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Clochemerle is a 1972 BBC television serial based on the 1934 novel of the same name by Gabriel Chevallier, with Ray Galton and Alan Simpson adapting the text.
Clochemerle: With Peter Ustinov, Roy Dotrice, Wendy Hiller, Larry Noble. A rural French town attempts to erect a public urinal.
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- 1972-02-18
- Comedy
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Clochemerle, a poor sleepy (fictional) village in the Beaujolais region of France, finds itself embroiled in a sea of controversy, scandal and political intrigue all started by the decision of Barthelemy Piechut (Cyril Cusack), the mayor, to erect a public convenience in the village square, immediately outside the church and before the windows ...
Clochemerle, published in the United States as The Scandals of Clochemerle, is a French satirical novel by Gabriel Chevallier (1895–1969) first published in 1934. It centres on personal rivalries and local politics in the fictional village of Clochemerle, inspired by Vaux-en-Beaujolais, in Beaujolais in 1923 and satirises the conflict between ...
Episode 1. Clochemerle. TV sitcom. BBC Two. 1972. 9 episodes (1 series) Ray Galton and Alan Simpson's 9-part adaptation of the French comic novel about the erection of a public convenience in a small village, Clochemerle. Stars Cyril Cusack, Roy Dotrice, Wendy Hiller, Kenneth Griffith, Micheline Presle and more. Like this. Overview. Cast & Crew.
Young soldier Claudius comes home from army manoeuvres only to discover he potentially shares the blame with the new town square urinal for bespoiling Clochemerle treasures. His father surprisingly rates developments a good vintage!
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A guide to Clochemerle, the 1972 BBC Two TV sitcom. Ray Galton and Alan Simpson's 9-part adaptation of the French comic novel about the erection of a public convenience in a small village, Clochemerle.
