''Agrippine'' is a French animated series, adapted from the

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Claire Bretécher Claire Bretécher (; 17 April 1940 – 10 February 2020)
on Lambiek Comiclopedia was a French cartoonist, known particularly for her p ...

it was debuted on 12 November 2001 on

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. Bretécher was not involved in the project, and was not impressed with the results.

Synopsis

This series is an adaptation of the comic book series Agrippine created by

Claire Bretécher Claire Bretécher (; 17 April 1940 – 10 February 2020)
on Lambiek Comiclopedia was a French cartoonist, known particularly for her p ...

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. It features Agrippine, a sixteen-year-old girl raised by

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parents. Agrippine is a sarcastic and rebellious young girl with her anxieties, her problems and her joys.

Cast

* Julia Vaidis-Bogard : Agrippine * Frédérique Tirmont : Poule * Jean-Gabriel Nordmann : Merlan * Bilal Chennoune : Biron *

Nadia Barentin Nadia Barentin (17 October 1936 – 22 March 2011) was a French actress, known for her theatre and film roles, including ''Les Blessures assassines'' in 2000. She was nominated for the Molière Award for Best Supporting Actress for '' Mons ...

: Ninifle * Axelle Charvoz : Bergère * François Comar : Modern * Benjamin van Meggelen : Morose le Hachis

Episode list

References

{{Reflist 2001 French television series debuts 2002 French television series endings 2000s French animated television series French children's animated comedy television series Canal+ original programming Television series based on French comics