TV series
Tell Me How It Happened
2007–2023, Portuguese, on RTP1. Created by Miguel Ángel Bernardeau.
Television drama series which has been broadcast on RTP1 of Rádio e Televisão de Portugal from 2007 to 2011 and since 2019. It recounts the experiences of a middle-class family, the Lopes (Portuguese: Os Lopes), during the last years of the Estado Novo. In February 2019, RTP announced that the series, after eight years shelved, would be renewed, with the storyline moving firmly into the 1980s. The first episode of the sixth season was broadcast on 7 December 2019 with the Lopes entering 1984.
- Seasons
- 8
- Episodes
- 156
- Episode length
- 50 min
- Status
- Ended in 2023
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Latest episode
S8 E15: Episode 15
Aired 16 September 2023
Seasons 8
Cast & crew
- Miguel Ángel BernardeauCreator
- Miguel GuilhermeAntónio Lopes · 156 ep
- Rita BlancoMargarida Marques Lopes · 156 ep
- Luís GanitoCarlos 'Carlitos' Lopes · 156 ep
- Catarina AvelarHermínia Marques · 156 ep
- Rita BrüttMaria Isabel Lopes · 156 ep
- Fernando PiresToni Lopes · 156 ep
- Luís LucasNarrador · 156 ep
- Sandra SantosNani · 104 ep
- Luís AlbertoCamões · 104 ep
- António MarquesDoutor · 104 ep
- Tiago DelfinoEmídio · 101 ep
- Sofia CorreiaSuzete · 96 ep
Details
- First aired
- 22 April 2007
- Last aired
- 16 September 2023
- Network
- RTP1
- Original title
- Conta-me Como Foi
- Language
- Portuguese
- Country
- Portugal
- Type
- Scripted
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Tell Me How It Happened: quick answers
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How many seasons of Tell Me How It Happened are there?
Tell Me How It Happened has 8 seasons and 156 episodes, about 50 minutes each.
Is Tell Me How It Happened finished?
Yes. Tell Me How It Happened ended in 2023, so you can watch the whole story.
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Who created Tell Me How It Happened?
Tell Me How It Happened was created by Miguel Ángel Bernardeau and stars Miguel Guilherme, Rita Blanco, Luís Ganito.