The BEST episodes of A French Village season 1
Every episode of A French Village season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of A French Village season 1!
A French village and its inhabitants go through the ups and (mainly) downs of the occupation by the German army from 1940 to 1945. The village doctor is assigned as mayor, and confronted with the challenges, dilemmas, and contradictory demands and situations. At the same time, there is a lot of personal interactions with a number of interesting characters.
#1 - Cold Snap
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/18/2009
11 November 1940. With the help of Suzanne, the head of the post office, Marcel launches a campaign to distribute Communist leaflets. Very quickly, Jean is on to them...
#2 - Crossing the Line
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/11/2009
30 September 1940. The village school is being used as barracks. A cut cable infuriates the Germans who demand that the French police find the person guilty of what they consider to be sabotage. While Jean, De Kervern and Daniel are opposed to a collaboration between the French police and the Germans, Raymond hesitates, as working for the Germans would save him from bankruptcy...
#3 - The Black Market
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/18/2009
7 November 1940. During a film showing, the audience takes advantage of the darkness to boo the handshake between Pétain and Hitler. The French police are called in to find the guilty party. Raymond is caught in the arms of Marie by his maid, Sarah...
#4 - On Earth as It Is in Heaven
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/11/2009
October 15, 1940, an English pilot falls from the sky. Jacques, a former convict turned smuggler is trying to get him across the line. But they need to act quickly, because the Germans are already at their heels. As for Lucienne, she received a letter, which she believes to be a revocation letter related to the death of children in her class during a dramatic event on June 12 for which she is held solely responsible. Raymond finds Lorrain, Mary's husband thought to be dead at the front ...
#5 - Chaos
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/4/2009
24 June 1940. After having wandered aimlessly, Daniel and his family come back to Villeneuve. As doctor and deputy mayor of the village, he is considered by the Germans as being solely responsible for the refugees packed into the church. While Daniel organises aid with the help of Jean Marchetti, a young police officer, Raymond tries to find Marie, whom he has not heard from for a week...
#6 - The Landing
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/4/2009
It is the 12th of June 1940 in the small village of Villeneuve in the Jura. The local doctor, Daniel Larcher, is attending a birth. Raymond Schwartz is falling in love with one of his employees, Marie. Schoolteacher Lucienne takes her young students on a class trip where a German plane fires at her charges…