Le Roi, l'Écureuil et la Couleuvre: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The king was entertained at Fouquet's castle with such luxury that the king was in a sullen mood the whole night : a gargantuan buffet, a play by Molière ('Les Fâcheux"), produced for the first time for the event. The king was so infuriated by his host's wealth that he refused to spend the night in the palace. It sealed the superintendent's fate; but actually, Fouquet's disgrace was secretly decided upon on 4 May, more than three months before. After a travesty of a trial, Fouquet was sentenced to banishment; abetted by Colbert, the king commuted it to life imprisonment. The unfortunate Bon Vivant spent the rest of his life in the fortress of Pignerolles.

Series details

• Title: Le Roi, l'Écureuil et la Couleuvre
• Format: Scripted
• Language: French
• Genres: Drama, History
• Premiere date: 2011-03-05
• Final broadcast date listed: 2011-03-06
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: France 3
• Network country: France
• Typical episode runtime: 90 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 52556
• IMDb ID: tt1421727
• TVDB ID: 318861

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2011-03-05; final listed air date 2011-03-06; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

Adapted from Le Roi, l'Écureuil et la Couleuvre 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.