Ex-Wife (TV series)

Ex-Wife (Russian: Бывшая жена; Byvshaya zhena) is a 2013 Russian television series whose lead character, Natasha, played by Nelli Uvarova, works in a government department that seeks to collect unpaid alimony. The bailiffs of the office pursue deadbeat fathers (there's no example of a woman owing alimony) in a Russian city. In the first episode, Natasha quits a singing gig in order to join the department as an intern, and hopes to collect from her own ex-husband. Real-life tough guy (a mixed martial artist) Oleg Taktarov plays as Natasha's protective boss.

In a review of Russian television shows, The Verge called it "most inventive twist on a cop show".[1]

It has twelve episodes in its single season.[2]

## Cast

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Characters include:[3]

* Natalia (Natasha) Sergeyevna Melnik,[4] played by Nelli Uvarova
* Victor Mikhailovich Lukin, Natasha's boss, played by Oleg Taktarov
* Kirill Valentinovich Popov, Natasha's ex-husband, played by Yuriy Baturin
* Galina Borisovna, Natasha's friend who hired her into the department, played by Viktoriya Fisher
* co-worker Anzhela Kislevskaia, played by Kristina Babushkina
* internet-savvy student co-worker Piotr (Petya) Smyslov, played by Grigoriy Kalinin
* Danila, Natasha's son, played by Sasha Drobitko

It is a Russian World Series / Russian Golden Series production.[5]

## References

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1. ^ Molly Osberg (January 9, 2015). "Planet TV: In Russia, TV watches you--A tour of the Motherland's smallscreen offerings".
2. ^ "Watch Ex-Wife (English Subtitled) Season 1 Episode - Amazon Video". Amazon.
3. ^ "Byvshaya zhena". IMDB.
4. ^ [Natasha is referred to as Natalia Sergeyevna in Episode 4. Natasha is diminutive form of Natalia.
5. ^ Credits in episode openings, per English subtitles

## External links

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* Byvshaya zhena, at IMDB

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