Czterdziestolatek(1975)

Czterdziestolatek is a Polish television comedy series that aired between 1974 and 1977, following a Warsaw family navigating the absurdities of middle age. Written by Jerzy Gruza and Krzysztof Teodor Toeplitz, the show examines the anxieties and contradictions of turning forty: extramarital affairs, failed attempts to quit smoking, hair loss obsessions, fitness struggles, and the search for self-fulfillment beyond career success. The series proved so popular that it spawned a feature film and a New Year's Eve special in 1975. Across 21 episodes broadcast on Telewizja Polska, Czterdziestolatek balances sharp social observation with humor, capturing the midlife crisis as both deeply personal and universally relatable.