Capitaine Marleau (2015)

Directed by

Josée Dayan

Genre

black comedy, crime film, mystery fiction

Country

France

Length

4 seasons, 40 episodes

Rated

TV-14

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 35 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An eccentric police captain solves crimes in rural France using dark humor and unorthodox methods. Her strange manner often puts her at odds with fellow officers.

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What happens

Capitaine Marleau is a French television series created by Elsa Marpeau. It was first broadcast on France 3 on 20 December 2014 and since 2021 on France 2. Directed by Josée Dayan, the series stars Corinne Masiero as the title character, an eccentric captain of the National Gendarmerie whose mixed personality of dark humour and unconventional approaches often separates her from her colleagues. Four seasons have been broadcast to date, featuring Gerard Depardieu, David Suchet, Pierre Arditi, Sandrine Bonnaire, Nicole Garcia and Muriel Robin in principal starring roles alongside Masiero. A total of 28 episodes have been broadcast to date. Outside of France, the series is broadcast by La Une in Belgium, RTS Deux in Switzerland and Ici TOU.TV in Canada and is available in the United States on the MHz broadcast network and MHz Choice streaming. The series does not currently hold a British broadcaster. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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