Falling in love with this series. I originally watch the first two episodes and stopped watching. Few months later start watching again. It is 2 different shows with different actors, style and purpose. Forget first three episodes. Mongeville has a wife, a lost daughter with a partner who has issues too. Serious with serious background music. I think they started out as French version of swedish noir where the protagonists have secondary problems that takes away from the focus of the murder mystery, with bosses that are always yelling at their cops.
Starting with episode four, Mongeville teams up with a new actress and the show is funny and lighthearted. If you like the New Zealand detective show of Brokenwood Murders, this is the French versions with goofy secondary characters: I can't get enough of Stephane, the grisly looking lockpick, who comes to the rescue on his scooter with his antique leather bullet shaped bag. He should be in every episode.
Super chemistry between the two main protagonist. Love the fact that Montville knows every important person in Bordeaux, and that the female cop is sharp enough to recognize this and use it in her investigation, rather than fight against his "meddling." In season two they've added 2 episodes with a another male detective, a friend/college buddy of Monteville with funny situations and good chemistry.
I love watching Montville with his quirks and hobbies: birdwatching, cooking lovely French dinners, his love of classical music and his Jaguar. He is a very lovable eccentric, rich, older man. I'd like the fact that there is strong chemistry, but no romance. The two protagonists work together without any stupid clichés or romance.... just coworkers of equal standing.
Starting with episode four, Mongeville teams up with a new actress and the show is funny and lighthearted. If you like the New Zealand detective show of Brokenwood Murders, this is the French versions with goofy secondary characters: I can't get enough of Stephane, the grisly looking lockpick, who comes to the rescue on his scooter with his antique leather bullet shaped bag. He should be in every episode.
Super chemistry between the two main protagonist. Love the fact that Montville knows every important person in Bordeaux, and that the female cop is sharp enough to recognize this and use it in her investigation, rather than fight against his "meddling." In season two they've added 2 episodes with a another male detective, a friend/college buddy of Monteville with funny situations and good chemistry.
I love watching Montville with his quirks and hobbies: birdwatching, cooking lovely French dinners, his love of classical music and his Jaguar. He is a very lovable eccentric, rich, older man. I'd like the fact that there is strong chemistry, but no romance. The two protagonists work together without any stupid clichés or romance.... just coworkers of equal standing.