

Giulio finds himself dealing with a young suitor who, because of Ezio and Cesare's intervention, threatens to report him in revenge for being rejected. Lucia's intervention brings the girl to her senses, and Giulio, happy at his newfound connection with his ex-wife, can only be stunned when she announces she's about to return to Venice.

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A bookmark in the heart / True father

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September 28, 20121h 51m
5x3

Giulio, Cesare, and Ezio clash with Stefania and Lucia over the assignment of the former Barilon store, where the men want to open a Roma Club and the women a bookstore. In a clash where the ends justify the means, Giulio, seeing the bookstore as a reason for Lucia to stay in Rome, boycotts his friends.

Cesare discovers he has a son, the result of a sperm donation he made in his youth. However, things aren't as they seem, and this time, Cesare's enthusiasm will suffer the consequences. To finance their fashion project, Alice and Jolanda decide to find work as waiters, which is how they meet Francesco.

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Far from prejudices

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October 5, 20121h 28m
5x4

Ezio decides to buy an old Alfa Romeo Arna, so he convinces Cesare and Giulio to take a trip to Sicily to pick up the car. Fueled by Cesare's prejudices against the island, the three become convinced they're staying with a mafia family. Meanwhile, Lucia is forced to confront her jealousy: seeing Giulio in a costume on the front page of a neighborhood calendar is quite disturbing to her.

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You divine music / From love stolen

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October 12, 20121h 48m
5x5

Cesare is convinced that Flaminio Maphia plagiarized a rap song he composed in his youth with Giulio and Ezio and their group, "The Gladiators." To prove to everyone that the current hit, "Rome by Night," is his creation, he decides to reunite the band. Giulio and Ezio, however, are too rusty to play, and Cesare decides to fend for himself.

Ezio, Giulio, and Cesare decide to kidnap Lucia so that Giulio can prove his courage by saving her and at the same time cast a bad light on Fabrizio, Lucia's boyfriend. The mechanic's plan, however, goes awry, and the three end up in a world of trouble. Alice and Jolanda, despite initial difficulties, receive an order for their clothing.

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Genius between the pages / Miraculously

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October 19, 20121h 52m
5x6

Giulio receives a court summons for separation and decides it's time to forget Lucia. Fate, however, intervenes, and the two reunite in Maremma to help Ezio. Maya, listening to the song Marco wrote for Nathalie, discovers a new facet of love.

Mimmo seeks comfort in prayer to ease the pain of love, but Ezio is convinced that the boy's destiny is to become a saint. Francesco, Jolanda, Rudi, and the others organize a surprise party for Alice's eighteenth birthday, but she ruins her friends' plans by leaving for Milan.

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Never down / One step at a time

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October 21, 20121h 55m
5x7

Giulio receives a visit from Ricky, a former boxer he fought twenty years earlier. He wants to arrange a friendly match, but it quickly turns into a fight to the death. Meanwhile, Lucia tries to tell Fabrizio she still loves Giulio, but it proves more difficult than expected. Elena, recently returned to Rome, puts a strain on Alice and Francesco's relationship.

Ezio is accused of stealing money from Barilon's garage, and Diego is the only one willing to help the mechanic prove his innocence. Lucia and Alice move back into the Cesaroni household, just in time to celebrate Christmas together. Mimmo, however, insists on going to Sicily to see Andy. Meanwhile, Maya receives an unexpected visit from Jay, her boyfriend.

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Milan round trip

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October 26, 20121h 31m
5x8

Cesare tells Mimmo that he has to write an essay on the origin of the surname of the mythical Cesaroni family, which dates back to the Roman Empire, where Cesare's ancestor ran a tavern, and Giulio's ancestor was a brave soldier.

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Alla ricerca del tempo passato

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October 26, 20121h 31m
5x21

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Milan round trip

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October 28, 20121h 40m
5x9

To resolve a dispute over Giulio's house, the trio decides to travel to Milan to meet their cousin Flavio Cesaroni. Ezio and Cesare, convinced that Flavio is a financial genius, allow themselves to be drawn into a large investment, mortgaging Giulio's house.

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5x10

In Garbatella, Blind People's Day is being celebrated, and Sonsei, having become blind out of necessity, frames the Cesaronis by cheating them as usual. Meanwhile, Marco, with Francesco's help, decides to force fate for once and declare his love to Maya. Meanwhile, Mimmo decides to pose as Justin Bieber to help Belinda and thus teach Matilde a lesson.

Cesare and Ezio find themselves at loggerheads over Walterino, the Masettis' hamster. To resolve the matter, the two friends are forced to turn to the Forum court. Marco and Maya are finally together and can enjoy their romantic idyll, even though Maya knows she'll have to tell Marco the truth sooner or later.

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From West to East / No half measures

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November 9, 20121h 59m
5x11

Giulio and Cesare, lured by a large sum of money, decide to sell the liquor store to the Chinese. But retirement life isn't as fun as they thought. After a night of passion, Rudi avoids Alice, unsure of his feelings, and she suffers, giving in more and more to Francesco's attentions.

Stefania receives explosive news: a well-known director is interested in making a film of her erotic novel. He asks Lucia to pose as his agent. The two women thus meet none other than Rocco Siffredi. Giulio is jealous, but rather than admit it, he unleashes a series of events that could destroy his newly formed union with his wife.

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Da occidente a oriente

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November 9, 20121h
5x17

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Senza mezze misure

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November 9, 20121h 3m
5x18

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Dreaming of reality / With noble principles

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November 16, 20121h 50m
5x12

During an away match between Roma and Palermo, Salvatore dreams that Giulio will die and convinces Cesare to do everything he can to prevent the tragedy. The dream turns out to be incredibly true, but, fortunately, not everything goes as planned.

The Grand Dukes use every devious means to pressure Marco and his family and force the Cesaroni family out of Maya's life. They organize a gala dinner where all sorts of bizarre events occur, but true love is hard to defeat.

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Sognando la realtà

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November 16, 201256m
5x19

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Con nobili princìpi

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November 16, 201258m
5x20

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Betting / Old legends

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November 23, 20121h 53m
5x13

With Giulio and Lucia away, Cesare and Ezio must take care of Mimmo. However, the boy falls into the clutches of Son Sei, a repurposed host on a local TV station that distributes lottery numbers. Maya discovers that her parents have cut off her finances and, to support herself, takes a job as a wedding photographer's assistant.

It's Barilon's birthday, and Ezio decides to give him an ancient Egyptian ornament depicting a black cat. When the mechanic discovers that the figurine brings good luck, he convinces Cesare and Giulio to help him steal it, triggering a curse that affects everyone. But things are not as they seem.

Diego's sister Lisa unexpectedly arrives in town.

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Scommesse

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November 23, 20121h
5x22

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Vecchie leggende

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November 23, 201257m
5x23

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The perfect recipe / There's no point in hiding

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November 30, 20121h 55m
5x14

Lucia and Stefania host a famous chef at their bookstore. He hosts a TV show where the husband and wife cook, and they always end up arguing. This is exactly what happens to Lucia and Giulio when they decide to challenge each other to see who is the best cook. The outcome of the challenge will have amusing and unpredictable consequences.

To help Lisa repay her debt, Rudi and Diego organize a clandestine gambling den in the wine shop, taking advantage of Giulio's absence and without Cesare's knowledge. Ezio covers for them by making Cesare and Salvatore believe he is an alcoholic. But the misunderstanding is destined to fail, and the truth comes out. Diego, however, manages to get back into Stefania's good graces and is welcomed back into the house.

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La ricetta perfetta

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November 30, 20121h
5x24

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Inutile nascondersi

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November 30, 201259m
5x25

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We are all like this / The same and different

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December 7, 20121h 53m
5x15

Stefania and Lucia discover that Giulio and Ezio are chauvinistic and backward toward love between women and decide to take revenge. The prank spirals out of control. A trip to the beach before all their friends' high school exams brings Alice and Rudi closer, but Francesco's arrival throws everything into disarray.

With Pamela away, Cesare allows himself to be seduced by Carla, Blinda's mother, who tries to win him over. Pamela kicks him out of the house. Cesare then shows up at Carla's house with Giulio and Ezio with a plan that should put everything right. Eva's arrival makes coexistence at the Cesaroni house with Marco and Maya increasingly difficult, sparking a fight between the two lovers.

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Siamo tutti così

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December 7, 201254m
5x26

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Uguali e diversi

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December 7, 20121h 2m
5x27

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A real drama / There are people who don't make them anymore

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Season Finale
December 14, 20122h 11m
5x16

Ezio learns from the newspapers that the Captain who married him and Stefania years earlier on a boat was actually a con man. The marriage is invalid, and Ezio wants to exploit his new single status, but all he does is ruin his relationship with Stefania. Giulio and Lucia try to mend fences. Francesco asks Alice to move in together, and she accepts.

Thirty years have passed since the death of his father, Romolo, and to commemorate him, Cesare has decided to move his body to a new chapel. But the coffin has disappeared. Giulio and Augusto try to hide from him the fact that his father had a lover and that he wished to be buried next to her, but the truth comes out.

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Un vero dramma

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December 14, 20121h 1m
5x28

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Ci sono della gente che non li fanno più

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Season Finale
December 14, 20121h 13m
5x29

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Giulio and his brothers

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September 3, 20141h 34m
6x1

A new family arrives at the Cesaronis' home: Sofia with her three children, Nina, Irene, and Ivan. The woman is an old acquaintance, having lived in Garbatella twenty years earlier, and there's a secret between her and Giulio that threatens to upend the Cesaronis' lives.

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Two hearts and a hope

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September 10, 20141h 25m
6x2

Giulio doesn't give up and tries to rekindle his relationship with Annibale by offering him a share in the wine shop. Sofia has a secret: she's moved to Rome because she suffers from a serious heart condition and must undergo experimental treatments.

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Fear and loathing in Garbatella

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September 16, 20141h 26m
6x3

All the Cesaronis rally around Francesco in the hospital after a serious accident. Alice, distraught with guilt, wishes she could be by his side and help him. The Cesaronis must come to terms with another shocking piece of news: Annibale, their fourth brother, is gay. Meanwhile, Sofia goes to a job interview in L'Aquila and discovers that her children aren't exactly what she expected.

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Sex, lies and web series

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September 23, 20141h 25m
6x4

Alice and Francesco, both wheelchair-bound, are taken in by the Cesaroni household. The situation isn't great, and tensions between her, him, and Rudi threaten to explode at any moment. Annibale becomes embroiled in the Cesaronis' and Stefania's problems: he must help Cesare, who doesn't trust Augusto and fears he might steal money from the liquor store, and Stefania, who must track down Ezio.

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The daughter's room

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September 28, 20141h 29m
6x5

Sofia offers to accompany Nina to Rimini to meet Federico, and once they're alone, she takes advantage of the situation to confess that she spent a night of love with Giulio in her youth, but she doesn't tell her she's his daughter. The innkeeper is hesitant to tell Nina he's her father, but Annibale dissuades him.

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Low treason

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October 5, 20141h 21m
6x6

Marco returns home and discovers that Francesco and Alice have broken up because of her infidelity. To impress Irene, Mimmo offers to help her with her physics homework, but the plan backfires, and when he has to retrieve the originals from the teachers' room, he's forced to ask Rudi for help. Irene becomes increasingly fascinated by the older Cesaroni.

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The good and the illness

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October 12, 20141h 31m
6x7

Giulio is finally about to leave for New York, but Lucia, due to an unexpected event, must join Eva in San Francisco. Once again, fate keeps them apart. Rudi urges Irene to forget about the kiss and realize that Mimmo is in love with her. Meanwhile, Francesco forces Alice to move her things from their house.

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For a fistful of Mimmo

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October 19, 20141h 20m
6x8

Irene begins dating Alessio, the high school bully who spearheads the school occupation. Alice tries everything she can to mend her relationship with Francesco, who, to make her jealous, begins dating Arianna, the beautiful physical therapist. Nina tries everything she can to convince Francesco to step back and get back together with Alice.

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The boys of the lake

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October 26, 20141h 28m
6x9

Mimmo and Rudi are at odds with each other over Irene. To the adults' surprise, Irene isn't in love with Mimmo, but she's smitten with Rudi. Both Sofia and Giulio are busy coping with their children's adolescent torments. Nina, growing closer to Francesco, realizes that she doesn't actually want to become a doctor and, to the admissions committee's surprise, turns down a chance to earn a perfect 30 with honors.

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There was a son in America

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November 9, 20141h 32m
6x10

Nina is increasingly in crisis; Federico's attentions aren't making her happy, but she tries, at all costs, to stay close to Francesco. When, tired of her confusion, Federico tells her he's realized she's fallen in love with Francesco, Nina realizes it's over. Happiness, however, isn't around the corner because Francesco and Alice have decided to get married.

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The best day of his life

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November 12, 20141h 28m
6x11

Sofia is awaiting her transplant, and Giulio is torn between preparing for Alice and Francesco's wedding and the constant support his friend provides. Nina and Francesco are growing closer: once again, thanks to his friend, Francesco manages to overcome the psychological block that kept him confined to his wheelchair. Stefania, just as she's about to begin turning her gaze to the male gender again, discovers that the ever-kind Luca is gay.

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I love you too much to (not) tell you

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Season Finale
November 19, 20141h 44m
6x12

The day before the transplant has arrived, and to exorcise her fear, Sofia decides to throw a party. All her friends flock there, except Giulio, who has decided to stay as far away from her as possible. Alice realizes Francesco's true feelings and decides not to marry him. Stefania finally gives in to Alfredo, and Annibale begins to grow closer to Luca.

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