Clochemerle: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The French village of Clochemerle is a happy place that has avoided all hints of modernity and culture... until now. The mayor wants to build a new public edifice, something that will draw a crowd, but none of it will happen in the way that he planned.

A small village with a powerful church, a republican government, several beautiful wives, one handsome lover, a staunch catholic spinster and many more headstrong personalities are about to clash in a way that will bring pain to some, mirth to others and even the army to fail to keep the peace in a small French village called Clochemerle.

Series details

• Title: Clochemerle
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1972-02-18
• Final broadcast date listed: 1972-04-14
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 32752
• IMDb ID: tt0196239
• TVDB ID: 71878

Cast and credited roles

• Roy Dotrice — Curé Ponosse
• Wendy Hiller — Justine Putet
• Peter Ustinov — Narrator
• Cyril Cusack — Barthelemy Piechut
• Michael Golden — Lagouche
• Kenneth Griffith — Ernest Tafardel
• Micheline Presle — Baroness Courtebiche

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1972-02-18; final listed air date 1972-04-14; episode order: 9.

Source and licence

Adapted from Clochemerle on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.