{{Italic title ''Chambres en ville'' (Rooms in town) was a Québécois

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written by Sylvie Payette that aired on

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from 1989 to 1996.

Plot

This is the story of flatmates living in a

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. Louise is one of the central character in this series along with Rodrigue "Pete" Béliveau. Louise welcomes students into her residence and ends up taking on different roles for her guests: a mother, nurse, listener, psychologist, and probation agent among others. The students develop a close relationship with her and most of them keep coming back each year. Even after they depart, Louise is always available for them. Through different students' experiences, we are witness to all sorts of wild and turbulent events. Some of the subjects raised include; wars between roommates,

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(often during action), sickness (

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) and

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, all of which make for an interesting

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(téléroman).

Cast

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: Rodrigue "Pete" Béliveau * Vincent Graton : Gabriel Lévesque *

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: Marie Vincent * Michel Charette : Samuel *

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: Julien Philippe *

Marie-Josée Croze Marie-Josée Croze (; born February 23, 1970) is a Canadian actress. She also holds French citizenship, which she obtained in December 2012. Early life Croze was born in Montreal, Quebec, was adopted, and grew up in Longueuil with four other ch ...

: Noémie Vanasse *

Isabelle Cyr Isabelle Cyr is a Canadian actress and singer from Moncton, New Brunswick. She is most noted for her performance as the title character in the 1996 film ''Karmina'', for which she received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actress at the 18th Ge ...

: Hélène Cyr * Louise Deschâtelets : Louise Leblanc *

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: Caroline Béliveau *

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: Simon Campbell * Daniel Dô : Jean Phan *

Anne Dorval Anne Dorval (; born November 8, 1960) is a French-Canadian television, stage, and film actress. She is known for her work with Xavier Dolan that includes appearing in five of his films, ''I Killed My Mother'' (2009), '' Heartbeats'' (2010), ''Laur ...

: Lise «Lola» Corbeil * Jean-Emery Gagnon : Fred Côté *

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: Benoit * Claude Gauthier : Charles Moreau *

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: Moon Shadow *

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: Olivier *

Gilbert Lachance Gilbert may refer to: People and fictional characters * Gilbert (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters *Gilbert (surname), including a list of people Places Australia * Gilbert River (Queensland) * Gilbert River (South ...

: Marc-André Dumoulin *

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: Nicolas Chaumet *

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: Caroline Béliveau *

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: Vanessa Hashley *

Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge (born February 28, 1976) is a Canadians, Canadian actor and film producer best known for major roles in Quebec films ''Nitro (film), Nitro'' and ''The 3 L'il Pigs (Les 3 p'tits cochons)'' in 2007. Profile After partici ...

: Corneille * Francine Morand : Jeannine Gervais * Cédric Noël : Étienne Dumas * Widemir Normil : Georges Magloire * Patricia Paquin : Geneviève Lacoste * Anik Pauzé : Fanny * Marcia Pilote : Josiane Martineau * Nathalie Rose : Alexandra Capuano * Jasmin Roy : Mathias Bélanger * Caroline St-Onge : Chloé Asselin *

Marie-Jo Thério Marie-Jo Thério (born July 3, 1965, in Shediac, New Brunswick) is a Canadian actress and musician.Marie-Soleil Tougas Marie-Soleil Tougas (May 3, 1970 – August 10, 1997) was an actress and TV host based in Quebec, Canada. Biography Television career She began her career as a teenager in the role of Zoe in the soap opera ''Peau de banane'', then continued ...

: Roxanne * Christophe Truffert : Arnaud * Valérie Valois : Annick Senneville *

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: Denis Lapierre

Production

* Written by Sylvie Payette * Filmed by Jacques Payette (season 1), Marlène Lemire (seasons 2-7)

Episodes

* Season 1 = (32 Episodes of 20 to 25 minutes) * Season 2 = (26 Episodes of 40 to 45 minutes) * Season 3 = (26 Episodes of 40 to 45 minutes) * Season 4 = (26 Episodes of 40 to 45 minutes) * Season 5 = (26 Episodes of 40 to 45 minutes) * Season 6 = (26 Episodes of 40 to 45 minutes) * Season 7 = (26 Episodes of 40 to 45 minutes) TVA (Canadian TV network) original programming Téléromans 1989 Canadian television series debuts 1996 Canadian television series endings 1980s Canadian drama television series 1990s Canadian drama television series Television shows set in Montreal Television shows filmed in Montreal