Now I'm hungry.......
Rob Buckley, the major domo behind Great Britain's 4th most popular TV blog, "The Medium Is Not Enough" (You'll find the link to the left), brought this to my attention.....
"MAGELLAN ET MONGEVILLE"
(France 3):
The crossover is a "rare bird" in the History of French television fiction: the sitcoms produced for TF1 by AB Productions in the 1990s, an encounter between crime drama PJ (1997-2009) and legal drama Avocats et Associés (1998-2010) on France 2 in 2007, and then nothing until now.
Created by Laurent Mondy, 'Commissaire Magellan' started on France 3 in 2009. Produced by JLA Productions and set in the fictional town of Saignac (in the north of France), it stars Jacques Spiesser as Commissaire Simon Magellan.
Launched in 2013, 'Mongeville' is a production from Son & Lumière created by Jacques Santamaria and starring Francis Perrin as Antoine Mongeville. Mongeville is an ex-"juge d'instruction" who regularly assists police captain Valentine Duteil (played by Gaëlle Bona) in Bordeaux.
'Magellan' and 'Mongeville' are part of the popular French detective/crime drama line-up of France 3. They are very well done, like this most pleasant crossover where Magellan investigates a deadly hit-and-run whose suspect happens to be a former protégé of Mongeville.
Antoine Mongeville is a law school pal of Simon Magellan but they lost touch a long time ago. Mongeville and Valentine, on their way to London, are not far from Saignac and they team up with Simon. Never mind the far-fetched solution, this "reunion" is brought smartly, the characters have a good chemistry and great fun together. The actors look like they enjoyed the experience. Written by Céline Guyot & Martin Guyot. Directed by Étienne Dhaene.
Antoine Mongeville is a law school pal of Simon Magellan but they lost touch a long time ago. Mongeville and Valentine, on their way to London, are not far from Saignac and they team up with Simon. Never mind the far-fetched solution, this "reunion" is brought smartly, the characters have a good chemistry and great fun together. The actors look like they enjoyed the experience. Written by Céline Guyot & Martin Guyot. Directed by Étienne Dhaene.
- Thierry Attard
From Wikipedia:
'Commissioner Magellan' is a French crime television series created by Laurent Mondy and broadcast since November 28, 2009 on France 3 .
Director: Étienne Dhaene
Scenario: Céline Guyvot and Martin Guyvot
Date of first airing: November 19, 2016
Synopsis:
Magellan investigates the murder of Sabine, a young woman killed by a driver while she went out with a friend (Laurène). The alleged driver calls on Mongeville, a judge who has long taken care of him and incidentally is a former comrade of Magellan at the law school of Lille . The investigation will show that the links between the wise Laurène and the festive Sabine are narrower than they seem.
This crossover between 'Mongeville' and 'Commissioner Magellan', two police series of the same channel, brings together Francis Perrin and Jacques Spiesser , who had not played together since the film "The Slap" (1974) and "Simple As Pleasure" (1975).
I don't know if I can track down those crossovers, but I'd actually like to watch both series (subtitles included, of course!) I've always enjoyed foreign detective shows and when MHz was free over the air, I watched a lot of them.
And Toobworld gains another location on the map - Saignac in the north of France. Perhaps the televersions of my friends Gene and Ivy visited there during several vacations. When my friend Rachel was living in Paris, perhaps her televersion traveled there as well.
I just may have to track down these series on DVD. I'd love to subscribe to MHz (and Acorn as well), but I have reached my limit on premium channels.
Thank you, Rob! And thank you, Thierry for the information.
From Wikipedia:
'Commissioner Magellan' is a French crime television series created by Laurent Mondy and broadcast since November 28, 2009 on France 3 .
The series features the investigations of a Province Commissioner in the imaginary city of Saignac. Assisted by his assistant, Commissioner Magellan will have to scratch under the varnish of a provincial society too often in love with appearances.
From Wikipedia:
'Mongeville' is a French crime series produced by the production company Son & Lumière , created by Jacques Santamaria , and broadcast since April 13 , 2013 on France 3.
A retired investigating judge but a thoroughgoing bloodhound, Antoine Mongeville interferes with the mysterious investigations of his young protégé, Valentine Duteil, captain of the judicial police of Bordeaux.
'Mongeville' is a French crime series produced by the production company Son & Lumière , created by Jacques Santamaria , and broadcast since April 13 , 2013 on France 3.
Here's a look at the first crossover....
From Wikipedia:
Episode crossover:
"Magellan and Mongeville"Director: Étienne Dhaene
Scenario: Céline Guyvot and Martin Guyvot
Date of first airing: November 19, 2016
Synopsis:
Magellan investigates the murder of Sabine, a young woman killed by a driver while she went out with a friend (Laurène). The alleged driver calls on Mongeville, a judge who has long taken care of him and incidentally is a former comrade of Magellan at the law school of Lille . The investigation will show that the links between the wise Laurène and the festive Sabine are narrower than they seem.
This crossover between 'Mongeville' and 'Commissioner Magellan', two police series of the same channel, brings together Francis Perrin and Jacques Spiesser , who had not played together since the film "The Slap" (1974) and "Simple As Pleasure" (1975).
And Toobworld gains another location on the map - Saignac in the north of France. Perhaps the televersions of my friends Gene and Ivy visited there during several vacations. When my friend Rachel was living in Paris, perhaps her televersion traveled there as well.
I just may have to track down these series on DVD. I'd love to subscribe to MHz (and Acorn as well), but I have reached my limit on premium channels.
Thank you, Rob! And thank you, Thierry for the information.
BCnU
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