S01E01 Episode 1
Former postal clerk Nikodem Dyzma arrives in Warsaw looking for work. By chance, he comes across an invitation to a banquet. He decides to attend, hoping for a good meal. At the event, he gets...
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S01E06: Episode 6
Dyzma plots to get rid of Kunicki, seize the Koborowo estate, and marry Nina. Together with Zyzio Krzepicki, he orchestrates a scheme that leads to Kunicki’s arrest. A police commissioner, seeking Dyzma’s favor, offers Kunicki a deal: he’ll receive a passport and be allowed to leave the country if he renounces his claim to his wife’s property. Triumphant, Dyzma arrives in Koborowo as the victor, exclaiming: “Nina… the estate… the factories… millions… all mine…”.
Overview
Nikodem Dyzma immigrates from the eastern part of Poland to the capital in the hope for possibilities to make a living. He is in need, very poor and forced to look for basic food and shelter. Yet, on a day when an unexpected invitation appears, his life changes dramatically.
Episodes
S01E02 Episode 2
An advance payment from Kunicki allows Dyzma to dress properly. When he arrives in Koborowo, he impresses the ladies—Kunicki’s wife Nina and his daughter Kasia. However, when he meets Nina’s brother, the eccentric Żorż Ponimirski,...
S01E03 Episode 3
Dyzma travels to Warsaw with the task of securing a timber allocation from Minister of Agriculture Jaszuński for Kunicki’s sawmills. He contacts Colonel Wareda, who helps him gain access to high society circles in the...
S01E04 Episode 4
Dyzma returns to Koborowo as a hero. He has solved the timber allocation issue and no longer fears losing his job. Kunicki’s wife begins showing him affection, which sparks jealousy in her daughter Kasia. Unexpectedly,...
S01E05 Episode 5
Nikodem Dyzma takes over as President of the Grain Bank. His right-hand man becomes Zyzio Krzepicki, a cunning opportunist. With Zyzio’s help, Dyzma rules the bank with an iron fist while indulging in high society....
S01E06 Episode 6
Dyzma plots to get rid of Kunicki, seize the Koborowo estate, and marry Nina. Together with Zyzio Krzepicki, he orchestrates a scheme that leads to Kunicki’s arrest. A police commissioner, seeking Dyzma’s favor, offers Kunicki...
S01E07 Episode 7
After Kunicki’s marriage is annulled, Dyzma prepares to marry Nina. But trouble resurfaces: Terkowski, whose quarrel with Dyzma sparked his meteoric rise, now seeks to expose him. With help from the “Lodge of Twelve” ladies,...
