In 2011, the STS TV channel released the Russian detective series "Lavrova's Method" with Svetlana Khodchenkova in the title role. The project quickly became one of the most successful on the channel, with the lead actress receiving several prestigious awards.
The creators of the series and its plot
The idea to shoot a series about an attractive woman with a sharp mind and unraveling various criminal riddles was put forward by CTC Media CEO Vyacheslav Murugov, who became the producer and creator of the Lavrova Method show. A detailed script for forty episodes of the first season of the upcoming project was written by a team of scriptwriters, and the directors were Andrey Ushatinsky and Vladislav Nikolaev. The famous Russian singer Utah became the composer and author of all the music for the project. The rating of the series on "Kinopoisk" shows a good number 6, 6.
Each episode tells the story of a separate crime, with its own plot, but they are all connected by one story - the fate of Ekaterina Lavrova and her charges. A detailed description of the episodes can be found on Wikipedia.
Ekaterina Andreevna, the daughter of a high-ranking official of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, who graduated from the university with honors and became the best management specialist, suddenly leaves her post and began to cooperate with the criminal police, becoming a freelance consultant and curator of a group of cadets of the Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Katya has her own method of unraveling any complex cases - you need to "get used to" the criminal's skin, understanding his motives and calculating further steps, and then prepare a trap, pushing the attacker to actions by which he will betray himself. Together with her cadets, Ekaterina solves the most difficult cases - from rape to terrorism.
The main character Ekaterina Andreevna Lavrova
The role of an attractive beauty with a powerful intellect of an experienced detective was played by the famous Russian actress and producer Svetlana Khodchenkova. She was born in the winter of 1983 in Moscow, from childhood she was drawn to creativity, at the age of 16 she worked for a short time in a modeling agency.
At the age of 20, Svetlana made her film debut when she studied at the Theater Institute. Shchukin. The future star played a role in Govorukhin's 2003 drama Bless the Woman, and for this work she was nominated for the Nika Prize. In 2005, Khodchenkova graduated from the institute, played in another project, married the actor Yaglych, joined the United Russia party.
In 2011, after her divorce from her husband, the actress achieved success in Hollywood, taking part in the filming of the movie "Spy, Get Out!" along with Colin Firth and Gary Oldman. And two years later she embodied on the screen the image of the Viper, the villainess from the film "Wolverine: the Immortal".
In addition to working in films, Svetlana takes part in theatrical performances, starred in music videos, and produces her own projects. Little is known about the actress's personal life at the moment. She is not married and has no plans to start a family yet.
Starring
Varvara Zakharova
The role of the 21-year-old cadet and bride Vitaly was played by Daria Ivanova, an actress of TV series born in 1986. She was born in the Yakut town of Mirny, moved to the Moscow region with her mother and two sisters after her parents divorced. Daria went to study at the VTU im. Shchepkina and remained in Moscow, often appearing as part of film crews for various projects.
Vitaly Misko
Vitaly Sergeevich is only 21 years old, but he is already a serious and responsible person, on whom his friends and beloved mentor Ekaterina Lavrova rely. It was here, at the Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, that he found his love for Varvara. This role was played by another Russian actor Yaroslav Zhalnin, a native of Nizhny Tagil, born in 1986. By the way, for Yaroslav, the role turned out to be familiar and familiar - his father is an honored police officer. In his youth, the actor was engaged in ballroom dancing, acrobatics, graduated from VGIK and is actively acting in modern cinema.
Dolgov Rodion
Twenty-year-old Rodion Alexandrovich was played by the famous actor, TV presenter and producer Pavel Priluchny. He was born in the fall of 1987 in Kazakhstan into the family of a boxer and choreographer. The professions of the parents determined the hobbies of his son, Pavel even became a candidate for master of sports in boxing, but as a result he made a choice in favor of the theater. He graduated from the theater school of Novosibirsk and in 2005 moved to Moscow to continue his education. He debuted on screens in 2007. Currently, he continues to work in cinema, is married to the Latvian actress Muceniece, the couple has a daughter.
Fedor Chernykh
The image of 25-year-old Fedya, in love with Katya Lavrova, was embodied in the TV series by Vyacheslav Shikhaleev, the star of another, no less famous project "Soldiers". The actor was born in the Siberian town of Bratsk in the winter of 1982, graduated from a music school in Irkutsk, and then left for Moscow to continue his education at the legendary Gnesinka. The first film work for Vyacheslav was a cameo role in the TV series "Turkish March". He is married to actress Alexandra Zhivova, in 2010 they had a daughter, works not only in the cinema, but also on the theater stage.
Shishkarev Ivan
Cadet Ivan Grigorievich in the series is 25 years old. This character was brilliantly played by the Russian producer, director and actor Grigory Ivanets. He was born in 1984, in the city of Kaluga. After school he graduated from GITIS, in his student years he began acting in films. Fame came to Grigory after his role in the film "Okolofutbola". In addition to acting, he is engaged in directing and is the founder of the TCP film studio.
Nikishina Marina
The energetic cadet Marina was played by the Russian actress Olga Dibtseva, born in Leningrad in 1986. Parents were engaged in a career and television was prohibited in the house, but Olga was raised by her grandmother, a fan of endless Brazilian TV shows. So the daughter of the architect from childhood knew who she wanted to be - one of those beautiful women whose adventures she watched on the screen. After leaving school, secretly from her parents, Olga entered GITIS and quickly made her way to the screen, playing in the TV series "Barvikha", and then in the "Lavrova Method". Today, Dibtseva is one of the most demanded actresses for the projects of the TNT channel.
Minor roles
The role of the lecturer of the Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the famous lawyer Leonovsky, in love with Lavrov, was played by Yuri Baturin, a Russian theater and film actor who was born in Ukraine in 1972. Filmed in serials and films, is engaged in social and political activities, as a representative of the United Russia party, takes part in a TV show.
Boris Nevzorov, People's Artist of the Russian Federation born in 1950, a famous director and teacher, played a friend of Lavrova's father, the 60-year-old head of the Academy. To date, he starred in the series "Voronins".
Nil Rokotov was assigned to deal with Lavrova's methods, and the fate of the entire team depended on his final decision. Strict, but fair, Neil is at first rather skeptical about Katya's work, but then he is imbued with sympathy for the heroine and quickly falls in love with her. This character was embodied in the series by Mikhail Khmurov, a famous Soviet, Russian and Hollywood actor born in 1966. Together with his family he lived in the USA for a long time, where he starred in Hollywood TV shows. He made his debut in Russian cinema only in the nineties, after returning to his homeland.
The envious and ill-wisher of Lavrova, police lieutenant colonel Lydia Kudilina was played by Alena Ivchenko, an actress who was born in Minsk in the spring of 1974. Today Ivchenko is one of the leading actresses of the Et Cetera theater, often a member of the jury of various film festivals.
