The Penal Battalion (2004–2004)

TV ShowEndedRussia-1Drama, War & Politics, Action & Adventure1 season, 11 episodes
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Plot

Drama of the penalty parts of political prisoners, who fought on the Soviet fronts.

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Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01The Penal Battalion S01E01Episode 1S01E01 · 8.0
  2. 02The Penal Battalion S01E02Episode 2S01E02 · 8.0
  3. 03The Penal Battalion S01E03Episode 3S01E03 · 8.0

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode11Episodes2004Aired 8.0Season avg
  1. S01E01The Penal Battalion S01E01Season's bestEpisode 1September 20, 2004 8.0
  2. S01E02The Penal Battalion S01E02Episode 2September 21, 2004 8.0
  3. S01E03The Penal Battalion S01E03Episode 3September 22, 2004 8.0
  4. S01E04The Penal Battalion S01E04Episode 4September 23, 2004 8.0
  5. S01E05The Penal Battalion S01E05Episode 5September 24, 2004 8.0
  6. S01E06The Penal Battalion S01E06Episode 6September 27, 2004 8.0
  7. S01E07The Penal Battalion S01E07Episode 7September 28, 2004 8.0
  8. S01E08The Penal Battalion S01E08Episode 8September 29, 2004 8.0
  9. S01E09The Penal Battalion S01E09Episode 9September 30, 2004 8.0
  10. S01E10The Penal Battalion S01E10Episode 10October 1, 2004 8.0
  11. S01E11The Penal Battalion S01E11Episode 11October 4, 2004 8.0

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Castfull cast & details

Aleksey SerebryakovAleksey SerebryakovVasilii TverdokhlebovYuri StepanovYuri StepanovAntip "Kulak" GlymovAleksandr BashirovAleksandr BashirovStirah
Iliya Kovrizhnykh
Iliya KovrizhnykhTzukermanAleksei ZharkovAleksei ZharkovLykovAndrey MerzlikinAndrey MerzlikinBredounovOlga KalashnikovaOlga KalashnikovaSvetaAleksey OshurkovAleksey OshurkovShilkin

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