''Les Bleus de Ramville'' (The Blues of Ramville) is a Canadian television series, which premiered on

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in January 2012. Set in the fictional town of Ramville near North Bay,

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, the series focuses on Gordie, Julie, Maureen and Christian, four members of the fan club for the town's

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team, the ''Radiateurs Dufresne''."'This is more like Tim Hortons'"
'' Sudbury Star'', February 9, 2011. Originally titled ''Fan Club'', the series was first planned by Les Productions R. Charbonneau in 2008,"Fan Club tourné à Hawkesbury"
''Le Régional'', September 19, 2008. with filming initially slated to take place in

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. However, the series was delayed until 2011, and following the end of production on the series '' Météo+'', Carte Blanche Films acquired the rights and chose to film the series in Sudbury. The show was filmed on location at various locations within the Greater Sudbury area. The show's cast includes Stéphane Paquette, Renée Aubin, Christian Laurin, Chanda Legroulx, Sébastien Lajoie,

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, Miriam Cusson,

Michael Mando Michael Mando (born July 13, 1981) is a Canadian actor. He played Nacho Varga on the AMC series ''Better Call Saul'' (2015–2022), Vaas Montenegro in the video game franchise '' Far Cry'' (2012, 2021), Vic Schmidt in the sci-fi series ''Orph ...

, Mathieu Landry and Joelle Villeneuve."Greater Sudbury is stage for hockey drama"
''Northern Life'', February 9, 2011.

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''Les Bleus de Ramville''
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