''Fais pas ci, fais pas ça'' (; 'Don't do this, don't do that') is a French television series created by Anne Giafferi and
Thierry Bizot for
France Télévisions
France Télévisions (; stylized since 2018 as ) is the French national public television broadcaster. It is a state-owned company formed from the integration of the public television channels France 2 (formerly Antenne 2) and France 3 (form ...
, starring
Valérie Bonneton,
Isabelle Gélinas,
Bruno Salomone and
Guillaume de Tonquédec. The comedy series debuted on 8 September 2007 on
France 2
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; after nine seasons, the final episode aired on 22 February 2017. In 2020 and 2024, two additional special episodes aired in December for the
Christmas season
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.
The series is set in the Parisian suburb of
Sèvres
Sèvres (, ) is a French Communes of France, commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris. It is located from the Kilometre zero, centre of Paris, in the Hauts-de-Seine department of the Île-de-France region. The commune, which had a populatio ...
, following two neighbouring families raising their children, one conservatively (Lepic), one liberally (Bouley).
The series was met with wide popular success and critical acclaim, reaching
cult
Cults are social groups which have unusual, and often extreme, religious, spiritual, or philosophical beliefs and rituals. Extreme devotion to a particular person, object, or goal is another characteristic often ascribed to cults. The term ...
status in France. Ahead of the last episode airing, ''
Le Monde
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'' wrote "it will not be easy to say goodbye."
Cast
Main characters
Supporting characters
Guest actors
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Anne Benoît as Andrée (2 episodes)
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Arielle Dombasle as Herself (1 episode)
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Arnaud Ducret as Michel (1 episode)
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Catherine Benguigui as The ANPE employee (1 episode)
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Charlie Dupont as Loïc Leguédec (2 episodes)
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Émilie Gavois-Kahn as Mika (1 episode)
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François Morel as Monsieur Ballud (1 episode)
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Helena Noguerra as Child psychiatrist (3 episodes)
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Lannick Gautry as Benoit (1 episode)
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Lionel Abelanski as The gynecologist (1 episode)
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Marie-Christine Adam as The owner (1 episode)
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Marie-Hélène Lentini
Marie-Hélène Lentini is a French actress and comedian.
Theater
Filmography
Cinema
Television
References
External links
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French film actresses
Living people
21st-century French actresses
Actresses from Paris
20th-cen ...
as Madame Descato (2 episodes)
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Michaël Abiteboul as Pedro (1 episode)
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Naveen Polishetty as Rushik Sanghvi (2 episodes)
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Jean-Baptiste Shelmerdine as Olaf (1 episode)
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Philippe Nahon as Gérard (1 episode)
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Sophie Mounicot as Madame Didier (1 episode)
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Sylvie Testud as Sylviane Chinsky (1 episode)
Media adaptations
The TV show was adapted into a comic book by
Philippe Bercovici and Dal.
References
External links
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France Télévisions television comedy
2000s French comedy television series
2010s French comedy television series
2007 French television series debuts
French-language television shows
Television shows set in France
Television shows adapted into comics
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