Svět pod hlavou (English: World under Head, also known as Shadow of the Ferns) is a Czech mystery television series. The series is heavily inspired by the BBC television series Life on Mars (2006).
The name of the series comes from the lyrics of the song V stínu kapradiny by singer Jana Kratochvílová. The series budget was 100 million koruna.
The series starts in 2016. Elite policeman Filip Marvan is forced to steal evidence to protect his brother who owes money to a mob. Filip is hit by a car the same day, and wakes up in a hospital in 1982. He has to find out why he is in the past and what circumstances changed the life of his family. He discovers that his identity is still Filip Marvan, but that he is not a member of the police, but of the National Security Service. Martin Plachý , a local "boisterous tough guy" introduces him into his new service. Plachý eventually turns out to be the only cop "with character" in an almost spineless department of party members and meritorious workers, who often put the desired conclusions above the actual investigation.
Tropes of the Svět pod hlavou:
- Ambiguous Ending: its not clear whether Filip Marvan really went to the past or if it was just a coma dream.
- Decon-Recon Switch: To older Czechoslovak series from Communist era - especially Třicet případů Majora Zemana.
