Clochemerle (1972)
Comedy
Creator: Michael Mills
Clochemerle is a 1972 British–West German television comedy based on Gabriel Chevallier's 1934 novel of the same name, with Ray Galton and Alan Simpson adapting the text. Filmed on location in France, it starred Roy Dotrice, Wendy Hiller, Cyril Cusack, Kenneth Griffith, and Cyd Hayman, with narration by Peter Ustinov. In the small French village of Clochemerle, Mayor Barthelemey Piechut plans for the erection of a 'pissoir' (gentlemen's public convenience) in the town square. Unfortunately, the rest of the rural inhabitants aren't as impressed.
Seasons
Season 1 Episodes
Episode 1
The Magnificent Idea of Barthelemy Piechut, the Mayor
Episode 2
The Triumphal Inauguration of a Municipal Amenity
Episode 3
The Spirited Protest of Justine Putet
Episode 4
The Awful Awakening of Claudius Brodequin
Episode 5
The Painful Infliction of Nicholas the Beadle
Episode 6
The Scandalous Outcome of a Night of Destruction
Episode 7
The Inexorable Power of the Third Republic
Episode 8
The Dreaded Arrival of Captain Tardivaux
Episode 9
The Glorious Triumph of Barthelemy Piechut
