television series
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Yvan Le Bolloc'h
Yvan Le Bolloc'h (; born 20 December 1961) is a French television and radio host and actor.
Biography
Yvan Le Bolloc'h began as a teacher for four years in Brittany. He worked regularly with Bruno Solo and presented with him several music program ...
Candid Camera
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Plot
The main originality of the series is the coffee machine, located in the relaxation area of the company, which becomes the point of view of the viewer during each episode. In front of it, parade the employees of the company "Geugène Electro Stim" (G.E.S.) all are caricatured to the grotesque humor, even cynical at times.
This place of choice allows the viewer to live from within the everyday atmosphere of the head office of a large company in the French (such as the presence of a driver for the president, a director of human resources and 'a full-time psychologist), with professional or private discussions that often turn into caricatures.
Some extras pass from time to time down the hall and sometimes serve as spectators in some skits at strategic moments.
Cast
Main
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Bruno Solo
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Yvan Le Bolloc'h
Yvan Le Bolloc'h (; born 20 December 1961) is a French television and radio host and actor.
Biography
Yvan Le Bolloc'h began as a teacher for four years in Brittany. He worked regularly with Bruno Solo and presented with him several music program ...
Chantal Neuwirth
Chantal Neuwirth (born 1948) is a French actress, who also played on theatre.
Theater
Filmography
References
External links
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1948 births
Living people
French stage actresses
French film actresses
Fren ...
as Annie Lepoutre, Trainee
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Tom Novembre
Tom or TOM may refer to:
* Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name (and a list of people with the name)
Characters
* Tom Anderson, a character in ''Beavis and Butt-Head''
* Tom Beck, a character ...
as Stanislas Priziwielsky, Digix's accountant
* Sophie Renoir as Eva Kovalsky, Carole 's substitute during her illness
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as Anabelle, depressed cleaning lady
* Mathilda May as The Boss's wife
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Bruno Lochet
Bruno Lochet (born 18 October 1959) is a French actor. He is best known for playing in the cult TV series '' Les Deschiens'' (1993–2002), in which he played alongside Yolande Moreau
Yolande Moreau (born 27 February 1953) is a Belgian comedi ...
Aïssa Maïga
Aïssa Maïga (born 5 May 1975) is a Senegal-born French actress, director, writer, producer, and activist. Maïga has worked with major auteurs like Michael Haneke, Abderrahmane Sissako and Michel Gondry, and recently starred in Chiwetel Ejioforâ ...
Riton Liebman
Henri Liebman (born 29 January 1964), known as Riton Liebman, is a Belgian comedian, actor, and director.
Career
Liebman made his first impression with audiences at age 13, when French director Bertrand Blier discovered him and cast him as Christ ...
Republic of Ireland
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(2002–2003)
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Canada
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Greece
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(2002)
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Italy
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(2003–2008; 2011-2012; 2017)
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Poland
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(2004)
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Spain
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(2005–2009)
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Portugal
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Philippines
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(2007–2009)
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Indonesia
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(2008-)
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Chile
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(2008)
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Australia
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China
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(2008-2010)
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Belgium
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Flanders
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Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
Brazil
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Colombia
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(2008-)''
Caracol TV
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Vietnam
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(2010-2011)
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Tunisia
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Turkey
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(2009-2010)
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Morocco
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(2010-) the show is both in Darija and French, depending on the characters.
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Cambodia
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(2012)
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Romania
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Jordan
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(2019)
The length of an episode varies on the locale. In Quebec, where the shorter format is less prevalent than in France, episodes are 30 minutes long, commercials included (inversely, the Quebec show ''
Un gars, une fille
''Un gars, une fille'' (, ''A Guy, A Girl'') is a Canadian comedy television series created by and starring Guy A. Lepage and broadcast on Radio-Canada, as well as the title of its French adaptation on France 2. It was one of the most success ...
'', originally half an hour long, was reduced to 9 minutes in its French version). Italy kept the 7 minute format and Spain chose a four- to six-minute format.
List of Quebec television series
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List of Quebec television series imports and exports
This is a list of Quebec television series imports and exports.
Imports
Exports
See also
*EdTV (an American remake of the Quebec film '' Louis 19, King of the Airwaves (Louis 19, le roi des ondes)'')
*List of Quebec television series
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Culture of France
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Similar works
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The Office
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The original ser ...
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Le Bureau
''Le Bureau'' is a 2006 French television show written and directed by Nicolas & Bruno. It is a French adaptation of the popular British television series ''The Office''. ''Le Bureau'' adapted the scripts of the original British series, changing ...