Przepis na życie
# Przepis na życie

Przepis na życie (English Recipe For Life) is a Polish Comedy-drama television series produced by Akson Studio for the TVN network. The series was created and written by Polish actress Agnieszka Pilaszewska.

## Premise

The main character is a middle-aged woman whose life changes when her husband leaves her and she loses her job. The only activity that can make her feel better is cooking. This is her passion. The storyline follows her fate, as well as her daughter's and ex-husband's who is now with another woman.

## Cast

* Magdalena Kumorek as Anka Zawadzka
* Aleksandra Radwańska as Mania Zawadzka
* Dorota Kolak as Irena
* Piotr Adamczyk as' Andrzej Zawadzki
* Edyta Olszówka as Pola
* Maja Ostaszewska as Beata Darmieta
* Dominika Gwit as Gruba
* Paweł Marczuk as Grochol
* Borys Szyc as Jerzy Knape
* Lesław Żurek as Maciek
* Jakub Mazurek as Leszek
* Iwona Bielska as Wanda
* Wojciech Duryasz as Karol
* Sławomir Orzechowski as Stefan
* Jerzy Fedorowicz as General, Beata's father

## Ratings

List of ratings by series :

| Series | Episodes | Timeslot | Series premiere | Series finale | TV season | Viewers (in millions) | Average share (16-49) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 13 | Sunday 9:25 p.m. | 6 March 2011 | 29 May 2011 | Spring 2011 | 3.17 | 25.8% |
| 2 | 13 | Tuesday 9:30 p.m. | 6 September 2011 | 29 November 2011 | Autumn 2011 | 2.84 | 25.6% |
| 3 | 13 | Tuesday 9:30 p.m. | 6 March 2012 | 29 May 2012 | Spring 2012 | 2.70 | 24.4% |
| 4 | 13 | Sunday 9 p.m. | 24 February 2013 | 19 May 2013 | Spring 2013 | 2.40 | 19.4% |
| 5 | 13 | Sunday 9 p.m. | 1 September 2013 | 24 November 2013 | Autumn 2013 | 2.27 | 19.3% |

## International broadcast

Following the success in Poland, broadcast rights have been sold abroad. The series currently airs in China, Hungary, Slovakia and the countries of Middle East.

| Country | Local title | TV network | Series premiere |
| - | - | - | - |
| China | TBA | CCTV | TBA |
| Hungary | Az élet sava-borsa | M1 | 18 November 2013 |
| Middle East | Wasfat alsa'ada | Fox | Spring 2014 |
| Slovakia | Recept na život | Jednotka | 25 August 2014 |
| Lithuania | Gyvenimo receptai | LNK | 10 September 2014 |

### Lithuanian version

The Lithuanian version of the series titled Gyvenimo receptai, featuring Donata Rinkevičienė, Inga Norkutė, Kristina Kazlauskaitė, Giedrius Arbačiauskas, Ridas Žirgulis, Lina Rastokaitė, Paulius Ignatavičius and Eglė Špokaitė as the main cast, will premiere on 10 September 2014 on LNK.

