Clochemerle (1972– )

A rural French town attempts to erect a public urinal. Plays as a cross between 'Allo, 'Allo and Canterbury Tales.

Stars:

Peter Ustinov, Roy Dotrice, Wendy Hiller

Cast

Series cast summary:
Peter Ustinov	...	Narrator (9 episodes, 1972)
Roy Dotrice	...	Curé Ponosse (8 episodes, 1972)
Wendy Hiller	...	Justine Putet (8 episodes, 1972)
Michael Golden	...	Lagouche (7 episodes, 1972)
Larry Noble	...	Ploquin (7 episodes, 1972)
Richard Shaw	...	Eugene Fadet (7 episodes, 1972)
John Turtle	...	Laroudel (7 episodes, 1972)
Cyril Cusack	...	Mayor Barthelemy Piechut (6 episodes, 1972)
Kenneth Griffith	...	Ernest Tafardel (6 episodes, 1972)
Cyd Hayman	...	Adele Torbayon (6 episodes, 1972)
Bernard Bresslaw	...	Nicholas The Beadle (6 episodes, 1972)
Freddie Earlle	...	Francois Toumignon (6 episodes, 1972)
Catherine Rouvel	...	Judith Toumignong (6 episodes, 1972)
Christian Roberts	...	Hippolyte Foncimagne (6 episodes, 1972)
John Barrett	...	Poipanel (6 episodes, 1972)
Roland MacLeod	...	Machevoigne (6 episodes, 1972)
Peter Madden	...	Doctor Mouraille (6 episodes, 1972)
Micheline Presle	...	Baroness Courtebiche (5 episodes, 1972)
Georgina Moon	...	Rose Bivaque (5 episodes, 1972)
Barry Linehan	...	Arthur Torbayon (5 episodes, 1972)
Carolyn Moody	...	Madame Fadet (5 episodes, 1972)
James Wardroper	...	Claudius Brodequin (4 episodes, 1972)
Deddie Davies	...	Madame Fouache (4 episodes, 1972)
Ian Gray	...	Oscar De St. Choul (4 episodes, 1972)
Ruth Harrison	...	Madame Chavaigne (4 episodes, 1972)
Mollie Maureen	...	Madame Lagousse (4 episodes, 1972)
Gwen Nelson	...	Madame Voujon (4 episodes, 1972)
Miriam Raymond	...	Madame Nicholas (4 episodes, 1972)
Gordon Rollings	...	Blazot (4 episodes, 1972)

Storyline

A rural French town attempts to erect a public urinal. Plays as a cross between 'Allo, 'Allo and Canterbury Tales.

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Plot Keywords:

urinal | pissoir | france | based on novel

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

UK West Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 February 1972 (UK)

Also Known As:

Pahennuksen pömpeli

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bavaria Atelier, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

230 min 30 min (9 episodes) 230 min (4 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Monty Python's Flying Circus: The Nude Man (1972)

User Reviews

Clochemerle - shame it is not on DVD

I saw both the original in the 1970s, and also the repeats in the mid-1990s, some of which I recorded on VHS. Excellent, witty, intelligent adaptation of the book by two top-rate comedy scriptwriters of the period and a well chosen cast. Well directed integration of French mannerisms and speech nuances with the English language, not in the hyperbole style of 'Allo 'Allo at all.

The whole series appears to have been shot on location in Colombier-le-Vieux, department Ardeche, south of Lyon. The steam railway there, which appears in the programme, had been restored by enthusiasts the year before shooting. It can still be ridden by tourists in summertime today.