Like every Wednesday since the end of August, this February 21 is no exception to the rule: C8 offers an episode of Mongeville. If it is obviously not a new one, since the series was stopped by France 3 in 2021 – and the fan petition did nothing about it – it is the second episode of the series, very rarely rebroadcast. The opportunity to return to the origins of Mongeville (Francis Perrin), who spun, at that time, a helping hand not to Valentine Duteil (Gaëlle Bona) but to Lieutenant Axelle Ferrano, interpreted by Marie Mouté.
Rather discreet about his private life, Mongeville talks about his wife and daughter
Fans of the elegant retired judge, impeccably played by Francis Perrin, may not remember the first episodes of Mongeville, darker. This second survey is an opportunity to refresh your memory. “The first three episodes of Jacques Santamaria [le créateur de la série, ndlr] were darker because he wanted me to play a somewhat harsh, somewhat dramatic character, Francis Perrin told us. And it was France 3 who asked for more comedy.”
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The investigation into the death of an abbot at the end of his life is an opportunity for Mongeville, relatively discreet about his private life, to evoke the disappearance of his daughter, Laurence, with Axelle, to whom he feels close. In need of paternity, the cop will help him find answers.
The first appearance of Vaudreuil, a character who will return three times in Mongeville
If the relations are already electric between Mongeville and Commissioner Briard (Pierre Aussedat), the latter is rather authoritarian and feared by his teams, far from the Turkish head he will become later. It is also in this episode that a certain Vaudreuil appears for the first time, played by Philippe Duclos. Future deputy, he does not carry Mongeville in his heart. And reciprocally ! This troubled character will reappear in the third episode of the series and again, and, two years later, in the one entitled “Return to the Palace”. At that time Mongeville will manage to have him charged with the murder of his wife, who appears to be very much alive in the episode proposed this Wednesday, February 21!
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Once you have reached the end of the first broadcast of the 26 episodes of Mongeville, C8, particularly satisfied with the good audiences of the series which brings together an average of 1.3 million viewers, will leave for a second round. The opportunity to soon (re) discover the very first episode of the series.
