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.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 8 - The Dreaded Arrival Of Captain Tardivaux
An army captain has an affair with the innkeeper's wife.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 7th April 1972
- Time
- 10:10pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Cyril Cusack | Barthelemy Piechut |
| Roy Dotrice | Curé Ponosse |
| Wendy Hiller | Justine Putet |
| Kenneth Griffith | Ernest Tafardel |
| Micheline Presle | The Baroness Courtebiche |
| Catherine Rouvel | Judith Toumignon |
| Freddie Earlle | Francois Toumignon |
| Cyd Hayman | Adele Torbayon |
| Barry Linehan | Arthur Torbayon |
| Christian Roberts | Hippolyte Foncimagne |
| Georgina Moon | Rose Bivaque |
| James Wardroper | Claudius Brodequin |
| Peter Madden | Doctor Mouralle |
| Ian Gray | Oscar De St. Choul |
| Richard Shaw | Eugene Fadet |
| Carolyn Moody | Madame Fadet |
| Larry Noble | Ploquin |
| John Barrett | Poipanel |
| Roland MacLeod | Machevoigne |
| Michael Golden | Lagouche |
| John Turtle | Laroudel |
| Gordon Rollings | Blazot |
| Peter Ustinov | Narrator |
| Sheila Brennan | Babette Manapoux |
| Pamela Cundell | 1st Washerwoman |
| Nita Lorraine | 2nd Washerwoman |
| Nigel Green | Captain Tardivaux |
| Tom Kempinski | Lieutenant |
| Kenneth Watson | Sergeant |
| Gabriel Chevalier | Writer |
| Ray Galton | Writer (Adapted By) |
| Alan Simpson | Writer (Adapted By) |
| Michael Mills | Producer |
| Christopher Rowlands | Editor |
| Spencer Chapman | Production Designer |
| Alan Roper | Composer |