''Moi et l'autre'' (also rendered as ''Moi... et l'autre'') was a

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broadcast on

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between 1966 and 1971. The series starred

Denise Filiatrault Denise Filiatrault, (born May 16, 1931) is a Canadian actress and director. Biography Filiatrault attained star status on TV in the 1960s, co-starring with Dominique Michel in the Radio-Canada television series '' Moi et l'autre'' (1967–71) a ...

and Dominique Michel as best friends who were roommates at a

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apartment. The series tells of the ladies' numerous, often absurd, adventures, often with Denise as the perpetrator. ''Moi et l'autre'' was Radio-Canada's first program to be broadcast in colour, after colourcasting began in Canada in 1966; however, some episodes of this series exist today only as black and white recordings.Dominique Michel, ''Y'a des moments si merveilleux...'', Éditions La Semaine (2006), page 164. From 1995 to 1997, a revival series was broadcast on Radio-Canada; the new series was written by Filiatrault and featured the same cast as the original series, except for Jean-Paul Dugas (who did not participate) and Réal Béland (who died in 1983; his role was played by

Martin Drainville Martin Drainville (born August 21, 1964) is a Canadian film and television actor and comedian from Quebec. He is best known for his role in the film '' Louis 19, le roi des ondes'', for which he received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actor at ...

as Gustave Jr.).

Cast

-- ''Denise Létourneau'' * Dominique Michel -- ''Dominique André'' * Roger Joubert -- ''M. Jean-Paul Lavigueur, building manager'' * Réal Béland -- ''Gustave Landreville, doorman'' * Jean-Paul Dugas -- ''François Dupuis, Dominique's boyfriend'' (1969-1971)

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Cinémathèque québécoise - Répertoire audiovisuel Québec: ''Moi et l'autre''
1966 Canadian television series debuts 1971 Canadian television series endings 1960s Canadian sitcoms 1970s Canadian sitcoms Television shows filmed in Montreal Ici Radio-Canada Télé original programming {{Canada-comedy-tv-prog-stub